Due to ambiguities regarding the recognition of EAN*UCC standards in ISO standards, we present below a list of ISO standards that contain normative or direct references to the EAN*UCC General Specifications.
Stanisław Wałcerz
Bar Code Centre
Institute of Logistics and Warehousing
Due to ambiguities regarding the recognition of EAN*UCC standards in ISO standards, we present below a list of ISO standards that contain normative or direct references to the EAN*UCC General Specifications.
When promoting the EAN*UCC system, it is sometimes useful to demonstrate that this system is recognized by ISO.
| ISO Standard Symbol and Title | Explanation |
| ISO/IEC 15420 – Information Technology – AIDC Techniques – Bar code – symbology specification – EAN/UPC. |
Normative reference to the EAN*UCC General Specifications.
Indication that this standard is reserved for encoding EAN*UCC numbers. |
| ISO/IEC 15417 – Information Technology – AIDC Techniques – Bar code – symbology specification – Code 128. |
Reservation of the FNC1 character for EAN*UCC in the first position after the start character. |
| ISO/IEC 15424 – Information Technology – AIDC Techniques – Data Carrier Identifiers (including Symbology Identifiers). |
Reservation of the ]C1 character (symbology identifier for the UCC/EAN-128 code) for the EAN*UCC system. |
| ISO/IEC 15418 – Information Technology – EAN / UCC Application Identifiers and Fact Data Identifiers & Maintenance. |
Reference to automatic identification and a brief description of the AI concept.
Recommendation to use automatic identification in open trading processes. |
| ISO/IEC 15434 – Information Technology – Transfer Syntax for High Capacity ADC Media. |
Format "05" allocated for EAN*UCC Application Identifiers. |
| ISO/IEC 15459-1, ISO/IEC 15459-2 – Information Technology – Unique Identification of transport units, Part 1: General, Part 2: Registration Procedures. |
Allocation of Issuing Agency Codes 0 to 9 for EAN International and UCC (for encoding SSCC). |