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EAN and JAN are abbreviations for European article numbering (EAN) and Japanese article numbering (JAN), respectively. EAN-13 is used worldwide for marking retail goods. It encodes 13 characters: the first two are a country code, followed by 10 data digits and a checksum. 2-digit and 5-digit supplemental bar codes may be added for a total of 14 or 17 data digits. EAN-8 is a shortened version of EAN-13. It includes a 2-digit country code, 5 data digits, and a checksum digit. 2-digit and 5-digit extension bar codes may be added.

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