Country Compendium A companion to the English Style Guide July 2021 Translation © European Union, 2011, 2021. The reproduction and reuse of this document is authorised, provided the sources and authors are acknowledged and the original meaning or message of the texts are not distorted. The right holders and authors shall not be liable for any consequences stemming from the reuse. CONTENTS Introduction ...............................................................................1 Austria ......................................................................................3 Geography ................................................................................................................... 3 Judicial bodies ............................................................................................................ 4 Legal instruments ........................................................................................................ 5 Government bodies and administrative divisions ....................................................... 6 Law gazettes, official gazettes and official journals ................................................... 6 Belgium .....................................................................................9 Geography ................................................................................................................... 9 Judicial bodies .......................................................................................................... 10 Legal instruments ...................................................................................................... 12 Federal structure ....................................................................................................... 13 Brazil ...................................................................................... 15 Geographical and administrative structure .............................................................. 15 Bulgaria ................................................................................... 17 Geography ................................................................................................................. 17 Judicial bodies .......................................................................................................... 18 Legal instruments ...................................................................................................... 19 Law gazettes, official gazettes and official journals ................................................. 20 China ...................................................................................... 21 Geography ................................................................................................................. 22 Administrative divisions: ........................................................................................... 23 Judicial bodies: ......................................................................................................... 23 Legal instruments: ..................................................................................................... 24 Croatia .................................................................................... 25 Geography ................................................................................................................. 25 Judicial bodies .......................................................................................................... 26 Political and administrative structure ...................................................................... 26 Legal instruments ...................................................................................................... 27 Law gazettes, official gazettes and official journals ................................................. 28 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................................ 28 Cyprus .................................................................................... 29 Geography ................................................................................................................. 29 Country Compendium Judicial bodies .......................................................................................................... 29 Legal instruments ...................................................................................................... 30 Law gazettes, official gazettes and official journals ................................................. 30 Czechia ................................................................................... 31 Geography ................................................................................................................. 31 Judicial bodies .......................................................................................................... 32 Legal instruments ...................................................................................................... 32 Law gazettes, official gazettes and official journals ................................................. 34 Denmark ................................................................................. 35 Geography ................................................................................................................. 35 Judicial bodies .......................................................................................................... 36 Legal instruments ...................................................................................................... 36 Estonia .................................................................................... 39 Geography ................................................................................................................. 39 Judicial bodies .......................................................................................................... 40 Government agencies and bodies ............................................................................. 40 Legal instruments ...................................................................................................... 41 Law gazettes, official gazettes and official journals ................................................. 41 Finland ................................................................................... 43 Geography ................................................................................................................. 43 Judicial bodies .......................................................................................................... 44 Legal instruments ...................................................................................................... 47 Law gazettes, official gazettes and official journals ................................................. 50 France .................................................................................... 51 Geography ................................................................................................................. 51 Judicial bodies .......................................................................................................... 53 Legal instruments ...................................................................................................... 54 Germany ................................................................................. 55 Geography ................................................................................................................. 55 Judicial bodies .......................................................................................................... 57 Legal instruments ...................................................................................................... 58 Government bodies and administrative divisions ..................................................... 58 Law gazettes, official gazettes and official journals ................................................. 59 Greece .................................................................................... 61 Geography ................................................................................................................. 61 Judicial bodies .......................................................................................................... 62 iv 28 July 2021 Country Compendium Legal instruments ...................................................................................................... 62 Administrative divisions ............................................................................................ 63 Law gazettes, official gazettes and official journals ................................................. 63 Hungary ................................................................................... 65 Geography ................................................................................................................. 65 Judicial bodies .......................................................................................................... 65 Legal instruments ...................................................................................................... 66 Law gazettes, official gazettes and official journals ................................................. 66 Iceland .................................................................................... 67 Geography ................................................................................................................. 67 Judicial bodies .........................................................................................................