Regulation (EC) No 1888/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 26 October 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee [1],

After consulting the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty [2],

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 [3] constitutes the legal framework for the regional classification in order to enable the collection, compilation and dissemination of harmonised regional statistics in the Community.

(2) All Member States' statistics transmitted to the Commission, which are broken down by territorial units, should use the NUTS classification, where applicable.

(3) It is necessary to adapt the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 to take into account the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 is amended as follows:

1. Annex I is amended in accordance with the text shown in Annex I to this Regulation.

2. Annexes II and III are replaced by the text appearing in Annex II and in Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 26 October 2005.

For the European Parliament

The President

J. Borrell Fontelles

For the Council

The President

D. Alexander

[1] OJ C 157, 28.6.2005, p. 149.

[2] Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 April 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 19 September 2005.

[3] OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1.

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ANNEX I

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 is amended as follows:

1. The following table is inserted between BE ‘�BELGIQUE/BELGI脣 and DK ‘�DANMARK:

"Code | Nuts 1 | Nuts 2 | Nuts 3 |

CZ | 膶ESK脕 REPUBLIKA | | |

CZ0 | 膶ESK脕 REPUBLIKA | | |

CZ01 | | Praha | |

CZ010 | | | Hlavn铆 m臎sto Praha |

CZ02 | | St艡edn铆 膶echy | |

CZ020 | | | St艡edo膷esk媒 kraj |

CZ03 | | Jihoz谩pad | |

CZ031 | | | Jiho膷esk媒 kraj |

CZ032 | | | Plze艌sk媒 kraj |

CZ04 | | Severoz谩pad | |

CZ041 | | | Karlovarsk媒 kraj |

CZ042 | | | 脷steck媒 kraj |

CZ05 | | Severov媒chod | |

CZ051 | | | Libereck媒 kraj |

CZ052 | | | Kr谩lovéhradeck媒 kraj |

CZ053 | | | Pardubick媒 kraj |

CZ06 | | Jihov媒chod | |

CZ061 | | | Vyso膷ina |

CZ062 | | | Jihomoravsk媒 kraj |

CZ07 | | St艡edn铆 Morava | |

CZ071 | | | Olomouck媒 kraj |

CZ072 | | | Zl铆nsk媒 kraj |

CZ08 | | Moravskoslezsko | |

CZ080 | | | Moravskoslezsk媒 kraj |

CZZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |

CZZZ | | Extra-Regio | |

CZZZZ | | | Extra-Regio" |

2. The following table is inserted between DE ‘�DEUTSCHLAND and GR ‘�螘螞螞螒螖螒 (Ellada):

"Code | Nuts 1 | Nuts 2 | Nuts 3 |

EE | EESTI | | |

EE0 | EESTI | | |

EE00 | | Eesti | |

EE001 | | | P玫hja-Eesti |

EE004 | | | L盲盲ne-Eesti |

EE006 | | | Kesk-Eesti |

EE007 | | | Kirde-Eesti |

EE008 | | | L玫una-Eesti |

EEZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |

EEZZ | | Extra-Regio | |

EEZZZ | | | Extra-Regio" |

3. The following table is inserted between IT ‘�ITALIA and LU ‘�LUXEMBOURG (GRAND-DUCH脡):

"Code | Nuts 1 | Nuts 2 | Nuts 3 |

CY | 螝违螤巍螣危/KIBRIS | | |

CY0 | 螝违螤巍螣危/KIBRIS | | |

CY00 | | 螝蠉蟺蟻慰蟼/K谋br谋s | |

CY000 | | | 螝蠉蟺蟻慰蟼/K谋br谋s |

CYZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |

CYZZ | | Extra-Regio | |

CYZZZ | | | Extra-Regio |

LV | LATVIJA | | |

LV0 | LATVIJA | | |

LV00 | | Latvija | |

LV003 | | | Kurzeme |

LV005 | | | Latgale |

LV006 | | | R墨ga |

LV007 | | | Pier墨ga |

LV008 | | | Vidzeme |

LV009 | | | Zemgale |

LVZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |

LVZZ | | Extra-Regio | |

LVZZZ | | | Extra-Regio |

LT | LIETUVA | | |

LT0 | LIETUVA | | |

LT00 | | Lietuva | |

LT001 | | | Alytaus apskritis |

LT002 | | | Kauno apskritis |

LT003 | | | Klaip臈dos apskritis |

LT004 | | | Marijampol臈s apskritis |

LT005 | | | Panev臈啪io apskritis |

LT006 | | | 艩iauli懦 apskritis |

LT007 | | | Taurag臈s apskritis |

LT008 | | | Tel拧i懦 apskritis |

LT009 | | | Utenos apskritis |

LT00A | | | Vilniaus apskritis |

LTZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |

LTZZ | | Extra-Regio | |

LTZZZ | | | Extra-Regio" |

4. The following table is inserted between LU ‘�LUXEMBOURG (GRAND-DUCH脡) and NL ‘�NEDERLAND:

"Code | Nuts 1 | Nuts 2 | Nuts 3 |

HU | MAGYARORSZ脕G | | |

HU1 | K脰Z脡P-MAGYARORSZ脕G | | |

HU10 | | K枚zép-Magyarorsz谩g | |

HU101 | | | Budapest |

HU102 | | | Pest |

HU2 | DUN脕NT脷L | | |

HU21 | | K枚zép-Dun谩nt煤l | |

HU211 | | | Fejér |

HU212 | | | Kom谩rom-Esztergom |

HU213 | | | Veszprém |

HU22 | | Nyugat-Dun谩nt煤l | |

HU221 | | | Gy艖r-Moson-Sopron |

HU222 | | | Vas |

HU223 | | | Zala |

HU23 | | Dél-Dun谩nt煤l | |

HU231 | | | Baranya |

HU232 | | | Somogy |

HU233 | | | Tolna |

HU3 | ALF脰LD 脡S 脡SZAK | | |

HU31 | | 脡szak-Magyarorsz谩g | |

HU311 | | | Borsod-Aba煤j-Zemplén |

HU312 | | | Heves |

HU313 | | | N贸gr谩d |

HU32 | | 脡szak-Alf枚ld | |

HU321 | | | Hajd煤-Bihar |

HU322 | | | J谩sz-Nagykun-Szolnok |

HU323 | | | Szabolcs-Szatm谩r-Bereg |

HU33 | | Dél-Alf枚ld | |

HU331 | | | B谩cs-Kiskun |

HU332 | | | Békés |

HU333 | | | Csongr谩d |

HUZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |

HUZZ | | Extra-Regio | |

HUZZZ | | | Extra-Regio |

MT | MALTA | | |

MT0 | MALTA | | |

MT00 | | Malta | |

MT001 | | | Malta |

MT002 | | | Gozo and Comino/G魔awdex u Kemmuna |

MTZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |

MTZZ | | Extra-Regio | |

MTZZZ | | | Extra-Regio" |

5. The following table is inserted between AT ‘�脰STERREICH and PT ‘�PORTUGAL:

"Code | Nuts 1 | Nuts 2 | Nuts 3 |

PL | POLSKA | | |

PL1 | CENTRALNY | | |

PL11 | | 艁贸dzkie | |

PL111 | | | 艁贸dzki |

PL112 | | | Piotrkowsko-skierniewicki |

PL113 | | | Miasto 艁贸d藕 |

PL12 | | Mazowieckie | |

PL121 | | | Ciechanowsko-p艂ocki |

PL122 | | | Ostro艂臋cko-siedlecki |

PL124 | | | Radomski |

PL126 | | | Warszawski |

PL127 | | | Miasto Warszawa |

PL2 | PO艁UDNIOWY | | |

PL21 | | Ma艂opolskie | |

PL211 | | | Krakowsko-tarnowski |

PL212 | | | Nowos膮decki |

PL213 | | | Miasto Krak贸w |

PL22 | | 艢l膮skie | |

PL224 | | | Cz臋stochowski |

PL225 | | | Bielsko-bialski |

PL226 | | | Centralny 艣l膮ski |

PL227 | | | Rybnicko-jastrz臋bski |

PL3 | WSCHODNI | | |

PL31 | | Lubelskie | |

PL311 | | | Bialskopodlaski |

PL312 | | | Che艂msko-zamojski |

PL313 | | | Lubelski |

PL32 | | Podkarpackie | |

PL321 | | | Rzeszowsko-tarnobrzeski |

PL322 | | | Kro艣nie艅sko-przemyski |

PL33 | | 艢wi臋tokrzyskie | |

PL330 | | | 艢wi臋tokrzyski |

PL34 | | Podlaskie | |

PL341 | | | Bia艂ostocko-suwalski |

PL342 | | | 艁om偶y艅ski |

PL4 | P脫艁NOCNO-ZACHODNI | | |

PL41 | | Wielkopolskie | |

PL411 | | | Pilski |

PL412 | | | Pozna艅ski |

PL413 | | | Kaliski |

PL414 | | | Koni艅ski |

PL415 | | | Miasto Pozna艅 |

PL42 | | Zachodniopomorskie | |

PL421 | | | Szczeci艅ski |

PL422 | | | Koszali艅ski |

PL43 | | Lubuskie | |

PL431 | | | Gorzowski |

PL432 | | | Zielonog贸rski |

PL5 | PO艁UDNIOWO-ZACHODNI | | |

PL51 | | Dolno艣l膮skie | |

PL511 | | | Jeleniog贸rsko-wa艂brzyski |

PL512 | | | Legnicki |

PL513 | | | Wroc艂awski |

PL514 | | | Miasto Wroc艂aw |

PL52 | | Opolskie | |

PL520 | | | Opolski |

PL6 | P脫艁NOCNY | | |

PL61 | | Kujawsko-pomorskie | |

PL611 | | | Bydgoski |

PL612 | | | Toru艅sko-w艂oc艂awski |

PL62 | | Warmi艅sko-mazurskie | |

PL621 | | | Elbl膮ski |

PL622 | | | Olszty艅ski |

PL623 | | | E艂cki |

PL63 | | Pomorskie | |

PL631 | | | S艂upski |

PL632 | | | Gda艅ski |

PL633 | | | Gda艅sk-Gdynia-Sopot |

PLZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |

PLZZ | | Extra-Regio | |

PLZZZ | | | Extra-Regio" |

6. The following table is inserted between PT ‘�PORTUGAL and FI ‘�SUOMI/FINLAND:

"Code | Nuts 1 | Nuts 2 | Nuts 3 |

SI | SLOVENIJA | | |

SI0 | SLOVENIJA | | |

SI00 | | Slovenija | |

SI001 | | | Pomurska |

SI002 | | | Podravska |

SI003 | | | Koro拧ka |

SI004 | | | Savinjska |

SI005 | | | Zasavska |

SI006 | | | Spodnjeposavska |

SI009 | | | Gorenjska |

SI00A | | | Notranjsko-kra拧ka |

SI00B | | | Gori拧ka |

SI00C | | | Obalno-kra拧ka |

SI00D | | | Jugovzhodna Slovenija |

SI00E | | | Osrednjeslovenska |

SIZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |

SIZZ | | Extra-Regio | |

SIZZZ | | | Extra-Regio |

SK | SLOVENSK脕 REPUBLIKA | | |

SK0 | SLOVENSK脕 REPUBLIKA | | |

SK01 | | Bratislavsk媒 kraj | |

SK010 | | | Bratislavsk媒 kraj |

SK02 | | Z谩padné Slovensko | |

SK021 | | | Trnavsk媒 kraj |

SK022 | | | Tren膷iansky kraj |

SK023 | | | Nitriansky kraj |

SK03 | | Stredné Slovensko | |

SK031 | | | 沤ilinsk媒 kraj |

SK032 | | | Banskobystrick媒 kraj |

SK04 | | V媒chodné Slovensko | |

SK041 | | | Pre拧ovsk媒 kraj |

SK042 | | | Ko拧ick媒 kraj |

SKZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |

SKZZ | | Extra-Regio | |

SKZZZ | | | Extra-Regio" |

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ANNEX II

"ANNEX II

Existing administrative units

At NUTS level 1 for Belgium "Gewesten/Régions", for Germany "L盲nder", for Portugal "Continente", "Regi茫o dos Açores" and "Regi茫o da Madeira", and for the United Kingdom: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Government Office Regions of England.

At NUTS level 2 for Belgium "Provincies/Provinces", for Germany "Regierungsbezirke", for Greece "periferies", for Spain "comunidades y ciudades aut贸nomas", for France "régions", for Ireland "regions", for Italy "regioni", for the Netherlands "provincies", for Austria "L盲nder" and for Poland "wojew贸dztwa".

At NUTS level 3 for Belgium "arrondissementen/arrondissements", for the Czech Republic "Kraje", for Denmark "Amtskommuner", for Germany "Kreise/kreisfreie St盲dte", for Greece "nomoi", for Spain "provincias", for France "départements", for Ireland "regional authority regions", for Italy "provincie", for Lithuania "Apskritis", for Hungary "megyék", for the Slovak Republic "Kraje", for Sweden "l盲n" and for Finland "maakunnat/landskap"."

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ANNEX III

"ANNEX III

Smaller administrative units

For Belgium "Gemeenten/Communes", for the Czech Republic "Obce", for Denmark "Kommuner", for Germany "Gemeinden", for Estonia "Vald, Linn", for Greece "Dimoi/Koinotites", for Spain "Municipios", for France "Communes", for Ireland "counties or county boroughs", for Italy "Comuni", for Cyprus "螖萎渭慰喂/魏慰喂谓蠈蟿畏蟿蔚蟼 (Dimoi/koinotites)", for Latvia "Pils膿tas, novadi, pagasti", for Lithuania "Seni奴nija", for Luxembourg "Communes", for Hungary "Telep眉lések", for Malta "Lokalitajiet", for the Netherlands "Gemeenten", for Austria "Gemeinden", for Poland "Gminy, miasta", for Portugal "Freguesias", for Slovenia "Ob膷ina", for the Slovak Republic "Obce", for Finland "Kunnat/Kommuner", for Sweden "Kommuner" and for the United Kingdom "Wards"."

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