Celebrating 30 years of UN/EDIFACT Food Retail Sector View Christian Przybilla, Head of eBusiness/GDSN, GS1 Germany GmbH 05.10.2017

GS1 Germany Fact & Figures Established in 1974 as “Centrale für Coorganisation” (CCG), and changed its name in 2005 to GS1 Germany More than 180 employees at the Cologne office Shareholders: Equally EHI Retail Institute and Markenverband Investments: 1Worldsync Inc., European EPC Competence Center (EECC), ferd management & consulting GmbH, H.U.T. Hotelreservierungs- und Tagungsmanage-ment GmbH, Smart Data One gmbH Clients and users: around 171,000*, including nearly 50,000 GS1 Complete clients is part of the international GS1 community. *GTIN = Global Trade Item Number (former EAN = International Article number) EPC = Electronic Product Code Wir wollen einheitliche Identifikations-, Kommunikations- und Prozess-Standards im Markt etablieren Wir haben unser Leistungsangebot auf die Anforderungen des Marktes und der Branchen ausgerichtet Wir verhelfen in Deutschland entwickelten Standards zur internationalen Durchsetzung und internationalen Standards zur nationalen Durchsetzung

110 GS1 Member Organizations worldwide GS1 Global Community Countries with distinct GS1 Organisation Countries managed by GS1 Global Office (Bruxelles) 110 GS1 Member Organizations worldwide

GS1 Numbering Systems for Success GS1 numbering systems allow a globally unique identification of supply chain partners, goods and logistic units. 5 billion EAN barcodes are scanned every day around the world. Basis of the electronic exchange of data

GS1 Communication Standards GS1 offers 2 Standards for the electronic communication EANCOM® based on UN/EDIFACT GS1 XML

EANCOM® based on UN/EDIFACT still growing GS1 XML

EANCOM® Versions in usage (2015) EANCOM® Versions in countries EANCOM® 94 (D.93A) – 12 Countries EANCOM® 97 (D.96A) – 31 Countries EANCOM® 2002 (D.01B) – 30 Countries More information about GS1 XML can be found at the GS1 website: http://www.gs1.org/eancom

EANCOM® diffusion rate EANCOM® is used in > 43 countries. Mostly used EANCOM® message types are: ORDERS (Order) INVOIC (Invoice) DESADV (Despatch Advice) ORDRSP (Order Response) PRICAT (Price/Sales Catalogue) INVRPT (Inventory Report) RECADV (Receiving Advice)

Not only in Food and Retail but … EANCOM® and UN/EDIFACT power numerous industries Do-it-Yourself / Consumer Electronics Healthcare Fast Moving Consumer Goods Technical Industries Fashion, Shoes, Sports Cash / Finance Logistics Food Service E-Commerce In Germany appr. 11.000 user companies

Thank you and congrats UN/EDIFACT!!! Lighthouse of global business semantics / structures Stability for 30+ years Safeguarding and future proof of investments