7.1.2. Country listing order
The order of listing differs for Member States and non-EU countries and also in text and tables.
Member States
Text
The Member States must be listed alphabetically using the spelling of their source language (protocol order) (see Section 7.1.1).
Tables
The names of the Member States should be written in the language of the publication (case A). However, in some cases, for technical reasons (single composition of tables for multilingual documents), the names of the Member States may be written in their source language (case B). In both cases, the states are listed according to the protocol order.
| Case A | Case B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member State | Date of signature | Entry into force | Member State | Date of signature | Entry into force | |
| Belgium | 21.12.1990 | 1.1.1991 | Belgique/België | 21.12.1990 | 1.1.1991 | |
| Bulgaria | 1.2.2007 | 15.2.2007 | България | 1.2.2007 | 15.2.2007 | |
| Czechia | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | Česko | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | |
| Denmark | 10.10.1991 | 1.1.1992 | Danmark | 10.10.1991 | 1.1.1992 | |
| Germany | 1.9.1990 | 1.1.1991 | Deutschland | 1.9.1990 | 1.1.1991 | |
| Estonia | 1.9.2005 | 1.1.2006 | Eesti | 1.9.2005 | 1.1.2006 | |
| Ireland | 12.12.1990 | 1.1.1991 | Éire/Ireland | 12.12.1990 | 1.1.1991 | |
| Greece | 10.10.1990 | 1.1.1991 | Ελλάδα | 10.10.1990 | 1.1.1991 | |
| Spain | 3.2.1991 | 1.6.1991 | España | 3.2.1991 | 1.6.1991 | |
| France | 3.3.1991 | 1.6.1991 | France | 3.3.1991 | 1.6.1991 | |
| Croatia | 1.1.2013 | 1.7.2013 | Hrvatska | 1.1.2013 | 1.7.2013 | |
| Italy | 10.10.1991 | 1.1.1992 | Italia | 10.10.1991 | 1.1.1992 | |
| Cyprus | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | Κύπρος | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | |
| Latvia | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | Latvija | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | |
| Lithuania | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | Lietuva | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | |
| Luxembourg | 10.10.1990 | 1.1.1991 | Luxembourg | 10.10.1990 | 1.1.1991 | |
| Hungary | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | Magyarország | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | |
| Malta | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | Malta | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | |
| Netherlands | 11.11.1990 | 1.1.1991 | Nederland | 11.11.1990 | 1.1.1991 | |
| Austria | 10.12.1990 | 1.1.1991 | Österreich | 10.12.1990 | 1.1.1991 | |
| Poland | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | Polska | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | |
| Portugal | 1.3.1991 | 1.6.1991 | Portugal | 1.3.1991 | 1.6.1991 | |
| Romania | 1.2.2007 | 15.2.2007 | România | 1.2.2007 | 15.2.2007 | |
| Slovenia | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | Slovenija | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | |
| Slovakia | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | Slovensko | 10.10.2005 | 1.1.2006 | |
| Finland | 1.2.1991 | 1.6.1991 | Suomi/Finland | 1.2.1991 | 1.6.1991 | |
| Sweden | 3.3.1991 | 1.1.1992 | Sverige | 3.3.1991 | 1.1.1992 | |
Non-EU countries and non-EU countries combined with Member States
Text
In text, when there is a list of non-EU countries or a list of non-EU countries combined with Member States, the order for listing the countries varies according to the linguistic version. In English-language publications, use English alphabetical order:
Australia, Denmark, Finland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, etc.
Tables
The single composition of tables requires the adoption of an identical classification system for all languages. This is why countries are listed in alphabetical order of the codes. It is preferable to insert these codes in the first column of the tables so that the classification is clear to the reader, as illustrated below.
| Country code | Contracting party | Production (tonnes) | Persons employed (1 000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT | Austria | 50 000 | 75 |
| AU | Australia | 70 000 | 120 |
| BE | Belgium | 25 500 | 38 |
| CH | Switzerland | 12 500 | 15 |
| CN | China | 750 000 | 1 500 |
| DK | Denmark | 22 000 | 40 |
| JP | Japan | 150 000 | 150 |
| NL | Netherlands | 32 000 | 45 |
| NZ | New Zealand | 45 000 | 51 |
| SE | Sweden | 10 000 | 15 |
| US | United States | 350 000 | 220 |
If the Member States of the European Union are listed together at the head of the table, they must be listed according to protocol order (see Section 7.1.1 first table).
In the second column, the country names must always appear in English. If only the codes are used, they must be explained in a glossary, which should be at the beginning of the publication.
Following its withdrawal from the European Union, the United Kingdom is considered a non-EU country like any other and should not be accorded any special position. For example, in graphics or tables listing Member States followed by EEA countries and then a number of other non-EU countries, the United Kingdom is listed with the latter in alphabetical order of the ISO codes.