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Legal documents

Treaties

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: treaty of the European Union (Q11122)	Maastricht Treaty <instance of> treaty of the European Union	-
title	P1476	Monolingual text	original title and title: long title in 24 official languages of the European Union (Q13639115)	Maastricht Treaty <title>	-
applies to jurisdiction	P1001	Item	jurisdiction and jurisdiction: European Union (Q458)	Maastricht Treaty <applies to jurisdiction> European Union	-
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: languages of the treaty	Maastricht Treaty <language of work or name> official languages of the European Union	-
date of promulgation	P7589	Point in time	promulgation: date when the treaty was signed	Maastricht Treaty <date of promulgation> 2016-04-27	-
publication date	P577	Point in time	publication date: date when the treaty was published in Official Journal of the European Union (Q480448)	Maastricht Treaty <publication date> 2016-05-04	-
published in	P1433	Item	publishing: Official Journal of the European Union (Q480448)	Maastricht Treaty <published in> Official Journal of the European Union	-
effective date	P7588	Point in time	effective date and coming into force: date when the treaty came into force	Maastricht Treaty <effective date> 2018-05-25	-
signatory	P1891	Item	signatory: states that signed the treaty	Maastricht Treaty <signatory> Finland	-
CELEX number	P476	External identifier	identifier for European legal texts in EUR-Lex database	Maastricht Treaty <CELEX number> 11992M/TXT	-

Legal Acts

Main properties for legal acts

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: Choose one of the following: regulation of the European Union (Q240141) Delegated Regulation Implementing Regulation directive of the European Union (Q326124) Delegated Directive Implementing Directive decision of the European Union (Q732833) Delegated Decision Implementing Decision recommendation of the European Union (Q1120221) opinion of the European Union (Q1389322)	European General Data Protection Regulation <instance of> regulation of the European Union	-
title	P1476	Monolingual text	original title and title: long title in 24 official languages of the European Union (Q13639115)	European General Data Protection Regulation <title> Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)	-
applies to jurisdiction	P1001	Item	jurisdiction and jurisdiction: European Union (Q458). If applicable in the EEA, add European Economic Area (Q8932)	European General Data Protection Regulation <applies to jurisdiction> European Union	-
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: official languages of the European Union (Q13639115). If the Act was passed only in a subset of the official languages at the time, you may add individual languages	European General Data Protection Regulation <language of work or name> official languages of the European Union	-
date of promulgation	P7589	Point in time	promulgation: date when the act was signed (mentioned in the long title)	European General Data Protection Regulation <date of promulgation> 2016-04-27	-
publication date	P577	Point in time	publication date: date when the act was published in Official Journal of the European Union (Q480448)	European General Data Protection Regulation <publication date> 2016-05-04	-
published in	P1433	Item	publishing: Official Journal of the European Union (Q480448)	European General Data Protection Regulation <published in> Official Journal of the European Union	-
effective date	P7588	Point in time	effective date and coming into force: date when the act came into force for the first time	European General Data Protection Regulation <effective date> 2018-05-25	-
legislated by	P467	Item	EU institution that passed the act	European General Data Protection Regulation <legislated by> Council of the European Union	-
signatory	P1891	Item	signatory: person(s) who signed the act	European General Data Protection Regulation <signatory> Martin Schulz	-
CELEX number	P476	External identifier	identifier for European legal texts in EUR-Lex database	European General Data Protection Regulation <CELEX number> 32016R0679	-

Optional properties for legal acts

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
main subject	P921	Item	topic, matter and subject: primary topic(s) of the act	European General Data Protection Regulation <main subject> information privacy	statement is subject of
short name	P1813	Monolingual text	abbreviation: Some acts may have abbreviations	European General Data Protection Regulation <short name> GDPR	-
introduced on	P9448	Point in time	date when a bill was introduced into a legislature	European General Data Protection Regulation <introduced on> 2012-01-01	-
voted on by	P9681	Item	legislative house: voting results of the Parliament and/or the Council that passed the act	European General Data Protection Regulation <voted on by>	-
repeals	P3148	Item	repeal: this document or act repeals that other document or act	European General Data Protection Regulation <repeals> Data Protection Directive	repealed by
amended by	P2567	Item	document is amended by specified other document	European General Data Protection Regulation <amended by>	-
repealed by	P2568	Item	repeal: document is repealed/inactived by specified other document	European General Data Protection Regulation <repealed by>	repeals

Types of acts

List of types of legal acts as described on EUR-Lex:

Type of act	Corresponding item (P31)	Adopted by (P467)	Binding force
Regulation	regulation of the European Union (Q240141)	Council and Parliament Council Parliament European Central Bank	Legally binding
Delegated Regulation		Commission	Legally binding
Implementing Regulation		Commission Council	Legally binding
Directive	directive of the European Union (Q326124)	Council and Parliament Council	Legally binding
Delegated Directive		Commission	Legally binding
Implementing Directive		Commission Council	Legally binding
Decision	decision of the European Union (Q732833)	Council and Parliament Council Parliament Commission European Council European Central Bank	Legally binding
Delegated Decision		Commission	Legally binding
Implementing Decision		Commission Council	Legally binding
Recommendation	recommendation of the European Union (Q1120221)	Council Commission European Central Bank	Non-binding
Guideline		European Central Bank	Legally binding
Opinion	opinion of the European Union (Q1389322)	Commission Parliament Council Court of Auditors European Central Bank	Non-binding