Key words
The following words may be used to identify this type of reference:
Always present:
- "Council Directive...", "EC Commission Directive ...", "EC Council Directive...", "EEC Commission Directive", or "EEC Council Directive..."
The long title of the legislation usually includes a number starting with the format YY/nn
or YYYY/nn
. Where:
-
legisNum
- is the value preceding '/'
-
date
- is the value following '/'
Variations include:
- Commission Directive 97/8/EC
- Commission Directive 97/8
- Directive 97/8/EC
- Directive 97/8
- Dir 97/8/EC
- Dir 97/8