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Official Journal - Legally binding printed editions

Since 1 July 2013 (the date Regulation No 216/2013 entered into force), only the electronic editions of the Official Journal are authentic and produce legal effects.

However, if the information systems are affected by an unforeseen and exceptional disruption, it may not be possible to publish the electronic edition of an Official Journal on EUR-Lex. In this case, the edition concerned is published in printed form. This printed edition is authentic and produces legal effects.

Since the entry into force of Regulation No 2024/741 on 14.3.2024, such printed edition is considered authentic until the systems are restored and the corresponding electronic edition is made available on EUR-Lex. From that moment on, only the electronic edition is considered authentic.

Three printed editions of the Official Journal had authentic status between 1 July 2013 and the entry into force of Regulation No 2024/741. Since 14.3.2024, only the corresponding electronic editions published on EUR-Lex are considered authentic and produce legal effects.

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Date of the authentic printed editionDate of the authentic electronic editionL (Legislation)
14/10/201914/03/2024L261I
25/07/201414/03/2024L221
20/12/201314/03/2024L347

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