1. DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA FIELD:
Variable Size
Mandatory Filling
2. DATA ELEMENT DEFINITION:
Publication date of the document.
3. NOTES:
a) Record the date in the language of the document, omitting prepositions.
b) Months should be abbreviated according to the abbreviation table found in ANNEX III.
| Months | Spanish | French | English | Portuguese |
| January | ene. | janv. | Jan. | jan. |
| February | feb. | févr. | Feb. | fev. |
| March | mar. | mars | Mar. | mar. |
| April | abr. | avril | Apr. | abr. |
| May | mayo | mai | May | maio |
| June | jun. | juin | June | jun. |
| July | jul. | juil | July | jul. |
| August | ago. | aout | Aug. | ago. |
| September | sept. | sept. | Sept. | set. |
| October | oct. | oct. | Oct.. | out |
| November | nov. | nov. | Nov. | nov. |
| December | dic. | déc. | Dec. | dez. |
c) Inclusive dates should be recorded separated by a hyphen.
d) In the absence of a publication date: Include an approximate date mentioned in the document, formatted within square brackets and followed by a question mark.
4. EXAMPLES:
a) July-Dec. 2022
b) Sept. 2021
c) 2019
d) Aug.-Oct. 2018
e) Nov. 2021-Jan. 2022
f) July 6, 2017
g) [2024?]
