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Ummm......I don't recall what you're talking about. Unless you're talking about the Uniform Control Council......that's who you buy your barcode from. It's called a UPC code and here is the link to the site......
http://www.uc-council.org and it costs $750 (last I checked).
What happens is....they give you a prefix number that represents your company. Mine is 808206.....that's the first 6 numbers of my barcodes. From there 5 of the last 6 numbers are whatever I want them to be.....that could be my catalog numbers. For example....Byrdie's album...his barcode is 8-08206-00052-3. The last number, the 3 is called a "checksum digit" and is automatically outputted by the barcode software that you (or your graphic design company) use.
Also, (and I learned this the hard way) the second to the last number is always supposed to be a 2 for CD's. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has a page that explains it all in detail.....you can peep it here
http://www.riaa.com/Audio-Standards-4.cfm
If you have anymore questions.....don't hesitate to ask. I'm here to help.
Did that beat work out for you? I assume it did since I didn't hear back from you.