Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00333:reg:10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00333
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10
Character Range: 7754–9032

10  Information in a data matrix code
 (1) The information in a data matrix code applied to a unit of the medicine must be consistent with:
 (a) any human-readable information in or on the packaging, including higher and lower levels of packaging and product information and consumer medicine information in relation to the medicine; and
 (b) the information in any other machine-readable code present on the label of the goods.
 (2) Any information in a data matrix code to enable access to the product information in relation to the medicine must identify the current, approved version of the product information.
 (3) Any information in a data matrix code to enable access to the consumer medicine information in relation to the medicine must identify the most current version of the consumer medicine information.
 (4) If a data matrix code containing a GTIN is applied to the primary pack of a unit of the medicine, then the information contained within the data matrix code must be transcribed in human-readable format that is:
 (a) located adjacent to the data matrix code, where space permits, in accordance with the GS1 General Specifications; and
 (b) in a form that would enable a user to interpret the information without knowledge of the GS1 General Specifications.