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BS EN 797:1996

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Bar coding. Symbology specifications. \'EAN/UPC\'

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-05-1996

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Requirements
Annexes
A (normative) Additional features
B (normative) Version D symbol structure
C (informative) Guidelines for the use of EAN/UPC
D (informative) Symbology identifier
E (informative) Examples of application-defined
     parameters
F (informative) Illustration of the encodation of
     number sets A, B and C and auxiliary characters
G (informative) Overview of the EAN/UCC system

Specifies the requirements for the bar code symbology known as "EAN/UPC". Specifies "EAN/UPC" symbology characteristics, symbol formats, data code encodation, dimensions, tolerances and a reference decoding algorithm.

Committee
IST/6
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 92/66841 DC (09/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
24
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NBN EN 797 : 1996 Identical
NF EN 797 : 1995 Identical
EN 797:1995/AC:1996 Identical
NS EN 797 : 95 AC 97 Identical
NEN EN 797 : 1995 C1 1997 Identical
I.S. EN 797:1996 Identical
DIN EN 797:1996-02 Equivalent
DIN EN 797:1996-02 Identical
UNE-EN 797:1996 Identical

BS 5464-2:1977 Optical character recognition Character set OCR-B. Shapes and dimensions of the printed image
ISO/IEC 646:1991 Information technology — ISO 7-bit coded character set for information interchange

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