Bar coding - European Article Number (EAN)

• The left-hand number-characters mix sets A and B while the right hand always uses C.
• Intermixing A and B in the left-hand number characters enables encoding of 7 number characters. The following table shows how number-sets are mixed to give the additional digit. (refer to EAN composition)
• A partial list of country codes is listed, Note that they indicate the country that issued the code, not the country of origin of the product.
  • Example: Reconstituted fruit juice may be grown in Brazil, pressed, condensed and frozen, then shipped to New Zealand where it is reconstituted, packaged and given a NZ code.

Adams (2/99)
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