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20.7.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
192/29
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 19 July 2012
amending the list of ‘basic local government units’ in the Annex to Council Directive 94/80/EC
laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate
in municipal elections by citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not
nationals
(2012/412/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
their domestic legislation, the ‘basic local government
units’ concerning them have been modified. These laws
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
have been formally notified to the Commission.
Union, and in particular Article 22(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 94/80/EC of 19 December
(4) The
Annex
to
Directive
94/80/EC
should
be
amended
1994 laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the
accordingly,
right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections
by citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
they are not nationals ( 1 ), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Article 1

The Annex to Directive 94/80/EC is amended in accordance
(1) Directive
94/80/EC
lists
in
its
Annex
the
‘basic
local with the Annex to this Decision.
government units’ which determine the scope of the
Directive.
Article 2
(2) According
to
Article
2(2)
of
Directive
94/80/EC,
a This Decision shall enter into force on the first day following
Member State shall notify the Commission if any local
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
government unit referred to in the Annex to that
Union.
Directive is, by virtue of a change in its domestic law,
replaced by another unit or if, by virtue of such a change,
any such unit is abolished or further such units are
created. Consequently, the Commission shall adapt that
Done at Brussels, 19 July 2012.
Annex by making appropriate substitutions, deletions or
additions and that Annex so revised shall be published in
the Official Journal of the European Union.
For the Commission
(3) Denmark,
Ireland,
Greece,
Latvia
and
Lithuania
have
The President
informed the Commission that, following changes in
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 38.

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Official Journal of the European Union
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ANNEX
In the Annex to Directive 94/80/EC, the list of ‘basic local government units’ is replaced by the following:
‘ “Basic local government unit” within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of this Directive means any of the following:
— in Austria:
Gemeinden, Bezirke in der Stadt Wien,
— in Belgium:
commune/gemeente/Gemeinde,
— in Bulgaria:
община/кметство/Общината е основната административно-териториална единица, в която се осъществява местното
самоуправление,
— in Cyprus:
δμο, κοιντητα,
— in the Czech Republic:
obec, městsk obvod nebo městská ást územně leněného statutárního města, městská ást hlavního města
Prahy,
— in Denmark:
kommune, region,
— in Estonia:
vald, linn,
— in Finland:
kunta, kommun, kommun p land,
— in France:
commune, arrondissement dans les villes déterminées par la législation interne, section de commune,
— in Germany:
kreisfreie Stadt bzw. Stadtkreis; Kreis; Gemeinde, Bezirk in der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg und im Land
Berlin; Stadtgemeinde Bremen in der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, Stadt-, Gemeinde-, oder Ortsbezirke bzw.
Ortschaften,
— in Greece:
δμο,
— in Hungary:
települési nkormányzat; kzség, nagykzség, város, megyei jogú város, fváros, fváros kerületei; területi nkor
mányzat; megye,
— in Ireland:
City Council, County Council, Borough Council, Town Council,
— in Italy:
comune, circoscrizione,
— in Latvia:
novads, republikas pilsēta,
— in Lithuania:
Savivaldyb,
— in Luxembourg:
commune,

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— in Malta:
Kunsill Lokali,
— in the Netherlands:
gemeente, deelgemeente,
— in Poland:
gmina,
— in Portugal:
município, freguesia,
— in Romania:
comuna, oraul, municipiul, sectorul (numai n municipiul Bucureti) i judeul,
— in Slovakia:
samospráva obce: obec, mesto, hlavné mesto Slovenskej republiky Bratislava, mesto Koice, mestská as
hlavného mesta Slovenskej republiky Bratislavy, mestská as mesta Koice; samospráva vyieho územného
celku: samosprávny kraj,
— in Slovenia:
obina,
— in Spain:
municipio, entidad de ámbito territorial inferior al municipal,
— in Sweden:
kommuner, landsting,
— in the United Kingdom:
counties in England; counties, county boroughs and communities in Wales; regions and Islands in Scotland;
districts in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland; London boroughs; parishes in England; the City of London in
relation to ward elections for common councilmen.’

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