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23456 ou 03284 (5 car.) • PAO 36M)4BA1 ou 23456 (4-5 car.) • PAO 36M)22125 ou 2110 (4-5 car.) • PAO 36M)3125 ou 2045AB (4-6 car.) • PAO 36M)20D45E1 ou 10C34B1 • PAO 36M)4B01 (4 chars) • PAO 24M)3K02 (4 chars) • PAO 24M)4A01 (4 chars) • PAO 24M)3N01 (4 chars) • PAO 12M)3C01 (4 chars) • PAO 12M)A82 or C13 (3 chars) • PAO 24M)AB3 or A92 (3 chars) • PAO 12M)B43 or A14 (3 chars) • PAO 24M)B52 or A83 (3 chars) • PAO 36M)A53 or B22 (3 chars) • PAO 36M)A72 or B33 (3 chars) • PAO 24M)A82 or B93 (3 chars) • PAO 12M)3AB1 or 2K02 (4 chars) • PAO 12M)8102 or 9201 (4 digits) • PAO 36M)38X401 (6 chars) • PAO 24M)38W102 (6 chars) • PAO 24M)38W601 (6 chars) • PAO 24M)18W301 (6 chars) • PAO 12M)54X201 (6 chars) • PAO 12M)20W401 (6 chars) • PAO 12M)38X101 (6 chars) • PAO 36M)38W501 (6 chars) • PAO 36M)3215 or 4052 (4-5 digits) • PAO 36M)3250 (4 digits) • PAO 36M)32501 (5 digits) • PAO 36M)40121 (5 digits) • PAO 36M)30421 (5 digits) • PAO 36M)3201 (4 digits) • PAO 12M)3150A (4-5 chars) • PAO 12M)FP4222U01 (7-8 chars) • PAO 36M)23150 (5 digits) • PAO 36M)221458 (6 digits) • PAO 36M)3120A (5 chars) • PAO 12M)3B02 (4 chars) • PAO 12M)23214 (5 digits) • PAO 24M)78W501 (6 chars) • PAO 12M)3250 (4 digits) • PAO 24M)1035241 (7 digits) • PAO 12M)0315241 (7 digits) • PAO 18M)312524 (6 digits) • PAO 36M)24081 (5-6 chars) • PAO 12M)24081 (5 digits) • PAO 12M)24110 (5 digits) • PAO 12M)24095 (5 digits) • PAO 12M)24110 (5 digits) • PAO 14M)K2401 (5 chars) • PAO 12M)24130 (5 digits) • PAO 24M)24095 (5 digits) • PAO 12M)| Group / House | Format Example | Decoding Algorithm |
|---|---|---|
| LVMH (Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy, Kenzo) | 6B01, 9P01 |
1st digit = Year (6=2026, 5=2025), 2nd letter = Month (A=Jan, B=Feb... P=Feb for Guerlain) |
| L'Oréal (Lancôme, YSL, Armani, CeraVe, La Roche-Posay) | 38Z401, 20Y201 |
2 digits = Plant, 3rd letter = Year (X=2024, Y=2025, Z=2026), 4th char = Month (1-9, O, N, D) |
| Estée Lauder (MAC, Tom Ford, Clinique, Jo Malone) | AB5, A16 |
1st char = Batch, 2nd char = Month (1-9, A=Oct, B=Nov, C=Dec), 3rd digit = Year (4=2024, 5=2025, 6=2026) |
| Chanel | 1601, 9201 |
4-digit rolling monthly sequential registry with decennial repeating cycle |
| Coty & Puig (Calvin Klein, Rabanne, Jean Paul Gaultier, Chloé) | 6032, 50821 |
1st digit = Year + 3 digits = Julian Day of the year (001 to 365) |