{"id":34494,"date":"2026-02-23T13:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gs1.se\/support\/will-the-traditional-barcode-disappear\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:02:08","slug":"will-the-traditional-barcode-disappear","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/gs1.se\/en\/support\/will-the-traditional-barcode-disappear\/","title":{"rendered":"Will the traditional barcode disappear?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No, the EAN code, like other barcodes, will not disappear. It will co-exist with the 2D code as long as there are uses for it. 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