2.1. Title
The complete title of an act comprises:
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the type of act (regulation, directive, etc.),
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the number (that is, the abbreviation(s) that apply (‘EU’, ‘Euratom’, ‘EU, Euratom’, ‘CFSP’), the year and the sequential number of the act),
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the name of the author of the act,
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the date of adoption (the date of signature for acts adopted jointly by the European Parliament and the Council),
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the subject matter,
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in acts with double numbering, the number assigned by the author (see ‘Double numbering’ in Section 1.2.2).
The rules for referring to a title are set out in Section 3.2.
Where the title of an act is amended by another act or is the subject of a corrigendum, the amended or corrected title should always be cited thereafter.
NB:
On the first page of an act, the term ‘codification’ or ‘recast’ may appear below the title. This term, always in bold lower-case letters, is placed under the title, between brackets. It is not mentioned in references to the act in question.
