The site footer component is present on every page. Its content provides supplementary information such as a sitemap; copyright and legal notices; privacy and accessibility statements; social media and contact information, as well as links to other important sections.
The Core site footer configuration and content are specific. All items are mandatory.
The standardised and harmonised configurations share structure and guidelines. Both are organised in 2 main sections:
- The local section: with information and links related to the current site. Its content is defined by the site owner, following the guidelines of DG COMM
- The corporate part: with information applicable to the Commission as a whole. Its content is defined by DG COMM
Standardised & Harmonised config.
| No. | Element/component | Standardised | Harmonised | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Co-owner banner | optional | optional | Links to owners in case of multiple entities |
| 2 | Site survey | mandatory | optional | Link to site survey |
| 3 | Site name | mandatory | mandatory | Name of the site |
| 4 | Content owner details | mandatory | mandatory | Indicates ownership of site content |
| 5 | Newsletter button | optional | optiona | Button to newsletter subscription |
| 6 | DG-related Service navigation | optional | optional | Links to associated services available through the DG-site |
| 7 | DG-related navigation | optional | optional | Links to main content pages |
| 8 | Logo | mandatory | mandatory | European Commission |
| 9 | Service navigation | mandatory | mandatory | Contains legal information links - consistent throughout family sites |
| 10 | Legal navigation | mandatory | mandatory | Contains legal information links - consistent throughout family sites |
| 11 | Accessibility statement | mandatory | mandatory | Links to the accessibility statement |