NSI Bar Code on Instant Tickets and Instant Ticket Packs
for Instant Ticket Manufacturers 1.0
Conformance Requirements

NAME

NSI Bar Code on Instant Tickets and Instant Ticket Packs for Instant Ticket Manufacturers

LABEL for LOGO

INSTANT TICKET BAR CODE

When the NASPL Certification Logo, along with this label, is used on, or in relation to, a business practice registered as conformant to this Conformance Requirements Document, it must be accompanied by an attribution in the form defined in Schedule 4 of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries Certification Trademark License Agreement.

DESCRIPTION

This Conformance Requirements document is for the business practice of including bar codes on Instant Tickets and Instant Ticket packs for use in the retail environment to manage Instant Ticket inventory. Specifically, the focus is on the capability of Instant Ticket Manufacturers to meet or exceed the printing requirements as defined in the Best Practice.

The applicability of NSI Bar Code on Instant Tickets and Instant Ticket Packs for Instant Ticket Manufacturers extends to the capability of the Instant Ticket Manufacturer to print retail focused U.P.C./EAN/GTIN/Databar barcodes as part of their base service to Lottery customers.

CONFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

The Conformance Requirements are derived from the following Best Practice:

• Management of Instant Tickets Best Practice, Version 1.1, Document Number BP0801, August 2008, and any Corrigenda issued against such Best Practice, supplemented by any Interpretations applicable to this particular version and revision of the Best Practice.

A conformant practice must:

• Implement all the mandatory "Must" requirements, as defined in Sections 4.1 through 4.2 inclusive of the Management of Instant Tickets Best Practice and for which "Manufacturer" is identified as the Practitioner in Appendix A.
  

Appendix A of the Best Practice provides a checklist of the mandatory, recommended, and optional requirements. This Appendix should be considered normative with respect to the assigned Practitioner for each requirement, but in the case of any conflict between the content of the checklist and the main body of the Best Practice, the Best Practice shall take precedence.

OVERRIDING STANDARDS

None.

INDICATORS OF CONFORMANCE

• A completed Validation Report that incorporates:
  • A completed checklist.
  • Extracts from the organization's specifications on printing capability that pertain to the size, placement, and type of U.P.C./EAN/GTIN/Databar barcode, including extracts from the specifications for coupon printing if applicable.

MIGRATION

None.