METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A MACHINE-READABLE CODE APPLIED TO A POSTAL ITEM, DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD, POSTAL ITEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THE POSTAL ITEM WITH THE MACHINE-READABLE CODE

摘要

The invention relates to a method for identifying a machine-readable code that is applied to a postal item. The invention is characterized by identifying the machine-readable code in a selected zone of a surface of the postal item, the selected zone being 1 cm away from at least one proximal lateral face of the postal item. The invention further relates to a device for treating the postal item, to the postal item as such and to a method for providing the postal item with the machine-readable code.