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Welcome to the style guide!

The Interinstitutional Style Guide is the reference tool for those involved in document production in the European Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.

This internal tool, first published in 1997 in 11 languages and now available in each of the 24 official EU languages, contains uniform style rules and conventions that have been drafted based on cooperation between the various linguistic services of the institutions, with the aim of presenting a consistent identity for EU publications. Its constantly updated and improved content serves authors, translators, lawyer-linguists, terminologists, editors and proofreaders.

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Official Journal

The Official Journal of the European Union, the documents published in it and specific drafting rules are described here.

General publications

General publications use specific identifiers and editorial elements such as copyright notices, and follow norms for emphasis, references, quotations, etc.

Conventions common to all languages

Common conventions are linguistic rules that the European Union institutions have agreed on to ensure harmonisation in the 24 official EU languages.

Publications in English

The specific rules and conventions of the English language, together with a list of reference works, complement the common conventions.

Annexes

The annexes provide, among other things, verified and validated reference data collected together and presented in the form of lists and tables.