prEN 1573 rev

Bar coding - Multi industry transport label prEN 1573 rev

Scope

This European Standard - specifies the general requirements for the design of bar coded transport labels for use by a wide range of industries; - provides for traceability of transported units by automatic access via a 'license plate' printed in bar code and supplemented where necessary by other identified data presented both in bar code and human readable form. - provides a choice of bar code symbologies; - specifies quality requirements, classes of bar code density; - gives recommendations as to label material, size and the inclusion of free text and any appropriate graphics.