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Special editions
When a country becomes a member of the EU, all the EU legislation in force (the ‘acquis’) on the date of joining is translated into the official language of this country and compiled in the Special Editions of the Official Journal.
Acts published in the special editions are grouped in volumes in the order of their publication and are listed in 20 chapters, corresponding to the chapters in the directory of legal acts.
To find special editions:
- Go to the ‘Direct access’ page of the Official Journal and click Special edition in the left menu.
- Choose the language of the new member country.
A classification tree is displayed, with the year when the country joined at the top:
- The first level of the tree follows the chapters in the directory of legal acts.
- The second level displays the volumes of the special edition.
- When you click a specific volume, the related Official Journal is displayed.