European Article Numbering-Uniform Code Council

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European Article Numbering-Uniform Code Council (EAN-UCC) is the international organization of product barcodes that are printed on almost everything that is sold in stores worldwide.

The Uniform Code Council (UCC) is the Numbering Organisation in the USA to administer and manage the EAN·UCC system standards in the USA and Canada.

In 2005 the organization changed its name to GS1.

See also

• EDI
• Global EAN Party Information Register a searchable distributed database of EAN codes
• GTIN

External links

• EAN-UCC.
• The Barcode FAQ — links to barcode related white papers.
• Barcode Symbology — Barcode symbology preview.