BS EN 797:1996
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Bar coding. Symbology specifications. \'EAN/UPC\'
Hardcopy , PDF
English
15-05-1996
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
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 92/66841 DC (09/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
24
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| 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 | 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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