BS EN 6656:201 BSI Standards Publication Informati on technol ogy — Radi o frequen cy i denti fi cati on for i tem management — RFID Embl em (ISO/IEC 291 60:201 ) BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 6656:201 National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 6656:201 It is derived from ISO/IEC 291 60:201 It supersedes BS ISO/IEC 291 60:201 2, which is withdrawn The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee IST/34, Automatic identifcation and data capture techniques A list o f organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions o f a contract Users are responsible for its correct application © The British Standards Institution 201 Published by BSI Standards Limited 201 ISBN 978 580 89865 ICS 35.240.60 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations This Published Document was published under the authority o f the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 June 201 Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication Date Text a ffected 31 July 201 This corrigendum renumbers BS ISO/IEC 291 60:201 as BS EN 6656:201 CEN common modifications have also been implemented and are indicated by a vertical line in the margin EN 6656 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM June 201 ICS 35.240.60 English Version Information technology - Radio frequency identification for item management - RFID Emblem (ISO/IEC 291 60:201 2, modified) Technologies de l'information - Identification par radiofréquence (RFID) pour la gestion d'objets - Emblème RFID (ISO/CEI 291 60:201 2, modifié) Informationstechnik - Identifizierung von Waren mittels Hochfrequenz (RFID) für das Management des Warenflusses - RFID-Emblem (ISO/IEC 291 60:201 2, modifiziert) This European Standard was approved by CEN on May 201 CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German) A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION C O M I T É E U R O P É E N D E N O RM A L I S A T I O N E U RO P Ä I S C H E S KO M I T E E F Ü R N O RM U N G CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 7, B-1 000 Brussels © 201 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members Ref No EN 6656:201 E BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) Contents Page Foreword Introduction Scope Normative references Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations The RFID Emblem 4.1 General 4.2 RFID Index 4.3 Representation .6 4.4 Size 4.5 Placement .7 4.6 Using the RFID Emblem 4.7 Restrictions on use Maintenance 5.1 General 5.2 Requesting an index assignment 5.3 Criteria for additional index assignments Annex A (n orm ati ve) RFID Index Annex B (n orm ati ve) Drawings Annex C (n orm ati ve) RFID Index assignment request form 20 Annex D (i n form ati ve) Other RFID markings 21 D.1 Industry-specific marking 21 D.2 EPCglobal 21 D.2.1 EPCglobal seal 21 D.2.2 EPC certification (hardware and software) 23 D.3 Japan Automatic Identification Systems Association (JAISA) 24 D.3.1 RFID interrogators used in general environment 24 D.3.1 Background and purpose 24 D.3.1 Operational guideline for RFID interrogators used in general environment 24 D.3.1 2.1 Terms and definitions 24 D.3.1 2.2 Product labelling 24 D.3.1 2.3 Applicable persons 25 D.3.1 2.4 Basic concept 25 D.3.1 2.5 Notification for specialized companies 25 D.3.1 2.6 Communication 25 D.3.2 RFID interrogators used in controlled area 25 D.3.2.1 Background and purpose 25 D.3.2.2 Operational guideline for RFID interrogators used in controlled area 26 BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) D.3.2.2.1 Product labelling 26 D.3.2.2.2 Notification for specialized companies 26 D.3.2.2.3 Communication 26 Bibliography 27 BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) Foreword Th i s d ocu m en t (EN 6656: 201 4) h as been prepared by Tech n i cal Com m i ttee CEN /TC 225 “AI D C tech n ol og i es”, th e secretari at of wh i ch i s h el d b y N EN Th i s Eu ropean Stan d ard sh al l be g i ven th e statu s of a n ati on al stan d ard , ei th er by pu bl i cati on of an i d en ti cal text or b y en d orsem en t, at th e l atest b y D ecem ber 201 4, an d fl i cti n g n ati on al stan d ard s sh al l be wi th d rawn at th e l atest b y D ecem ber 201 Atten ti on i s d rawn to th e possi bi l i ty th at som e of th e el em en ts of th i s d ocu m en t m ay be th e su bj ect of paten t ri g h ts CEN [an d /or CEN E LEC] sh al l n ot be h el d respon si bl e for i d en ti fyi n g an y or al l su ch paten t ri g h ts Th e m od i fi cati on s to I SO/I E C 291 60: 201 are i n d i cated b y a verti cal l i n e i n th e m arg i n Accord i n g to th e CEN -CE N ELEC I n tern al Reg u l ati on s, th e n ati on al stan d ard s org an i zati on s of th e fol l owi n g cou n tri es are bou n d to i m pl em en t th i s Eu ropean Stan d ard : Au stri a, Bel g i u m , Bu l g ari a, Croati a, Cypru s, Czech Repu bl i c, Den m ark, Eston i a, Fi n l an d , Form er Yu g osl av Repu bl i c of M aced on i a, Fran ce, G erm an y, G reece, H u n g ary, I cel an d , I rel an d , I tal y, Latvi a, Li th u an i a, Lu xem bou rg , M al ta, N eth erl an d s, N orway, Pol an d , Portu g al , Rom an i a, S l ovaki a, Sl oven i a, Spai n , S wed en , Swi tzerl an d , Tu rkey an d th e U n i ted Ki n g d om BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) Introduction Rad i o freq u en cy i d en ti fi cati on (RFI D) i s a tech n ol og y th at tou ch es al l aspects of th e su ppl y ch n , from m an u factu ri n g al l th e wa y to th e en d -u se su m er I t i s i m portan t for i n d u stri al u sers, retai l ers an d su m ers to kn ow wh en an RFI D tag i s presen t To th i s en d , th e RFI D Em bl em speci fi ed i n th i s I n tern ati on al Stan d ard provi d es th e pu bl i c wi th a read i l y i d en ti fi abl e m eth od to i n form u sers of th e presen ce of RFI D Th e RFI D Em bl em provi d es a vi si bl e i d en ti fi cati on of RFI D tran spon d ers, i n terrog ators, an d tag g ed i tem s Vi si bl e si g n s i n form sum ers wh eth er an i tem or prod u ct tai n s an RFI D tag Th erefore, th i s m eets on e of th e m n req u i rem en ts for su m er pri vacy protecti on Th e RFI D Em bl em i s a pu bl i c-d om n obj ect i n ten d ed to au g m en t rath er th an repl ace oth er em bl em s an d l og os su ch as recycl i n g an d CE Th e RFI D Em bl em req u i res n o fee for u se n or d oes i t h ave an y m em bersh i p or oth er u se restri cti on or req u i rem en t, oth er th an com pl i an ce wi th th i s I n tern ati on al Stan d ard BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) Scope Th i s Eu ropean Stan d ard speci fi es th e d esi g n an d u se of th e RFI D Em bl em : an easi l y i d en ti fi ed vi su al g u i d e th at i n d i cates th e presen ce of rad i o freq u en cy i d en ti fi cati on (RFI D) I t d oes n ot ad d ress l ocati on of th e RFI D Em bl em on a l abel Speci fi c pl acem en t req u i rem en ts are l eft to appl i cati on stan d ard s d evel opers I t al so speci fi es an RFI D I n d ex, wh i ch can be i n cl u d ed in th e RFI D Em bl em an d wh i ch ad d resses th e com pl i cati on ad d ed by th e wi d e ran g e of RFI D tag s (freq u en cy, protocol an d d ata stru ctu re) Th e RF I D I n d ex i s a two-ch aracter cod e th at provi d es speci fi c i n form ati on abou t com pl i an t tag s an d i n terrog ators Su ccessfu l read i n g of RFI D tag s req u i res kn owl ed g e of th e freq u en cy, protocol an d d ata stru ctu re i n form ati on provi d ed by th e RFI D I n d ex Normative references Th e fol l owi n g d ocu m en ts, in wh ol e or in part, are n orm ati vel y referen ced in th i s d ocu m en t an d are i n d i spen sabl e for i ts appl i cati on For d ated referen ces, on l y th e ed i ti on ci ted appl i es For u n d ated referen ces, th e l atest ed i ti on of th e referen ced d ocu m en t (i n cl u d i n g an y am en d m en ts) appl i es EN I SO/I E C 9762 (al l parts), Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) techniques — Harmonized vocabulary (ISO/IEC 9762 (all parts)) Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations For th e pu rposes of th i s d ocu m en t, th e term s, d efi n i ti on s, s ym bol s an d abbrevi ati on s g i ven in EN I SO/I E C 9762 (al l parts) appl y The RFID Emblem 4.1 General Th e RFI D Em bl em ’ s g en esi s was th e AI M RFI D Em bl em , d evel oped b y th e AI M G l obal RFI D Experts G rou p (REG ) Th e RFI D Em bl em si sts of a u n i q u e, pu bl i c-d om n em bl em wi th a two-ch aracter cod e (RFI D I n d ex) to i n d i cate th e freq u en cy ran g e an d , i n certai n cases, th e d ata stru ctu re tai n ed wi th i n th e en cod ed RFI D tran spon d er A g en eri c em bl em wi th ou t th e RFI D I n d ex i s perm i tted Du e to th e i n com pati bi l i ty of d i fferen t types of RFI D, th e u se of th e g en eri c em bl em i s d i scou rag ed Th e RFI D Em bl em m ay be u sed i n j u n cti on wi th oth er l og os or i n d i ci a th at i n d i cate speci fi c appl i cati on s of RFI D 4.2 RFID Index Two-ch aracter cod es are u sed to i d en ti fy th e freq u en cy, th e r i n terface protocol , th e d efi n i n g ag en cy for th e d ata, an d th e d ata on th e tag Th i s i s referred to as th e RFI D I n d ex Th e fi rst ch aracter d efi n es th e freq u en cy, r i n terface protocol an d d efi n i n g au th ori ty, th e secon d ch aracter d efi n es th e d ata stru ctu re To h el p i n stal l ati on pl an n ers i d en ti fy en cod i n g or read i n g eq u i pm en t su i tabl e for a parti cu l ar freq u en cy an d d ata stru ctu re, a "g en eri c" cod e wi th an asteri sk (*) as th e secon d ch aracter i s assi g n ed for each g rou pi n g Th i s cod e sh al l on l y be u sed on i n terrog ators an d sh al l n ot be u sed on l abel s or tag s Cu rren tl y assi g n ed twoch aracter cod es are g i ven i n An n ex A Cod es n ot cu rren tl y assi g n ed are reserved for fu tu re u se 4.3 Representation Th e two represen tati on s of th e RFI D Em bl em are d ark-on -l i g h t an d l i g h t-on -d ark, as i l l u strated bel ow Exam pl es of th e RFI D Em bl em for u se on RFI D-en abl ed pri n ters/en cod ers an d i n terrog ators, an d for u se on l abel s are al so i l l u strated BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) Figure illustrates the RFI D Emblem Earlier forms and representations of the emblem are not compliant with this International Standard Figure — Examples of the RFID Emblem Either form of the RFI D Emblem may be used; the form which most visually striking on the printed RFIDenabled label material or tag should be used The RFID Emblem may also be engraved or embossed in the covering of an RFI D tag or item containing an RFID transponder As described in 4.6 and Figure 2, a generic emblem with the characters “RFID” is also defined for transponders and interrogators with non-standardized communication protocols and/or non-standardized data structures 4.4 Size The RFID Emblem should be printed no smaller than mm by mm, in any colour There shall be a minimum mm clear, unprinted area around the RFID Emblem If direct marking on small components/products, a smaller emblem may be used but in no case shall the emblem be smaller than mm square When represented in a low contrast form, it should be large enough to be easily recognizable under typical use conditions The general purpose version of the RFID Emblem illustrated in Figure B has been adopted by the European Commission for use as the Notification Emblem in the Common European RFID sign as specified in this European Standard, EN 6656: 201 Where the RFID Emblem is to be used as the Common European RFID Notification Emblem, Clause 4.4 of this EN shall be understood to permit the emblem to be printed not less than mm square Design graphics for the RFI D Emblem are shown in Annex B 4.5 Placement Placement of the RFID Emblem shall be determined by an appropriate application standard In the absence of an appropriate application standard, the RFI D Emblem shall be placed such that it is easily visible to those trying to read the RFI D tag or label To improve readability, the RFID Emblem should be located near the actual transponder BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) 4.6 Using the RFID Emblem Th e RFI D Em bl em i s free to u se by an y RFI D l abel , tag , en cod er or i n terrog ator m an u factu rer an d com pan i es pri n ti n g or u si n g RFI D l abel s an d tag s wh o sel f-certi fy th ei r com pl i an ce to th e assi g n m en ts of Tabl e A M an u factu rers of RFI D eq u i pm en t wh o d o n ot com pl y wi th th e Tabl e A assi g n m en ts are free to u se th e fol l owi n g g raph i c to d en ote “RFI D i n si d e” Figure — Graphic for generic RFID equipment Larg e, h i g h -q u al i ty (300 d pi ) g raph i cs of th e RFI D Em bl em for al l cu rren t assi g n m en ts are avai l abl e at: h ttps: //www m g l obal org /estore/Prod u ctD etai l s aspx?prod u ctI D= 286 Th ese g raph i cs m ay be resi zed to m eet u ser n eed s G raph i c fi l es are avai l abl e i n bm p, j pg , eps an d pcx form ats Ad d i ti on al form ats wi l l be m ad e avai l abl e u pon req u est 4.7 Restrictions on use Th e RFI D Em bl em sh al l n ot be m od i fi ed i n an y wa y Ad hoc an d “i n tern al u se on l y” assi g n m en ts of two-ch aracter cod es i n j u n cti on wi th th e RF I D Em bl em are proh i bi ted Maintenance 5.1 General As m ore stan d ard s an d u ser appl i cati on s evol ve, ad d i ti on al i n d ex assi g n m en ts wi l l be m ad e Correspon d i n g g raph i cs wi l l be m ad e avai l abl e for d own l oad from th e AI M G l obal websi te BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) Dimensions in millimetres Figure B.4 — RFID Emblem with two-character code 16 BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) Dimensions in millimetres Figure B.5 — RFID Emblem with interrogator code 17 BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) 18 BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) Figure B.6 — Filled RFID Emblem with two-character code 19 BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) Annex C (n orm ati ve) RFID Index assignment request form A TO BE COMPLETED BY APPLICANT (Application Administrator) N am e of org an i zati on (m axi m um 40 ch aracters) Abbrevi ate wh ere n ecessary Ad d ress (m axim u m 60 ch aracters), starti n g street, ci ty Abbrevi ate wh ere n ecessary Pri n ci pal tact i n org an i zati on Posi ti on E-m l Tel eph on e n u m ber Fax n u m ber Leg al statu s of org an i zati on Fu l l ad d ress for correspon d en ce/bi l l i n g Defi n e (or th e freq u en cy/freq u en ci es freq u en cy ran g e) of th e tag /i n terrog ator tech n ol og y Defi n e wh eth er th e tag /i n terrog ator tech n ol og y i s acti ve, passi ve, or battery-assi sted passi ve Defi n e th e r i n terface protocol stan d ard I d en ti fy th e d ata stru ctu re d efi n i n g ag en cy Defi n e th e d ata ten t/d ata stru ctu re stan d ard (s) (i n cl u d i n g secti on referen ces) Defi n e th e d ata ten t si ze i n term s of th e n u m ber of bi ts i n th e d ata ten t Descri be th e n atu re of th e d ata ten t Descri be wh y th e assi g n m en t(s) i s n eed ed (e g wh ere wi l l th i s tag type an d d ata ten t be u sed an d wh o wi l l u se i t) We h ereby appl y for th e assi g n m en t i d en ti fi ed above to be i n cl u d ed wi th i n th e RF I D I n d ex, an d state th at th e u se of th e RFI D Em bl em wi l l be i n accord an ce wi th EN 6656 Si g n atu re/d ate Pl ease retu rn appl i cati on to: The ISO/IEC 291 60 Registration Authority (E): I SO_I EC_291 60_Reg i strati on Au th ori ty@ai m g l obal org 20 BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) Annex D (i n form ati ve) Other RFID markings D.1 Industry-specific marking Certai n i n d u stry prog ram s h ave ad opted prog ram s based u pon org an i zati on al m em bersh i p, e g G S1 /EPCg l obal , N FC, an d oth ers Oth ers h ave been approved b y g overn m en tal en ti ti es, e g J AI S A Detai l s of on e of th ese org an i zati on ’ s m arki n g s are sh own bel ow Oth er org an i zati on s i n terested i n bei n g i n cl u d ed i n th i s an n ex sh ou l d tact J TC /SC 31 /WG M arki n g s oth er th an th e RFI D Em bl em d o n ot an n ou n ce RFI D for an y oth ers th an th ose parti ci pati n g i n th ei r prog ram s Th e RFI D Em bl em d oes n ot req u i re an y org an i zati on al m em bersh i p Th ese oth er RFI D m arki n g s are n ot repl acem en ts for th e RFI D Em bl em D.2 EPCglobal D.2.1 EPCglobal seal Th e u se of th e EPCg l obal seal i s sh own i n Fi g u re D an d i s restri cted to G S1 /EPCg l obal su bscri bers Th e u se of th e E PCg l obal seal i s to i n form th at an EPC tag i s presen t on or wi th i n th e packag i n g of th e obj ect(s) Th e EPCg l obal seal i s provi d ed b y G S1 /EPCg l obal I n c , an i n d epen d en t, n ot-for-profi t stan d ard s org an i zati on for u se by G S1 /EPCg l obal Su bscri bers G S1 /E PCg l obal I n c prom otes respon si bl e u se of RFI D an d E PC tech n ol og i es b y worki n g wi th Su bscri ber com pan i es, su ch as th e retai l -ou tl et/store wh o i s sel l i n g th e prod u ct an d th e m an u factu rer wh o m ad e th e prod u ct To en su re vi si bi l i ty on th e G S /E PCg l obal N etwork™ , su bcon tracted m an u factu rers sh al l su bscri be to G S1 /EPCg l obal Figure D.1 — EPCglobal seal U se on tag g ed obj ects: The EPCg l obal seal m ay be u sed com m erci al l y wh en i ts u se com pl i es wi th ALL of th e fol l owi n g d i ti on s: 21 BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) a) Th e EPCg l obal seal i s affi xed to a l og i sti cs u n i t tai n i n g (or possi bl y tai n i n g ) EPC/RFI D tag s b) Th e EPC/RF I D tag tai n s a val i d G S /EPC M an ag er N u m ber c) Th e val i d EPC M an ag er N u m ber bel on g s to an acti ve su bscri ber to an y g l obal G S1 /EPCg l obal M em ber Org an i zati on d) Th e tag en cod i n g i s based on th e pu bl i sh ed G S /E PCg l obal Tag Data Stan d ard Al so, i f th e seal i s u sed wi th a su ppl y ch n su pported b y G SM P stan d ard s, th e pl acem en t of th e seal on th e l og i sti cs u n i t sh al l com pl y wi th th e pu bl i sh ed G S1 G en eral Speci fi cati on Th e G S1 /E PCg l obal Tag N oti fi cati on Bran d G u i d el i n es are avai l abl e u pon req u est an d focu s on th e respon si bl e u se of th e E PC an d RFI D tech n ol og y for su m er i tem s U n d er th e au spi ces of G S1 /EPCg l obal I n c , th ese G u i d el i n es h ave been fol l owed si n ce J an u ary , 2005 an d wi l l ti n u e to evol ve as ad van ces i n EPC an d i ts appl i cati on s are m ad e an d su m er research i s d u cted As EPC evol ves, so too wi l l n ew i ssu es G S1 /EPC parti ci pan ts are com m i tted to ad d ressi n g th ese i ssu es an d en g ag i n g i n a d i al og u e abou t th em wi th i n terested parti es Th e g u i d el i n es are as fol l ows: Con su m er N oti ce Con su m ers wi l l be g i ven cl ear n oti ce of th e presen ce of EPC on prod u cts or th ei r packag i n g an d wi l l be i n form ed of th e u se of EPC tech n ol og y Th i s n oti ce wi l l be g i ven th rou g h th e u se of an EPC l og o or i d en ti fi er on th e prod u cts or packag i n g Con su m er Ch oi ce Con su m ers wi l l be i n form ed of th e ch oi ces th at are avai l abl e to d i scard or rem ove or i n th e fu tu re d i sabl e EPC tag s from th e prod u cts th ey acq u i re I t i s an ti ci pated th at for m ost prod u cts, th e EPC tag s wou l d be part of d i sposabl e packag i n g or wou l d be oth erwi se d i scard abl e G S1 /EPCg l obal , am on g oth er su pporters of th e tech n ol og y, i s com m i tted to fi n d i n g ad d i ti on al effi ci en t, cost effecti ve an d rel i abl e al tern ati ves to fu rth er en abl e cu stom er ch oi ce Con su m er Ed u cati on Con su m ers wi l l h ave th e opportu n i ty easi l y to obtai n accu rate i n form ati on abou t EPC an d i ts appl i cati on s, as wel l as i n form ati on abou t ad van ces i n th e tech n ol og y Com pan i es u si n g EPC tag s at th e su m er l evel wi l l cooperate i n appropri ate ways to fam i l i ari se su m ers wi th th e EPC l og o an d to h el p su m ers u n d erstan d th e tech n ol og y an d i ts ben efi ts G S1 /EPCg l obal wou l d al so act as a foru m for both com pan i es an d su m ers to l earn of an d ad d ress an y u ses of EPC tech n ol og y i n a m an n er i n si sten t wi th th ese G u i d el i n es Record U se, Reten ti on an d S ecu ri ty Th e El ectron i c Prod u ct Cod e d oes n ot tai n , col l ect or store an y person al l y i d en ti fi abl e i n form ati on As wi th ven ti on al barcod e tech n ol og y, d ata, wh i ch i s associ ated wi th EPC wi l l be col l ected , u sed , m n tai n ed , stored an d protected by th e G S1 /EPCg l obal m em ber com pan i es in com pl i an ce wi th appl i cabl e l aws Com pan i es wi l l pu bl i sh , i n com pl i an ce wi th al l appl i cabl e l aws, i n form ati on on th ei r pol i ci es reg ard i n g th e reten ti on , u se an d protecti on of an y person al l y i d en ti fi a bl e i n form ati on associ ated wi th EPC u se I n form ati on on EPCg l obal seal can be secu red at h ttp: //www epcg l obal i n c org /pu bl i c/ppsc_g u i d e/ I n form ati on abou t th e EPCg l obal seal for su m ers can be secu red at: h ttp: //www d i scoverrfi d org 22 BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) D.2.2 EPC certification (hardware and software) Th e G S1 /EPCg l obal Certi fi cati on Prog ram is a stan d ard s-based com pl i an ce an d i n teroperabi l i ty-testi n g prog ram , d evel oped b y th e G S1 /EPCg l obal com m u n i ty to provi d e a n eu tral an d au th ori tati ve sou rce for testi n g h ard ware an d software prod u cts an d provi d i n g i n form ati on reg ard i n g certi fi ed prod u cts, an d th e ven d ors wh o m an u factu re th em Th e pu rpose of th i s prog ram i s to en abl e en d -u sers to easi l y access rel i abl e i n form ati on reg ard i n g El ectron i c Prod u ct Cod e™ (EPC) h ard ware i n cl u d i n g Rad i o Freq u en cy I d en ti fi cati on (RFI D) si l i ch i ps, i n terrog ators, i n terrog ator m od u l es, an d i n terrog ators wi th em bed d ed read er m od u l es an d software prog ram s th at com pl y wi th on e or m ore of th e G S1 /EPCg l obal d ata form at an d i n terface stan d ard s En d -u sers can be fi d en t th at th e certi fi ed prod u cts, wh i ch th ey i m pl em en t, wi l l work i n pred i ctabl e wa ys as d efi n ed by G S1 /EPCg l obal S tan d ard s, su ch as th e U H F G en Ai r I n terface Protocol Stan d ard Th e G S1 /EPCg l obal com pl i an ce testi n g veri fi es th at EPC h ard ware an d software prod u cts com pl y wi th G S1 /EPCg l obal S tan d ard s Th e i n teroperabi l i ty prog ram bu i l d s on th e com pl i an ce prog ram H ard ware d evi ces com pl i an ce Th e parti ci pati n g in G S /E PCg l obal th e i n teroperabi l i ty testi n g h ard ware i n teroperabi l i ty sh al l u se testi n g com pon en ts d em on strates th at are certi fi ed th e abi l i ty of for d i fferen t com pl i an ce-certi fi ed tag s to work wi th d i fferen t com pl i an ce-certi fi ed i n terrog ators or pri n ter/en cod ers H ard ware an d software carryi n g th e G S /E PCg l obal Certi fi cati on M ark, see Fi g u re D 2, h as been ri g orou sl y tested by an i n d epen d en t l aboratory an d is certi fi ed to com pl y wi th G S1 /E PCg l obal Stan d ard s an d /or i n teroperates wi th oth er certi fi ed prod u cts, th u s assu ri n g th at th e Certi fi ed Prod u ct wi l l work pred i ctabl y i n a pi l ot or i m pl em en tati on Prod u cts th at h ave been certi fi ed b y G S1 /E PCg l obal wi l l bear th e G S1 /EPCg l obal Com pl i an ce Certi fi cati on M ark an d /or th e G S /E PCg l obal I n teroperabi l i ty Certi fi cati on M ark Each G S1 /EPCg l obal Certi fi cati on M ark i s assi g n ed to a speci fi c h ard ware or software prod u ct an d i n cl u d es an 8-d i g i t G l obal S ervi ce Rel ati on N u m ber (G SRN ) th at i s u n i q u e to th at prod u ct an d th e exact test th at i t su ccessfu l l y com pl eted I n form ati on on G S1 /EPCg l obal certi fi cati on can be secu red at h ttp: //www epcg l obal i n c org /certi fi cati on / Figure D.2 — EPCglobal RFID compliance emblem 23 BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) D.3 Japan Automatic Identification Systems Association (JAISA) D.3.1 RFID interrogators used in general environment D.3.1 Background and purpose Th e M i n i stry of I n tern al Affai rs an d Com m u n i cati on s (M I AC) J apan h as pu bl i sh ed “Th e g u i d el i n es abou t i n fl u en ce of el ectri c waves on m ed i cal d evi ces” based on th e fol l owi n g research an d feasi bi l i ty stu d y: — i n fl u en ce of m obi l e ph on es (2001 ); — i n fl u en ce of tactl ess card system s an d E AS (2 002); — i n fl u en ce of EAS, wi rel ess LAN , g ate type RFI D i n terrog ator an d h an d y type RFI D i n terrog ator (2003) After th e su bm i ssi on of M I AC g u i d el i n es, J apan Au tom ati c I d en ti fi cati on S ystem s Associ ati on (J AI SA) started th ei r own stu d y an d pu bl i sh ed th e g u i d el i n e for i n stal l i n g RFI D s ystem s i n th e i n d u stri es to preven t th e i n fl u en ce of RFI D i n terrog ator el ectri c waves on m ed i cal d evi ces Th i s g u i d el i n e i s al read y pu bl i sh ed an d u sed i n J apan ese i n d u stri es D.3.1 D.3.1 2.1 (1 ) Operational guideline for RFID interrogators used in general environment Terms and definitions G ate type RFI D i n terrog ators: On e or m ore an ten n ae i s u sed to read i n form ati on i n th e RF tag wh en i tem s pass th rou g h th e g ate (2) H an d h el d type RFI D i n terrog ators: Th e u ser h ol d s th e RFI D i n terrog ator i n th ei r h an d an d operates i t, reg ard l ess of th e sh ape Th i s categ ory i n cl u d es card type i n terrog ators th at fu n cti on wh en i n serted i n to a sl ot i n a person al com pu ter or a h an d h el d term i n al on th e PDA (Person al Di g i tal Assi stan t) or si m i l ar (3) Stati on ary type RFI D i n terrog ators: B asi cal l y u sed wh ere th ey are n ot req u i red to be m oved freq u en tl y G ate type RFI D i n terrog ators are n ot i n cl u d ed i n th i s categ ory (4) M od u l e type RFI D i n terrog ators: Fu n cti on wh en th ey are bu i l t i n to a d ata wri ter, pri n ter, etc D.3.1 2.2 Product labelling Speci al i zed com pan i es sh al l attach a sti cker as sh own i n F i g u re D to an extern al l y vi si bl e l ocati on on th e g ate type RFI D i n terrog ators an d oth er RFI D i n terrog ators to cl earl y i n d i cate th em to person s carryi n g m ed i cal d evi ces N OTE Th i s m arki ng (sti cker) i s i n ten d ed to i n d i cate RFI D in terrog ators, n ot RF tag s N OTE Two m arki ng d esig n is prepared an d sel ecti on of m arki ng is d epen d on th e u sers 24 BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) Type A Type B Figure D.3 — JAISA Sticker D.3.1 2.3 Applicable persons “Designers/manufacturers” that design and manufacture RFID interrogators and “specialized companies” that undertake sales, installation, operation, and maintenance of RFID interrogators are subject to this Operational Guideline D.3.1 2.4 Basic concept Designers/manufacturers and specialized companies are responsible for operation of this Operational Guideline based on self-management Designers/manufacturers shall instruct specialized companies so that this Operational Guideline is thoroughly implemented D.3.1 2.5 Notification for specialized companies Designers/manufacturers shall notify the specialized companies of the guideline issued by MIAC and this Operational Guideline D.3.1 2.6 Communication Designers/manufacturers, specialized companies, and JAISA shall mutually communicate to ensure safety of RFID interrogators and to improve reliability Information to be shared shall include problems found in the current operation D.3.2 RFID interrogators used in controlled area D.3.2.1 Background and purpose “Special RFID interrogators for controlled areas” indicate RFID interrogators used only in controlled and restricted areas where general persons are not allowed to enter, such as production processes in a plant and warehouses where products are stored or shipped As it is basically inconceivable that persons carrying implantable medical devices will unconsciously approach the special RFID interrogators for controlled areas, descriptions of these interrogators are separated from the main text, and prepared as reference material for designers/manufacturers and specialized companies 25 BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) Influences from special RFI D interrogators for controlled areas on implantable medical devices are described in the report issued by MIAC as a reference material D.3.2.2 D.3.2.2.1 Operational guideline for RFID interrogators used in controlled area Product labelling Specialized companies shall attach a type C sticker as shown in Figure D to an externally visible location on the special RFID interrogators for controlled areas to clearly indicate their presence Figure D.4 — Type C JAISA sticker for controlled area D.3.2.2.2 Notification for specialized companies Designers/manufacturers shall notify the specialized companies of the guidelines issued by MIAC and this reference material Both parties shall manage the special RFI D interrogators for controlled areas to prevent them being taken out of the controlled areas and used in general environment D.3.2.2.3 Communication Designers/manufacturers, specialized companies, and JAISA shall mutually communicate to ensure safety of RFID interrogators and to improve reliability Information to be shared shall include problems found in the current operation 26 BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) Bibliography [1 ] CEN /CEN ELEC I n tern al Reg u l ati on s, Part (201 ), Rules for the structure and drafting of European Standards [2] [3] I SO 31 (al l parts), Quantities and units I SO 8-30, Technical drawings — General principles of presentation — Part 30: Basic conventions for views [4] I SO 8-34, Technical drawings — General principles of presentation — Part 34: Views on mechanical engineering drawings [5] I SO 8-40, Technical drawings — General principles of presentation — Part 40: Basic conventions for cuts and sections [6] I SO 8-44, Technical drawings — General principles of presentation — Part 44: Sections on mechanical engineering drawings [7] I SO 000, SI units and recommendations for the use of their multiples and of certain other units [8] I SO/I E C 7000, Graphical symbols for use on equipment — Index and synopsis [9] EN I SO/I EC 781 6-5, Identification cards — Integrated circuit cards — Part 5: Registration of application providers (ISO/IEC 781 6-5) [1 0] [1 ] I SO 0241 , International terminology standards — Preparation and layout I SO/I EC 4443 (al l parts), Identification cards — Contactless integrated circuit cards — Proximity cards [1 2] I SO/I EC 5693 (al l parts), Identification cards — Contactless integrated circuit cards — Vicinity cards [1 3] I SO 7363, Supply chain applications of RFID — Freight containers [1 4] I SO 7364, Supply chain applications of RFID — Returnable transport items (RTIs) and returnable packaging items (RPIs) [1 5] I SO 7365, Supply chain applications of RFID — Transport units [1 6] I SO 7366, Supply chain applications of RFID — Product packaging [1 7] I SO 7367, Supply chain applications of RFID — Product tagging [1 8] I SO/I EC 8000-2, Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management — Part 2: Parameters for air interface communications below 35 kHz [1 9] I SO/I EC 8000-3, Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management — Part 3: Parameters for air interface communications at 3, 56 MHz [20] I SO/I EC 8000-6, Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management — Part 6: Parameters for air interface communications at 860 MHz to 960 MHz General 27 BS EN 6656:201 EN 6656:201 (E) [21 ] I SO/I E C 8000-7, Information technology — Radio frequency identification for item management — Part 7: Parameters for active air interface communications at 433 MHz [22] EN 6002 (al l parts), Letter symbols to be used in electrical technology (IEC 60027 (all parts) ) [23] AIM Global Standard for the use of the AIM RFID Emblem™ and Index to identify RFID-enabled labels [24] GS1 /EPCglobalTag Data Standards [25] EPC™ Radio Frequency Identity Protocol Class-1 Generation-2 UHF RFID Protocol for Communications at 860 MHz – 960 MHz 28 This page deliberately left blank NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW British Standards Institution (BSI) BSI is the national body responsible for preparing British Standards and other standards-related publications, information and services BSI is incorporated by Royal Charter British Standards and other standardization products 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