Template:Cite EU directive/doc

This template is used to cite online sources in Wikipedia articles.

A general discussion of the use of templates for adding citation of open-source web content to Wikipedia articles is available at citation templates.

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 directive |serial= |date= |description= |eurlextag= }}

All parameters, vertical layout

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

Required parameters

• serial: Serial number of legislation, for example "2011/95/EU"
• date: Official publication date of legislation e.g. 13 December 2011
• description: Official description of legislation. The wording "Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of <dd mmm yyyy>" should be omitted.
• eurlextag: CELEX number at EUR-Lex. e.g. 32011L0095

See also

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