1. 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. 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 The e-Official Journal – how did we get there?

6. Technical aspects ▪Public-key infrastructure ▪Signature platform ▪Verification platform The e-Official Journal – how does it work? 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. Simplification of access to EU law Consolidation and codification Full use of semantic technologies to benefit from the potential of open legal data Future challenges for access to EU law

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