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Since the introduction of the 12-digit Universal Product Code (U.P.C.) more
than 30 years ago, the use of the EAN.UCC System has expanded rapidly to facilitate
global commerce. To meet the need for improving commerce efficiency, the Uniform
Code Council, Inc. (UCC) has announced that by January 1, 2005 all U.S. and Canadian
companies must be capable of scanning and processing EAN-8 and EAN-13 symbols,
in addition to 12-digit U.P.C. symbols, at point-of-sale. The UCC announced this
initiative, named 2005 Sunrise, in 1997 to allow U.S. and Canadian companies ample
time to address all conversion issues. There are also topics related to 2005 Sunrise
that deserve every company's attention…more
2005 Sunrise Information
2005 Sunrise is an initiative launched by the Uniform Code Council (UCC)
as a means for getting retailers in North America to update their databases to
allow for the automatic identification of 13-digit barcodes. As of January 1,
2005, the UCC will no longer support the UPC-12 barcode standard. This is because
the UCC, which controls company identification numbers that are part of the UPC-12
symbology, is running out of numbers to fit in the 12-digit format. Some retailers
have systems and/or databases that allow for the identification of only UCC-12
barcodes (12-digit UPC-A or 6-digit UPC-E). The UCC set forth a voluntary implementation
date of January 1, 2005 for retailers to update their systems to allow for the
inclusion of UCC-8 and UCC-13 (see below) in identifying products and services.
The
UCC is a trade association and has no authority to mandate the change. Existing
UPC-12 barcodes will still work with all barcode scanners after the Sunrise Date.
However, any company wishing to apply for a new company code will not receive
a UPC-12 compliant value.
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