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2026

27.1.2027
Annex A2, emblems: European Banking Authority (updated)
26.1.2026
Section 5.9.3, references to cases before the Court of Justice and the General Court: ‘If the decision has not been published in full in the Reports, the formula “not published” is used’ (deleted)
Sections 10.1.8(b)(ii), hyphens in prefixes, and 10.4(h), upper and lower case in publication titles: updates
1.1.2026
Section 7.3.2 and Annexes A5 and A7: Bulgaria: euro (new), lev (pl. leva) (withdrawn)

2025

8.12.2025
Section 9.5.3, heading: ‘Decentralised agencies’ instead of ‘Decentralised organisations (agencies)’
Annex A9, heading: ‘Institutions, bodies, office and agencies: multilingual list’ instead of ‘Institutions, bodies, interinstitutional services and organisations: multilingual list’
3.12.2025
Section 9.5.6: Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations (moved from Section 9.5.3 to Section 9.5.6)
28.11.2025
Section 2.7, subdivisions of acts, point, reference in the text: addition
17.11.2025
Section 2.5, place and date: addition
14.10.2025
Section 8, footnotes and their references: update
13.10.2025
Annex A2, emblems: Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (added)
12.8.2025
Useful documents: ‘Edition, back cover and publicity elements in 24 languages v34’
16.7.2025
Useful documents: ‘Edition, back cover and publicity elements in 24 languages v33’ (updated: bg, et, ga, pt, ro)
11.7.2025
Annex A4, ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (spelling modification)
27.6.2025
Section 5.9.4, reference to grey literature: NB (added)
16.6.2025
Useful documents: ‘Edition, back cover and publicity elements in 24 languages v32’ (updated)
7.6.2025
Useful documents: ‘Edition, back cover and publicity elements in 24 languages v31’ (updated)
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Annexes A5 and A7, Cuba: convertible peso, CUC (withdrawn)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: European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre (moved from Section 9.5.3 to Section 9.5.1)
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 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 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

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