Annex C Miscellaneous

You will find below a list of specific points, in alphabetical order, which are either problematic or subject to a particular convention. (NB: There is no Annex B in the English version of the style guide.)

Additions (A)/modifications (M) since the 2011 edition

14.2.2013	M	CES/CESE, documents, ESC/EESC
16.1.2012	M	documents

CES/CESE

see documents

COM

see documents

documents

References to Commission documents dated from 1998 onwards should be presented as follows:

COM(1998) 558 final of 7 November 1998

JOIN(2012) 558 final of 7 November 2012

SEC(1998) 558 final of 7 November 1998

SWD(2012) 558 final of 7 November 2012

In references to documents older than 1998 the reference year within parentheses contains two digits:

COM(97) 558 final of 7 November 1997

SEC(97) 558 final of 7 November 1997

References to ESC/EESC and CoR documents:

CES 1132/99 (before 2000)

CES 871/2002 (from 2000 to 2002)

CESE 1394/2003 (from 2003)

CdR 267/2008

ESC/EESC

see documents

paper sizes

the standardised formats currently used are:

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A4: 21 × 29.7 cm;

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B5: 17.6 × 25 cm;

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C5: 16.2 × 22.9 cm;

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A5: 14.8 × 21 cm;

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A6: 10.5 × 14.8 cm.

POINT SIZE/HEIGHT OF CAPITALS IN MM

C 6 = 1.50	C 10 = 2.50	C 14 = 3.50	C 18 = 4.50	C 24 = 6.00
C 7 = 1.75	C 11 = 2.75	C 15 = 3.75	C 19 = 4,75	C 26 = 6.50
C 8 = 2.00	C 12 = 3.00	C 16 = 4.00	C 20 = 5.00	C 28 = 7.00
C 9 = 2.25	C 13 = 3.25	C 17 = 4.25	C 22 = 5.50

Presidency

Do not use the expression ‘European Union Presidency’, as it is legally incorrect. Use ‘Council (of the European Union) Presidency’ or ‘(European) Council Presidency’, depending on which Council is meant.

NB:

In order to accurately quote a speech, ‘European Union Presidency’ is acceptable if the speaker has used that expression, intentionally or not.

SEC

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