This document specifies the requirements for the bar code symbology known as EAN/UPC. This document specifies EAN/UPC symbology characteristics, data character encodation, dimensions, tolerances, decoding algorithms and parameters to be defined by applications. It specifies the symbology identifier prefix strings for EAN/UPC symbols.
Data content and the rules governing the use of this symbology are outside the scope of this document; they are defined in GS1 General Specifications.
PUBLISHED
SRPS ISO/IEC 15420:2010
PROJECT
prSRPS ISO/IEC 15420:2026
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New project approved
Nov 19, 2025