Template:Cite EU regulation

Regulation (EU) No {{{serial}}} of {{{date}}} {{{description}}}

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Usage

Please notice that none of the parameters should be capitalised, to avoid the article being tagged as having a broken citation. Use "type", "number", etc. - not "Type", "Number", etc.

All parameters

When copying all parameters, in either horizontal or vertical layout, delete those you don't need.

All parameters, horizontal layout

{{cite EU regulation |serial= |date= |description= |eurlextag= }}

All parameters, vertical layout

{{cite EU regulation
| serial      = 
| date        = 
| description = 
| eurlextag   = 
}}

Required parameters

• serial: Serial number of legislation, for example "1346/2000"
• date: Official publication date of legislation e.g. 29 April 2002
• description: Official description of legislation. The wording "Council Regulation of <dd mmm yyyy>" should be omitted.
• eurlextag: CELEX number at EUR-Lex. e.g. 32000R1346

See also

• {{CELEX}}
• {{Cite EU law}}
• {{Cite EU directive}}
• {{EUR-Lex link}}
• {{ELI}}
• {{ECLI}}

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Serial	serial	Serial number of legislation Example 1346/2000	String	required
Date	date	Official publication date of legislation Example 29 April 2002	String	required
Description	description	Official description of legislation. The wording "Council Regulation of dd mmm yyyy" should be omitted. Example supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications	String	required
EUR-Lex tag	eurlextag	Tag for EUR-Lex database Example OJ:L:2002:118:0001:0054:EN:PDF	String	optional