The Scottish Government

Specific Guidance on using EU logos for publising Structural Funds projects

Wording to be associated with the EU Emblem

As indicated above, when publicising approved projects, the emblem should always be used with the text stating both "PROJECT PART-FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION" and "Europe and Scotland - Making it work together". These words should be printed in black in the format available by download.

General Guidance

The Standard EU Emblem

The basic EU emblem has 12 stars and this will not change - there is no correlation between the number of countries in the EU and the number of stars.

Colours

The standard colours for the EU emblem are "Panton Reflex Blue" and "Pantone Yellow". The blue and yellow colours should be used whenever possible since the emblem is more powerful in colour.

Four-Colour Process

If using four-colour process the Pantone Yellow is obtained by using 100% Process Yellow, whilst 100% Process Cyan and 80% Process Magenta gives a colour very similar to Pantone Reflex Blue.

Single-Colour Reproduction

If only one colour is available, the rectangle should be outlined in black and the stars in black on a white background. If the only colour is blue (preferably Reflex Blue), it should be printed at 100% as background with the stars left in white.

Reproduction on a Coloured Background

Preferably, the emblem should be used on a white background. Where a coloured background is used, the emblem should be surrounded with a white border with a thickness equal to 1/25 of the height of the rectangle.

Correct Positioning

A frequent mistake is to use the emblem upside down. It is easy to check if it is the right way up by looking at the stars. If the stars have two points each pointing upwards, then the emblem is the wrong way up.

Another mistake is to change the orientation of the stars. The circle is arranged so that the stars appear in the position of the hours on the face of a clock.

Timing of Publicity

Projects should not be publicised in terms of EU assistance until full and formal approval has been obtained.

Further Information

Further information and guidance is available from the appropriate Programme Management Executive. Please contact: