The element references is a metadata container of all the references to entities external to the document mentioned in the document. They include references to legal documents of any form,a s well as references to people, organizations, events, roles, concepts, and anything else is managed by the Akoma Ntoso ontology.

<TLCConcept> , <TLCEvent> , <TLCLocation> , <TLCObject> , <TLCOrganization> , <TLCPerson> , <TLCProcess> , <TLCReference> , <TLCRole> , <TLCTerm> , <activeRef> , <attachmentOf> , <hasAttachment> , <jurisprudence> , <original> , <passiveRef>