EAN International
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EAN International was a global standards organization that managed barcoding and product identification systems before merging into what is now known as GS1.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EAN International canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9325865 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EAN International Context triple: [GS1, formerName, EAN International]
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A.
ENIC Group
ENIC Group is a British investment company best known for its majority ownership and long-term control of Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur.
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B.
ANA Group
ANA Group is a major Japanese aviation conglomerate centered around All Nippon Airways, operating passenger and cargo airlines as well as related aviation services.
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C.
ECR Group
The ECR Group is a right-leaning, eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament that brings together conservative and reformist parties from across Europe.
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D.
J. Muller International
J. Muller International is an engineering and design firm known for its work on major infrastructure projects, including long-span bridges such as the Confederation Bridge in Canada.
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E.
QED International
QED International is an independent film production and financing company known for backing a range of commercially oriented feature films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EAN International Target entity description: EAN International was a global standards organization that managed barcoding and product identification systems before merging into what is now known as GS1.
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A.
ENIC Group
ENIC Group is a British investment company best known for its majority ownership and long-term control of Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur.
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B.
ANA Group
ANA Group is a major Japanese aviation conglomerate centered around All Nippon Airways, operating passenger and cargo airlines as well as related aviation services.
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C.
ECR Group
The ECR Group is a right-leaning, eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament that brings together conservative and reformist parties from across Europe.
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D.
J. Muller International
J. Muller International is an engineering and design firm known for its work on major infrastructure projects, including long-span bridges such as the Confederation Bridge in Canada.
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E.
QED International
QED International is an independent film production and financing company known for backing a range of commercially oriented feature films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international organization
ⓘ
non-profit organization ⓘ standards organization ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Uniform Code Council
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linked to:
International Code Council
|
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto | GS1 ⓘ |
| field |
barcoding
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logistics ⓘ product identification ⓘ retail ⓘ supply chain standards ⓘ |
| focus |
global product identification
ⓘ
harmonization of bar code standards ⓘ standardization of data structures ⓘ |
| goal |
enable efficient scanning at point of sale
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ensure unique identification of products worldwide ⓘ support interoperability of supply chain systems ⓘ |
| governanceModel | federation of member organizations ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Brussels
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linked to:
Brussels, Belgium
|
| industryServed |
consumer packaged goods
ⓘ
healthcare ⓘ retail grocery ⓘ transport and logistics ⓘ |
| managedStandard |
EAN-13 barcode
ⓘ
linked to:
EAN-13 barcode system
EAN-8 barcode ⓘ European Article Number ⓘ
linked to:
EAN-13 barcode system
GTIN ⓘ
linked to:
GS1
Global Trade Item Number ⓘ International Article Numbering system ⓘ
linked to:
EAN-13 barcode system
|
| memberType |
local GS1 organizations
ⓘ
national member organizations ⓘ |
| mergedInto | GS1 ⓘ |
| operatedIn | global ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | GS1 ⓘ |
| provided |
bar code implementation guidelines
ⓘ
company prefix allocation ⓘ numbering rules for trade items ⓘ |
| scope |
global trade item identification
ⓘ
location identification ⓘ logistics unit identification ⓘ |
| standardType |
automatic identification and data capture standard
ⓘ
bar code symbology standard ⓘ |
| successorOrganization | GS1 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
distributors
ⓘ
manufacturers ⓘ national numbering organizations ⓘ retailers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: EAN International Description of subject: EAN International was a global standards organization that managed barcoding and product identification systems before merging into what is now known as GS1.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.