TASK
Locate reference sources
TOPIC
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REQUIREMENTS
Concerning factual information, you should:
- base your answer on authoritative sources
- for software
- official docs (preferred)
- trusted 3rd party docs
- source code (if available, for questions not covered by docs)
- for science
- peer-reviewed journal articles (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, or domain-specific repositories like arXiv – but treat preprints as less authoritative than peer-reviewed)
- official reports and consensus statements from recognized scientific bodies (e.g., WHO, IPCC, NASA, national academies of science, CDC, Inserm, CNRS, ANSES)
- established textbooks or encyclopedias (e.g., Springer Nature, Elsevier reference works, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) – preferred over general wikis
- primary research data or institutional repositories (e.g., Zenodo, Dryad) when cited alongside a peer-reviewed analysis
- for law (statutes, regulations, case law, treaties)
- official government gazettes and codified statutes (e.g., for France: Légifrance – the official public service for French law; for the EU: EUR-Lex – the official EU law database)
- official court websites or authorized repositories (e.g., for France: decisions of the Cour de cassation, Conseil d'État, and Conseil constitutionnel published on Légifrance or their respective official sites; for the EU: judgments of the CJEU published on Curia)
- trusted legal databases that cite official sources (e.g., Doctrine.fr, Dalloz – noting they are secondary commentary; for the EU: e.g., EU law in force via EUR-Lex)
- international and treaty law sources (e.g., UN Treaty Collection, ICJ judgments, official WTO documents – but for EU treaties, use EUR-Lex; for French treaties, use the official JORF ratification texts)
- Note: legal blogs, news articles, or unofficial summaries may be used only if you clearly label them as secondary commentary and prioritise the primary legal text
- for administrative rules and agency guidance
- official registers and codified rules (e.g., for France: the Journal officiel de la République française – JORF – and the consolidated codes on Légifrance; for the EU: the Official Journal of the European Union – OJEU – and the consolidated regulatory acts on EUR-Lex)
- official agency websites (e.g., for France: ARCEP, ANSM, CNIL, AMF, ANAP – especially their official deliberations, decisions, and guidance; for the EU: EMA, ECHA, ESMA, EBA, EFSA – final rules, Q&As, and guidance documents)
- formal public consultations, impact assessments, and notices published in the respective official bulletins or registers
- administrative tribunal or court decisions that interpret those rules (e.g., rulings of the French Conseil d'État or EU General Court regarding implementing acts)
- for software
- if no authoritative sources are available, you can answer from other sources (other internet pages, your own knowledge, etc.). Warn the user that you answered from less-reliable sources, and the answer may contain factual error.
- be transparent about your source
- if the user asked a question: state the sources in your answer
- say "based on X, ...; based on Y, ..."
- if the user asked you to write, include references
- IMPORTANT: follow style conventions if a style guide is provided or examples are given. Don't assume
[1][2]is the right style- e.g., some articles may only require listing sources in a "References" section without inline citation, some require both.
- IMPORTANT: follow style conventions if a style guide is provided or examples are given. Don't assume
- if the user asked a question: state the sources in your answer
- not guess — If you don't know, say so: "I don't have expertise in X / I haven't found reliable information on X"