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OJ OnlinePlus provides easy access to all records published in the Official Journal of the European Union since 1952 up until today. Documents from the Official Journal L series (legislation) and C series (information, preparatory acts and notices) are collected daily from EUR-Lex in all languages. In OJ OnlinePlus pdf versions are loaded first with bibliographical information. The following day the full text (in English) is added, integrated with the core database and complete with cross-references and hypertext links. » More information

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