22ABarcode requirement

22A Barcode requirement

22A Barcode requirement

(1) For the purposes of this Part, a container that belongs to a class of containers complies with the barcode requirement if the container is marked or labelled with either of the following—

(a) a GTIN barcode unique to that class of containers,

(b) a product barcode unique to that class of containers that—

(i) complies with the EAN/UPC symbology specifications for EAN–13, EAN–8, UPC–A or UPC–E barcodes, set out in the GS1 Standard, and

(ii) complies with the dimensional specifications and symbol placement guidelines that apply to the class of data carriers to which the barcode belongs, set out in the GS1 Standard, and

(iii) does not duplicate any GTIN barcode or other product barcode, and

(iv) is not less than 8, and not more than 13, digits.

(2) In this clause—

GS1 Standard means the GS1 General Specifications standard published by GS1 AISBL.

GTIN barcode is a product barcode that contains a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) encoding and complies with the GS1 Standard.

pt 3, div 1 (cll 22A, 22B): Ins 2017 (650), Sch 1 [7].