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For Harmonised harmonised websites Group 1 the Global Banner, the site header, the page header and the footer are all mandatory components. Inside each of these components, there are elements that are mandatory or optional as described in the table below:
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the Global banner is the official EU stamp that gives a visual indicator and easy access to EU institutions and bodies sites, guaranteeing the user visits an official EU website | yes | no |
Harmonised Group 1 site header the Harmonised harmonised site header should be on every page. It communicates the European Commission brand and provides basic structure and guidance. The site header is composed of several mandatory and optional elements | European Commission logo site name | login language select Europa search form class name menu |
| Harmonised Group 1 page header the Harmonised harmonised page header gives context and information to the user on what the page is about. It should be on every page, just below the site header, except for the homepage. The page header is composed of mandatory and optional elements | page title | breadcrumb meta introduction |
he Harmonised the harmonised footer should be on every page. It provides complementary information such as copyright, legal, privacy, social media, contact information and links to other important sections within the European Commission ecosystem. The footer is composed of mandatory and optional elements | site name content owner details corporate name service navigation legal navigation | DG- related service navigation DG-related navigation class names |
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For Harmonised harmonised websites Group 2, the Global Banner, the site header and the footer are mandatory components. The page header is the only optional component. Inside each of these components, there are elements that are mandatory or optional as described in the table below:
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the Global banner is the official EU stamp that gives a visual indicator and easy access to EU institutions and bodies sites, guaranteeing the user visits an official EU website | yes | no |
Harmonised Group 2 site header the Harmonised Hhrmonised site header should be on every page. It communicates the European Commission brand and provides basic structure and guidance. The site header is composed of several mandatory and optional elements | European Commission logo | language select Europa search form menu |
| Harmonised Group 2 page header the Harmonised harmonised page header gives context and information to the user on what the page is about. It should be on every page, just below the site header, except for the homepage. The page header is composed of mandatory and optional elements | page title introduction | meta breadcrumb |
the Harmonised harmonised footer should be on every page. It provides supplementary information such as copyright, legal, privacy, social media, contact information and links to other important sections within the EC ecosystem. All elements are mandatory | corporate name service navigation legal navigation |
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It is mandatory to use the Harmonised harmonised websites Group 3 site header with the site name as the only mandatory element and the Harmonised harmonised websites Group 3 Footer. It is recommended to keep all logo(s) at the same level, either in the header or the footer of the website.
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