Field name Description Field identifier Cardinality Data type Comments

Legal resource (language independent) Any type of legal resource published in an Official Journal at the work level

Unique identifier The number or string used to uniquely identify the resource ELI URI schema id_document 1…* String See URI proposal

URI schema Reference to the URI schema used uri_schema 1 String URI of the URI template schema

Local identifier Local identifier: the unique identifier used in a local reference system id_local 0…* String Act’s reference in the EU’s, country’s or region’s own terminology, e.g. CELEX id, national id

Type of legislation The type of a legal resource (e.g. directive, règlement grand ducal, law, règlement ministeriel, draft proposition, Parliamentary act, etc.) type_document 0…1 Authority table resource types For European law based on authority table: Resource types = class names in the OP’s common data model (CDM). For national and regional laws specified on the appropriate level. Types of legislation are specific for each jurisdiction

Territorial application Geographical scope of applicability of the resource (e.g. EU, country/Member State, region, etc.) relevant_for 0…* Authority table Individual administrative units, taxonomy of possible values to be defined (NUTS taxonomy, two or more levels)

Agent/authority Organisation(s) responsible for the resource The European institution, other bodies or Member State or regional bodies, who initiated/adopted the legal resource (e.g. European Parliament, Luxembourg Government, Rheinland-Pfalz Parliament, etc.) agent_document 0…* Authority table corporate body Based on authority tables: Corporate bodies/countries, if necessary extended to cover regional agents. Record project

Subagent/subauthority Person or suborganisation primarily responsible for the resource (e.g. name of ministry if applicable) Service 0…* String Text indicating responsible ministries, DGs, etc.

Subject The subject of this legal resource is_about 0…* Reference to Eurovoc (concept_eurovoc) Eurovoc, national and regional extensions might be needed for areas not currently covered

Date of document The official adoption or signature date of the document date_document 0…1 Date Format: YYYY-MM-DD

Date of publication Date in which this legal resource was officially published/ratified date_publication 0…1 Date Format: YYYY-MM-DD Depending on the Member State, the date of publication or ratification (signature of the responsible organisation)

Date entering in force Applicable date for the resource, if known and unique. Otherwise use controlled vocabulary such as ‘multiple’, ‘unspecified-future’, etc. date_entry-in-force 0…* Date or string Format: YYYY-MM-DD or string “unspecified’

Date no longer in force Applicable date starting from which the resource is not in force anymore date_no-longer-in force 0…* Date or string Format: YYYY-MM-DD or string “unspecified’

Status Status of the legal resource (in force, not in force, partially applicable, implicitly revoked, explicitly revoked, repealed, expired, suspended, etc.) Status 0…* String Free text

Related to Reference to draft bills, judgments, press release, etc. related_to 0…* URI identifier to other legal resource(s)

Changed by Legal resource changed (amended or replaced) by another legal resource (typically a newer version, replacement can be completely or partially) changed_by 0…* URI identifier to other legal resource(s)

Basis for Legal resource (enabling act) enables another one (secondary legislation) basis_for 0…* URI identifier to other legal resource(s) Enabling act/empowering act

Based on Legal resource is based on another legal resource (e.g. a Treaty article, a provision in the constitution, framework legislation, enabling act, etc.) based_on 0…* URI identifier to other legal resource(s)

Cites References to other legal resources mentioned in the resource Cites 0…* URI identifier to other legal resource(s)

Consolidates Reference to the consolidated version(s) of the resource consolidates 0…1 URI identifier to other legal resource(s)

Transposes References to other legal resources that allow Member States to adopt relevant legislation transposes 0…* URI identifier to other legal resource(s)

Transposed by References to other legal resources that have been adopted to comply with a framework legislation transposed_by 0…* URI identifier to other legal resource(s)

Interpretation (expression)

Expression belongs to a work Association of the expression with its work belongs_to 1 URI of work

Language Language version of the expression language_expression 1 String Based on authority table: Languages. Record project

Title Title of the expression title_expression 1 String The name given to the resource, usually by the creator or publisher

Short title Established short title of the expression (if any) short_title_expression 0…1 String

Alias Alternative title of the expression (if any) title_alternative 0…1 String

Publication reference Reference to the Official Journal or other publication in which the legal resource is published, identified by a suitable mechanism published_in 0…* String

Description of the act A suitable free text description of the legal resource in the expression’s language (e.g. using the abstract) description 0…1 String

Format (manifestation) link or description to the physical object

Manifestation belongs to an expression Association of the manifestation with its expression manifests 0…1 URI of expression If a link to a file is given, then the manifests element must be present

Link to file Link to the concrete file (can be a local link) link_manifestation 0…* Any URI

Publisher The entity (e.g. agency including unit/branch/section) responsible for making the resource available in its present form, such as a publishing house, a university department, or a corporate entity publisher 0…* String In a given country often a constant