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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 Article 22

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 Article 22

Quality of the optical data carriers

Article 22

1.   Economic operators shall ensure high readability of the optical data carriers. A quality of the optical data carriers rated at least 3.5 in accordance with ISO/IEC 15415:2011 for the two-dimensional data carriers, or in accordance with ISO/IEC 15416:2016 for the linear symbols shall be presumed to fulfil the requirements set out in this Article. 2.   Economic operators shall ensure that the optical data carriers are capable of remaining readable for at least five years after their creation.

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CitationArticle 22 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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