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// Unauthorized reproduction is illegal and prohibited.
// Author & Copyright: Morris Ng EXPORT911 www.EXPORT911.com EXPORT911.com
function fnDefragUPCStruc(){
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document.writeln("| Structure of the U.P.C. Number |
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document.writeln("| N | = | Number system character \(NSC\) |
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document.writeln("| MMMMM | = | Manufacturer's number assigned by Uniform Code Council Inc. \(UCC\) in New Jersey, U.S.A., or Electronic Commerce Council of Canada in Ontario, Canada |
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document.writeln("| IIIII | = | Item number assigned by company \(unique for each consumer package\) |
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document.writeln("| C | = | Check digit \(the check character or modulo check character\) |
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function fnDefragNSC(){
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document.writeln("| Number System Character \(NSC\) |
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document.writeln("| 0, 6, 7 | : | Regular U.P.C. code \(i.e., could be food, some health and beauty items, and general merchandise\) |
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document.writeln("| 2 | : | Random weight items such as meat and produce |
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document.writeln("| 3 | : | Drugs and health related items \(only those companies who are using their National Drug Code and National Health Related Items Code as their U.P.C. number are to use number system '3'\) |
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document.writeln("| 4 | : | In-store use without code format restriction |
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document.writeln("| 5 | : | Use on coupons |
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document.writeln("| 1, 8, 9 | : | Reserved for uses unidentified at this time |
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function fnDefragEANStruc(){
document.writeln("The first two or three characters in the EAN symbol represent the EAN prefix, i.e., the prefix assigned by EAN International \(Brussels, Belgium\) to a Numbering Organization \(N.O.\) administering the EAN system in a country or economic region.
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document.writeln("The actual structure of the EAN number is left to the discretion of each Numbering Organization. The general structure is: PPP MMMM IIIII C where:
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document.writeln("| Structure of the EAN Number |
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document.writeln("| PPP | = | EAN prefix |
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document.writeln("| MMMM | = | Manufacturer's number assigned by EAN Numbering Organization |
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document.writeln("| IIIII | = | Item number assigned by company \(unique for each consumer package\) |
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document.writeln("| C | = | Check digit |
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