1. e-Official Journal of the European Union
The authentic
e-Official Journal of the European Union
One year on
Martine Reicherts
EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
Lyon, 18 August 2014

2. Legal information in transition
Shift from paper to digital
New role for government publishing bodies: from publisher to information hub
Access anywhere, anytime, from any device
Open legal data

3. Access to EU legislation
Unique status of EU legislation
EU as a community of law
A special type of legislator
Legislation in 23/24 languages to ensure access for all
Publications Office of the EU responsible for publication of EU official information
Publication of the Official Journal of the European Union – a key task

4. The Official Journal of the EU – past and present
Three ages of the OJ:
The Paper Age
Hybrid Paper-Digital Age
The Digital Age
Daily availability of the OJ in 23/24 official languages of the EU – unique in the world

5. The e-Official Journal – how did we get there?
Gradual shift in the way users access EU legislation
Council Regulation (EU) No 216/2013 on the electronic publication of the Official Journal of the European Union

6. The e-Official Journal – how does it work?
Technical aspects
Public-key infrastructure
Signature platform
Verification platform
Organisational issues
Authentic Official Journal Signature Policy
Fall-back procedure

8. The e-Official Journal – where is it published?
EUR-Lex
Free online access to EU law and other legal documents
Available in 23/24 languages
New spring 2014 release
In line with the latest developments in semantic technologies
Links with national legislation
Reuse possibilities

9. What next for the e-Official Journal?
Shift from daily to continuous publication of legal data
No need to package legal information into fixed daily format
Act-by-act production and publication flow
Single law item authenticity

10. Future challenges for access to EU law
Simplification of access to EU law
Consolidation and codification
Full use of semantic technologies to benefit from the potential of open legal data
Better regulation package, refit

11. Questions? Photo Credits © istockphoto.com/shironosov (cover)
© istockphoto.com/TommL (slide 4)