diff --git a/BarcodeStandard/BarcodeStandard.csproj b/BarcodeStandard/BarcodeStandard.csproj
index 1bd6bb6..1180017 100644
--- a/BarcodeStandard/BarcodeStandard.csproj
+++ b/BarcodeStandard/BarcodeStandard.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
-    <Version>2.3.0</Version>
+    <Version>2.4.0</Version>
     <PackageId>BarcodeLib</PackageId>
     <Company>Pnuema Productions</Company>
     <Product>BarcodeLib</Product>
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
     <PackageLicenseFile>LICENSE.txt</PackageLicenseFile>
     <PackageIcon>upca.jpg</PackageIcon>
     <PackageIconUrl />
-    <AssemblyVersion>2.3.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>2.3.0.0</FileVersion>
+    <AssemblyVersion>2.4.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>2.4.0.0</FileVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="5.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="5.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="5.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="5.0.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/BarcodeStandard/Symbologies/EAN13.cs b/BarcodeStandard/Symbologies/EAN13.cs
index aefc415..8adb7fe 100644
--- a/BarcodeStandard/Symbologies/EAN13.cs
+++ b/BarcodeStandard/Symbologies/EAN13.cs
@@ -15,18 +15,20 @@ class EAN13 : BarcodeCommon, IBarcode
         private readonly Hashtable _countryCodes = new Hashtable(); //is initialized by init_CountryCodes()
         private string _countryAssigningManufacturerCode = "N/A";
 
-        public EAN13(string input, bool disableCountryException = false)
+		public string CountryAssigningManufacturerCode { get => _countryAssigningManufacturerCode; set => _countryAssigningManufacturerCode = value; }
+
+		public EAN13(string input, bool disableCountryCode = false)
         {
             Raw_Data = input;
-			DisableCountryException = disableCountryException;
+			DisableCountryCode = disableCountryCode;
 
 			CheckDigit();
         }
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Disables EAN13 invalid country code exception.
+		/// Disables EAN13 country code parsing
 		/// </summary>
-		public bool DisableCountryException { get; set; } = false;
+		public bool DisableCountryCode { get; set; } = false;
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Encode the raw data using the EAN-13 algorithm. (Can include the checksum already.  If it doesnt exist in the data then it will calculate it for you.  Accepted data lengths are 12 + 1 checksum or just the 12 data digits)
@@ -77,37 +79,42 @@ private string Encode_EAN13()
             //add ending bars
             result += "101";
 
-            //get the manufacturer assigning country
-            Init_CountryCodes();
-            _countryAssigningManufacturerCode = "N/A";
-            var twodigitCode = Raw_Data.Substring(0, 2);
-            var threedigitCode = Raw_Data.Substring(0, 3);
+			if (!DisableCountryCode)
+			{
+				ParseCountryCode();
+			}
+
+			return result;
+        }//Encode_EAN13
+
+		private void ParseCountryCode()
+        {
+			//get the manufacturer assigning country
+			Init_CountryCodes();
+			CountryAssigningManufacturerCode = "N/A";
+			var twodigitCode = Raw_Data.Substring(0, 2);
+			var threedigitCode = Raw_Data.Substring(0, 3);
 
 			var cc = _countryCodes[threedigitCode];
 			if (cc == null)
-            {
+			{
 				cc = _countryCodes[twodigitCode].ToString();
 				if (cc == null)
-                {
-					if (!DisableCountryException)
-					{
-						Error("EEAN13-3: Country assigning manufacturer code not found.");
-					}
-				} 
+				{
+					Error("EEAN13-3: Country assigning manufacturer code not found.");
+				}
 				else
-                {
-					_countryAssigningManufacturerCode = cc.ToString();
+				{
+					CountryAssigningManufacturerCode = cc.ToString();
 				}
-			} 
+			}
 			else
-            {
-				_countryAssigningManufacturerCode = cc.ToString();
+			{
+				CountryAssigningManufacturerCode = cc.ToString();
 			}
-			
-			_countryCodes.Clear();
 
-			return result;
-        }//Encode_EAN13
+			_countryCodes.Clear();
+		}
 
 		private void Create_CountryCodeRange(int startingNumber, int endingNumber, string countryDescription)
 		{
diff --git a/BarcodeStandardExample/BarcodeStandardExample.csproj b/BarcodeStandardExample/BarcodeStandardExample.csproj
index 9ff54a5..72180a8 100644
--- a/BarcodeStandardExample/BarcodeStandardExample.csproj
+++ b/BarcodeStandardExample/BarcodeStandardExample.csproj
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     <EmbeddedResource Include="TestApp.resx">
       <DependentUpon>TestApp.cs</DependentUpon>
     </EmbeddedResource>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
     <None Include="Properties\Settings.settings">
       <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
       <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
diff --git a/BarcodeStandardExample/packages.config b/BarcodeStandardExample/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f64e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BarcodeStandardExample/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="Microsoft.NETCore.Platforms" version="5.0.2" targetFramework="net462" />
+  <package id="NETStandard.Library" version="2.0.3" targetFramework="net462" />
+  <package id="System.ValueTuple" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net462" />
+</packages>
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