diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/pos.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/pos.js
index 9c92e5233d0..53b7b01037e 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/pos.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/pos.js
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ openerp.point_of_sale = function(db) {
             (this.shop.get('products')).reset(products);
             var self = this;
             // bind barcode reader event
-            codeNumbers = []
+            var codeNumbers = []
             $('body').delegate('','keyup', function (e){
                 if (!isNaN(Number(String.fromCharCode(e.keyCode)))) {
                     // a number
@@ -1277,10 +1277,33 @@ openerp.point_of_sale = function(db) {
                     codeNumbers.lastTimeStamp = new Date().getTime()
                     if (codeNumbers.length == 13) {
                         // a barcode reader
-                        console.log('barcode: ' + codeNumbers.join())
-                        selectedOrder = self.shop.get('selectedOrder')
-                        productsCollection = self.shop.get('products')
-                        scannedProductModel = _.detect(productsCollection.models, function(pc) { return pc.attributes.ean13 === codeNumbers.join('')})
+                        var barcode = codeNumbers.join('')
+                        console.log('barcode: ' + barcode)
+                        var selectedOrder = self.shop.get('selectedOrder')
+                        var productsCollection = self.shop.get('products')
+                        if (barcode.substring(0,2) in ['02', '22', '24', '26', '28']) {
+                            // product with a specific price - specified into the barcode
+                            barcode = barcode.substring(2,5)
+                            // TODO conversion euro - old local currencies
+                            price = Number(barcode.substring(7,5))/100
+                            weight = ''
+                        } else if (barcode.substring(0,2) in ['21','23','27','29','25']) {
+                            // product sold by weight
+                            barcode = barcode.substring(2,5)
+                            weight = Number(barcode.substring(7,5))/1000
+                            price = ''
+                        } else {
+                            // product unit
+                            weight = ''
+                            price = ''
+                        }
+                        var scannedProductModel = _.detect(productsCollection.models, function(pc) { return pc.attributes.ean13 === barcode})
+                        if (weight === '' and price !== '') {
+                            scannedProductModel.price = price
+                        } else if (weight !== '' and price === '') {
+                            // TODO sell by weight: how to calculate the price?
+                            scannedProductModel.price *= weight
+                        }
                         selectedOrder.addProduct(scannedProductModel)
 
                         codeNumbers = []