ANNEX
INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE EMBLEM AND DEFINITION OF THE STANDARD COLOURS SYMBOLIC DESCRIPTION
Against a background of blue sky, twelve golden stars form a circle representing the union of the peoples of Europe. The number of stars is fixed, twelve being the symbol of perfection and unity.
For full details and guidance, see http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/communication/services/visual_identity/pdf/use-emblem_en.pdf
1. HERALDIC DESCRIPTION
On an azure field a circle of twelve golden mullets, their points not touching.
2. GEOMETRIC DESCRIPTION
The emblem has the form of a blue rectangular flag of which the fly is one and a half times the length of the hoist. Twelve gold stars situated at equal intervals form an invisible circle whose centre is the point of intersection of the diagonals of the rectangle. The radius of the circle is equal to one third of the height of the hoist. Each of the stars has five points which are situated on the circumference of an invisible circle whose radius is equal to one eighteenth of the height of the hoist. All the stars are upright, i.e. with one point vertical and two points in a straight line at right angles to the mast. The circle is arranged so that the stars appear in the position of the hours on the face of a clock. Their number is invariable.
3. REGULATION COLOURS
The emblem is in the following colours:
PANTONE REFLEX BLUE for the surface of the rectangle;
PANTONE YELLOW for the stars.
Four-colour process
If the four-colour process is used, recreate the two standard colours by using the four colours of the four-colour process.
PANTONE YELLOW is obtained by using 100 % ‘Process Yellow’.
PANTONE REFLEX BLUE is obtained by mixing 100 % ‘Process Cyan’ and 80 % ‘Process Magenta’.
4. INTERNET
In the web-palette PANTONE REFLEX BLUE corresponds to colour RGB:0/0/153 (hexadecimal: 003399) and PANTONE YELLOW to colour RGB:255/204/0 (hexadecimal: FFCC00).
5. MONOCHROME REPRODUCTION PROCESS
Using black, outline the rectangle in black and print the stars in black on white.
Using blue (Reflex Blue), use 100 % with the stars reproduced in negative white.
6. REPRODUCTION ON A COLOURED BACKGROUND
If there is no alternative to a coloured background, put a white border around the rectangle, the width of the border being 1/25th of the height of the rectangle.
7. APPLICATION OF TEXT ABOUT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF EU FUNDING
Basic rules
The minimum height of the EU emblem shall be 1 cm.
The name of the European Union shall always be spelled in full.
The typeface to be used in conjunction with the EU emblem can be any of the following: Arial, Calibri, Garamond, Trebuchet, Tahoma, Verdana.
Italic and underline variations and the use of font effects is not allowed.
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The positioning of the text in relation to the EU emblem is not prescribed in any particular way but the text should not interfere with the emblem in any way.
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The font size used should be proportionate to the size of the emblem.
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The colour of the font should be reflex blue (same blue colour as the EU flag), black or white depending on the background.
