Quality of the printing of the two-dimensional barcode
Article 6
1. Manufacturers shall evaluate the quality of the printing of the Data Matrix by assessing at least the following Data Matrix parameters: (a) the contrast between the light and dark parts; (b) the uniformity of the reflectance of the light and dark parts; (c) the axial non-uniformity; (d) the grid non-uniformity; (e) the unused error correction; (f) the fixed pattern damage; (g) the capacity of the reference decode algorithm to decode the Data Matrix. 2. Manufacturers shall identify the minimum quality of the printing which ensures the accurate readability of the Data Matrix throughout the supply chain until at least one year after the expiry date of the pack or five years after the pack has been released for sale or distribution in accordance with Article 51(3) of Directive 2001/83/EC, whichever is the longer period. 3. When printing the Data Matrix, manufacturers shall not use a quality of the printing lower than the minimum quality referred to in paragraph 2. 4. A quality of printing rated at least 1,5 in accordance with ISO/IEC 15415:2011 shall be presumed to fulfil the requirements set out in this Article.