3.4.2. Order by author
Under the different headings and subheadings of the Official Journal (L and C series), authors appear in a defined order.
The order in which authors are listed under different headings and subheadings of the Official Journal (L and C series) is as follows:
- Representatives of the Governments of the Member States (meeting within the Council or not),
- Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States,
- European Parliament,
- European Council,
- European Parliament and Council,
- Council,
- European Commission,
- Court of Justice of the European Union,
- European Central Bank,
- Court of Auditors,
- High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
- European Economic and Social Committee,
- European Committee of the Regions,
- European Investment Bank,
- European Ombudsman,
- European Data Protection Supervisor,
- offices and agencies,
- bodies created by international agreements.
For acts and notices concerning the European Economic Area (headings L III and C IV), the order by author is as follows:
- EEA Joint Committee,
- EFTA Surveillance Authority,
- Standing Committee of the EFTA States,
- EEA Consultative Committee,
- EFTA Court.
For the protocol order of the different names of institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, see Section 9.5.