BS ISO/IEC 15459-4:2014

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Identities for individual products and product packages
5 Identity for individual products and product packages
6 Implementation of coding using AIDC media
Annex A (normative) - What is a product and/or
        product package?
Annex B (informative) - Unique identification for
        product and product package management
Bibliography

Describes a unique string of characters for the identification of individual products and product packages.

This part of ISO/IEC15459 specifies a unique string of characters for the identification of individual products and product packages. The character string is intended to be represented in a linear bar code symbol or two-dimensional symbol or other AIDC media attached to the entity to meet management needs. To address management needs different classes of identities are recognized in the various parts of ISO/IEC15459 , which allows different requirements to be met by the identities associated with each class.

The rules for the identification of an individual occurrence of a product or product package, understood to mean the layers zero and one defined in the International Standards ISO17367 and ISO17366 , respectively, are defined and supported by examples.