EAN International

GS1 (Global Standard One) is a global organization dedicated to the design and implementation of global standards and solutions to improve the efficiency and visibility of supply and demand chains globally and across multiple sectors. The GS1 System of standards is the most widely used supply chain standards system in the world.
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international association with the objective to establish global multi-industry system of bar code identification and communication for retail and trade products and services based on internationally accepted and business led standards (see RMD retail link).