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2025

22.5.2025
Useful documents: ‘Edition, back cover and publicity elements in 24 languages v30’ (updated)
30.4.2025
Annex A2, emblems: European Security and Defence College (added)
24.4.2025
Section 9.5.3 and Annex A9: European Security and Defence College (added)
31.3.2025
Annexes A5 and A7, Curaçao, currency: ‘Netherlands Antillean guilder’ replaced by ‘Caribbean guilder’, currency code: ‘ANG’ replaced by ‘XCG’
Sint Maarten, currency: ‘Netherlands Antillean guilder’ replaced by ‘Caribbean guilder’, currency code: ‘ANG’ replaced by ‘XCG’
27.2.2025
Annexes A5 and A7, Cuba: convertible peso, CUC (withdrawn)
7.2.2025
Section 10.5(k)(ii): instructions on how to write abbreviated dates clarified
Section 9.6, Commission directorates-general and services: DG Structural Reform Support: deleted
Section 9.6, Commission directorates-general and services: Reform and Investment Task Force: added
1.2.2025
Section 9.6, Commission directorates-general and services: DG Trade becomes DG Trade and Economic Security (letter code TRADE remains unchanged);
DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (NEAR) becomes DG Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood (ENEST);
new: DG Middle East, North Africa and Gulf (letter code MENA)
20.1.2025
Section 9.5.1, institutions and bodies, ‘European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre’: added
Section 9.5.3, decentralised organisations (agencies), ‘European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre’: deleted
16.1.2025
Section 5.4 (5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.3 and 5.4.4), Copyright: full revision
Section 10.7(i): reference to the titles of white and green papers being written in italics: removed

2024

4.12.2024
Annex A2, emblems: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training
3.12.2024
Preamble, Section 7.2.4 and Section 10.1.11: exception allowing the use of numerals (1–9) with expressions of time that include numbers below 10: removed
Preamble, Section 5.6, Section 10.1.8, Section 10.1.11 and Section 10.5: reference to en and em dashes updated
Section 10.1.6 and Section 10.5: wording updated
2.12.2024
Section 3.1, European Legislation Identifier, NB: added
29.11.2024
Annex A2, emblems: European Investment Fund
26.11.2024
Section 9.5.5, Euratom agencies and bodies: restructured
20.9.2024
Section 9.5.3 and Annex A9, decentralised organisations (agencies), ‘Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism’ (AMLA): added
19.9.2024
Preamble, LegisWrite and EdiT: update
Annexes A5 and A7: Zimbabwe, currency: ‘Zimbabwe dollar’ replaced by ‘Zimbabwe Gold’, currency code: ‘ZWL’ replaced by ‘ZWG’
4.9.2024
Section 5.9.4, bibliographic references: update
29.7.2024
Useful documents, identifiers and other preliminary and cover elements: update
26.7.2024
Section 9.5.1, institutions and bodies, ‘European Public Prosecutor’s Office’ (EPPO): added
Section 9.5.3, decentralised organisations (agencies), ‘European Public Prosecutor’s Office’ (EPPO): deleted
23.7.2024
Useful documents, general publications: ‘Guidance on printing and formats’ (added)
8.7.2024
Useful documents, general publications: Publish to be read – Editorial guidelines for authors of EU publications (added)
20.6.2024
Annex A2, emblems: European Union Satellite Centre
23.4.2024
Preamble, Sections 1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.3.1, 3.5.2 and Summary tables, act-by-act publication of the Official Journal: update
2.4.2024
Sections 9.1.1, 9.1.4 and 9.1.5, addresses in the Member States: Cyprus and Slovenia (update)
27.3.2024
Section 7.2.1: Macedonian and Ukrainian (latin transliteration): added
4.3.2024
Sections 7.1.1, 7.2.1 and 7.3.2 and Annex A7: Georgia (candidate countries): added
12.2.2024
Sections 1.2.2 (Double numbering) and 1.2.3 (L II – Non-legislative acts, (b) Regulations): modifications
30.1.2024
Section 9.5.2 and Annex A9, interinstitutional services: update

2023

19.12.2023
Section 9.5.6 and Annex A9, other organisations: ‘Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking’ replaced by ‘Chips Joint Undertaking’
8.12.2023
Annexes A5, A6 and A7, Vietnam: short name ‘Vietnam’ replaced by ‘Viet Nam’; full name ‘Socialist Republic of Vietnam’ replaced by ‘Socialist Republic of Viet Nam’
Annex A5, Nepal: full name ‘Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal’ replaced by ‘Nepal’
22.11.2023
Section 9.4, references to the Official Journal: update
20.11.2023
Section 9.6, Commission directorates-general and services: ‘Directorate-General for Informatics’ replaced by ‘Directorate-General for Digital Services’
7.11.2023
Annex A2, emblems: Agency for Support for BEREC
1.10.2023
Preamble, Sections 1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.4, 3.4.2, 3.5.2, 3.7 and Summary tables, Act-by-act publication of the Official Journal: update
10.7.2023
Section 9.5.3, decentralised organisations (agencies): ‘European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction’ (EMCDDA) replaced by ‘European Union Drugs Agency’ (EUDA): 2.7.2024
24.5.2023
Section 4.1.1, Publicare: update of link
23.5.2023
Annex A2, emblems: European Fisheries Control Agency
14.4.2023
Annex A4, COSME: acronym (added)
5.4.2023
Annexes A5 and A7, Sierra Leone, currency: update
17.3.2023
Annex A2, emblems: European Food Safety Authority
23.2.2023
Annex A2, emblems: European Investment Bank
24.1.2023
Sections 7.1.1, 7.2.1 and 7.3.2 and Annex 7: Bosnia and Herzegovina (candidate countries): added
23.1.2023
Sections 8.1 and 8.2, footnotes, Official Journal: addition
13.1.2023
Annex A2, emblems: European Securities and Markets Authority
1.1.2023
Section 7.3.2 and Annexes A5 and A7: Croatia: euro (new), kuna (withdrawn)

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