A standardised unit that uniquely identifies a material in terms of a unit of measure or type of packaging.
The international article number (EAN) is assigned by the manufacturer of the material. In this case, the EAN uniquely identifies the manufacturer. A company can assign EANs using "in-store" numbering techniques that are known only to the company. The equivalent of the EAN in America is the Universal Product Code (UPC).

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