BS EN 606:2004

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
  4.1 General
  4.2 Materials, print and fixing
  4.3 Active area
  4.4 Bar coded information
      4.4.1 Linear bar coded information
      4.4.2 Two-dimensional bar coded information
  4.5 Human readable information
  4.6 Data elements
      4.6.1 Selection and status
      4.6.2 Licence plate number
      4.6.3 Data element titles
      4.6.4 Data identifiers
5 210 mm x 148 mm transport label
  5.1 General
  5.2 Linear bar codes
6 84 mm wide and 105 mm wide transport labels
  6.1 General
  6.2 Active areas
  6.3 Data elements
      6.3.1 General
      6.3.2 Mandatory elements
      6.3.3 Optional elements
  6.4 Bar codes
      6.4.1 Linear bar codes
      6.4.2 Two dimensional bar codes
  6.5 Human readable information
7 84 mm x 54 mm handling label
  7.1 General
  7.2 Mandatory elements
  7.3 Optional elements
  7.4 Linear bar codes
8 Base label
  8.1 General
  8.2 Data element
  8.3 Linear bar codes
Annex A (normative) Licence plate number
      A.1 Scope
      A.2 Structure
      A.3 Issuing Agency
Annex B (normative) Data identifiers for licence plate
        number
      B.1 Data identifier '1J'
      B.2 Data identifier '6J' for transport unit
          containing multiple entities of like items
      B.3 Data identifier '5J' for transport unit
          containing multiple entities of unlike items
Annex C (normative) Complementary product characteristics;
        Date area 15 in Table 1
      C.1 Data area 15
      C.2 Data area 15A
          C.2.1 One line of information
          C.2.2 Two lines of information
      C.3 Data area 15B
      C.4 Data area 15C
      C.5 Data area 15D
          C.5.1 Introduction
          C.5.2 Uncoated flat products in sheet form
          C.5.3 Uncoated flat products in coil form
          C.5.4 Long products
Annex D (informative) Reference between data elements
        in the transport labels and the EDIFACT Despatch
        Advice Message (DESADV)
      D.1 Introduction
      D.2 Explanation of Table D.1
Annex E (informative) Illustration of transport labels
      E.1 Illustration of 210 mm x 148 mm label (not to
          scale)
      E.2 Illustration of 105 mm wide label (not to scale)
      E.3 Illustration of 84 mm x 54 mm handling label
          (not to scale)
      E.4 Illustration of Base Labels (not to scale)
Annex F (informative) Trilingual titles for Data elements
        and Data identifiers
      F.1 Data area titles
      F.2 Data identifiers
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Specifies the requirements for labels containing human readable and bar coded information for fixing to steel products for the purpose of despatch, transport, and reception in accordance with the requirements of ISO 15394.

This document specifies the requirements for labels containing human readable and bar coded information for fixing to steel products for the purpose of despatch, transport, and reception in accordance with the requirements of ISO 15394. Data elements are specified together with their status, location on the label, the appropriate data identifier and choice of bar code symbology.