LEOS – Drafting tool

Getting started

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Content

1. Problem statement

What is the problem that LEOS is addressing?

2. Solution

What is the solution proposed by LEOS?

3. Features

What are the features of LEOS?

4. How it works

Examples of how Leos looks like.

5. Status

What is the current status?

Problem statementWhat is the problem that LEOS is addressing?

1

Problem

Drafting legislation while:

• The process is complex

• There are a lot of stakeholders

• The process has both digital and

paper version and

• You have to deal with versioning

of documents

Picture from http://www.europarl.europa.eu/aboutparliament/en/20150201PVL00004/Legislative-powers

SolutionWhat is the solution proposed by LEOS ?

2

About the solution

The ISA² programme supports the developmentof digital solutions that enable publicadministrations, businesses and citizens inEurope to benefit from interoperable cross-border and cross-sector public services.

LegIT -2016.38 Legislation Interoperability Tools

LegIT is an action funded by ISA² that aimsto make the process of drafting newlegislation more efficient. Action is defined inWork Programme 2016 and 2017.

LEOS – Open Source Software

LEOS is the Open Source Software createdwithin the LegIT action as a result of theanalysis of best practices and reusablesolutions for drafting new legislation.

Q4/2015 ISA Action

1.13 ends

In Q4 2015, the ISA Action

1.13 funded under the ISA

Programme ends delivering a

study on existing solutions

and various proof of concepts.

Q2/2016 Action under

ISA2

Actions kicks of under ISA2

with a project charter covering

the different activities grouped

in three clusters.

Q3/2016 First

execution phase

An execution phase is done

every year. Each phase usually

includes a technical analysis

and a new release of the

prototype.

Q3/2017 Second

execution phase

LEOS-Pilot is launched

across the Commission

services.

Council of the European Union

selects LEOS for internal use.

Q3/2018 Third

execution phase

NEW: An open CMIS

implementation, Ref2Link

(automatic links to Official

Journal creation based on known

text patterns) and Hypothes.is

integration.

Q3/2019 Last

execution phase

Last execution phase is

performed and close of action

Q3/2020

Close of action

Stakeholders

CouncilParliament

Publication Officeincluding their

Translation andLegal Services

Interestedadministrations

in Member States

Solution ProviderSolution Owner

Associated stakeholders

External stakeholders

Commission

Solution

QUALITY EFFICIENCY INTEROPERABILITY

Control of text being drafted with less manual corrections and less new text to be translated

Computers can read drafted legislation

Some manual tasks become automated like consolidation, translation, publication

EU institutions can easily exchange and process the drafted legislation

Q

FeaturesWhat are the features of LEOS?

3

LEOS features

Semantic components, for a EU legislative context

An OASIS standard

Meaningful elements accessible and readable by computers

Akoma Ntoso

Provides guidance on allowed structure while drafting

Enhances collaborative work

Web application (HTML 5)

Drafting tool for EC and Council staff

LEOS features

An authoring tool for legal text

Extensible code

What Leos is

A word processor

Out-of-the-box authoring tool for any national legislation

What LEOS is not

How it worksExamples of how Leos looks like

4

Architecture overview

NOTE: the references to different standards or solutions do not mean in any way their expressed endorsement.

Architecture overview

NOTE: the references to different standards or solutions do not mean in any way their expressed endorsement.

Architecture overview

Global management of a file Specialised drafting environment

Timeline of the file track changes between versions

Wysiwyg edition of text

Annexes with rich content images, tables…

Management of higher divisions

Tools for review comments, highlights, suggestions

Global management of a file

Specialised drafting environment per sub-element

Track changes between versions

Timeline of the file track changes between versions

Annexes with rich content images, tables…

Management of higher divisions

Move, create elements with drag and drop

Wysiwyg edition of text

Tools for review

Comments, highlights, suggestions

StatusWhat is the current status

5

Status

• Pilot with European Commission and to come a pilot with the Council of the European Union

• Proposals for REGULATIONS, DECISIONS or DIRECTIVES OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

AND OF THE COUNCIL

LEOS first output

2015 June 2015

Prototype v2.0.0.

Prototype v1.0.0.

November 2015

Prototypev3.0.0.

Prototype v3.1.0.

June 2016

2016

Pilot v1.0.0.

Pilot v2.0.0.

August 2018

September 2017

Coming soon...

Pilot 3.0.0

Jan 2020

Pilot v2.1.0.

June 2019

Pilot 3.0.0

Jan 2020

New

Ease Configuration for Member States legislation

Reviewing features improvements

New integration Services Bug fixes

Technical improvements Dependencies update

New versions management

Inline edition of the table of content

Technical

Structured annexes

Planned for 2020

New

Requirements and contributions from the Community

Amendments to existing legislation

New integration Services Architectural improvements

Technical improvements Dependencies update

New legislative templates

Technical

Ease Configuration for Member States legislation

Questions? Feedback?

Contributions?

Contact us: DIGIT-LEOS-FEEDBACK@ec.europa.eu

Find out more on Joinup

https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/solution/leos-open-source-software-editing-legislation

Contact us

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DIGIT-LEOS-FEEDBACK@ec.europa.eu

Directorate-General for Informatics

Secretariat-General

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