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The EC branded core website, also known as the European Commission website hosts general information shared by many different websites or departments and serves as hubs for onward navigation to further thematic content and/or specific services such as web information systems (databases).

Rules

The core sites are owned and managed exclusively by DG COMM and the template is provided for information (only). DGs are not supposed to use it. The EC branded core website uses the components of the Europa Components Library (ECL) as this template shows:

EC branded core website template

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EC branded core website anatomy table

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Elements	Core template

Site header

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Site header

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EC identity (logo)

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2.	Language switcher

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.3	Search form

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Page header	4.	Breadcrumb

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5.	Meta

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6.	Page title

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7.	Thumbnail

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8.	Introduction

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Local footer	9.	Site name

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10.	Content owner details

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11.	Sitemap

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Corporate footer	12.	Service navigation

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13.	Legal navigation

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Contact and support

Need further assistance on this topic? Please contact the team in charge of the Europa domain: Comm Europa Managementof Europa Domain Management (EU Login required).