In order to strengthen the audiovisual publishing standardized management, and regulate the business activities of audio-visual products, audio and video products to implement bar code system, formulated the Regulations.

The second audio and video products bar code consists of 13 digits, divided into four sections, the first section of the publication prefix (Total 3), paragraph 2 of the publisher prefix (a total of 6), paragraph 3 of the publication number (total of 3), paragraph 4 check code (1 bit).

Publisher prefix Article audiovisual publishing units assigned by the Press and Publication Administration, and issue "Certificate publisher prefix" publishing units.

Article publication date numbers since the introduction of the barcode counted, regardless of the year, according to the order of publishing audio and video products publishing unit sequentially accumulated. Publication No. After use, need to re-apply for the publisher prefix.

Article audiovisual unit plate number when the application version must be submitted "audiovisual products barcode (version number) using the directory" (Annex I) in duplicate; to be furnished in the "Application Data Sheet publisher prefix" (Annex II when applying publisher prefix ).

Article audiovisual products with Chinese standard barcode Recording Code (version number) correspond to each other, for the same species, different carrier of audio and video products, using different version numbers and bar codes to ensure the uniqueness of the barcodes.

Article Unified Barcode film produced by the Press and Publication Administration barcode center, other units may not engage in this business. Barcode film production costs according to state standards, each barcode charged 48 yuan.

Article VIII of the various audio-visual publishing unit after receiving the Press and Publication Administration of the version number assigned amount, approval and support "audiovisual products barcode application form" (Annex III) to the Press and Publication Administration Centre barcode barcode bid. After the Press and Publication Administration Centre received barcode barcode ticket, bar code film production should be completed within three working days.

Article IX barcode must be printed prominently on the back color seal, envelope. The size of the barcode film 38╳13mm. Printing and production entity should be required to print the bar code can not be arbitrarily reduced.

Article X barcode audiovisual products since January 1, 2001 formally implemented. From the date of implementation of all the audio and video products audio-visual products shall use bar code. Errant require the use of bar code will be punished in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Regulations on the Administration of audiovisual products," "Publications barcode management approach" and so on.

In the process of implementation of Article XI of the bar code, the technical problem, the Press and Publication Administration barcode Center.

Rule by the Press and Publication Administration responsible for the interpretation.