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GS1 General Specifications

Latest version This page contains the latest version of GS1 General Specifications standards

The GS1 General Specifications is the core standards document of the GS1 system describing how GS1 barcodes and identification keys should be used.

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GS1 General Specifications 21.0.1

(Version 21.0.1, pdf)

Agreed changes to the GS1 General Specifications can be found on the page:

General Specifications Change Notifications (GSCN)

About this standard

This version: 21.0.1

Publication date: Jan 2021

Next version planned for Jan 2022

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