MAINTENANCE AND ACCESSORIES SECTION 8.5
VER. V09F
First 2 digits
Prefix denoting the National Numbering Authority administering
the remainder of the number.
Next 10 digits
National Article Number, the structure of which is determined by
the National Numbering Authority.
Last digit
Check digit, calculated by modulo-10 arithmetic, i.e:
Prefix National Article No.
P1 P2
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
eg: 5000183962862
Check
C
In the above example the prefix is 50, i.e. the numbering
authority is ANA, the United Kingdom's authority. The National
Article Number is 0018396286 and the check digit is 2.
The EAN 8 system is an entirely independent series of numbers of
8 digit length. The general form of which is:
First 2 digits
Prefix, as in EAN 13
Next 5 digits
National Short Article Number
Last digit
Check digit, as in EAN 13
Prefix
National Article No.
P1 P2
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
e.g:
50159109
Check
C
where, the prefix is 50 and so the National Numbering Authority
is ANA. The Short Article Number is 15910, and the Check Digit
9.
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