3.6. Definition of an expression or of a word
To highlight an expression or word in a definition, it always appears within single inverted commas (double when already within inverted commas).
To highlight an expression or word in a definition, it always appears within single inverted commas (double when already within inverted commas):
The Commission notes that according to the Shipbuilding Regulation, ‘shipbuilding’ means building of self-propelled seagoing commercial vessels.
In a list, the expression or word is placed within single inverted commas:
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
- ‘environmentally sustainable investment’ means …;
- ‘financial market participant’ means …
The points are numbered with Arabic numerals between brackets. Where it is necessary to have further subdivisions, lower-case letters between brackets are used for the second level and lower-case Roman numerals between brackets are used for the third level.