Why is January 1, 2005 an important date?
Since 1977, two EAN.UCC implementations have been used for identifying products
- U.P.C. (12 digits)- USA and Canada
- EAN-13 (13 digits) and EAN-8 (8-digits)- outside of USA and Canada
In 1997, UCC Board designated Jan. 1, 2005 as the date requiring USA and Canada companies to accept EAN-13 and EAN-8 symbols at retail point-of-sale
The Jan. 1, 2005 conversion date has been named “2005 Sunrise”