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The Official Journal was published for the first time on 30 December 1952 as a single series (A). In April 1958 the A series was replaced by the P series. The P series existed from 1958 until 1967. Since January 1968 the OJ has been published in two separate series, L (Legislation) and C (Information and Notices).

Since 1998, an electronic version has been made available on EUR-Lex with every printed edition. All Official Journals are now being scanned and gradually uploaded to EUR-Lex in PDF format.

Official Journals are available in the official languages of the Member States from the date of their accession to the EU (except for Irish). Legislation in force at the date of the accession is translated and published in special editions — the 2004 and 2007 special editions are already available online, older ones will be added soon.

All texts published in the Official Journal can also be accessed (in PDF, TIF and/or HTML format) using the website’s search functions. For more information about the OJ, please check the website of the Publications Office.