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Document 32013R0216
Publication of the Official Journal
Publication of the Official Journal
SUMMARY OF:
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?
It aims to ensure that the EU’s Official Journal (OJ) is published in electronic form which will be authentic and legally binding, in order to allow better access to EU law.
KEY POINTS
FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?
It has applied since 1 July 2013.
BACKGROUND
In 2007, the Court of Justice of the European Union held in its ruling that EU legal acts are not enforceable against individuals if they have not been properly published in the OJ, and that making such acts available online did not equate to valid publication in the OJ, in the absence of any rules in that regard in EU law.
This regulation was adopted to allow the publication of the OJ in electronic form to constitute valid publication, thus making access to EU law both faster and more economical.
MAIN DOCUMENT
Council Regulation (EU) No 216/2013 of 7 March 2013 on the electronic publication of the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ L 69, 13.3.2013, pp. 1-3)
Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) No 216/2013 have been incorporated into the original document. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
RELATED DOCUMENTS
Decision 2009/496/EC, Euratom of the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 26 June 2009 on the organisation and operation of the Publications Office of the European Union (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, pp. 41-47)
See consolidated version.
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, pp. 73-114)
last update 13.03.2019