TRACEABILITY OF BEEF - GS1

EAN InternationalEAN International and the Uniform Code Council Inc. (UCC), its partner in theUSA and Canada, are driving forward their vision of ‘one system for the globalmarketplace’ through leadership, innovation, technology support and theestablishment of multi-industry standards for product identification and relatedelectronic communications.Through a comprehensive set of products and logistic identification tools, standardbar codes and electronic commerce activities, EAN and UCC provide any tradingpartner with the means to effectively implement global supply chain management.Edited byPublication historyCopyrightDisclaimerTrademarkCirculationAny questionsAddressEuropean Meat Expert Group, EMEGTraceability of Beef – Second updated edition, November 2000(The repealing by Regulation (EC)1760/2000)Traceability of Beef – First updated edition, February 1999(Regulation (EC) 820/97)© EAN International, 2002. All third parties rights acknowledged.The text of this brochure can be copied or processed without permission, subjectto the acknowledgement of all sources quoted. Only European Communitylegislation as printed in the Official Journal of the European Communities isdeemed to be authentic.While every possible effort has been made to ensure that the information in theseGuidelines is correct, EAN International disclaims liability for any mistakes oromissions in these Guidelines.EANCOM ® is a registered trademark of EAN International. It is applied to theEAN•UCC System of UN/EDIFACT (EDI) messages.These Guidelines are written on behalf of all organisations within the beef supplychain in Europe, who are required to implement Regulation (EC) 1 1760/2000.These Guidelines are available to any interested party, upon request, from thenational EAN Member Organisation.If you have any questions or comments about this publication or about the workof EAN International in general (including the use of the EAN•UCC System),please do not hesitate to contact your national EAN Member OrganisationEAN International145 rue Royale1000 BrusselsBelgiumTel. +32 2 227 10 20Fax +32 2 227 10 21E-mail: info@ean-int.orgWeb site: www.ean-int.org1 European CommissionEANINTERNATIONAL®20 >Traceability of Beef