Follow a single regulation to receive email alerts whenever that specific regulation changes or when new related regulations are added to it. Use the bell icon on any regulation card to activate notifications for it.
Following an individual regulation is separate from View-level notifications. Use it when one specific regulation matters enough to track on its own, typically a proposed regulation you want to watch through to enactment.
Why this matters
- Get alerted immediately when a single regulation you care about changes
- Track proposed regulations through to enactment without rebuilding a View around them
- Watch one-off regulatory developments that don't fit cleanly into a saved View's scope
- Keep View-level monitoring focused on ongoing scope, and single-regulation monitoring focused on specific items
Where to find the bell icon
The bell icon is available on every regulation card across the Regulations module. You can follow a regulation from:
- a regulation card opened from a View in Monitoring
- a regulation card opened from Research results, including Expert-Curated Searches
- a regulation card opened from Overview while building or previewing a scope
How to activate notifications for a regulation
- Open any regulation card.
- Click the bell icon at the top right.
- The bell icon switches to an active state. You will start receiving email alerts when the regulation changes or when new related regulations are added to it.
How to deactivate notifications
You can switch off notifications for a regulation in two ways.
- From the regulation card: click the active bell icon to toggle notifications off.
- From the Notifications section: open Notifications in the main menu, find the regulation in your list of active notifications, and delete it. See Managing Your Notification Preferences for the full management flow.
What triggers an individual notification
An individual notification is triggered when there is a change to the specific regulation or initiative you are following, such as:
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A status change (e.g. proposal, adoption, implementation)
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A significant update to the initiative record
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A related regulation is added to the database (e.g., one that amends, implements, transposes, or repeals the initiative you are monitoring)
These notifications are item-specific and do not reflect broader regulatory activity outside that initiative.
Entry into force wording in notification emails
When an individual regulation reaches entry into force, the wording used in notification emails depends on whether the initiative is mandatory or voluntary:
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Mandatory regulations are displayed as “entered into force”
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Voluntary regulations are displayed as “launched”
This distinction reflects the initiative's enforcement level and helps clarify whether legal compliance is required.
Related regulations in notification emails
Individual notification emails may also reference related regulations, indicating how initiatives are connected within the regulatory database.
The following relationship tags may appear:
| Tag | Meaning |
| Amends | Indicates that the initiative modifies the text of another regulation. |
| Transposes | Indicates that a regulation incorporates an EU Directive into the national law of an EU Member State. |
| Implements | Refers to the process of ensuring that a regulation is applied, enforced, and functioning in practice. |
| Relates to | Indicates that an initiative is linked to another regulation, or builds upon a related legislative proposal or initiative. |
| Repeals | Indicates that the linked regulation no longer has effect. |
Individual notifications vs View notifications
There are two separate notification systems in the Regulations module. Both arrive by email.
- Individual notifications alert you to changes to a single regulation, including when new related regulations are added. You activate them on the regulation itself, and you manage them in Notifications in the main menu.
- View-level notifications alert you when new regulations match the scope of a saved View. You configure them when saving a View, and you manage them in Monitoring.
Use individual notifications when you want close tracking of a specific item. Use View-level notifications when you want ongoing scope coverage.
Note: Activating notifications on a regulation does not affect any View. A regulation may appear in a View's results and also have its own notifications active; both notification systems work in parallel.