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(1) The standard for the marking of a manufacturer's code on optical discs shall be as follows:

(a) the mastering code-

(i) shall consist of the alphabet 'IFPI' followed by four additional characters which may be alphabetical or numerical commencing with the alphabet "L";

(ii) the code shall be added to the matrix band of the master during exposure on the laser beam recorder;

(iii) the code shall be positioned in the area which is between 18.0 mm from the center of the disc and the start of the "Lead-In", which is at a radius of 22.9 mm from the center;

(iv) the height of every digit and character of the code shall not be less than 0.5 mm;

(v) the code shall be etched to a depth of 10-25 microns;

(vi) the code shall be legible without magnification;

(vii) the code shall be readable from left to right when viewed from the read-out side of the disc; and

(viii) the digit "IFPI" shall be in upper case characters and shall have either a linear or radial layout; and


(b) the mould code-

(i) shall consist of the alphabet 'IFPI' followed by four additional characters which may be alphabetical or numerical;

(ii) the code shall be etched on the mirror block of each mould;

(iii) the height of the code shall not be less than 0.5 mm and shall be legible without magnification;

(iv) the code shall be etched to a depth of 10-25 microns;

(v) the alphabets "IFPI" shall be in upper case;

(vi) the code shall be marked in either linear or radial layout;

(vii) the code shall be positioned in the area which is between 14.5 mm and 22.5 mm from the center of the read-through optical side of the disc; and

(viii) the code on each manufactured optical disc shall be readable from left to right when viewed from the read-through side of the disc.