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Article 119 of the EC Treaty (Articles 117 to 120 of the EC Treaty have been replaced by
Articles 136 EC to 143 EC).
The same applies to Articles J to J.11 and K to K.9 of the Treaty on European Union:
Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union (Articles J to J.11 of the Treaty on European
Union have been replaced by Articles 11 EU to 28 EU).
2.0 Official Documents (The Official Journal)
Any document issued by an institution of the European Union and published in the Official
Journal must be cited by reference of the Official Journal (abbreviated “OJ”).
2.1 Documents Published before July 1, 1967
Cite documents published before July 1, 1967 by title (optional), “OJ”, volume, date
[day.month.year], and page referenced followed by the last two digits of the year [page/year]:
OJ 106, 30.10.1962, p. 2553/62.
2.2 Documents Published between July 1, 1967 and December 31, 1967
Cite documents published between July 1, 1967 and December 31, 1967 by title (optional), “OJ”
volume, date [day.month.year], and page referenced:
OJ 174, 31.7.1967, p. 1.
2.3 Documents Published on or after January 1, 1968
Cite documents published on or after January 1, 1968 by title (optional), “OJ”, series (“L”, “C”,
or “S”), date [day.month.year], and page referenced:
OJ L 99, 5.5.1970, p. 1.
OJ C 99, 5.5.1970, p. 1.
The Official Journal has three separate series, abbreviated as follows:
Legislation: L
Communications: C
Supplement to the Official Journal: S
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