Editing Talk:Barcodes (section)

There are also committees that regulate barcode structure and label format, the first 5 ? 6 digits signify the registered manufacturer, shipper, or regulatory organization that associated to the product.

Comittees like [[EAN.UCC]] (European Article Numbering, Uniform Code Council) you mean?

In EAN-13:
*The first two digits (or three in some cases) are for [[country]] code
*There are 7 and 9 digit company codes if I recall correctly, which leaves 10000 or 100 unit spaces for [[product]]s within [[company]]. 
*Since the last digit is for [[checksum]]

See:

*http://www.ean-int.org
*http://www.gepir.org

for more info... or I could do it ;)