2.5. Concluding formulas (place, date and signature)
The act ends with the following:
Place and date
In secondary legislation, the place and date are presented as follows:
Done at Brussels, 1 September 2010.
the date being that on which the act was signed (acts adopted jointly by the European Parliament and the Council) or adopted (in other cases).
In treaties, international agreements, etc. the full date is written in words:
Done at Brussels on the twenty-fourth day of March in the year two thousand and ten, in two originals in the English language.
The place of signature of the acts of the institutions can be Brussels (in general), Luxembourg (during the Council sessions in April, June and October), Strasbourg (notably for the European Parliament, including when it signs with the Council) or Frankfurt am Main (for most of the acts of the European Central Bank).
Signatures (non-exhaustive list)
European Parliament European Council Council For the European Parliament
The President
…
(initial(s) and full surname)
For the European Council
The President
…
(initial(s) and full surname)
For the Council
The President
…
(initial(s) and full surname)
Commission Regulations, directives, decisions without addressee Decisions with addressee For the Commission
The President
…
(full name)
or
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
…
(full name)
Vice-President
or
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
…
(full name)
Member of the Commission
or
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
…
(full name)
Director-General
Directorate-General for …
For the Commission
…
(full name)
Vice-President
or
For the Commission
…
(full name)
Member of the Commission
EEA Joint Committee European Central Bank Regulations, guidelines Decisions, recommendations For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
…
(full name)
For the Governing Council of the ECB
The President of the ECB
…
(full name)
or
For the Executive Board of the ECB
The President of the ECB
…
(full name)
The President of the ECB
…
(full name)
Agreements, protocols, conventions For the European Union
(signature)
For the Member States
(signature)
Agreements in the form of an exchange of letters On behalf of the Council of the European Union
For the European Union