

But by the method you use in your first 2 examples, you start with the digit to the left of the barcode, reading digits 1, 2 and 3 of the 13-digit code. In your USA example, you start with the digit inside the barcode and read digits 2, 3 and 4 of the 13-digit code.
Following the same rule as your European examples would give 509, not 099, no?
So brave! I’m sure his action will have a deep and wide ranging impact /s