The Global Language of Business: Making The GS1 Vision A Reality

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The global language

of business
Making the GS1 Vision a Reality

Annual Report 2005/2006
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GS1 is the most widely used supply

chain standards system in the world.
GS1 is a fully integrated global organisation

• 104 member organisations representing all
points in the supply chain
• Over a million companies doing business
across 145 countries
GS1 operates in multiple sectors & industries

• Over 20 represented sectors ranging from Fast
Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) to health-
care, transport, defense, aerospace…

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Making the Letter from the Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Letter from the Incoming Chairman . . . . . 3
GS1 Vision Letter from the President & CEO . . . . . . . . . 4
a Reality Performance and Perspective

GS1 BarCodes and eCom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
GS1 GDSN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
GS1 EPCglobal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
New Services and Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . 18
New Sectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operational Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Strategic Alliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Practical Examples
GS1 China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
GS1 Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
GS1 France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
GS1 Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
General
GS1 Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
GS1 Board Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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In This Report
We continue to increase the We hope that the format and
communication and visibility into content of this 2005/2006 Annual
and across the organisation. In this Report gives you the opportunity
report you will find detailed financial to know and understand the global
reporting (pages 35-37), progress reach of GS1 and the significant
reports from each of our business impact we are achieving towards
units (page 7) and a list of the global a more efficient supply chain.
business leaders represented on our
Boards (pages 40-41).

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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Making Our Vision a Reality: As we embrace these beliefs, Simple But Powerful:
“Making Our Vision a Reality” is we also embrace the diversity “Simplicity is the ultimate
our most important goal at this represented in the 104 member sophistication,” said Leonardo da
critical juncture in GS1’s organisations. Our Governing Vinci. The substance of what GS1
development. Our credibility and Boards (Management Board, does, is to connect the flow of
momentum come from day-to-day EPCglobal Board, GDSN Board) goods and services with the flow
achievements, both foundational are comprised of leaders from 17 of information. As we continue to
and transformational, in pursuit different nationalities, 6 different build upon the time honored and
of our vision. sectors, 13 manufacturers, 17 trusted bar code, we will improve
retailers, and 14 member the ways and speed of collecting
The Uniqueness of GS1: organisations. (Throughout the this information. The success will
report you will find statements continue to be the recognition of
As we recognise and appreciate from our board members
the true uniqueness of the GS1 simple successes in the everyday
supporting the GS1 standards processing of invoices, control of
organisation, our vision is unified and solutions.)
and sustained by our Basic Beliefs inventory, and continuously
and Values. They are: replenishing store shelves safely
This diversity is a strength as we and effortlessly.
• We are a not-for-profit keep our common vision before
organisation us. As individual member
organisations and as one global Visibility and Permission:
• We are neutral from the organisation, our unity comes from: Finally, I would like to express
business partners gratitude for the people in the
• Understanding our vision
Member Organisations and all
• We are user-driven and • Appreciating and living our the companies that are dedicated
governed basic beliefs to providing the visibility in our
• We serve all companies, both • Embracing the strength found in supply chain that gives each of us
multinationals and SMEs our diversity the permission to do what is right
• Seeing one vision, speaking for our consumer.
• We are a platform for
collaborative agreements one voice: acting as one
between business partners organisation
• We believe that our people – We are all inspired by examples

employees and associates – are of leadership. Danny Wegman,
our most important asset our incoming Chairman, is an
example of a leader who sees
not what is, but what can be. Tim Smucker
He understands GS1’s vision, Chairman
speaks about it passionately,
and most importantly, puts it into
action in his own organisation.

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LETTER FROM THE INCOMING CHAIRMAN
Seeing One Vision, So much has been accomplished The tireless efforts of so many
by the constituents, customers and people and organisations have
Speaking With One Voice,
leaders of GS1, I am truly honored clearly positioned GS1 well to
Acting as One Organisation. to begin my tenure as Chairman. move rapidly from this remarkable
The GS1 Community has unified period of creation and community
around the world to engineer this development into one of adoption
remarkable period of creation. and value creation. The potential
GS1 Leaders and Member of this global community is
Organisations have listened to unlimited because of the
customers needs and have learned progressive membership
how to enable Electronic Trading organisations and world class
Communities that are beginning leadership team. As a business
to eliminate disruption and leader, I am grateful to the entire
transform the way we all do GS1 Community for leading us to
business. The GS1 Organisation the point where we are today.
has grown stronger in the core As the incoming Chairman, it is
sectors that support and sustain with great honor and thanks that
the vision while developing I begin my term.
significant expertise and
momentum in emerging and
strategic sectors. The members
of GS1 have shared best practices
openly and have embraced
change and compromise in the
spirit of creating a world vision.
So much has happened to get us Danny Wegman
where we are today. Incoming Chairman

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO
Since adopting our GS1 Strategy Never before in my professional full scope of the GS1 System, and
two years ago, we have dedicated career have I seen such dramatic, will go a long way to helping us
wholesale progress in such a short support improved traceability in
our efforts to develop, promote time. In a matter of 24 months, a the supply chain.
and propagate a single, worldwide massive movement toward global
system of open, multi-sectoral alignment on priorities, projects The Electronic Product Code
standards to enhance and and resources has facilitated (EPC) also achieved a significant
improve supply and demand quantum leaps in realising milestone. During the year, the
our vision. International Organisation for
chain efficiency. I am pleased to Standardisation (ISO) approved
announce that these efforts are GS1 is now a strong, vibrant, the EPC Gen 2 protocol as an ISO
meeting with tremendous success. standards-based community standard, allowing us to reach
of 104 Member Organisations out to many new companies in
representing business interests in countries around the world.
145 countries around the globe. This development, along with a
And great strides have been made dramatic drop in EPC equipment
to vest each and every member prices, have encouraged a
company within our MOs with growing number of companies
tangible ownership of the system to implement RFID technology in
and its powerful, collaborative their own supply chains, moving
potential in their own enterprises. us closer to critical mass in the
adoption of EPC worldwide.
As I travel from country to country
and continent to continent, I see Another highlight was the
potent examples of our work in expansion of our data
progress. There is a clear pride in synchronisation efforts. Our Global
membership. There is a boon to Data Synchronisation Network
participation in work groups and (GDSN) became an active reality
in our standards factory (GSMP with more than 10,000 companies
and EPCglobal) around the world. populating the network through
There is keen interest in emerging seven interconnected data pools,
technologies and innovative with more on the way. And we
applications using our standards. achieved an agreed data quality
And everywhere there is a rising protocol among trading partners
sense of trust and confidence in which will further enhance the
the ability of GS1 standards and network’s ability to perform at
our organisation to solve some of peak levels.
business’ most pressing challenges.
I am also happy to report that GS1
Among the highlights of the last has a very promising pipeline of
year was GS1 Management Board products and services in the works,
approval of Reduced Space including developments around
Symbology (RSS). This exceptional traceability standards and our work
system provides for the with the Global Upstream Supply
identification of small items and Initiative (GUSI) supporting the
variable measure products such upstream efforts between
as meat and produce within the manufacturers and their suppliers.

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Our vision We will reach out and engage more

global retailers in the GDSN. The
remiss if I didn’t single out the unique
leadership abilities and exceptional
power of a network is exponentially passion of our outgoing chairman,
is built on a proportional to its user base, and we
are committed to growing GDSN for
Tim Smucker. Not only was Tim
instrumental from the early stages of
legacy of strong true global benefit. the talks that led to the union of EAN
International and the Uniform Code
leadership. We will focus our energies on

expanding the full functionality of the
Council and the creation of GS1, but
he skillfully headed our new entity
EPCglobal Network for existing sectors, toward the global alignment we have
and to on-board new sectors such as today. He leaves a powerful legacy
Aerospace and Automotive. for us to follow as a chairman and we
expect him to remain very close to
We will use our resources to facilitate GS1 in the future .
a breakthrough in advancing
Healthcare standardisation, working Our new incoming chairman, Danny
with the GS1 HUG to help align the Wegman, is also a man of great vision
entire Healthcare community behind and leadership. He has been a voice
these efforts. for innovation and a strong advocate
for GS1 standards, both in his own
We will work to better educate business and in the global movement
users on the integrated GS1 System toward one worldwide system.
architecture, explaining how our I am gratified to have two such able
standards are interconnected and leaders during this most critical time
how investment in standardisation in our development.
is protected when moving
between standards. GS1 is strong.
We will promote innovative solutions Our standards and services

Finally, I point to our expansion into such as RSS and EPC for supply are global.
new sectors as another sign that our and demand chain challenges. Our worldwide membership
standards vision is becoming a reality. is aligned.
The global Healthcare User Group And we will continue to embrace
chose GS1 as the sole system of change, doing what is essential to And our vision is becoming a reality.
standards for healthcare. The North build a world class organisation, both Join us for the next chapter.
Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) at our Global Office in Brussels and in
signed a Technical Co-operation the local GS1 Member Organisations
Agreement with GS1 to expand our around the world.
standards efforts in the Defense and
Aerospace industry. Our vision is built on a legacy of
strong leadership. We have been
There are still challenges ahead. fortunate to have a deep resource
Connecting the flow of information of talent working with us and for us
with the flow of goods on a around the world. In the Global Miguel A. Lopera
worldwide scale is a difficult process, Office. At the Member Organisations. President & CEO
but our dedication remains firm And in work groups, committees and
and focused. boards at every level. But I would be


Performance and Perspective
GS1 BarCodes and eCom

GS1 GDSN
GS1 EPCglobal
New Services and Solutions
New Sectors
Operational Improvements
Strategic Alliances

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During the past fiscal year, the wheels GS1 BarCodes and the GS1 Identification System
of progress turned at an impressive GS1 BarCodes and the GS1 Identification System have delivered consumer
rate in the BarCodes and eCom benefits for over thirty years. Consumers trust and accept them; industry
knows how to use them; and their growth potential increases every year as
Business Units. Beginning with the
GS1 moves into new sectors and creates new solutions.
GS1 Forum launch, staff from every
corner of the globe began to In short: the state of the GS1 BarCodes & Identification System is strong.
organise their collective experience
to expand the GS1 System in new The momentum behind GS1 BarCodes activity around the world continues
to carry the standards into new territory, both in terms of company usage
applications like RSS for existing
and sector penetration. “The Benefits of Beep” campaign has produced result
customers and to lay the groundwork in awareness and recognition within GS1 community and beyond. Our
for progress in new arenas like brand message of “Save Time. Save Money. Live Life, ” resonates well with
Patient Safety and eGovernment. global audiences. With 100,000 GS1 BarCode “beeps” every second, the
world’s product consumers save time and money. And when these benefits
are shared with patients through GS1’s efforts in healthcare, it will provide
opportunities for them to live life to its fullest.
GS1 General Specifications Redesign

One of the major projects currently underway within the GS1
Global Office with the support of many Member Oragnisations is
the reorganisation of the GS1 General Specifications. This is the core
standards document for the GS1 Bar Codes and Identification
System. It is also used by all GS1 business units as both a reference
document and as a base on which to develop new standards.
The benefits are expected to be a simplified document structure -

making GS1 data, technical, and application standards modular and
reusable. To this end, information in the new GS1 General
Specifications format will be reorganised into simple categories
such as Applications, Data, Data Carriers, Conformance and Rules.

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“GS1 standards are the foundation

on which modern trade and
commodity circulation are built.”
Liu Pingjun
Administrator of Standardisation
Administration of China
GS1 Reduced Space The adoption date of 2010 sets the To meet these challenges, the
Symbology - RSS goal for bar code systems to be GS1 eCom Strategy Initiative was
In June, the GS1 Board endorsed a capable of scanning RSS bar codes launched with the aim to cover
global sunrise date of 1 January and processing GS1 Application all strategic aspects of electronic
2010 for a new bar code called Identifiers. Separate dates will be business messaging and to be
Reduced Space Symbology (RSS). set for the use of the additional business driven. It will provide
This marks the first time since the data for new application areas by GS1 and its members with a clear
EAN/UPC bar code was adopted global standards work groups. understanding of how the different
that GS1 has endorsed a bar code Initial priorities were established for components in our eCom standards
for global, open (unrestricted) identification of fresh food, variable fit together as well as a high level
trade item identification. The measure, and pharmaceutical roadmap for future development.
announcement followed a business products sold at retail. In addition,
case review by a global task force research areas will be supported
comprising retailers, fast moving such as boosting GS1’s variable
consumer goods manufacturers, bar code printing technology
pharmaceutical companies, knowledge and expert network.
GS1 Member Organisations,
and trade associations. GS1 eCom Strategy
GS1 has a rich portfolio of
While EAN/UPC will remain useful eCom message standards and
for product identification, RSS technologies to meet the demands
enables expanded bar code from different sectors and regions.
implementation by meeting But the breadth and depth of the
the objective of identifying solutions often requires extensive
small items and carrying more support and guidance within GS1
information than the current and amongst user companies to
EAN/UPC bar code. With its answer the questions, “Should I
smaller size, RSS will enable GTIN use a proven and well established
identification for hard-to-mark standard or a new more advanced
products like fresh foods and one?” and “What tools exist for
pharmaceutical products, as well smaller companies?”
as providing new support for
shrink reduction and category The world of electronic business
management. RSS’ ability to carry messaging is also rapidly changing.
GS1 Application Identifiers like GDSN and EPC will change the
serial numbers, lot numbers, and way information is exchanged.
expiration dates, opens the door The growing number of players
to identification solutions in the XML standards world will
supporting product authentication require coherent, consistent
and traceability, product quality communication among member
and effectiveness, variable companies and external
measure product identification, organisations.
and couponing.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Sally A. Herbert
President
GS1 GDSN, Inc.
In the past year, the Global For the first time in the history of Additionally, leading companies
Data Synchronisation the GDSN, the majority of users of all sizes are using the
registered reside outside of North implementation of the GDSN, and
Network has grown from America. This represents the the data cleansing process which
350 users registered in the beginning of true global expansion it provides, as the foundational
GS1 Global Registry™ to of the network and, more step in the rollout of other
more than 10,000 global, importantly, a sizeable increase collaborative supply chain initiatives
regional and local retailers in the number of users benefiting such as sales and promotion
from data synchronisation. The planning, CPFR, and activities via
and suppliers doing business number of products registered has the EPCglobal Network®.
in all continents across also grown significantly. The GS1
the globe. Global Registry contains over New Business Model Positioned
830,000 products representing a the GDSN for Expansion
noteworthy increase in business In response to user demand, GS1
transactions across the network. GDSN, Inc. launched a data pool
This year also brought the funded business model in January
successful execution of a data pool 2006. This model replaced the
certification event that certified trading partner subscription model
eleven additional data pools into which required all trading partners
the GDSN. The twenty data pools to pay a separate fee to GS1 GDSN,
represent over 30 countries in Inc. in order to benefit from the
North America, South America, use of the GS1 Global Registry. The
Asia, Europe and MEMA, (Middle new model removed unnecessary
East, Mediterranean and Africa). barriers and allows the GDSN
certified data pools to fully migrate
Underlying this growth is a their user community to the GDSN.
movement that will surely transform The GDSN Board was expanded
how companies look at data. This to allow for representation of
year, GS1 announced the launch commercial data pools. Additionally,
of The Data Quality Management the Data Pool Advisory Council
Protocol, including best practices became a formal Board
for suppliers and retailers to subcommittee joining the
establish, implement, maintain and other three subcommittees:
improve data quality management Communications, Certification, and
programmes in parallel with data Finance, giving all certified data pools
synchronisation activities. a direct voice at the Board level.
Data cleansing of internal product Launch of the User Group

catalogues, item, supplier and Ensures Global Representation
customer masters can be a daunting in the Development of GDSN
task. However, experienced Business Standards
companies continue to use the
implementation of the GDSN as a In April 2006, GDSN, Inc. launched
process to improve the quality of the global User Group closely
their data by focusing on targeted followed by the launch of the
product categories and trading Advisory Group. The mission of the
partners to centre the data User Group is to identify industry
cleansing process in the areas that
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business needs, define high-level The User Group consists of retailers, draft-standard was made available in
business requirements, and provide suppliers, GS1 Member Organisations June 2006 to retailers, suppliers and
input to the prioritisation of GDSN and certified data pools representing their data pools for development and
functionality designed to meet global Asia Pacific, Central, Eastern and testing through an industry pilot. The
and local needs. The Advisory Group Western Europe, Latin America, MEMA industry pilot will test the standard to
is responsible for providing direction (Middle East, Mediterranean, and ensure it meets the end user business
to the GDSN management team Africa) and North America. The group needs. The pilot, followed by data
in matters related to business consists of equal representation pool certification, ensures a fully-tested
requirements gathering and between retailers and suppliers. and proven standard prior to
standards development. The data pools and Member production launch by the end users.
Organisations are uniquely positioned
to provide input and to represent the GDSN, Inc. continues to work closely
small and medium size organisations with the global community to bring
which may not have the resources this standard to fruition as quickly as
to participate in all development the end users and their data pools
activities. The User Group has been can support its implementation.
instrumental in the development
of the 2007 GDSN Release Plan Other Key Achievements
designed to deliver the next set • Item Authorisation: In July 2006
of functionality to drive further the Item Authorisation standard was
implementation of the network. tested and put into production. This
standard will allow brand owners to
Price Synchronisation better manage their inventory and
Industry studies indicate that supply chain by automating the
synchronisation of price process to authorise the sale of
information along with item and products to a specific region,
“Working with national GS1 location information brings greater country or even single store.
organisations on data synchronisation, financial return as companies expand
Unilever is seeing significant benefits the scope of data synchronisation • New Item Form: This year GS1
across a range of processes. As these and collaboration by further reducing GDSN, Inc. and the GSMP
programs are integrated into GDSN, we costs within their supply chains. In introduced the New Item Form
anticipate gaining greater internal May 2006, the Price Synchronisation process based on end user needs
efficiency, which will improve the project team completed the first of retailers and suppliers. The New
benefits for our consumers, our trading global price synchronisation solution. Item Form process automates the
partners, and for Unilever.” The draft standard consists of a single manual processes associated with
Rudy Markham message approach already in use by the introduction of new items and
Unilever GS1 Member Organisation data pools accelerates the introduction of new
Member of the GS1 Management Board
outside the GDSN. The solution products to market. Retailer use
meets the global end user business cases show that automation of the
requirements of the retailers and new item process accelerates the
suppliers active on the Price introduction of products to market
Synchronisation project. The by as much as two weeks.
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“Sharing data in a standard way along the

complete supply chain is the most efficient
way to reduce stock while maintaining service
levels. That’s why Carrefour has decided to
accelerate the adoption of GDSN.”
José Luis Duran
Carrefour
• Data Pool Certification: The second • Architecture Committee: A GDSN GS1 Launches the Data Quality
data pool certification event was Architecture Committee was Management Protocol
completed, and it launched over launched in January 2006. The In May 2006 GS1 announced the
20 certified data pools into the mission of the Architecture publication of the GS1 Data Quality
network. This presents a significant Committee is to advise the GDSN Framework, including a best practice
growth from the previous year of User Group, GDSN Inc, and GSMP protocol for companies to establish,
10 certified data pools. Additionally, on the technical design and implement, maintain and improve
the third certification event was implementation of business their data quality management
launched in 2006, further increasing requirements and their impact on systems. GS1 and the Global
end user access to the GDSN. The network integrity and performance. Commerce Initiative (GCI), along
2006 certification event consisted with representatives from suppliers,
of optional and mandatory Global Product Classification (GPC) retailers and industry associations,
components providing a process The Global Product Classification worked together as a team to
to introduce functionality based system provides a classification establish the framework. Good
on local, regional or sector-specific methodology for the GDSN. Sellers quality data – data that is complete,
market needs. and buyers require a common consistent, accurate, time-stamped
• Education and Awareness: GDSN, language to group products the same and industry standards-based – is
Inc., working in close collaboration way, globally. Having a standardised foundational to collaborative
with end users, Member and consistently implemented commerce and global data
Organisations, and certified data classification system enables global synchronisation. The GS1 Data Quality
pools, expanded the education and search and reference, category analysis Framework incorporates a data
awareness program launched in and global data synchronisation. GPC quality management system to validate
late 2005 to include programs in is a mandatory within the GDSN and the existence and effectiveness of key
Asia Pacific, Australia, and Latin provides a valuable categorisation data management business processes.
America. The program consists of solution to the end user. In addition, it offers several options to
basis data synchronisation and end show compliance, by offering rules for
user case studies illustrating the This past year the GPC Task Group self-declaration and an inspection
financial value, operational benefits under GDSN, Inc. leadership added procedure to physically validate
and lessons learned by experienced 14 new categories and has 20 live product attributes. By improving the
users. This program has been well in the GDSN. GS1 has made the quality of data, trading partners
received by the local users and will decision to integrate the GPC system reduce costs, improve productivity
continue to be expanded to further within the United Nations Standard and accelerate the speed to market
educate emerging regions. Products and Services Code (UNSPSC) for new products. GS1 is responsible
Additionally, new marketing classification system in 2007. UNSPSC for updating and publishing the Data
collateral was introduced hierarchy will serve as the primary Quality Framework and provides
showcasing retailer and supplier basis, with GPC providing the overall stewardship. The framework
benefits, a GDSN and GPC overview necessary granularity across key also supports the GS1 System
and benefits as well as a How to categories and sectors. The GPC standards for measurement
Join guide. A completely re-written structure will be preserved and will tolerances. The 104 Member
GDSN Guide was also introduced remain the classification system used Organisations of GS1 will leverage
providing valuable information and within the GDSN. the protocol in the data quality
step-by-step instructions on how services offered to their customers
to implement the GDSN. around the world.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Chris Adcock
President
EPCglobal, Inc.
Congratulations and thanks are Public policy outreach Worldwide network of testing
due to the members of the The Public Policy Steering centres accredited
EPCglobal community for an Committee (PPSC) and its working September 2005, EPCglobal Inc
groups have established open awarded the first EPCglobal
incredible year of progress.
dialogue with key stakeholders, Performance Test Centre
The EPCglobal community has including legislators and Accreditation Marks to four
grown stronger with each passing regulatory bodies. The PPSC works worldwide testing facilities.
day as an increasing number of proactively to inform and educate Additional testing facilities will
organisations are embracing interested parties about EPC be added to the list of accredited
technology, and to address centres as they qualify. EPCglobal
the vision of working together
matters regarding the responsible Performance Test Centres will
to create a global standards deployment of the EPC. Many make it easy for end users to ensure
infrastructure for this remarkable political leaders and regulators are that their tagged shipments can be
enabling technology. The taking a pragmatic approach in read before sending them through
EPCglobal community is indebted supporting the use of EPCglobal their global supply chains.
standards-based RFID to allow
to the many individuals who
organisations to transform their First software standard for
donate their time, experience business processes, whilst ensuring EPC/RFID ratified
and expertise to fulfilling the aims that industry takes appropriate September 2005, the Application
and ambitions of EPCglobal. measures towards responsible Level Events standard, or ALE,
implementation. was ratified. The ALE standard
is essential for the continued
First standards-compliant build-out of the EPCglobal Network
hardware certified because it provides an important
September 2005, EPCglobal standardised approach for
awarded the first EPCglobal collecting, managing, and
Certification Marks to seven routing EPC data as items move
solution providers, ensuring their throughout the supply chain.
products comply with EPCglobal The standard will enable more
technical standards. The Marks efficient collection and movement
certify that the hardware products of EPC Data, making supply chains
have been tested and will work visible and traceable in real time.
according to the EPCglobal UHF The standard was developed by
Generation 2 Air Interface Protocol more than 100 leading companies
Standard ratified in December within a work group of the
2004. Certification enables EPCglobal Software Action Group.
companies that are implementing
EPCglobal Standards to have easy
access to objective and reliable
information about EPC hardware.
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The EPCglobal Architecture Expansion into High Frequency

Framework report released starts with healthcare industry
October 2005, the Architectural May 2006, a High Frequency work
Review Committee released a report group was launched to respond
entitled The EPCglobal Architecture to the business requirements
Framework, which broadly defines established by the Joint
the principles, standards, and Requirements Group for item
components necessary to level tagging. It is anticipated that
“Metro Group is particularly proud successfully develop and implement EPCglobal will also start work on
of its EPCglobal Performance Test the EPCglobal Network. other tag types, such as active tags,
Center, created together with GS1 in the coming year. However, it is
Germany. This type of collaborative Widening range of industries important to ensure that consistent
initiative helps companies deliver are taking advantage of the standards are used for the
benefits both for their trading opportunity to participate in communication of data through
partners and themselves.” the EPCglobal community information systems and across
Zygmunt Mierdorf January 2006, saw the integration networks regardless of the tag type
Metro AG of the Transport and Logistics which carries data into the system.
Action Group into the EPCglobal
Community, with their first Action Gen 2 acceptance as an
Group meeting taking place in ISO standard
Japan. In February, EPCglobal June 2006, Gen 2 incorporation in
hosted the first global Apparel, the ISO standard 18000-6 Type C
Fashion and Footwear summit on comes just 18 months after it was
EPC and RFID in Barcelona. A large ratified as a hardware standard by
number of leading global apparel EPCglobal in December of 2004.
and textile companies participated More than a dozen RFID readers,
in this event to help identify how tags and integrated circuits have
they could address issues specific been certified as Gen 2 compliant
to their industry by working by EPCglobal and are commercially
together within the EPCglobal available today.
community. Further expected
new action groups for 2006 and EPCglobal subscriptions
the early part of 2007 include: expanding globally
Aerospace and Defence, June 2006, over 870 organisations
Automotive, Consumer Electronics, across the world have now joined
and Chemical the EPCglobal community. End
Users now represent 54% of total
subscribers.
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“GS1’s EPCglobal has created a collaborative environment

for establishing standards and understanding best practices
for use of the EPC capability. This enables P&G to operate
globally with consistency, using GS1 systems as a
foundation for building connections with our customers.”
Robert A. McDonald
P&G
1000
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810
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709
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Month Total June December March June September December March June
2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006
2006/2007 Outlook “This is no longer a take it on

As we look forward to another faith initiative.”
exciting year of progress and Linda Dillman Executive Vice
development we can see that the President Wal-Mart
EPCglobal community has moved
from a period of “hope” at the EPCglobal is fortunate to have the
start of the decade as researchers contribution of academic research,
and academics sought ways to through Auto ID Labs, and a
use this incredible technology wide range of highly innovative
across a broad range of business organisations that are overcoming
applications; to a period of “hype” the implementation challenges
a couple of years ago whilst in order to allow effective
many were focused on the initial implementation of the technology.
testing of ideas; to the period of Thousands of pilot tests have been
“implementation” which is now conducted around the world and
starting to occur as leading many organisations are now
organisations begin to use the achieving the business benefits
EPCglobal standards based and returns on investment that
technology to exploit a wide they have been working towards.
range of opportunities. EPCglobal is totally committed in
its purpose of working with its
members to build a global
standards infrastructure and to
achieve the full potential use of
the technology within and
between organisations.
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New Services and Solutions

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GS1’s advancements in the enabling technologies. GS1

areas of New Services and thus opens the door for mass
implementation of flexible and
Solutions were geared to address interoperable track and trace
long-standing challenges in the systems across companies,
marketplace for both members Global Traceability Standard industries, supply chains and
and prospective members. Two A GS1 team composed of industry economies. Consumers and
highlights of the year focused on experts from 18 countries has businesses will benefit from
produced a global business improved availability of timely
the cooperative efforts of multiple and accurate data resulting from
agreement on generic requirements
MOs and end users to deal and a common way to describe the cost-efficient alignment of customer
effectively with a Global traceability process. The agreement and supplier traceability systems.
Traceability Standard as well takes into account the differences
as the vision of bringing GS1 imposed by diverse legislative and Global Upstream Supply
business requirements as well as Initiative (GUSI)
System benefits upstream to the
the set of diverging expectations GS1 released a complete set of XML
trading relationships between in terms of enabling technologies. standards designed for the specific
manufacturers and their suppliers. The need for such a standard needs of upstream suppliers of
emerged after an increase in ingredients, raw materials and
legislation relating to traceability packaging. They are the fruit of
and growing concerns over collaboration between GS1 and GCI
counterfeiting. Global Upstream Supply Initiative,
and are based on the Upstream
GS1 members worldwide are Integration Model (UIM) jointly
expected to benefit from the developed by suppliers and
new global standard defining manufacturers.
traceability as a business process
independently from the choice of Implementing the UIM together
with the newly released GS1
Standards will result in a highly
optimised process and bring a wide
variety of benefits, including
improved levels of service, reduced
inventory and lower administration,
“Traceability is a key component of Kraft's production and transportation costs.
approach to product quality and safety. The GS1
Global Traceability Standard will help Kraft further The new standards complement
enhance its traceability programs, and is a great the existing GS1 XML standards
example of how the GS1 System can provide real already available for retailers
benefits for companies and consumers alike.” and manufacturers around the
Hugh H. Roberts world and extend the benefits of
Kraft Foods standardisation to include upstream.
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New Sectors
“Because we serve many

companies and many people
around the globe, trade without
standards would be a nightmare
for DHL. GS1 helps us to meet our
targets and the targets of our
customers everywhere, everyday.”
Bernd Flickinger
DHL

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A primary vision for GS1 is the The project framework has been
development and growth of defined and parties ready to
commence the pilot on transportation
new sectors using the GS1 of bulk wine from Australia to the UK.
System. During the past year, The project team aims to provide first
great strides were made in a results in Q1 2007. Currently the pilot
number of new sectors, bringing GS1 in Transport and Logistics is focused on basic consignment
the vision closer to reality. transactions with the intention to
GS1 has established a Logistics
address more complex scenarios of
initiative with the vision to lead the
international transportation.
Global Healthcare User Group development and implementation
The global Healthcare User Group of the GS1 Logistics Solutions for
NATO Technical Cooperation
(GS1 HUG™) has chosen GS1 as the Transport and Warehouse management
Agreement
sole system of standards in healthcare. with initial focus on FMCG.
The North Atlantic Treaty
The HUG is a voluntary and Organisation (NATO) and GS1 have
open group formed by 40 leading Its objective is to achieve the benefits
of integration of the global supply signed a Technical Co-operation
pharmaceutical and medical devices Agreement (TCA). Over the last few
companies, wholesalers, hospitals and chains by fostering interoperability
and addressing visibility and years, a number of GS1 Standards
trade associations from around the have been included within NATO
world. The HUG’s primary objective is scalability, identified by participants
as key issues for the sector. The Standards Agreements and Ministries
to enhance patient safety worldwide of Defense have initiated a number of
through accurate and standardised current scope includes identification,
bar coding, and eCom solutions in enhancements to GS1 Standards on
product identification. NATO’s behalf.
supply chain activities.
Accurate product identification is The agreement broadens the
crucial to patient safety in three GS1 in Customs
co-operation between the NATO
key aspects: Based on the revised Unique
and GS1 in the fields of supply chain
• avoiding medication errors by Consignment Reference (UCR)
standards and technologies. It
ensuring that the right drug is recommendation of the World
formally enables direct contributions
delivered to the right patient Customs Organisation, the UK
by NATO to the establishment of
Customs initiated a pilot to test
• preventing the use of counterfeit relevant GS1 standards. On an equal
the use of the GS1 Serial Shipment
drugs and medical devices basis, the agreement formally
Container Code (SSCC) on the
enables GS1 to contribute to the
• allowing the traceability of international flow of wine and spirits
standardisation activities of the NATO
medical products for Constellation and Diageo between
standardisation community.
the UK and Australia. After evaluation,
After one year of successful operation SSCC proved to be compatible with
of the GS1 HUG™, HUG officially the UCR recommendation and
announced on 26 July 2006 that it meeting UCR criteria. Both customs
will use GS1 standards exclusively as and trade identified potential benefits
the basis for its automatic product of leveraging existing identification
identification developments (Bar systems and, as such, stressed the role
Codes and Radio Frequency of SSCC in global trade.
Identification Product Tags).
Over the course of the next 18 “Protecting patient safety is an

months the HUG members will unquestionable priority for the
continue to promote the existing Healthcare industry. The use
GS1 standards for their application of GS1 standards is at the
and implementation in the healthcare foundation of our solutions to
sector. While the primary focus is on prevent medical errors and drugs
developing global standards for counterfeiting worldwide.”
automatic product identification, the William L. McComb
HUG will also be working on other J&J
topics such as serialisation, medical Member of the GS1 Management Board
catalogues, data synchronisation,
classification and e-commerce to
make the healthcare systems safer
and more efficient worldwide.
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Operational Improvements
Core Competencies:
Global Standards
Development
Effectively manage the global,
user-driven develoment and
implementation process to
deliver high quality, easy-to-
implement standards to
industry and solution providers.
Global Reach
Maintain and develop a
global network of national
affiliates which deliver high
quality standards-oriented
services to their members.
Cross-cultural
Communication
Develop and maintain a broad
range of communtication
capabilities which enable
effective two-way
communications between
GS1, its affiliates, its
membership and the wider
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CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER’S MESSAGE
Vicente Escribano
Chief Operating Officer
The staff and management of GEPIR Strategy All business units now follow a
GS1’s Global Office, along with The Global Electronic Party common planning process, which
Information Register (GEPIR) is a connects Long Term Strategies and
representatives of our Member Programs with Projects into a one
distributed database that contains
Organisations, worked closely year business plan. Updates are made
basic information on over 1,000,000
together during the year to companies in over 100 countries. through quarterly reports and include
improve the understanding a dashboard with the status of the
and delivery of both the At the time of its conception, GEPIR Top 10 Programs and projects.
architecture and internal was a GS1 Member Organisation
initiative to interlink the different GS1 Architecture
operations of GS1. The traction
membership databases in order to The aim of this new initiative is to
generated across the enterprise efficiently fulfill information requests research GS1 standards and services
has produced a number of from GS1 System end-users. Over and to provide a recommendation
significant results. time, some of the users discovered on how the components of the
this service and started to directly GS1 System portfolio should work
connect into the GEPIR network to together to support the existing
validate Global Location Numbers global user community as well as
(GLN) and Global Trade Item Numbers the newly engaged industries.
(GTIN) that are manually captured in
their ERP systems. One of the key deliverables is
expected to be an outline of end-user
The aim of the GEPIR strategy is to business processes supported by
enhance this service by motivating GS1 standards and services and how
major software houses to include they are related. Others include the
these validation processes into their relationships between various GS1
product offerings. Furthermore, standards, inclusive of Bar Codes and
GEPIR has the ambition to become Identification Systems, eCom, EPC
the future portal for Business to and GDSN.
Consumer communication. Mobile
technology is expected to enable An integral part of the initiative is to
consumers to scan GS1 bar codes. identify future strategic opportunities
Via GEPIR consumers may be able to and development of a GS1 key data
receive useful product information, translator prototype, which would
such as cooking instructions or demonstrate how GS1 Bar Codes
nutrition values. relate to EPC tags.
GS1 Business Planning

A new business planning process has
been rolled-out within the GS1 Global
Office. Besides contributing to the
overall improvement of the business
and financial management, the new
business planning process now brings
even greater transparency of global
operations to the GS1 community.
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GS1 Global Standards Management Process

Since it was created in 2002, the Global Standards Management Process (GSMP) has been
the engine that powers the entire GS1 System of Standards. In line with the GS1 pledge to
continuously improve this process for the benefit of all of its users, a number of enhancements
have been made to achieve the following benefits:
The new, improved, organisational structure is depicted below.
Oversight
Body Board Committee for Standards (BCS) 1. Clearer and more
BCS Governance
effective governance
Groups
Operations Group Architecture Group Process Group
2. More responsiveness
to business needs
Business Requiremnets Groups (BRG)
3. Increased efficiency in
Master BarCodes & producing standards
Development
GDSN GPC eCom 4. Improve membership
Bodies Data Identification
return on investment
(ROI)
User
Groups Work Groups (WG) 5. Improve “Change
Technology
Request” visibility
Center
Technology Center (TC) and processing
These key changes are expected to provide the following benefits:
• GSMP Advisory Groups are replaced by three groups that support GS1 Management Board
decisions: Architecture, Process and Operations. This will result in improved governance by
directly connecting GSMP operations to the GS1 Management Board in order to meet industry
priorities and ensure implementation commitment.
• A GS1 Architecture framework will guide the development of the entire family of GS1
standards to ensure their interoperability and eliminate eventual redundancies.
• Project Teams replace standing committees for complex work items. This will eliminate the
“committee queue”, ensure that business expertise is properly involved and improve the
opportunities for participation.
As per the commitment to continuously improve the GSMP, the next steps include the
establishment of a GSMP Charter, Conformance & Certification specifications, and a step
change improvement in GSMP communications and membership management.
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Mentors per Region
Mentors Latin
Asia Pacific
35% America
5
Mentorees 6
North
Mentorees per Region
65%
America
1 Latin
America Asia Pacific
Middle East 9 14
Africa
1 North
Mentoring Programme America
0
The Mentoring programme has been Europe
15
up and running for a number of years
Middle East
and is now a firmly established activity Africa
within the GS1 Member Organisation 15
(MO) community. The Mentoring
programme contributes to the goal Mentor and Mentoree Member
of building a world-class GS1 Organisations
organisation by: Europe
Mentors Mentorees 12
• Leveraging knowledge and Argentina Algeria Lebanon
experiences within the GS1 MO Australia Albania Libya Mentors awarded at the 2006
Austria Armenia Macau
community Belgium Azerbaijan Mauritius
General Assembly
• Creating a framework where young Brazil Bahrain Macedonia For the first time this year, a slot
Colombia Bolivia Moldova was included at the General
and developing MOs can ask for and Costa Rica Bosnia-Herzegovina Mongolia
receive support and advice from Croatia Bulgaria Morocco Assembly event in Malta to award
mature MOs Denmark Cambodia Nicaragua and give recognition to four GS1
• Bridging the gap between mature
Finland Cyprus North Korea champion Mentors. The MOs and
France Dominican Republic Paraguay CEOs who were awarded were:
and developing MOs Germany Ecuador Peru
Greece El Salvador Romania
• Avoiding that developing MOs will Guatemala Estonia Saudi Arabia Klara Karivan, GS1 Croatia
have to ‘re-invent the wheel’ Hong Kong Georgia Slovenia Peter Gietelink, GS1 Netherlands
• Fostering a spirit of cooperation and India Ghana Sri Lanka Rafael Florez, GS1 Colombia
Ireland Guatemala Thailand
sharing among the MO community Italy Honduras Tunisia Tan Jin Soon, GS1 Singapore
• Promoting consistency and quality Malta Indonesia Turkey
in the services offered by all MOs Mexico iran United Arab Emirates As the list of champions is long,
Netherlands Ivory Coast Uruguay the Mentor awards will become
Russia Jordan Uzbekistan
A survey conducted by the GS1 Singapore Kazahkstan Venezuale an annual event at the General
Global Office in October-November South Africa Kenya Vietnam Assembly.
Switzerland Kyrgystan
2005 revealed that 80% of the United Kingdom Kuwait
MOs participate in the Mentoring USA Latvia
programme and 92% of the MOs
supported by a Mentor (Mentorees)
are entirely satisfied with the support
they receive. The role at the GS1
Global Office is to make sure that
the Mentoring Programme runs as
smoothly as possible. This is done by:
• Arranging and coordinating visits

and contacts between the Mentors
and Mentorees
• Maintaining an up-to-date list of
Mentor and Mentoree contacts
• Conducting periodic surveys on the
status of the Mentoring Programme
• Ensuring that the mentor-mentoree
relationships remain relevant for the
participating MOs
Michel van der Heijden presenting Mentor Awards at the General Assembly to,
• Communicating Mentoring success (Clockwise) Klara Karivan, Peter Gietelink, Rafael Florez and Tan Jin Soon.
stories to the GS1 community and
giving recognition to the Mentors
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Strategic Alliances

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Collaboration. Partnership. Strategic Alliances and Synchronisation (GDS), EPC, Data

Functional Alliance. The gears Partnerships Accuracy, Upstream (GUSI) and the
For an organisation like GS1, adoption use of key Identifiers and Message
of the global supply chain work Communication. GS1 is closely
of the standards we develop in
more closely than ever thanks involved with the Effective Consumer
collaboration with the users is a clear
to the driving force behind Key Performance Indicator (KPI). Response (ECR) and Voluntary
GS1 System’s Strategic Alliances For Retail and FMCG, GS1 already Interindustry Commerce Solutions
and Partnerships. Through regularly reports progress in this (VICS) Association initiatives. GS1
area to the Board, using information fully support their vision for a future
innovative programmes, strong in which products move through
received from the Global Commerce
trade association relationships, the global supply chain, seamlessly
Initiative’s (GCI) global scorecard and
and an expanding outreach the data gathered through GS1 MO’s. and efficiently, maximising value
effort on the part of GS1 and To stimulate adoption as broadly as for manufacturers, retailers and
its Member Organisations, the possible, GS1 is developing the consumers.
vision of a fully aligned global following main areas of focus:
GS1 is developing relationships in
standards community is new industries and sectors as the
1. Collaboration with trade
becoming a reality. associations and trade organisation expands. In the Medical
representation bodies, Device sector of the Healthcare
industry, GS1 is working closely
2. Strategic partnership programme together with AdvaMed (US
with Solution Providers, Association of Medical Device
3. Strategic alliances with other Manufacturers) and Eucomed
standard bodies, and (European Associations of Medical
4. Programmes to broaden awareness Device Manufacturers and National
and develop understanding Associations). As these are highly
amongst key governmental and regulated environments, close
non-governmental bodies. alignment and working side by
side with these well-respected
associations is of key importance.
Collaboration with trade
associations and trade
GS1’s work with the Wine & Spirits
representation bodies
industry is another example. A pilot
GS1 has a long tradition of working is being conducted between the UK
hand-in-hand with the other trade and Australia Customs for the inport
associations and trade bodies in Retail and export of wine in bulk. GS1 is
and FMCG. The organisation has a working side by side with the WSTA
close and productive relationship (Wines and Spirits Trade Association)
with GCI, with continued joint of the UK to make this pilot a success.
initiatives in the areas of Global Data
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On other fronts, GS1’s relationship was intensified with ISBN (books) by assigning
a member of the GS1 leadership team to the ISBN Board, and the organisation
made substantive progress in initial discussions with IATA (airlines and airport
operators) with regard to potentially tagging baggage and freight with EPC.
Strategic partnership programme with Solution Providers

A solid strategic partnership programme with Solution Providers (technology,
process, supply chain, data pools) is of key importance for getting the standards
“By ensuring full alignment solidly adopted in the supply chain. To these ends, GS1 has enlisted the support
with other international of sponsors such as GXS, SAP, IBM, Oracle/Retek and Accenture to help sustain
standard bodies, solution the Global Forum, the GSMP user events, and other activities.
providers and trade
associations, GS1 provides Solution Providers also play an important role in governance. A key Logistics
truly global solutions in Customer Service Partner (DHL) is a member of the Global Board. In the
today’s complex EPCglobal business, there is a broad working relationship with companies such
business environment.” as Cisco, who is both a solution provider and end user, and GDSN is broadly
Seung-Han Lee supported by the main datapools in Retail/FMCG (e.g. GXS, Agentrics).
Samsung Tesco
Member of the GS1 Management Board Going forward, GS1 wants to become more pro-active and develop, together
with the Solution Providers and Customer Service partners, a comprehensive
global strategy of collaboration to support the efforts currently taking place
disparately across the GS1 world. To that effect, the organisation has plans to
appoint a dedicated senior member of staff to lead this important initiative.
The key objective here is to ensure that these software and solution providers
are developing their software products, technology solutions, and consulting
offerings in consideration of GS1 System Standards, GPC and solutions.
Strategic alliances with other standard bodies

GS1’s strategic alliance work with other standard bodies is of key importance
for broad adoption. The organisation has a long-standing and well-respected
working relationship with ISO and, as a result, a great number of the GS1
standards have been adopted as ISO standards.
Over the past year, great progress was made with the incorporation of the
EPCglobal Gen 2 standard into the relevant ISO standard. Quite a number of
GS1 staff, at the Global Office and MO level, are closely involved in ISO work and
participate in the workgroups either as workgroup leaders or specialists. We also
engage with ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) for work in
EPC and UN/CEFACT (United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic
Business) for alignment with GS1’s Electronic Data Interchange standards
developments using EDIFACT and XML as well as with the GPC (Global Product
Classification) initiative.
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“Data quality impacts both retailers and manufacturers and

can only be resolved by a collaborative effort of
understanding the impact of low data quality in both trading
partners internal processes, solving those issues, and
implementing processes to keep the data at the highest quality.
Synchronising data through GDSN is our tool to keep that high
quality data aligned with our trading partners.”
Anders Moberg
Royal Ahold
Broaden awareness and develop have been successful in engaging and its working groups consist of
understanding amongst key with the FDA in the US. HUG have representatives of industries and
governmental and non- also been working with the Japanese trade associations worldwide
governmental bodies Health authorities and in meeting including healthcare, technology,
with the NHS in the UK. food, consumer products, retail, and
GS1 recognises the key influence others. The PPSC works closely with
on commerce standards exerted EPCglobal Inc and representatives committee members to address
by governmental and inter- of various industry sectors that are public policy issues and inform
governmental organisations. The implementing RFID and EPC industry leaders, consumers, and
main mission of these bodies is not technology have formed the legislators about the benefits of
to develop standards, but to regulate EPCglobal Public Policy Steering EPC technology.
them; sometimes in all sectors, like Committee (PPSC) to foster open
the European Union, and other dialogue with key audiences around
times in specific sectors like the public policy and other important
FDA in the US. areas relative to EPC technology and
the EPCglobal Network. The PPSC
GS1 has been active among these key
influencers and booked initial success
in a number of areas. GS1’s leading
role in the EU sponsored BRIDGE
project, which promotes the use of
RFID technology in the EU is a prime
example. In the world of Customs,
GS1 established a solid working
relationship with the World Customs
Organisation (WCO) and worked
alongside them on UCR/SSCC
projects. In defence, GS1 has signed
an agreement with NATO. And in
Healthcare, the GS1 Healthcare User
Group (HUG) and the EPCglobal
Healthcare and Life Science group
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Practical Examples
GS1 China
GS1 Colombia
GS1 France
GS1 Japan

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GS1 System on Tracking and The traceability process

Tracing Beef Products in China The schematic diagram of the traceability system is as follows:
The first application of the GS1 Information Information

system on tracking and tracing Cattle
Cattle
beef products in China produced slaughter and Consumption
breeding
benefits shared by both businesses cutting house
and society at large.
Significance Information Tracing
With the high speed development

The flow of information is the key The results
of the economy in the past 20 years,
to the success of this project. The A pilot was implemented in
quality of life in China has greatly
following procedure described the November 2004 and has produced a
improved. One area of special
information process. number of highly valuable benefits:
concern has been food safety.
1. The diagram starts with the breeding • The quality and integrity of the
In recent years, food safety incidents farm making comprehensive records beef products as well as the
have attracted a new, heightened of epidemic prevention, feeds and reputation of the company were
sense of attention from the public disease treatment for individual cattle; all greatly improved;
and, as a result, the Chinese
2. The slaughter house registers the • Product sales increased by 12%
government has been focusing on
quarantine information and slaughter compared to the previous year;
new and innovative ways to solve
approval information of the cattle
these problems. • Increased speed and efficiency
and the cattle ear tag number;
were brought to the management
3. After slaughtering is completed, the of the company through the
Project background bar code is issued and correlated reduction of manual reporting.
GS1 China has seized this opportunity with general information about the
to make its contribution by individual cattle registered; Additionally, it also generated
developing a traceability system 4. When cattle are prepared for extensive social benefits:
according to GS1 specification butchering, the ear tag number is • The awareness and reputation
and traceability guidelines for identified when the carcass enters of GS1 China has improved and
beef products. the cutting line by scanning the bar received great attention from
code. By this time, new bar codes many interested slaughter and
A project was developed by GS1 will be generated in lot quantity processing businesses;
China leveraging a partnership with (used for traceability of information)
Beijing Jinwei Furen Muslin Food Co., and correlated with general • In the construction of the China
Ltd, a private company engaged in information about the cattle; Food Credit Record System, an
the integrated business of beef cattle article regarding the traceability of
breeding, slaughtering, top-quality 5. After butchering, the bar codes food safety has been added to the
product processing and selling. The used for the traceability of beef star-rating of enterprise credit;
company supplies over ten thousand products are attached to the
packaging of the beef product; • The Agricultural Bureau of the
tonnes of beef products to the
Beijing Municipal Government
market in Beijing and over the whole
All information is circulated via the has adopted the GS1 bar code as
country every year.
Internet. The trace codes of the beef a means of traceability on the
products adopt the structure of GTIN agricultural products manufactured
+ ear tag (or batch number). As for under its supervision.
the beef products made using beef
from several individual cattle, such as Generally speaking, the project has
minced meat and fat beef meat, the proved that the GS1 System works
code adopts the structure of GTIN + well in China.
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LOGyCA: Latin American Centre c. Subjects: automatic data CABASnet are: Synchronisation, POS
for Value Networks capture, pharmaceutical unit dose Sales and Inventory Data service,
implementation, redesign and Global Registry and DAM (Digital
LOGyCA, the Latin-American Centre simulation of extended value Asset Management) for the trading
for Value Networks, is a business networks, warehouse design, etc. partners involved.
laboratory dedicated to virtual
simulation services, market research 4. EPC LAB: At the end of 2005, CABASnet began
studies and specialised human talent LOGyCA has three main laboratory offering its services in seven Latin-
training. The Centre was built on spaces: the supermarket, the hospital American countries, and right now,
GS1 Colombia’s “value network”* and the warehouse. There are two it is preparing to enter three new
training and consulting services for EPC implementations, one in the markets. CABASnet’s electronic
Colombian companies and more than supermarket and the other in the catalogue has been certified by GDSN
17 years of accumulated experience. warehouse. Inc. and it is the only one catalogue in
Latin-America that synchronises price
In 2005, the Centre served more than a. Supermarket: Smart shelf, product information between trading partners.
18,000 people, including attendees movement from the retailer back
from 12 countries, as well as visiting office to the POS area and capture in Recent RESULTS (statistics from the
members of the GS1 Advisory Council. the receiving dock from the supplier. Colombian catalogue)
b. Warehouse: Capture at entrance,
The main services offered by product flow along the conveyor 1. Synchronisation: 650 users. Among
LOGyCA were: belt and loading of trucks for delivery. them, there are retailers; Carrefour,
Éxito – Casino, Carulla Vivero, Cafam
1. Training 5. Other services and Colsubsidio and suppliers; Procter
& Gamble, Unilever and Colgate.
a. Customised training programmes: Other services are offered with the
support of 72 partners. LOGyCA has 2. POS Sales and Inventory Data
i. Companies: Bavaria, Colsubsidio agreements with 12 universities service: At the end of 2005, 501
and Éxito. and has implemented 53 software companies useutilise CABASnet to
ii. People trained: 1,200 applications implemented such as exchange information about the
WMS (Warehouse Management number of GTIN’s sold.
b. General training programmes:
System), TMS (Transportation 3. Global Registry: Acting as a certified
i. Companies: 31 Management System), ERP catalog since 2005.
ii. People trained: approx. 450 (Enterprise Resource Planning), etc.
4. CABASnet Media: A tool for digital
c. Thirty-three seminars with different asset management.
companies in different cities around The biggest challenges for 2006 are
the country. to ensure LOGyCA’s premises are
Expected results in 2006
occupied at least 40% of the time, to
get the EPC LAB accredited, to increase Thanks to the commitment of the
2. Market research:
the number of the software applications catalogue’s main users, CABASnet
The Centre provided a number of has begun a process to extend its
used and to provide an unforgettable
studies for multinational companies, use. The objective is to get 2,800
customer experience full of value
including: consumer behavior studies companies to permanently use the
through creativity and innovation.
regarding product changes, new Synchronisation service and the POS
product development, product Sales and Inventory Data service
CABASnet: a platform for
exhibition design, competence analysis through CABASnet.
collaborative electronic commerce.
and advertising impact studies.
CABASnet is a multinational
In 2006 CABASnet will start
3. Consulting collaborative platform between clients
measuring and formally following-up
and suppliers. Its objective is to offer
a. Companies: 25 both logistics KPI’s (e.g. On-Time,
solutions that reinforce and increase
In-Full) that are affected by its use
b. Projects: 31 the efficiency of the value network
and its impact on the reduction of
through the exchange of relevant
the out-of-stock levels.
information. The solutions offered by
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GS1 France Rewards Innovative Pierre Chatelain, Product Technical Beyond the financial benefits,
Companies Support Manager for Norauto e-invoicing allows Norauto to avoid
summarised the project this way: errors, to verify invoices, and to
Since 1994, GS1 France has been “You have to communicate extensively reduce the volume of storage
rewarding companies that have with your suppliers before launching necessary, while at the same time
launched the most innovative this technology, so that everything increasing the security of archived
services using GS1 standards. goes smoothly afterward. It’s the invoices. The quantity of disputes and
necessary condition for the success of follow-up calls has also been reduced.
A committee is convened every year a project. Tests carried out by various
to study business cases submitted by governmental organisations here in One number that says it all: over 1.8
candidate companies. This selection France (internal revenue, fraud million merchandise invoices have
team is made up of representatives detection...) clearly demonstrated the been handled since the start of the
from retail and manufacturing value of the solution we chose.” project. Without an e-invoicing
(including the previous year’s system built with GS1 eCom
winners) as well as journalists from Norauto’s e-invoicing services are standards, that would be a stack
the supply chain and logistics trade now being extended to its European of paper invoices twice as tall as
press. Candidate companies must subsidiaries. The company uses the Eiffel Tower!
have successfully carried out a project the main French platform to store
applying GS1 standards in electronic invoices from the eleven countries in Norauto is today continuing to roll
data exchange, electronic invoicing, which it has activities. “We decided it out services that use GS1 standards
traceability or any other of the many was a better choice to share the tools with a project for automatic orders.
areas where our standards add value. we developed,” notes Pierre Chatelain,
“As a result, Norauto France is a true
The most innovative and high- service provider! But it took a lot of work
performance companies receive a to get to this level...”
trophy at a prestigious dinner and
ceremony. In 2005, the Norauto
group won a GS1 France Trophy
for its exemplary use of GS1 eCom
standards. Norauto is France’s leading
creator and distributor of automotive
services for all makes of vehicles,
with a large chain of equipment,
maintenance and service outlets.
E-invoicing is one of the Norauto

group’s strengths. To set their project
up, Norauto called for volunteer
companies from its array of suppliers.
Today the company handles 60% of
its invoices in France using GS1 eCom. Norauto group honored by GS1 France Trophy
In the initial phase of the project,

Norauto selected suppliers who
deliver directly to the group’s different
stores and who send a large number
of invoices, such as tire, muffler and
battery manufacturers.
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Application of GTIN for GTIN allocation is a three-step Future prospects

Intangible Products process: Over one million tunes are distributed
at iTMS Japan. iTMS contains not
Online music distribution system 1. GS1 Japan allocates company prefix only musical content but also
adopts GTIN to music performers. monologues, novel readings, English
lessons, etc. GS1 Japan expects more
Outline 2. Music performers allocate GTIN -13 and more music performers and
In August 2005, a new service to each tune and apply to iTMS for content providers to use the system
that uses the internet to distribute registration with GTIN-13. as time goes on.
musical content was launched in
Japan. The system was called iTMS 3. iTMS add zero on the top of Further, distribution of virtual
(iTunes Music Store), which was run GTIN-13 and all the music products via the Internet is expected
by a wholly-owned subsidiary of contents are controlled by to increase. In view of this, usage
Apple Computer, Inc. GTIN-14 inside iTMS. of GTIN would also increase thanks
to its ability to manage product
iTMS manages “sales units” (both When the contents are exactly same information globally and to link with
tunes and albums) using GTIN. for CD/DVD and iTMS, the GTINs physical products.
According to iTMS, GTIN allows should also match. When they have
all the tunes to be controlled different contents (for example, a
globally and the codes facilitate promotional video is added), a
synchronisation with hard copy different GTIN should be allocated.
products of the same contents.
Features and advantage of
the system Figure 1
As a result, the GS1 company prefix
became mandatory for registration The Japanese Digital Music Market
of tunes at iTMS. Japanese music had revenues of $300 million last year.
performers began to knock on the This is almost double the previous GS1 Japan
door of GS1 Japan for application year’s figure. In addition to Apple,
almost immediately. Å@Since then, there are at least 20 online music
GS1 Japan has received 20 to 50 services in Japan, including Microsoft, GTIN-13 Company Prefix
applications monthly, with the total Yahoo, Goo, and Sony. 451234567((((
number reaching around 240 as of
April this year. Online music services allow cost
savings and this is a clear advantage
iTMS was launched in the US in 2003. for performers, reducing or
Currently, it has covered more than 20 eliminating their investments in
countries, in North America, Europe, making and promoting CDs/DVDs. Music Performer
Australia and Japan, and it continues In addition, there are no minimum
to expand. production quantities or stock-
keeping requirements. For the GTIN-13
How iTMS works and use of GTIN consumer, the advantage of portable 4512345671235
The necessary procedure that music digital audio players and easily
performers must follow is explained downloadable music is obvious; and
in Figure 1. access to single tunes and albums at
reasonable prices drive online sales
higher. iTMS
GTIN-14
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General
GS1 Financial Statements
Prefix
mer

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Financial Statements
CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER’S MESSAGE
Michel van der Heijden

Chief Finance Officer
Predictability (financial controlling). A combination Key Financial Statistics:

The 2005/06 fiscal year has been of tools allows us now to have a Global Revenue
another period of transformational ‘real time’ Risk & Opportunities list, GS1 Member Organisations around
change from a finance perspective. so we can take the necessary the world are funded by their local
Now that full transparency has been corrective actions as time progresses. members through annual fees for
solidly embedded into the way we In addition, we have put more services provided. In the past this was
work in GS1, we moved a significant emphasis on aligning the financial called Financial Strength, but we
step forward in terms of predictability. forecast with the agreed GS1 project now adopted our terminology to
Predictability provides stability and priorities, to make sure we can the more commonly known concept
creates trust, which in turn allows the deliver on our promises. of Revenue. The fiscal year 2005/06
organisation to concentrate on what was a strong year in terms of year
is important, namely serving our Going forward over year performance with an
stakeholders better, every day. To Over the past ten years, firms are overall growth of 23.9%. To get
reach that goal, we worked on two called upon to be good corporate the real picture of operational
fronts: on the Revenue side and on citizens and report not merely on performance, we exclude the impact
the Expense side financial results, but also on how they of currency due to the strength of
service the community in which they the Euro, and our year over year
On the Revenue side, as the Global operate, called ‘triple bottom line’ growth then still stands at a healthy
Office is still primarily funded by reporting (economic, environmental 13.9%, which compares favorably
the Member Organisation (MO) and social). As GS1 gets involved in versus the prior year with a growth
community, the MO’s need a Financial more sectors as conduit of facilitating of 10.9%. Regionally we see some
Model that determines their fee rate global trade, it will be important that important differences, with a very
over a number of years, without we develop a proper Corporate Social strong performance in Asia Pacific
surprise changes. As our overall GS1 Responsibility (CSR) report that deals and North America, with the impact
business model has become more with issues of globalisation, knowledge of the 1SYNC merger, and some
complex, stability on the Financial sharing and skill transfer in the challenges in Latin America, in
Model side is of key importance. Over different regions and countries where particular in Mexico.
the course of the year, we developed GS1 operates. We plan to develop a
a long-term fee structure for the GS1 CSR strategy for GS1 and will work GS1 Global Office – Fee Evolution
Central Office, which we will only with other not-for-profit organisations Looking at the historical trend, the
change in case of a major redirection to get guidance in this matter to numbers confirm that we are going
of the overall business model. For better support our end users. through a transformational change
EPCglobal we developed a 2-year in GS1. The overall growth of global
Financial Model, considering that the revenues as mentioned before
EPCglobal Business Model will still combined with the investments in
change as EPC gets more traction EPCglobal and GDSN have brought
in the market. For GDSN we moved the 2005/06 GS1 GO revenues to
to a Financial Model with direct €24.2M, an increase of €6.6M or 37%
contribution by the Data pools. versus the year before. Going forward,
we continue to invest but at a slower
On the Expense side, we have pace, as we start moving from a
overhauled our financial processes start-up phase to a more going-
to make sure that we not only look concern mode. Our budget 2006/07
into the past (financial reporting), calls for an increase of €3.3M or 14%
but also start looking into the future versus the year before.
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GS1 Consolidated FY 2005-2006: YTD Actuals for the period ending 30/06/06 (EURO 000’s *)
Consolidated GS1 CO EPC Inc. (100%) GDSN Inc.
Revenue 24,157 13,777 7,155 3,224
Fixed/Recurring Expenses 2,486 1,805 216 466
Discretionary Expenses 9,642 3,352 4,718 1,573
Payroll Expenses 10,875 7,785 2,220 871
Operating Expenses 23,004 12,942 7,153 2,910
Operating Result 1,153 836 2 315
Other Revenue / (Expenses) 91 93 (2) -
Result for the period 1,243 929 0 315

Notes: * Consolidation based on 1 EUR = 1,21727 USD
Income Statement, reserves in case of adverse currency In terms of types of expenses, not
Cash and Headcount fluctuations. The EPCglobal Income much has changed over the past
Our consolidated Income Statement Statement is break-even, in line years. Our main investment remains
shows a positive result of €1,243K for with expectations. As for GDSN, our people, with 76 employees on
the fiscal year ending June 2006. We the financial picture is starting to the payroll at the end of June 2006,
continued to build a reserve from our stabilise after having gone through moving towards 90 by the end of the
bases business (GS1 Central Office), to a typical start-up phase with upfront next fiscal year. As for discretionary
cover current and future investments investments, which will have to be spending, travel and large user
in new technologies and applications, recovered over the next few years. meetings/events (Global Forum,
but also to have the necessary GSMP events, ECR, …) continue
to be the big ticket items.
Global Coverage
Revenue By Region
(€ 000’s)
Actuals Actuals Budget Growth

'04/'05 '05/'06 '06/'07 % Excl. FX*
Asia Pacific 24,799 25,810 33,920 31.4% 21.8%
Latin America 16,737 19,707 24,306 23.3% 2.5%
North America 52,774 52,834 74,254 40.5% 22.2%
Middle East/Mediterranean/Africa 2,329 2,601 3,094 18.9% 10.8%
Europe 64,949 73,279 80,282 9.6% 8.3%
TOTAL 161,588 174,231 215,856 23.9% 13.9%
* Excluding Foreign Exchange
Historical Perspective Global Office

(€ Millions)
99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07
A. Fee Evolution
GS1 Central Office 3.0 3.9 5.0 6.3 7.2 11.6 13.8 15.9
EPCglobal Inc. - - - - 3.2 5.4 7.2 8.5
GS1 GDSN Inc. - - - - - 0.6 3.2 3.1
Total GS1 Global Office 3.0 3.9 5.0 6.3 10.4 17.6 24.2 27.5
B. Head Count Evolution
Staff 19 18 20 31 35 58 76 90
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General
GS1 Board Members

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Boards of Directors 1.2 Current Regional composition

The Board members of GS1, EPCglobal and GDSN are
fully behind our global Vision and Strategy. These • Europe 26
individuals provide the inspiration and leadership to • Asia-Pacific 7
drive our global organisation forward and we thank • Latin America 5
them for their continued commitment and contribution.
• North America 23
The members of our Boards are business leaders from
across the globe from the Member Organisations,
consumer goods manufacturing and retail and new
sectors including healthcare, transport, aerospace,
defence and IT. Both multinational and small-to-medium
sized companies are represented. Europe 26
In response to the commitment made to the GS1

General Assembly in South Africa in May 2005, the Asia-Pacific 7
GS1 Board has adopted additional members from new
sectors such as healthcare and transport in the past year.
Latin America 5
This trend will continue as GS1 expands the use of its
standards beyond its traditional user base.
The membership of the Boards is composed of

North America 23
• Retailers 17
• Manufacturers 13
• New Sectors 17
• Member Organisations 14
Member
Organisations
23% Retailers
28%
New Sectors
28%
Manufacturers
28%
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GS1 Management Board

Member Title Company
Danny WEGMAN Chief Executive Officer Wegman’s Food Market
(GS1 Chairman)
Miguel Angel LOPERA President and CEO GS1
Juan Antonio SANFELIU Chief Executive Office Gassol
(GS1 Vice-Chairman)
Seung-han LEE President and CEO Samsung Tesco
(GS1 Vice-Chairman)
Timothy SMUCKER Chairman and Co-CEO J.M. Smucker Company
Linda DILLMAN Executive Vice President Wal-Marts Stores
Risk Management, Benefits Admin.
and Sustainability
Michael E. DI YESO President and COO GS1 US
José Luis DURAN Chairman of the Management Board Carrefour Group
Michel EECKHOUT Executive Vice President and CIO Delhaize Group
Bernd FLICKINGER Chief Operating Officer DHL Solutions
Elzbieta HALAS Chief Executive Officer GS1 Poland
Takashi INOUE CEO & Senior Executive Director GS1 Japan
Chris JOHNSON Deputy Executive Vice President Nestlé
William L. McCOMB Company Group Chairman Depuy (Johnson & Johnson)
Robert. A. McDONALD Vice-Chairman Global Operations The Procter & Gamble Company
Rudy MARKHAM Chief Financial Officer Unilever PLC
Zygmunt MIERDORF Member of the Board of Management Metro
Anders MOBERG President and CEO Royal Ahold
Maria PALAZZOLO Chief Executive Officer GS1 Australia
Jörg PRETZEL Chief Executive Officer GS1 Germany
Gonzalo RESTREPO President Almacenes Exito
Hugh H. ROBERTS President International Commerce Kraft Foods
Wanderlei SARAIVA COSTA Executive Director Mogiana Alimentos Group
Enrique VITALE Chief Executive Officer GS1 Argentina
Zong Nan WANG Chairman Bright Foods (Group) Company Ltd.
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GS1 GDSN Inc. Board of Directors

Neil CAMERON Global CIO (Chairman GS1 GDSN) Unilever, PLC
Sally HERBERT President GS1 GDSN Inc.
Frederic BEYNEIX B2B Strategy & Development Director Carrefour
Lori BIGLER Manager, Business Technology Standards The J.M. Smucker Co.
Colin COBAIN Group IT Director Tesco Stores Ltd
Ross CURTIS Senior Vice President, Global Sales GXS
Michael DI YESO President & COO GS1 US
Michel EECKHOUT Executive Vice President and CIO Delhaize Group
Rafael FLOREZ Chief Executive Officer GS1 Colombia
Pierre GEORGET Chief Executive Officer GS1 France
Tahira HASSAN Senior Vice President, Strategic Supply Chain Nestlé S.A.
David HUTCHINGS Senior Director, Business-to-Business Kraft Foods Global Inc.
Sylvester MACHO Managing Director/Member of the Board MGB Metro Group
Maria PALAZZOLO Chief Executive Officer GS1 Australia
Jorg PRETZEL Chief Executive Officer GS1 Germany
Christopher SELLERS Chief Executive Officer Agentrics
Marianne TIMMONS Director e-Commerce Wegman’s Food Markets
Milan TURK Managing Director/Customer eCollaboration The Procter & Gamble Company
Ruud VAN DER PLUIJM VP, B2B E-Commerce Royal Ahold
EPCglobal, Inc. Board of Governors

Richard CANTWELL Vice President Auto ID The Gillette Company
(Chairman of EPCglobal)
Chris ADCOCK President EPCglobal
Teruaki AOKI Sr. Executive Vice President & Executive Officer Sony Corporation
Steve COUSSINS Chief Executive Officer GS1 UK
Peter CUVIELLO Vice President and Managing Director Lockheed Martin
Alan ESTEVEZ Assistant Deputy Under Office of the
Secretary of Defense US Secretary of Defense
Rollin L. FORD Executive Vice President Wal-Mart Stores
and Chief Information Officer
Claus GARBISCH Sector Head Consumer/Retail DHL
Takashi INOUE CEO & Senior Executive Director GS1 Japan
Richard LAMPMAN Senior Vice President Research Hewlett-Packard
Zygmunt MIERDORF Member of the Management Board Metro
Mohsen MOAZAMI Vice President & Global Managing Director Cisco Systems
Cheryl A. PERKINS Senior Vice President & Innovation Officer Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kurt W. REBER Head of Global Supply Chain Management Novartis Pharma
Sergio RIBINIK Chief Executive Officer GS1 Brazil
Michael P. ROSE Vice President RFID/EPC Johnson & Johnson
Sanjay SARMA Oat Systems
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GS1 Leadership Team
(Left to right) : Vicente Escribano, Chief Operating Officer; Sally Herbert, President, GS1 GDSN Inc; Eric Decroix,
Chief Marketing Officer; Michel van der Heijden, Chief Finance Officer; Susan West, Chief Human Resources Officer;
Chris Adcock, President, GS1 EPCglobal Inc; Miguel A. Lopera, President & CEO.
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General
Membership

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GS1 Membership
110 -
GS1 has evolved from a modest 12 member
European-based organisation in 1977 to a truly 100 -
international organisation today with 104 Member 90 -
Organisations spanning the entire globe. This year we 80 -
welcomed 3 new Member Organisations representing 70 -
Ghana, Albania and the Ivory Coast, and we expect to 60 -
add more members to our GS1 family in 2007. 50 -
40 -
GS1 Member Organisation Growth 1977-2006
30 -
Our Member Organisations, staffed by 1,700 20 -
professionals, are delivering the GS1 standards and
10 -
services to over 1 million users companies representing
20 industry sectors. An impressive 5 billion transactions 0-
-
are registered on a daily basis. Companies that are not 1977 1987 1997 2006
served by a GS1 Member Organisation may obtain
GS1 services and support directly from our Central Middle East, Africa Europe
Office in Brussels. At present, 39 countries are served
on a direct basis.
Latin America North America
Asia Pacific
GS1 in the World
104 GS1 Member Organisations

1,700 GS1 staff worldwide
39 additional countries served

on a direct basis from GS1
Central Offfice
• Over one million

user companies
• Over 5 billion
transactions daily
• 20 represented
sectors
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GS1 Member Organisations Contact Information
The information below was correct at time of going to press. For most recent
information, please visit http://www.gs1.org/contact/worldwide.php.
GS1 Albania GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg

Tirana Brussels
T +355 4 232073 T +32 2 2291880
E maksimdhamo@yahoo.com E info@gs1belu.org
W www.gs1belu.org
GS1 Algeria
Algiers GS1 Bolivia
T +213 21 243099 Santa Cruz de la Sierra
E eanalgerie@yahoo.fr T +591 3 33 345 55
E cainco@cainco.org.bo
GS1 Argentina W www.cainco.org.bo
Buenos Aires
T +54 11 4130 1730 GS1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
E info@gs1.org.ar Sarajevo
W www.gs1.org.ar T + 387 33 663634
E info@gs1.ba
GS1 Armenia W www.gs1.ba
Yerevan
T +374 10 272 622 GS1 Brasil
E gs1arm@arminco.com Sao Paulo
W www.gs1am.org T +55 11 30686207
E gs1@gs1brasil.org.br
GS1 Australia W www.gs1brasil.org.br
Melbourne
T +61 3 95589559 GS1 Bulgaria
E gs1au@gs1au.org Sofia
W www.gs1au.org T +359 2 988 3139
E gs1bulgaria@gs1bg.org
GS1 Austria W www.gs1bg.org
Vienna
T +43 1 5058601-0 GS1 Cambodia
E office@gs1austria.at Phnom Penh
W www.gs1austria.at T +855 23 212265
E ppcc@online.com.kh
GS1 Azerbaijan
Baku GS1 Canada
T +99 412 4987405 Toronto
E ean@gs1az.org T +1 416 510-8 039
W www.gs1az.org E info@gs1ca.org
W www.gs1ca.org
GS1 Bahrain
Adliya GS1 Chile
T +973 17 211477 Santiago
E gs1@samahiji.com T +56 2 365 4000
E info@gs1chile.org
GS1 Belarus W www.gs1chile.org
Minsk
T +375 17 2290913 GS1 China
E ean@ean.by Beijing
W www.ean.by T +86 10 820 82 517
E info@ancc.org.cn
W www.ancc.org.cn
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GS1 Colombia GS1 Egypt

Bogotá Cairo
T +57 1 427 09 99 T +20 2 4026623
E web@gs1co.org E info@eanegypt.com
W www.gs1co.org W www.eanegypt.com
GS1 Costa Rica GS1 El Salvador

San José San Salvador
T +506 224-3255 T +503 22051000
E informacion@gs1cr.org E eansal@diescoean.com.sv
W www.gs1cr.org W www.gs1.org.sv
GS1 Croatia GS1 Estonia

Zagreb Tallinn
T +385 1 48 95 000 T +372 6 505063
E info@gs1hr.org E info@gs1.ee
W www.gs1hr.org W www.gs1.ee
GS1 Cuba GS1 Finland

Havana Helsinki
T +537 322693 T +358 9 696969
E ean@camara.com.cu E eaninfo@gs1.fi
W www.gs1.fi
GS1 Cyprus
Nicosia GS1 France
T +357 22 889800 Paris
E ean@ccci.org.cy T +33 1 40955410
W www.ccci.org.cy E infos@gs1fr.org
W www.gs1fr.org
GS1 Czech Republic
Prague GS1 Georgia
T +420 234 633 145 Tblisi
E info@gs1cz.org T + 995 32 29 4724
W www.gs1cz.org E info@gs1ge.org
W www.gs1ge.org
GS1 Denmark
Copenhagen GS1 Germany
T +45 39 278527 Cologne
E info@gs1.dk T +49 221 947140
W www.gs1.dk E info@gs1-germany.de
W www.gs1-germany.de
GS1 Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo GS1 Ghana
T +1 809 6834727 Tema
E ean_rd@eanrd.org.do E Kofi.Essuman@unilever.com
W www.eanrd.org.do
GS1 Greece
GS1 Ecuador Athens
Quito T +30 21 08083931
T +593 2 2549 865 / 2507580 E info@gs1gr.org
E info@gs1ec.org W www.gs1gr.org
W www.gs1ec.org
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GS1 Guatemala GS1 Israel

Guatemala City Tel Aviv
T +502 2362 5375 T +972 3 5198839
E gs1guatemala@gs1gt.org E sigalb@industry.org.il
W www.gs1gt.org
GS1 Italy
GS1 Honduras Milan
Tegucigalpa T + 39 02 7772121
T +504 235 7792 E info@indicod-ecr.it
E diselco@eanhonduras.org W www.indicod-ecr.it
W www.eanhonduras.org
GS1 Ivory Coast
GS1 Hong Kong Abidjan
Hong Kong T 225 22 48 60 48
T +852 2861 2819 E info@gs1ci.org
E info@gs1hk.org W www.gs1ci.org
W www.gs1hk.org
GS1 Japan
GS1 Hungary Tokyo
Budapest T +81 3 5414 8520
T +36 1 412 3940 E jan@dsri.jp
E info@gs1hu.org W www.gs1jp.org
W www.gs1hu.org
GS1 Jordan
GS1 Iceland Amman
Reykjavik T +962 6 5620038 / 9
T +354 511 3011 E info@gs1jo.org.jo
E info@ean.is W www.gs1jo.org.jo
W www.ean.is
GS1 Kazakstan
GS1 India Almaty
New Delhi T + 7 3272 756578
T +91 11 23713117 / 23719638 E info@ean.almaty.kz
E info@gs1india.org W www.ean.kz
W www.gs1india.org
GS1 Kenya
GS1 Indonesia Nairobi
Jakarta T +254 20 445 2680/1
T +62 21 31925800 E info@eankenya.com
E info@gs1.or.id
W www.gs1.or.id GS1 Korea (South)
Seoul
GS1 Iran T +82 2 6050 1432
Tehran E admin@gs1kr.org
T +98 21 897 0964 W www.gs1kr.org
+98 21 896 4744
+98 21 66908517 GS1 DPR Korea (North)
E ahmad@gs1ir.org Pyongyang
W www.gs1ir.org T +850 2 18111
E psjdc@co.chesin.com
GS1 Ireland
Dublin GS1 Kuwait
T +353 1 208 0660 Ardiya
E info@gs1ie.org T +965 431 3129
W www.gs1.ie E eankuwait@hotmail.com
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GS1 Kyrgyz Republic GS1 Mauritius

Bishkek Port Louis
T +996 312 663 136 T +230 2083301
E info@gs1kg.org E mcci@intnet.mu
W www.gs1kg.org W www.mcci.org
GS1 Latvia GS1 Mexico

Riga México City
T +371 7830822 T +52 55 5249 5200
E gs1@gs1.lv E info@gs1mexico.org.mx
W www.gs1.lv W www.gs1mexico.org.mx
GS1 Lebanon GS1 Moldova

Beirut Chisinau
T +961 1 744764 T +373 22 241669 / 245329
E info@gs1lb.org E info@gs1md.org
W www.gs1lb.org W www.gs1md.org
GS1 Libya GS1 Mongolia

Tripoli Ulaanbaatar
T + 218 21 444 4545 T +976 11 328 878
E info@gs1Ly.org E gsp@mongolchamber.mn
W www.gs1Ly.org W www.mongolchamber.mn
GS1 Lithuania GS1 Morocco

Vilnius Casablanca
T +370 5 2614 532 T +212 22 391913
E ean@chambers.lt E gs1maroc@gs1ma.org
W www.chambers.lt W www.ean.ma
GS1 Macau GS1 Netherlands

Macau Amsterdam
T +853 78 2385 T +31 20 5113820
E gs1macau@cpttm.org.mo E info@gs1.nl
W www.gs1mo.org. W www.gs1.nl
GS1 Macedonia GS1 New Zealand

Skopje Wellington
T +389 2 3118 088 T +64 4 4941050
E slagana@ic.mchamber.org.mk E info@gs1nz.org
W www.mchamber.org.mk W www.gs1nz.org
GS1 Malaysia GS1 Nicaragua

Kuala Lumpur Managua
T +603 627 61211 T +505 266 9847/10
E gs1malaysia@fmm.org.my E gs1ni@gs1ni.org
W www.gs1my.org W www.gs1ni.org
GS1 Malta GS1 Norway

Ta’ Xbiex Oslo
T +356 21 337 225 T +47 22 971320
E info@gs1mt.org E firmapost@ean.no
W www.gs1mt.org W www.ean.no
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GS1 Panama GS1 Serbia & Montenegro

Panama City Belgrade
T +507 236 7907 T +381 11 3132 312
E info@gs1pa.org E office@gs1yu.org
W www.gs1pa.org W www.gs1yu.org
GS1 Paraguay GS1 Singapore

Asuncíon Singapore
T +595 21 202518 T +65 68263080
E info@gs1py.org E jin_soon.tan_sanc@smafederation.org.sg
W www.gs1py.org W www.sanc.org.sg
GS1 Peru GS1 Slovakia

Lima Zilina
T +51 1 221 1000 T +421 41 5651185
E eanperu@eanperu.org.pe E info@gs1sk.org
W www.eanperu.org W www.gs1sk.org
GS1 Philippines GS1 Slovenia

Manila Ljubljana
T +63 2 6370897-98 T +386 1 5898321
E info@gs1ph.org E gs1slovenija@gs1si.org
W www.gs1ph.org W www.gs1si.org
GS1 Poland GS1 South Africa

Poznan Johannesburg
T +48 61 8527681 / 8504977 T +27 11 789 5777
E gs1pl@gs1pl.org E info@gs1za.org
W www.gs1pl.org W www.gs1za.org
GS1 Portugal GS1 Spain

Lisbon Barcelona
T +35 1 21 7520740 T +34 93 2523900
E info@gs1pt.org E info@aecoc.es
W www.gs1pt.org W www.aecoc.es
GS1 Romania GS1 Sri Lanka

Bucharest Colombo
T +40 21 317 80 31 / 32 T +94 1 326096 / +94 2 380156
E office@gs1.ro E ayoni@chamber.lk
W www.gs1.ro W www.chamber.lk
GS1 Russia GS1 Sweden

Moscow Stockholm
T +7 495 730 7103 T +46 850 101000
E info@gs1ru.org E info@gs1.se
W www.gs1ru.org W www.gs1.se
GS1 Saudi Arabia GS1 Switzerland

Riyadh Bern
T +966 405 3200 Ext 190/168 T +41 58 800 7000
E gs1@saudichambers.org.sa E mail@gs1.ch
W www.saudichambers.org.sa W www.gs1.ch
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GS1 Syria GS1 Uruguay

Damascus Montevideo
T +963 11 5427909 T +598 2 7123360
E ean-syria@net.sy E info@gs1uy.org
W www.trust-info.net W www.gs1uy.org
GS1 Taiwan GS1 Uzbekistan

Taipei Tashkent
T +886 2 2393 9145 T +998 71 1367131
E eantwn@gs1tw.org E info@gs1uz.org
W www.gs1tw.org W www.gs1uz.org
GS1 Thailand GS1 Venezuela

Bangkok Caracas
T +66 2 3451200 T +58 212 2378777
E info@gs1thailand.org E info@gs1ve.org
W www.gs1thailand.org W www.gs1ve.org
GS1 Tunisia GS1 Vietnam

Tunis Hanoi
T +216 71 231122 T +84 4 836 1463
E tunicode.eantunis@gnet.tn E info@gs1vn.org.vn
W www.tunicode.com.tn W www.gs1vn.org.vn
GS1 Turkey
Ankara
T +90 312 413 8000
E gs1turkiye@tobb.org.tr
W www.gs1.tobb.org.tr
GS1 Ukraine
Kiev
T +380 44 486 0734 / 482 0521
E ean@ean.ua
W www.ean.ua
GS1 United Arab Emirates

Dubai
T +971 4 221 40 10
E gs1.uae@gmail.com
GS1 UK
London
T +44 207 6559000
E info@gs1uk.org
W www.gs1uk.org
GS1 US
Lawrenceville
T +1 609 620 0200
E info@gs1us.org
W www.gs1us.org
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GS1 Strategic Issues
The process continues. As GS1’s Vision continues to evolve into a

practical, business-driven reality, key strategic issues emerge as points
of concentration. During the months ahead these issues provide clear
focus as we “Make Our Vision a Reality”.
Strategic Focus Operational Improvement

• Governance • Vision Alignment and Communication –
• Management Board: Senior Executives Internal and External
• Roles: Align, Communicate, Resources • Branding
(Financial and People) • Integrated Portfolio of Products,
• Public Policy Services and Sectors
• Mass Adoption of Data Synchronisation • Organisation Effectiveness
and EPCglobal with Clean Data • Strengthen strategic alliances
• Prioritise new sectors

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GS1 AISBL
Blue Tower
Avenue Louise 326, b10
B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
T +32 (0)2 788 78 00
F +32 (0)2 788 78 99
contactus@gs1.org
www.gs1.org

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The global language

Making the GS1 Vision a Reality

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GS1 is the most widely used supply

GS1 is a fully integrated global organisation

GS1 operates in multiple sectors & industries

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Making the Letter from the Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

a Reality Performance and Perspective

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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

• We believe that our people – We are all inspired by examples

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LETTER FROM THE INCOMING CHAIRMAN

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO

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Our vision We will reach out and engage more

leadership. We will focus our energies on

We will promote innovative solutions Our standards and services

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Performance and Perspective

GS1 BarCodes and eCom

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GS1 General Specifications Redesign

The benefits are expected to be a simplified document structure -

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“GS1 standards are the foundation

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Performance and Perspective

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Data cleansing of internal product Launch of the User Group

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“Sharing data in a standard way along the

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Performance and Perspective

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The EPCglobal Architecture Expansion into High Frequency