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5. Appendix Standards and Literature on Bar Code Verification Units
Symbology Specifications
– Basis for the Optional Parameters
ISO/IEC 15420 Information Technology - Automatic Identification and data capture techniques –
Bar Code Symbology Specification – EAN/U.P.C.
ISO/IEC 15417 Information Technology - Automatic Identification and data capture techniques –
Bar Code Symbology Specification – Code 128.
ISO/IEC 16388 Information Technology - Automatic Identification and data capture techniques –
Bar Code Symbology Specification – Code 39
ISO/IEC 16390 Information Technology - Automatic Identification and data capture techniques –
Bar Code Symbology Specification – Interleaved 2-of-5
The following older standards were replaced by the ISO/IEC standards.
EN 797 Bar coding - Symbology Specifications - EAN/UPC - since withdrawn -
EN 798 Bar coding - Symbology Specifications - CODABAR - since withdrawn -
EN 799 Bar coding - Symbology Specifications - Code 128 - since withdrawn -
EN 800 Bar coding - Symbology Specifications - Code 39 - since withdrawn -
EN 801 Bar coding - Symbology Specifications - Interleaved 2 of 5 - since withdrawn -
The American ANSI standards are applicable. The differences from the ISO/IEC standards are minor.
ANSI/AIM BC2-1995: Uniform Symbology Specification - Interleaved 2-Of-5
ANSI/AIM BC3-1995: Uniform Symbology Specification - Codabar
ANSI/AIM BC1-1995: Uniform Symbology Specification - Code 39
ANSI/AIM BC4-1995: Uniform Symbology Specification - Code 128
ANSI/AIM BC5-1995: Uniform Symbology Specification - Code 93
ANSI/UCC1-1995: U.P.C Symbol specification manual
Test Specifications - Basis of CEN/ANSI Evaluation
ISO/IEC 15416 Information technology – Automatic Identification and data capture techniques –
Bar code print quality test specifications – Linear Symbols
EN 1635 Bar code test specifications for bar code symbols - withdrawn -
ANSI X3.182-1990 (R1995) Guideline for Bar Code Print Quality
in USA only for EAN/UPC Codes
ANSI/UCC5-1995 Quality Specification for the U.P.C. printed symbol
General Information
EN 1556 Bar coding – terminology
EN 796 Bar coding – Symbology identifier
ANSI/UCC6 Application Identifier Standard for Shipping Containers