scope:

This part of the Technical Specification defines the representation of ID-tags as a Postal-4i symbology 4-state bar code printed on the front side of flats. Many of the provisions are applicable also to small letters and are therefore referenced by Part 5 of the specification (CEN/TS 15844-5), which covers these.

Postal-4i symbology 4-state encoding is the only encoding specification supported by this Technical Specification ³⁾ for the printing of ID-tags on the front of items.

NOTE Representation in the form of fluorescent BNB bar codes printed on the reverse side of small letters (not flats) is covered in CEN/TS 15844-2 and CEN/TS 15844-3.

³⁾ References to "this Technical Specification" should be interpreted as references to CEN/TS 15844 as a whole, not only to Part 4.