Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006Show full title

[X1 ANNEX I U.K. INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING THE EMBLEM AND A DEFINITION OF THE STANDARD COLOURS

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 of 8 December 2006 setting out rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund (Official Journal of the European Union L 371 of 27 December 2006).

SYMBOLIC DESCRIPTION U.K.

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.

HERALDIC DESCRIPTION U.K.

On an azure field a circle of twelve golden mullets, their points not touching.

GEOMETRIC DESCRIPTION U.K.

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 1/18th 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.

REGULATION COLOURS U.K.

The emblem is in the following colours:

• PANTONE REFLEX BLUE for the surface of the rectangle;

• PANTONE YELLOW for the stars.

FOUR-COLOUR PROCESS U.K.

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 ’ .

INTERNET U.K.

[F1 PANTONE REFLEX BLUE corresponds in the web-palette colour RGB: 0/51/153 (hexadecimal: 003399) and PANTONE YELLOW corresponds in the web-palette colour RGB: 255/204/0 (hexadecimal: FFCC00).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 846/2009 of 1 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 setting out rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund.

MONOCHROME REPRODUCTION PROCESS U.K.

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.

REPRODUCTION ON A COLOURED BACKGROUND U.K.

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.]