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European Documentation Centre Classification

Following the decision to create a European Documentation Centre (EDC), a special system of arrangement was devised for the documents and publications.

This system groups the documents/publications primarily by issuing body (i.e. the European Community/European Union and the Council of Europe).
There is a further subdivision for the main constituent organs (e.g. the European Parliament) and then another subdivision by subject where the amount of documentation produced requires it (i.e. the European Commission).
A third subdivision classifies information by form, i.e. periodicals (33), series (66) and monographs (99).

The result is a meaningful sequence rather than a classification system as such.

Example:

EDC = European Documentation Centre

EC = European Commission

MD = Employment

99 = Monograph

Note that for EC/EU statistics by Eurostat the classification scheme used is the Classification of Statistical Data.

Example: EDCSTA FS-CL for EU statistics on labor force

European Union

EC-AA: General EU Publications

EC-BB: European Parliament

EC-BP: European Parliament Political Groups

EC-CC: Council of the European Union

EC-DD: ACP-EC Convention of Lomé

EC-EE: Other Association/Cooperation Agreements

European Commission (by policy area)

EC-FF: General Publications

EC-GF: External Relations, Foreign Trade

EC-GG: External borders

EC-GP: Development

EC-HF: Legal Affairs

EC-HP: Economic, Monetary and Financial Affairs

EC-KF: Taxation

EC-KP: Internal Market, Competition

EC-LC: Industry

EC-LG: Energy

EC-LP: Agriculture

EC-LQ: Maritime Affairs, Fisheries

EC-LT: Transport

EC-LW: Regional Policy

EC-MC: Social Affairs

EC-MD: Employment

EC-MF: Women's Affairs

EC-MG: Environment

EC-MK: Consumer Affairs

EC-ML: Enlargement

EC-MM: Justice and Home Affairs

EC-MP: Education, Cultural Affairs

EC-MW: Science, Technology, Research

EC-NF: Information

EC-NP: Documentation & Bibliography

EC-NQ: Terminology

Other EU institutions, (specialised) bodies, agencies

EC-PS: European Court of Justice (ECJ)

EC-QS: European Court of Auditors (ECA)

EC-RS: European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

EC-RT: Committee of the Regions (CoRs)

EC-SS: European Investment Bank (EIB)

EC-ST: European Banking Authority (EBA)

EC-TS: Monetary Committee

EC-TW: European Training Foundation (EIT)

EC-VF: European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)

EC-VP: European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPO)

EC-VS: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)

EC-VT: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

EC-VU: European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

EC-VW: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM)

EC-VX: European Defence Agency (EDA)

EC-VY: Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)

EC-VZ: European Asylum Support Office

EC-WH: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

EC-WP: European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX)

EC-WS: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)

EC-WT: European Central Bank (ECB)

EC-WU: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) former European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia

EC-WV: Europol

EC-WW: European Environment Agency (EEA)

EC-WX: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)

EC-WY: European Medicines Agency (EMA) former European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA)

EC-WZ: Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

Council of Europe

CO-AA: Parliamentary Assembly

CO-BB: Committee of Ministers

CO-FF: General publications

CO-GG: Press and Information

CO-HH: Human Rights

CO-HK: Court of Human Rights

CO-KK: Legal affairs