Talk:Barcodes

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 products 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 ;)