For the characters in the set below, the 7-bit codes in the basic ISO 646 standard shall be used, unless the corresponding 8-bit codes in ISO 6937, ISO 8859.1, ISO 8859.2, ISO 8859.5 and ISO 8859.7, or other bit codes are specifically agreed between the interchanging partners. If another bit code set is being used this must be specifically stated in the interchange agreement between the parties.
The following character set, known as character set level A, is recommended to be used within EANCOM for international exchanges:
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Letters, upper case |
A to Z |
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Numerals |
0 to 9 |
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Space character |
|
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Full stop |
. |
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Comma |
, |
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Hyphen/minus sign |
- |
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Opening parentheses |
( |
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Closing parentheses |
) |
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Oblique stroke (slash) |
/ |
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Equal sign |
= |
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Exclamation mark |
! |
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Quotation mark |
" |
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Percentage sign |
% |
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Ampersand |
& |
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Asterisk |
* |
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Semi-colon |
; |
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Less-than sign |
< |
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Greater-than sign |
> |
When using the Level A service characters (UNOA), the characters Apostrophe ('), Plus sign (+), Colon (:) and Question mark (?) are reserved for special use (see section 2.2.4.).