Previous modifications (1997-2021)

Annexes A5 and A7, Sierra Leone: currency code SLL replaced by SLE

Sections 10.1.8(b), 10.3.1(a) and 11, references to the Oxford’s English dictionary on Lexico replaced by references to the Oxford Dictionaries Premium website and the Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries website

Section 10.1.1, full stop: update

Section 10.4(k), graphics, tables and cross references: update

Section 10.5(b), ordinal numbers: update

Section 10.5(l), time: update

Sections 7.1.1, and 7.3.2 and Annexes A5, A6 and A7: Turkey: ‘Turkey’ replaced by ‘Türkiye’; ‘Republic of Turkey’ replaced by ‘Republic of Türkiye’

Annex A5, Kazakhstan, capital: ‘Nur-Sultan’ replaced by ‘Astana’; demonym: ‘Kazakh’ replaced by ‘Kazakhstani’; adjective: ‘Kazakh’ replaced by ‘Kazakhstani, of Kazakhstan’

Section 1.3.2, numbering of documents: update

Sections 7.1.1, 7.2.1 and 7.3.2 and Annex 7: Moldova and Ukraine (candidate countries): added

Section 9.5.3, decentralised organisations (agencies): update

Annex A2, emblems: Ombudsman

Useful documents, Sections 5.1.1 (publicity notice), 5.3.1 (verso of the title page), 5.4.2 (copyright) and 5.4.3 (disclaimer): update

ISG website PDF: a new PDF edition of the Interinstitutional Style Guide is available, reflecting the content of the website as at 19 April 2022.

Annex A2, emblems: European Union Institute for Security Studies and Single Resolution Board

Annex A5, United Arab Emirates: demonym ‘Emirian’ is replaced by ‘Emirati’; adjective: ‘Emirian’ is replaced by ‘Emirati’

Preamble, Sections 3 and 7.2.4, Irish: update Annex A4, EUAA: acronym (added)

Section 9.5.3, Annexes A2 and A9, decentralised organisations (agencies): ‘European Asylum Support Office’ (EASO) replaced by ‘European Union Agency for Asylum’ (EUAA)

Annex A9, other organisations: modifications

Section 9.5.6, other organisations: modifications

Annex A2, emblems: EPSO

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: new service (Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority)

Section 3.3.2, update

Annex A2, emblems: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

Annex A2, emblems: European Labour Authority, European Public Prosecutor’s Office and European Union Agency for the Space Programme

Annex A2, emblems: eu-LISA

Section 8.1, footnote references, and Section 10.4(k), upper and lower case: update

Section 9.5.3 and Annexe A9, decentralised organisations (agencies): European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre (added)

Section 5.9.4, bibliographic references: update

Update of Part One – Official Journal, mainly Sections 2 to 3.6: changes to the OJ due to the introduction of EdiT (XML-based legal drafting tool)

Section 9.5.3 and Annexe A9, decentralised organisations (agencies): ‘European GNSS Agency (GSA)’ replaced by ‘European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)’

Sections 9.5.4 and 9.6 and Annex A9, executive agencies: Chafea: terminated; CINEA, EACEA, Eismea, REA: update

Section 7.1.2, country listing order: update

Section 9.6, Commission directorates-general and services: ‘Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (terminated)

Sections 9.5.4 and 9.6 and Annex A9, executive agencies: European Health and Digital Executive Agency

Section 9.6, Commission directorates-general and services: ‘Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development’ (DEVCO) replaced by ‘Directorate-General for International Partnerships’ (INTPA)

Section 5.4.2 (copyright): update

Annex A2, emblems: Frontex

Annex A2, emblems: Court of Justice

Annex A2, emblems: BEREC Office, Euratom Supply Agency

Annex A10, regions: updated

Annex A4, main acronyms and initialisms: COVID-19, OECD

Section 10.4, upper and lower case: publications, headings and subheadings (clarification)

Annex A2, emblems: Eurojust

Section 10.1.8, hyphens, point (iv): update

Sections 5.1.1, 7.3.3 and 10.5: plural of euro (change of rule)

Sections 10.3 and 10.8 and Annex A4: spelling (change of rule) and abbreviations (exceptions)

Sections 7.1, 7.3.2, 9.1.4 and 9.1.5; Annexes A3, A7 and A10: United Kingdom (withdrawal from the EU)

Section 10.1.8, dashes: change of rule

Annex A2, emblems: EESC

Section 9.6, Commission directorates-general and services, new DGs: ‘Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space’ (DEFIS) and ‘Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support’ (REFORM)

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A2 and A9, decentralised organisations (agencies), Eurojust: ‘Eurojust’ replaced by ‘European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation’

Section 9.6, Commission directorates-general and services: ‘European Political Strategy Centre’ (EPSC) replaced by ‘IDEA – Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action’

Annex A5, Cabo Verde: short name ‘Cape Verde’ is replaced by ‘Cabo Verde’; full name ‘Republic of Cape Verde’ is replaced by ‘Republic of Cabo Verde’; demonym and adjective ‘Cape Verdean’ are replaced by ‘Cabo Verdean’; currency: ‘Cape Verde escudo’ is replaced by ‘Cabo Verde escudo’; Annex A6, CV: short name ‘Cape Verde’ is replaced by ‘Cabo Verde’; Annex A7, CVE: short name ‘Cape Verde’ is replaced by ‘Cabo Verde’; ‘Cape Verde escudo’ is replaced by ‘Cabo Verde escudo’

Section 9.6, Commission directorates-general and services: ‘Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU’ (TF50) replaced by ‘Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom’ (UKTF)

Section 9.6, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, commonly used abbreviation (added)

Section 9.5.3 and Annex A9, decentralised organisations (agencies), ERA: acronym (added)

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A4 and A9, decentralised organisations (agencies), ACER: ‘Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators’ replaced by ‘European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators’

Annex A2, emblems: EIB

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A4 and A9, decentralised organisations (agencies), ENISA: ‘European Union Agency for Network and Information Security’ replaced by ‘European Union Agency for Cybersecurity’

Section 9.5, European Data Protection Board (moved from Section 9.5.3 to Section 9.5.1)

Annex A5, Burundi, capital: ‘Bujumbura’ replaced by ‘Gitega’

Annex A5, Kazakhstan, capital: ‘Astana’ replaced by ‘Nur-Sultan’

Section 5.1.1, back cover: the Publications Office emblem

Section 9.5.3 and Annex A9, decentralised organisations (agencies): European Banking Authority, seat: replace ‘London’ with ‘Paris’; European Medicines Agency, seat: replace ‘London’ with ‘Amsterdam’

Sections 10.1.9, 10.3.1, 10.3.2, 10.4, 10.5 and 10.7(updates)

Sections 5.3 (verso of the title page) and 5.4(copyright): update

Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3.2, Annexes A5, A6 and A7: North Macedonia (new denominations)

Annex A2, emblems: EUISS and FRA

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A4 and A9, decentralised organisations (agencies), eu-LISA: ‘European Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice’ replaced by ‘European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice’

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A2 and A9, decentralised organisations (agencies): ‘Agency for Support for BEREC’ instead of ‘Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications’

Section 9.5.6 and Annex A9, other organisations: European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (added)

Annex A5, Western Sahara, capital: ‘Al aaiun’ replaced by ‘Laayoune’; Yemen, capital: San’a replaced by Sana’a

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A2 and A9, decentralised organisations (agencies): ‘European Union Aviation Safety Agency’ instead of ‘European Aviation Safety Agency’

Annexes A5, A6 and A7, Swaziland, full name ‘Kingdom of Swaziland’ replaced by ‘Kingdom of Eswatini’; short name: ‘Swaziland’ replaced by ‘Eswatini’

Annexes A5, A6 and A7, Swaziland, full name ‘Kingdom of Swaziland’ replaced by ‘Kingdom of Eswatini’; short name: ‘Swaziland’ replaced by ‘Eswatini’

Section 5.9.2, references to the treaties (updated)

Sections 7.1.1 and 7.1.2(countries), 9.1.4 and 9.1.5 (addresses), and Annexes A5, A6, A7 and A10: Czechia, short name

Section 7.2.1, order of language versions and ISO codes (updated)

Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Venezuela (VES, new; VEF, withdrawn)

Annex A2, emblems: European Union Institute for Security Studies

Section 9.5.3 and Annex A9, decentralised organisations (agencies): Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations (added)

Section 3.3, amending provisions (modifications)

Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Mauritania (MRO, withdrawn), São Tomé and Príncipe (STD, withdrawn)

Section 4.2.3, typing conventions (update)

Annex A2, emblems: Eurofound, Frontex

Annex A5, Wallis and Futuna, full name: ‘Wallis and Futuna’ replaced by ‘Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands’

Section 7.3.3, position of the ISO code (EUR) or the euro sign (€) in amounts: update (rules changed in LV and NL)

Section 9.5.5, Euratom agencies and bodies: F4E (updated)

Section 9.5.3, decentralised organisations (agencies): European Public Prosecutor’s Office (updated)

Section 9.5.3 and Annex A9, decentralised organisations (agencies): European Data Protection Board (added)

Annex A10: updated

Section 5.1.1: cover (publicity notice) (modification)

Annex A5, Libya, full name: ‘Libya’ replaced by ‘State of Libya’

Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Mauritania (MRU, new), São Tomé and Príncipe (STN, new)

Section 5.1.1(c): cover (publicity notice) (modification)

Section 9.5.1 and Annex A9, institutions and bodies: European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) (added)

Section 9.5.2 and Annex A9, interinstitutional services: CERT-EU (added)

Sections 7.1.1 (countries) and 7.2.1 (languages), Serbia: latin transliteration (modification)

Annex A5, Slovakia, adjective (update)

Annexes A5 and A7, currencies, Azerbaijan: ‘Azerbaijani manat’ replaced by ‘Azerbaijan manat’

Annex A2, emblems: European Maritime Safety Agency

Section 9.5.3, decentralised organisations (agencies): ACER (amending act in preparation)

Sections 4.4 (identifiers), 5.1.1 (cover) and 5.3 (verso of the title page): new instructions on how to place identifiers and publisher’s information (partly revised)

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A2, A4 and A9, decentralised organisations (agencies), Europol: ‘European Police Office’ replaced by ‘European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation’

Section 9.5.1 and Annexes A2, A4 and A9 (institutions and bodies): the denomination ‘Committee of the Regions of the European Union’ must be replaced by ‘European Committee of the Regions’, which is now the name generally used (see list in 24 languages); in purely legal texts and in the Official Journal, L series, use ‘Committee of the Regions’. Acronym in use not to be changed (as requested by the Committee).

Annexes A3 and A4: ‘CIF’ instead of ‘cif’, ‘FOB’ instead of ‘fob’ (Incoterms 2010)

Section 5.9.3, references to cases before the Court of Justice and the General Court (publications of the Court of Justice): modification

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: ‘Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture’ instead of ‘Directorate-General for Education and Culture’ (… in 24 languages) Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Belarus (BYR, withdrawn)

Section 2.5, signatures: modification (Commission)

Sections 9.1.1, 9.1.4 and 9.1.5, addresses: modifications (Ireland, Eircode)

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: ‘Directorate-General for Environment’ instead of ‘Directorate-General for the Environment’, ‘Directorate-General for Budget’ instead of ‘Directorate-General for the Budget’

Annex A10, regions (Spain): ‘Castile and Leon’ instead of ‘Castile-Leon’

Sections 3.2 and 3.2.2: references to an act (updated)

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A2, A4 and A9, decentralised organisations (agencies), Frontex: ‘European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union’ replaced by ‘European Border and Coast Guard Agency’

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: new service (Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU) (… in 24 languages)

Sections 5.9.3 and 9.5.1 and Annex A9, Court of Justice: dissolution of the Civil Service Tribunal Section 10.3.1(a), English spelling: ‘Concise Oxford English dictionary’ replaced by ‘Oxford Dictionaries website’

Annex A2, emblems: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A2, A4 and A9, decentralised organisations (agencies): ‘European Police College’ replaced by ‘European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training’ Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: DG Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) becomes DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) (… in 24 languages) Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Belarus (BYN, new)

Section 9.5.3 and Annex A9, decentralised organisations (agencies): Europol (updated)

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A2 and A9, decentralised organisations (agencies): ‘European Railway Agency’ replaced by ‘European Union Agency for Railways’

Annex A5, Cambodia, currency subunit (updated)

Section 4.2.3, typing conventions: apostrophes (new)

Annex A2, emblems: Single Resolution Board

Annex A5, Falkland Islands, currency subunit: ‘new penny’ replaced by ‘penny’

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A2, A4 and A9, decentralised organisations (agencies): ‘Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)’ replaced by ‘European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)’

Annex A4, acronyms and abbreviations, EPO (1): ‘European Patents Office’ replaced by ‘European Patent Office’

Annexes A5, A6 and A7, Faroes, short name: ‘Faeroe Islands’ replaced by ‘Faroes’, full name: ‘Faeroe Islands’ replaced by ‘Faroe Islands’, citizen and adjective: ‘Faeroese’ replaced by ‘Faroese’

Sections 9.1.1, 9.1.4 and 9.1.5, addresses: modifications (Spain, Luxembourg, Netherlands)

Annexes A5 and A7, Peru, currency: ‘new sol’ replaced by ‘sol’

Section 7.1.1 and Annex A5, Iceland, full name: ‘Republic of Iceland’ becomes ‘Iceland’

Section 9.5.3, decentralised organisations (agencies): ‘Adopted modifications’ + ‘Under preparation’ (new)

Annex A5, American Samoa, capital (note)

Sections 1.2.2 and 1.2.3: numbering of acts (updated)

Annex A2, emblems: Eurostat

Section 9.5.6 and Annex A9: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (new)

Annex A2, emblems: European Data Protection Supervisor

Annex A5, Mongolia, capital: ‘Ulan Bator’ replaced by ‘Ulaanbaatar’

Sections 4.4.1 and 5.1.1: ISBN and barcode (modification)

Annex A5, Nepal, full name: ‘Nepal’ becomes ‘Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal’

Section 9.5.6 and Annex A9: Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (new) + Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (new)

Annex A2, emblems: Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications

Part Four, Publications in English: revised version– details (including a summary of the main changes) – complete PDF of Part Four (for downloading and printing) Annex A2, emblems: European Parliament

Section 9.5.3 and Annex A9, Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (modification)

Section 9.5.3, Annexes A4 and A9, European Union Satellite Centre: ‘EUSC’ replaced by ‘Satcen’

Section 9.5.6 and Annex A9: ECSEL Joint Undertaking (new)

Section 5.1.1(c): notice relating to EU Bookshop (modification)

Sections 9.5.4, 9.6 and Annex A9, executive agencies: ‘Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency’ replaced by ‘Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency’ (17.12.2014)

Sections 9.5.3, 9.6 and Annex A9, decentralised organisations (agencies): Single Resolution Board (1.1.2015)

Section 1.2.2 and Summary tables, numbering of acts (new method) Section 7.3.2, Annexes A5 and A7, Lithuania, currency: ‘litas’ replaced by ‘euro’ Section 9.6, Commission directorates-general and services (updated)

Section 9.6 and Annex A4, European Political Strategy Centre (1.11.2014)

Section 9.5.3 and Annex A9, European Police College, seat: replace «Bramshill» with «Budapest»

Section 9.3 ‘Abbreviations/symbols’ replaced by ‘Introductory expressions’; text (modification)

Annex A5: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, adjective: ‘—’ replaced by ‘of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands’; United States Minor Outlying Islands, adjective: ‘—’ replaced by of the United States Minor Outlying Islands’

Annex A5, Taiwan, full name: ‘Republic of China, Taiwan’ replaced by ‘Taiwan’; note (modification)

Annex A2, emblems: European Council and Council of the European Union

Annex A2, emblems: European Aviation Safety Agency

Albania (new candidate country)

Annex A2, emblems: EMCDDA, ENISA, FRA and GSA; new emblems: ACER, BEREC, EBA, EIOPA, ESMA and eu-LISA

Annex A4, acronyms and abbreviations: ‘AID’ replaced by ‘USAID’

Section 9.5.3, agencies and organisations: structure

Sections 5.5.3 and 6.4: additions

Part One: various minor modifications and layout changes

Section 9.5.3, agencies and organisations: Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (moved from Section 9.5.6)

Annex A2, emblems: ‘Court of Auditors’ and ‘European Union Satellite Centre’

Sections 5.3 and 5.4: cataloguing data

Annex A10, regions: update

Sections 9.5.4 and 9.6 and Annex A9, executive agencies: ‘Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI)’ replaced by ‘Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)’, ‘Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC)’ replaced by ‘Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency (Chafea)’ and ‘Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA)’ replaced by ‘Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA)’ Section 7.3.2, Annexes A5 and A7, Latvia, currency: ‘lats’ replaced by ‘euro’

Part One: various minor modifications and layout changes

Section 9.5.6 and Annexes A4 and A9, other organisations: Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications

Sections 5.3.2 and 5.11: copyright

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A4 and A9, agencies and organisations: eu-LISA (European Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice)

Annex A5, Somalia, full name: ‘Somali Republic’ replaced by ‘Federal Republic of Somalia’; note (deleted)

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A4 and A9, agencies and organisations: ‘European Network and Information Security Agency’ replaced by ‘European Union Agency for Network and Information Security’

Section 5.9(c): references to cases before the Court of Justice, the General Court and the Civil Service Tribunal (modification)

Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3.2, 9.1.4 and 9.1.5; Annexes A7 and A8: Croatia (Member State) Sections 3.2 and 3.2.2: new method of reference to other acts

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A4 and A9, agencies and organisations: European Securities and Markets Authority

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A4 and A9, agencies and organisations: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A4 and A9, agencies and organisations: European Banking Authority

Annex A5, Jordan, currency subunit: ‘100 qirsh, 1 000 fils (inv.)’ replaced by ‘100 qirsh, [1 000 fils] (inv.)’

Section 5.1.1(c): notice relating to EU Bookshop (modification) Section 5.3.1(a): verso of the title page (modification)

Section 9.5.3 and Annex A9, agencies and organisations: European Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

Annex A5, Sri Lanka, capital: ‘Colombo’ replaced by ‘Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte’

Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A4 and A9, agencies and organisations: ACER and GSA

Annexes A5, A6 and A7: ‘Burma/Myanmar’ replaced by ‘Myanmar/Burma’

Annexes A5 and A7, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, currency: ‘Saint Helena pound’ replaced by ‘Saint Helena pound (Saint Helena and Ascension); pound sterling (Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)’

Annexes A5 and A7, Indonesia, currency: ‘Indonesian rupiah’ replaced by ‘rupiah’

Annex A1, European emblem: use by third parties (modification)

Annexes A5, A6 and A7, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, short name: ‘Saint Helena’ replaced by ‘Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha’; citizen/inhabitant and adjective: ‘Saint Helenian’ replaced by ‘of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha’

Annex C: documents (modification)

Annexes A5 and A7, Zambia, currency: ‘ZMK’ replaced by ‘ZMW’

Point 9.5.3 and Annexes A4 and A9, European Asylum Support Office: EASO unique abbreviation for all linguistic versions Annex A2, emblems: EASO (added)

Annex A2, emblems: European External Action Service (added)

Section 9.5.2 and Annexes A2, A4 and A9: ‘European Administrative School’ (EAS) replaced by ‘European School of Administration’ (EUSA)

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: modification of the short names with ‘DG’ (the abbreviation is now placed in front of the name): e.g. Communication DG becomes DG Communication

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: Regional Policy DG becomes Regional and Urban Policy DG(… in 23 languages)

Annex A10, regions: new annex

Annexes A5 and A7, Venezuela, currency: ‘bolívar fuerte’ replaced by ‘bolívar’

Annex A2, emblems: European Chemicals Agency (modification)

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: Information Society and Media DG (INFSO) becomes Communications Networks, Content and Technology DG (CNECT)(… in 23 languages)

Annexes A5, A6 and A7, Timor-Leste, names: ‘East Timor’ replaced by ‘Timor-Leste’, ‘Democratic Republic of East Timor’ replaced by ‘Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste’

Annex A5, Ukraine, capital: ‘Kiev’ replaced by ‘Kyiv’

Annex A2, emblems: Frontex (modification)

Section 3.1, references to the Official Journal, long form (modification of the example under (b))

Annex A6, WS: ‘Western Samoa’ replaced by ‘Samoa’

Serbia (candidate country) Annex A1, European emblem: contact/Commission (modification) Annex A2, emblems: European Defence Agency (modification); executive agencies (modification)

Annex A5, Burma/Myanmar, capital: ‘Yangon’ replaced by ‘Naypyidaw’

Annex A5, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, capital: ‘Bantam’ replaced by ‘West Island’

Annex A2, emblems: Commission (modification)

Annex C: documents (modification)

Annexes A5, A6 and A7, The Gambia, names: ‘Gambia’ replaced by ‘The Gambia’, ‘Republic of the Gambia’ replaced by ‘Republic of The Gambia’

Annex A2, Emblems: European Administrative School (modification)

Annex C: documents (modification)

Section 7.1.1 and Annex A5, Hungary, full name: ‘Republic of Hungary’ replaced by ‘Hungary’ Section 9.5.3 and Annexes A2, A4 and A9: ‘Community Fisheries Control Agency’ (CFCA) replaced by ‘European Fisheries Control Agency’ (EFCA)

Croatia (acceding state)

Annex A2, emblems: European Union Institute for Security Studies (modification)

Annex A5, São Tomé and Príncipe, currency subunit: ‘centavo’ replaced by ‘cêntimo’

Annex A2, emblems: EACEA, EACI, EAHC (added)

Annex A5, Libya, full name: ‘Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya’ replaced by ‘Libya’

Section 9.1.5, UPU website (address, modification)

Annex A5, Colombia, capital: ‘Santa Fe de Bogotá’ replaced by ‘Bogotá’

Annexes A5, A6 and A7, Northern Mariana Islands, short name: ‘Northern Marianas’ replaced by ‘Northern Mariana Islands’

Annexes A5, A6 and A7: South Sudan (new)

Section 3.3, paragraphs 2 and 3 (numbering, update)

Annex A5, Burma/Myanmar, names: ‘Myanmar/Burma’ replaced by ‘Burma/Myanmar’, ‘Union of Myanmar/Union of Burma’ replaced by ‘Burma/Myanmar’ (+ note); Democratic Republic of the Congo, name of citizenship + adjective (modification)

Annex A2, emblems: EPSO (modification)

Annex A5, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, administrative centre and adjective

Annex A5, Mayotte, full name: ‘Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte’ replaced by ‘Mayotte’ (Mayotte became an overseas department and region (DOM-ROM) on 31.3.2011)

Section 9.6, directorates-general of the Commission: FPI (modification)

Section 9.6, directorates-general of the Commission: DEVCO (modification)

New printed version (this text becomes the base version).

Part One, Official Journal: revised version Annexes A5, A6 and A7, countries and currencies: revised version

Sections 7.1.1, countries; 7.2.1, languages; and 7.3.2, currencies; Annex A7 and summary document ‘EU-27 and candidate countries’: new candidate country, 17.12.2010 (Montenegro)

Section 9.5, Annexes A2, A4 and A9: ‘European GNSS Supervisory Authority’ replaced by ‘European GNSS Agency’

Section 9.6, directorates-general of the Commission: RTD (modification), FPIS, DEVCO (added), RELEX, DEV, AIDCO (suppressed)

Section 9.5.3 and Annex A9: EIGE (European Institute for Gender Equality) – unique abbreviation for all linguistic versions

new Annex A8, Language codes (European Union)

Annex A8, ‘Institutions, bodies, interinstitutional services and organisations: multilingual list’, becomes Annex A9

Section 9.6, directorates-general of the Commission: modification (EMPL)

Annexes A5, A6 and A7, Netherlands Antilles: dissolved; Curaçao and Sint Maarten become autonomous entities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (10.10.2010).

Section 7.3.2, Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Estonia (euro)

Annex A2, new emblem (EIGE)

Section 7.1.1, Cyprus, short name, source language (Κύπρος)

Section 9.5, European External Action Service (added)

Annexes А4 and A8, European External Action Service (added)

Annexes A5 and A7, Nicaragua, currency: ‘córdoba’ replaced by ‘córdoba oro’

Annex A5, Tuvalu, capital: ‘Fongafale’ replaced by ‘Funafuti’

Section 9.5.3, Annexes A2, A4 and A8: Frontex, full name ‘European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union’ (update)

Annex A5, Northern Marianas, capital: ‘Garapan’ replaced by ‘Saipan’

Annex A4: COST (new name)

Section 9.5.6 and Annex A8: European Asylum Support Office

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: modifications (JLS replaced by HOME + JUST; DEV; ECHO)

Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3: update (new version, 2010) – Chapter 5 updated

Sections 5.4, 5.8, 5.9 and 5.10: update (new version, 2010)

Sections 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7: update (new version, 2010) Annex A5, countries: Saint Helena, full name (‘Saint Helena and Dependencies’ becomes ‘Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha’)

Annex A5, countries: Nepal, full name (‘Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal’ becomes ‘Nepal’)

Sections 5.11 and 5.12: update (new version, 2010)

Section 9.5.1, Annexes A4 and A8, acronym: EDPS (European Data Protection Supervisor)

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: modification (ENER, MOVE, CLIMA) Annex A2: new emblem (Europol)

Annex A8, multilingual list: European Institute of Innovation and Technology and Euratom Supply Agency (added)

Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Turkmenistan (TMM, withdrawn)

Section 9.3, telephone numbers: modification (grouped telephone numbers) Section 9.5.3, Annexes A4 and A8: EMEA is replaced by EMA

Annex A2: new emblems (ETF and European Medicines Agency)

Sections 4.3, publication types, and 4.4, identifiers (new)

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: Personnel and Administration DG becomes Human Resources and Security DG

Section 9.5, administrative structure of the European Union: updated (Treaty of Lisbon)

Section 9.5.6 and Annex A8: joint undertakings

Annexes A5, A6 and A7: Macau (short name) is replaced by Macao

Section 5.2.2, copyright: update Amendments by the Treaty of Lisbon: see the summary document

Section 4.2, update (new version, 2009)

Section 9.5.5 and Annex A8: SESAR Joint Undertaking (added)

Annex A2: new emblem (European Railway Agency)

Annexes A5, A6 and A7: French overseas territories (updated)

Annexes A5 and A7: Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey (added) Sections 9.5.4 and 9.6: PHEA is replaced by EAHC, ERC is replaced by ERCEA

Sections 9.5.6 and Annex 8: new agency (Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators)

Section 4.1, update (new version, 2009)

‘Office for Official Publications of the European Communities’ replaced by ‘Publications Office of the European Union’, with effect from 1.7.2009 (update) Annex A2: new emblem (Publications Office)

Annex A2: new emblems (ERC, FRA, REA)

Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Zimbabwe (ZWR, withdrawn)

Annex A5, countries: Bolivia, full name (modification)

Annex A2: new emblem (Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency)

Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Cuba (CUC, new)

Annex A2: new emblem (EIF)

Annex A4, main acronyms and abbreviations: modification (CCAMLR) and additions (CECAF, GFCM, ICCAT, IDCP, IOTC, NASCO, NEAFC, PDO, PGI, SEAFO, WCPFC, WECAFC)

Annexes A5 and A7, currencies (‘Eastern Caribbean dollar’ replaced by ‘East Caribbean dollar’)

Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Angola ( ‘readjusted kwanza’ replaced by ‘kwanza’, ‘lwei’ replaced by ‘cêntimo’)

Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Zimbabwe (ZWL, new)

Section 9.5, update (9.5.5, 9.5.6)

the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia:

Section 9, addresses and telephone numbers, version 2, modification for addresses in Hungary

Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Turkmenistan (TMT, new), Zimbabwe (ZWD replaced by ZWR)

Section 7.3.2, Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Ghana (GHC, withdrawn), Slovakia (euro) Section 9, addresses and telephone numbers: modification of the writing rules This modification is to be implemented on 1 January 2009 for all new texts. Existing tools (documents, websites, databases, etc.) will have to be adapted progressively. Due to the importance of the update, the contents list has been modified as follows.

Annex A6: addition of territories

Annex A4, main acronyms and abbreviations: modification (Cogeca, COPA)

Annex A2: new emblem (Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union)

Section 9.5.3, Annexes A2 and A9: new agency (European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy) Annex A2: new emblem (European Defence Agency)

Sections 9.5.4, 9.6 and Annex A9: the Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme becomes the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers

Annex A5, countries: Nepal, full name (modification)

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: Health and Consumer Protection DG becomes Health and Consumers DG

Annex A2: new emblem (Cedefop)

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: DG FISH becomes DG MARE

Annex A2: new emblem (Cedefop)

Sections 9.5.4, 9.6 and Annex A9: new executive agencies (European Research Council Executive Agency and Research Executive Agency)

Section 9.5.3, Annexes A2, A4 and A9: European GNSS Supervisory Authority, new acronym (GSA) Part Four: general renumbering (10.1 transferred to 11, 10.2 becomes 10.1, 10.3 becomes 10.2, etc.)

Section 7.3.2: Cyprus, Malta (euro)

Annex A2: new emblem (EFSA)

Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Cyprus/Malta (euro, 1.1.2008), Ghana (Ghana cedi), Madagascar (iraimbilanja), Venezuela (bolivar fuerte, 1.1.2008)

Annex A2: new emblems (Council, European Data Protection Supervisor, European Chemicals Agency)

Annex A5, countries: Montenegro, full name (modification)

Annex A1, graphics guide to the European emblem: modification

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: modification (TENEA)

Annexes A5 and A7: Sudan (suppression of the Sudanese dinar (SDD))

Annex A2: new emblem (EFSA)

Section 7.3, currencies: update (draft) Sections 9.5.4, 9.6 and Annex A9, executive agencies: ‘Intelligent Energy Executive Agency’ becomes ‘Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation’

Agencies, EU-OSHA and new executive agency (Sections9.5 and 9.6, AnnexesA4 and A9)

Agencies, update (Annex A2)

Agencies, update (Sections 5.1.4,9.5, Annexes A4 andA9)

Section 6 updated The ‘Search’ function is now available.

Annexes A5, A6 and A7, countries, languages and currencies: Iceland, Sudan, Slovenia, Zimbabwe (currency); Montenegro, Serbia (countries)

Section 7, countries, languages and currencies: adaptation on enlargement 2007

Part One, Official Journal: revised version (rev. 2)

Section 7.2 and EU-25 summary document (languages): Slovenian (do not use Slovene) and Slovak (do not use Slovakian)

The new domain name for Europa ‘europa.eu’ replaces ‘eu.int’. Don't forget to update your bookmarks (http://publications.europa.eu/code/… instead of http://publications.eu.int/code/…)!

Section 7.3.2, Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: some plurals are changed (denars, tolars, zlotys)

Annex C, ‘Presidency’ (important remark)

Annex A2, new emblem (European Network and Information Security Agency)

Annex A2, new emblem (European Railway Agency)

Section 7.3.2, Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Romania: RON

Section 7.3.1, the euro: use ‘euro area’ instead of ‘euro zone’

Section 7.3.2, Annexes A5 and A7, currencies: Azerbaijan: new manat (AZN) Bangladesh: new adjective Mozambique: new metical (MZN) Turkey: suppression of the former lira (TRL)

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general and services of the Commission: modification (COMM), new services (executive agencies)

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Annex A2, emblems: new logos for the Parliament

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: modification (BEPA)

Section 9.5, administrative structure of the European Union: modification (+ Annex A9, adaptation) The European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders is an agency of the first pillar, not the third, and its seat is fixed at Warsaw. It will be known by the acronym Frontex in all languages.

Section 9.5: new version

Annexes A5 and A6 (countries): Afghanistan (full name), Åland Islands (added), Serbia and Montenegro (capital + note on Kosovo Section 7.3.2 and Annexes A5 and A7 (currencies): Madagascar (MGF deleted), Romania (RON), Turkey (TRY)

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: modification (INFSO)

Section 9.6, names of the directorates-general of the Commission: new version

Annex A2: new edition (new agencies + colour emblems)

New annex (A8), multilingual list of the institutions, bodies, interinstitutional services and organisations (agencies and decentralised organisations)

Section 9.5: institutions, bodies, agencies and decentralised organisations: official titles and listing order (new + update of the protocol order)

Sections 8.2 and 10.1.1: footnotes, final punctuation

Annexes A2 and A4: change of name (‘European Medicines Agency’ instead of ‘European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products’) – the abbreviation EMEA remains unchanged for all languages

Sections 7.1.1, countries; 7.2.1, languages; and 7.3.2, currencies; Annex A7 and summary document ‘EU-25 and candidate countries’: new candidate country (Croatia)

Section 7, countries, languages and currencies (7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.2); and Annexes A6 and A7: adaptation on enlargement

Section 9.6, Commission directorates-general: addition of a new DG (Directorate-General for Informatics) as from 1.5.2004

Annex A4, Main acronyms and abbreviations: new version (after general update) Annex A1, Graphics guide to the European emblem: in the section ‘Use by third parties’, modification of the internet address Annex A2, Emblems: ‘European Communities’ is replaced by ‘European Union’ (first emblem)

Section 6.4, word-processor punctuation marks and spacing: new version

Part One, Official Journal: revised version

Summary document ‘Candidate countries – May 2004’: Cyprus (short name in original language, modification)

Section 9.6, Directorate-General for Interpretation: lettercode INCO replaced by SCIC

Annexes A5 and A7, modifications:Colombia (COU), Madagascar (MGA), Russia (RUR deleted), Suriname (SRD)

Names of the directorates-general of the Commission: new version (replaces the 2001 version)

Point 7.3, currencies: new sections 7.3.1. The euro7.3.2. Currencies: codes and order SUMMARY DOCUMENT ‘Candidate countries – May 2004’

Annexes A5 and A6, Serbia and Montenegro: ISO code = CS (withdrawal of provisional code YU)

‘EUR-OP’ should no longer be used; use ‘Publications Office’ (general modification)

Annex A2 (emblems)

Annex A4: DGT

Annex A5, modificationsAfghanistan (currency, ISO code), Comoros (full name), Fiji (citizen + adjective), Holy See (citizen + footnote), Kiribati (capital), Marshall Islands (capital), Niue (full name), Russia (currency, footnote 71), Somalia (full name) Annex A6, modificationsCook Islands, Niue, Holy See Annex A7, footnote

Languages, adaptation (Sections 7.2, 7.2.1 and 7.2.2)

For the present Member States, the ISO codes should now be used except for Greece and the United Kingdom (which retain EL and UK) (Sections 7.1.1 and 7.1.2, Annexes A5 and A6)

Section 6.5, Section 10.5, Annex A3, Annex A4, Annex A5 (Sudan, currency): modifications

Miscellaneous (Annex C)

Yugoslavia no longer exists. It has been replaced by Serbia and Montenegro (Annexes A5 and A6).

From 1 February 2003, the Official Journal of the European Communities will change its name and become the Official Journal of the European Union, following the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice.

European Economic and Social Committee: general modification (no longer ‘Economic and Social Committee of the European Communities’ nor ‘Economic and Social Committee’)

Annex A4: Eurydice

Annex A5: Bahrain (full name)

Annex A5 currency, euro (Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Southern Territories, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, the Holy See, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Martinique, Mayotte, Monaco, Portugal, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, San Marino, Spain) Afghanistan (full name) Bulgaria (currency, ISO code) East Timor (full name, country ISO code) Annex A6: East Timor added Annex A7: adaptation to the euro, code for Bulgaria, two new tables

Annex A5, Cyprus, currency subunit (cent instead of mil)

Eurostat = will now constitute the full title as well as the short name (the statistical office, in lower case, will no longer be used as part of the full title): adaptation of Annexes A2 and A4

Section 4.1.1, Parliament: modifications

Irish/Gaelic: distinction + statute of the language (Sections 7.2.1 and 7.2.2)

Names of the directorates-general of the Commission: new version (replaces the June 2001 version) (two additions: Group of Policy Advisers and Internal Audit Service one modification: the code for the Financial Control DG = FC)

Annex A5: modifications (Albania, Belarus, Tajikistan)

Names of the directorates-general of the Commission: new version (replaces the May 2001 version)

Names of the directorates-general of the Commission: new version (replaces the February 2001 version) (modification: Directorate-General for Press and Communication)

Section 7.2.1, source language titles: modifications and link to the ISO website.

Adaptation of the euro

Names of the directorates-general of the Commission: new version (replaces the October 2000 version)

Division of Section 7.2 (for multilingual browsing) and adaptation of the numbers in the index

Section 7.1.3, addresses and postal codes: addresses, presentation: modifications Annex A5, list of countries, territories and currencies: Ecuador, Tajikistan (modification)

Names of the directorates-general of the Commission

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