Significant milestones in GS1 History:

History -  1978-1982

• First meeting on  Numbering and Symbolization for Dispatch Units working group.

• Australia joins the EAN movement.

• Agreement with ISBN for numbering and symbolization used for books.

• New Zealand joins EAN movement.               
  
  Code 128 created by Mr. Ted Williams.

• South Africa and Yugoslavia join the EAN movement.