# Composition (EU core) - HL7 Europe Base and Core FHIR IG v2.0.0

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Artifacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **Composition (EU core)**

## Resource Profile: Composition (EU core) 

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| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| *Official URL*:http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/composition-eu-core | *Version*:2.0.0 | |
| * Standards status: *[Trial-use](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/versions.html#std-process) | [Maturity Level](http://hl7.org/fhir/versions.html#maturity): 2 | *Computable Name*:CompositionEuCore |
| **Copyright/Legal**: Copyright HL7 Europe. Licensed under creative commons public domain (CC0 1.0). | | |

 
This profile introduces essential constraints and extensions for the Composition resource for commonly used EHDS documents. 

 
This profile constrains the Composition resource for the purpose of this guide. 

**Usages:**

* Refer to this Profile: [DiagnosticReport (EU core)](StructureDefinition-diagnosticReport-eu-core.md)
* Examples for this Profile: [Composition/26032a57-083a-4ddf-b019-e566ae02f740](Composition-26032a57-083a-4ddf-b019-e566ae02f740.md)

You can also check for [usages in the FHIR IG Statistics](https://packages2.fhir.org/xig/resource/hl7.fhir.eu.base|current/StructureDefinition/StructureDefinition-composition-eu-core.json)

### Formal Views of Profile Content

 [Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work](http://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#structure-definitions). 

 

Other representations of profile: [CSV](StructureDefinition-composition-eu-core.csv), [Excel](StructureDefinition-composition-eu-core.xlsx), [Schematron](StructureDefinition-composition-eu-core.sch) 



## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
  "id" : "composition-eu-core",
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 2
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "trial-use"
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/composition-eu-core",
  "version" : "2.0.0",
  "name" : "CompositionEuCore",
  "title" : "Composition (EU core)",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-08-07T12:40:16+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 Europe",
  "contact" : [{
    "name" : "HL7 Europe",
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.eu"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "This profile introduces essential constraints and extensions for the Composition resource for commonly used EHDS documents.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "150",
      "display" : "Europe"
    }]
  }],
  "purpose" : "This profile constrains the Composition resource for the purpose of this guide.",
  "copyright" : "Copyright HL7 Europe. Licensed under creative commons public domain (CC0 1.0).",
  "fhirVersion" : "4.0.1",
  "mapping" : [{
    "identity" : "workflow",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/workflow",
    "name" : "Workflow Pattern"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "rim",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
    "name" : "RIM Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "cda",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3/cda",
    "name" : "CDA (R2)"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "fhirdocumentreference",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/documentreference",
    "name" : "FHIR DocumentReference"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "w5",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/fivews",
    "name" : "FiveWs Pattern Mapping"
  }],
  "kind" : "resource",
  "abstract" : false,
  "type" : "Composition",
  "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Composition",
  "derivation" : "constraint",
  "differential" : {
    "element" : [{
      "id" : "Composition",
      "path" : "Composition"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.language",
      "path" : "Composition.language",
      "short" : "Language of the composition content"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.extension",
      "path" : "Composition.extension",
      "slicing" : {
        "discriminator" : [{
          "type" : "value",
          "path" : "url"
        }],
        "ordered" : false,
        "rules" : "open"
      }
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.extension:version",
      "path" : "Composition.extension",
      "sliceName" : "version",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Extension",
        "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-Composition.version"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.extension:version.extension",
      "path" : "Composition.extension.extension",
      "max" : "0"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.extension:informationRecipient",
      "path" : "Composition.extension",
      "sliceName" : "informationRecipient",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "*",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Extension",
        "profile" : ["http://hl7.eu/fhir/StructureDefinition/information-recipient"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.extension:informationRecipient.value[x]",
      "path" : "Composition.extension.value[x]",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/practitioner-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/practitionerRole-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/organization-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/patient-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.extension:diagnosticReport",
      "path" : "Composition.extension",
      "sliceName" : "diagnosticReport",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Extension",
        "profile" : ["http://hl7.eu/fhir/extensions/StructureDefinition/composition-diagnosticReportReference"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.identifier",
      "path" : "Composition.identifier",
      "short" : "Report identifier",
      "definition" : "Identifiers assigned to this document by the performer or other systems. Should remain stable across versions of the report.",
      "min" : 1
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.type",
      "path" : "Composition.type",
      "short" : "Type of document/report (e.g. imaging report LOINC)"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.category",
      "path" : "Composition.category",
      "short" : "Document Category"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.subject",
      "path" : "Composition.subject",
      "min" : 1,
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/patient-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/location-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.author",
      "path" : "Composition.author",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/practitioner-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/practitionerRole-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/organization-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/patient-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.attester",
      "path" : "Composition.attester",
      "slicing" : {
        "discriminator" : [{
          "type" : "value",
          "path" : "mode"
        }],
        "ordered" : false,
        "rules" : "open"
      }
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.attester.party",
      "path" : "Composition.attester.party",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/patient-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/practitioner-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/practitionerRole-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/organization-eu-core"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.attester:legalAuthenticator",
      "path" : "Composition.attester",
      "sliceName" : "legalAuthenticator",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "*"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.attester:legalAuthenticator.mode",
      "path" : "Composition.attester.mode",
      "patternCode" : "legal"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.attester:legalAuthenticator.time",
      "path" : "Composition.attester.time",
      "min" : 1
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.attester:legalAuthenticator.party",
      "path" : "Composition.attester.party",
      "min" : 1,
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/practitionerRole-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/practitioner-eu-core"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.attester:validator",
      "path" : "Composition.attester",
      "sliceName" : "validator",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "*"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.attester:validator.mode",
      "path" : "Composition.attester.mode",
      "patternCode" : "professional"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.attester:validator.time",
      "path" : "Composition.attester.time",
      "min" : 1
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.attester:validator.party",
      "path" : "Composition.attester.party",
      "min" : 1,
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/practitionerRole-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/practitioner-eu-core"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.custodian",
      "path" : "Composition.custodian",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/organization-eu-core"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.event.code",
      "path" : "Composition.event.code",
      "short" : "Event code"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.event.period",
      "path" : "Composition.event.period",
      "short" : "Event period"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.section.extension",
      "path" : "Composition.section.extension",
      "slicing" : {
        "discriminator" : [{
          "type" : "value",
          "path" : "url"
        }],
        "ordered" : false,
        "rules" : "open"
      }
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.section.extension:section-note",
      "path" : "Composition.section.extension",
      "sliceName" : "section-note",
      "short" : "Additional notes that apply to the section (but not to specific resource).",
      "definition" : "Additional notes that apply to the section (but not to specific resource).",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "*",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Extension",
        "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/note"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.section.title",
      "path" : "Composition.section.title",
      "min" : 1
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.section.code",
      "path" : "Composition.section.code",
      "min" : 1
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.section.text",
      "path" : "Composition.section.text",
      "min" : 1
    },
    {
      "id" : "Composition.section.emptyReason",
      "path" : "Composition.section.emptyReason",
      "short" : "Empty reason"
    }]
  }
}

```
