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| 25.11.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 309/1 |
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25.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 309/1

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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. |
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(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. |
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(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. |
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(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, |
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(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. |
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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. |
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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

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(1)  
  OJ C 157, 28.6.2005, p. 149.

1

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

2

(3)  
  OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1.

3

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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/BELGIË and DK — DANMARK:








  ‘Code | Nuts 1 | Nuts 2 | Nuts 3 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CZ | ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA | | |
| CZ0 | ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA | | |
| CZ01 | | Praha | |
| CZ010 | | | Hlavní město Praha |
| CZ02 | | Střední Čechy | |
| CZ020 | | | Středočeský kraj |
| CZ03 | | Jihozápad | |
| CZ031 | | | Jihočeský kraj |
| CZ032 | | | Plzeňský kraj |
| CZ04 | | Severozápad | |
| CZ041 | | | Karlovarský kraj |
| CZ042 | | | Ústecký kraj |
| CZ05 | | Severovýchod | |
| CZ051 | | | Liberecký kraj |
| CZ052 | | | Královéhradecký kraj |
| CZ053 | | | Pardubický kraj |
| CZ06 | | Jihovýchod | |
| CZ061 | | | Vysočina |
| CZ062 | | | Jihomoravský kraj |
| CZ07 | | Střední Morava | |
| CZ071 | | | Olomoucký kraj |
| CZ072 | | | Zlínský kraj |
| CZ08 | | Moravskoslezsko | |
| CZ080 | | | Moravskoslezský kraj |
| CZZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |
| CZZZ | | Extra-Regio | |
| CZZZZ | | | Extra-Regio’ |

1.

The following table is inserted between BE — BELGIQUE/BELGIË and DK — DANMARK:

‘Code

Nuts 1

Nuts 2

Nuts 3

CZ

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

CZ0

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

CZ01

Praha

CZ010

Hlavní město Praha

CZ02

Střední Čechy

CZ020

Středočeský kraj

CZ03

Jihozápad

CZ031

Jihočeský kraj

CZ032

Plzeňský kraj

CZ04

Severozápad

CZ041

Karlovarský kraj

CZ042

Ústecký kraj

CZ05

Severovýchod

CZ051

Liberecký kraj

CZ052

Královéhradecký kraj

CZ053

Pardubický kraj

CZ06

Jihovýchod

CZ061

Vysočina

CZ062

Jihomoravský kraj

CZ07

Střední Morava

CZ071

Olomoucký kraj

CZ072

Zlínský kraj

CZ08

Moravskoslezsko

CZ080

Moravskoslezský kraj

CZZ

EXTRA-REGIO

CZZZ

Extra-Regio

CZZZZ

Extra-Regio’

| 2. | The following table is inserted between DE — DEUTSCHLAND and GR — ΕΛΛΑΔΑ (Ellada):








  ‘Code | Nuts 1 | Nuts 2 | Nuts 3 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EE | EESTI | | |
| EE0 | EESTI | | |
| EE00 | | Eesti | |
| EE001 | | | Põhja-Eesti |
| EE004 | | | Lääne-Eesti |
| EE006 | | | Kesk-Eesti |
| EE007 | | | Kirde-Eesti |
| EE008 | | | Lõuna-Eesti |
| EEZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |
| EEZZ | | Extra-Regio | |
| EEZZZ | | | Extra-Regio’ |

2.

The following table is inserted between DE — DEUTSCHLAND and GR — ΕΛΛΑΔΑ (Ellada):

‘Code

Nuts 1

Nuts 2

Nuts 3

EE

EESTI

EE0

EESTI

EE00

Eesti

EE001

Põhja-Eesti

EE004

Lääne-Eesti

EE006

Kesk-Eesti

EE007

Kirde-Eesti

EE008

Lõuna-Eesti

EEZ

EXTRA-REGIO

EEZZ

Extra-Regio

EEZZZ

Extra-Regio’

| 3. | The following table is inserted between IT — ITALIA and LU — LUXEMBOURG (GRAND-DUCHÉ):








  ‘Code | Nuts 1 | Nuts 2 | Nuts 3 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CY | ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/KIBRIS | | |
| CY0 | ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/KIBRIS | | |
| CY00 | | Κύπρος/Kıbrıs | |
| CY000 | | | Κύπρος/Kıbrıs |
| CYZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |
| CYZZ | | Extra-Regio | |
| CYZZZ | | | Extra-Regio |
| LV | LATVIJA | | |
| LV0 | LATVIJA | | |
| LV00 | | Latvija | |
| LV003 | | | Kurzeme |
| LV005 | | | Latgale |
| LV006 | | | Rīga |
| LV007 | | | Pierīga |
| 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 | | | Klaipėdos apskritis |
| LT004 | | | Marijampolės apskritis |
| LT005 | | | Panevėžio apskritis |
| LT006 | | | Šiaulių apskritis |
| LT007 | | | Tauragės apskritis |
| LT008 | | | Telšių apskritis |
| LT009 | | | Utenos apskritis |
| LT00A | | | Vilniaus apskritis |
| LTZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |
| LTZZ | | Extra-Regio | |
| LTZZZ | | | Extra-Regio’ |

3.

The following table is inserted between IT — ITALIA and LU — LUXEMBOURG (GRAND-DUCHÉ):

‘Code

Nuts 1

Nuts 2

Nuts 3

CY

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/KIBRIS

CY0

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/KIBRIS

CY00

Κύπρος/Kıbrıs

CY000

Κύπρος/Kıbrıs

CYZ

EXTRA-REGIO

CYZZ

Extra-Regio

CYZZZ

Extra-Regio

LV

LATVIJA

LV0

LATVIJA

LV00

Latvija

LV003

Kurzeme

LV005

Latgale

LV006

Rīga

LV007

Pierīga

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

Klaipėdos apskritis

LT004

Marijampolės apskritis

LT005

Panevėžio apskritis

LT006

Šiaulių apskritis

LT007

Tauragės apskritis

LT008

Telšių 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-DUCHÉ) and NL — NEDERLAND:








  ‘Code | Nuts 1 | Nuts 2 | Nuts 3 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HU | MAGYARORSZÁG | | |
| HU1 | KÖZÉP-MAGYARORSZÁG | | |
| HU10 | | Közép-Magyarország | |
| HU101 | | | Budapest |
| HU102 | | | Pest |
| HU2 | DUNÁNTÚL | | |
| HU21 | | Közép-Dunántúl | |
| HU211 | | | Fejér |
| HU212 | | | Komárom-Esztergom |
| HU213 | | | Veszprém |
| HU22 | | Nyugat-Dunántúl | |
| HU221 | | | Győr-Moson-Sopron |
| HU222 | | | Vas |
| HU223 | | | Zala |
| HU23 | | Dél-Dunántúl | |
| HU231 | | | Baranya |
| HU232 | | | Somogy |
| HU233 | | | Tolna |
| HU3 | ALFÖLD ÉS ÉSZAK | | |
| HU31 | | Észak-Magyarország | |
| HU311 | | | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| HU312 | | | Heves |
| HU313 | | | Nógrád |
| HU32 | | Észak-Alföld | |
| HU321 | | | Hajdú-Bihar |
| HU322 | | | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| HU323 | | | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| HU33 | | Dél-Alföld | |
| HU331 | | | Bács-Kiskun |
| HU332 | | | Békés |
| HU333 | | | Csongrád |
| HUZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |
| HUZZ | | Extra-Regio | |
| HUZZZ | | | Extra-Regio |
| MT | MALTA | | |
| MT0 | MALTA | | |
| MT00 | | Malta | |
| MT001 | | | Malta |
| MT002 | | | Gozo and Comino/Għawdex u Kemmuna |
| MTZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |
| MTZZ | | Extra-Regio | |
| MTZZZ | | | Extra-Regio’ |

4.

The following table is inserted between LU — LUXEMBOURG (GRAND-DUCHÉ) and NL — NEDERLAND:

‘Code

Nuts 1

Nuts 2

Nuts 3

HU

MAGYARORSZÁG

HU1

KÖZÉP-MAGYARORSZÁG

HU10

Közép-Magyarország

HU101

Budapest

HU102

Pest

HU2

DUNÁNTÚL

HU21

Közép-Dunántúl

HU211

Fejér

HU212

Komárom-Esztergom

HU213

Veszprém

HU22

Nyugat-Dunántúl

HU221

Győr-Moson-Sopron

HU222

Vas

HU223

Zala

HU23

Dél-Dunántúl

HU231

Baranya

HU232

Somogy

HU233

Tolna

HU3

ALFÖLD ÉS ÉSZAK

HU31

Észak-Magyarország

HU311

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén

HU312

Heves

HU313

Nógrád

HU32

Észak-Alföld

HU321

Hajdú-Bihar

HU322

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok

HU323

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg

HU33

Dél-Alföld

HU331

Bács-Kiskun

HU332

Békés

HU333

Csongrád

HUZ

EXTRA-REGIO

HUZZ

Extra-Regio

HUZZZ

Extra-Regio

MT

MALTA

MT0

MALTA

MT00

Malta

MT001

Malta

MT002

Gozo and Comino/Għawdex u Kemmuna

MTZ

EXTRA-REGIO

MTZZ

Extra-Regio

MTZZZ

Extra-Regio’

| 5. | The following table is inserted between AT — ÖSTERREICH and PT — PORTUGAL:








  ‘Code | Nuts 1 | Nuts 2 | Nuts 3 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PL | POLSKA | | |
| PL1 | CENTRALNY | | |
| PL11 | | Łódzkie | |
| PL111 | | | Łódzki |
| PL112 | | | Piotrkowsko-skierniewicki |
| PL113 | | | Miasto Łódź |
| PL12 | | Mazowieckie | |
| PL121 | | | Ciechanowsko-płocki |
| PL122 | | | Ostrołęcko-siedlecki |
| PL124 | | | Radomski |
| PL126 | | | Warszawski |
| PL127 | | | Miasto Warszawa |
| PL2 | POŁUDNIOWY | | |
| PL21 | | Małopolskie | |
| PL211 | | | Krakowsko-tarnowski |
| PL212 | | | Nowosądecki |
| PL213 | | | Miasto Kraków |
| PL22 | | Śląskie | |
| PL224 | | | Częstochowski |
| PL225 | | | Bielsko-bialski |
| PL226 | | | Centralny śląski |
| PL227 | | | Rybnicko-jastrzębski |
| PL3 | WSCHODNI | | |
| PL31 | | Lubelskie | |
| PL311 | | | Bialskopodlaski |
| PL312 | | | Chełmsko-zamojski |
| PL313 | | | Lubelski |
| PL32 | | Podkarpackie | |
| PL321 | | | Rzeszowsko-tarnobrzeski |
| PL322 | | | Krośnieńsko-przemyski |
| PL33 | | Świętokrzyskie | |
| PL330 | | | Świętokrzyski |
| PL34 | | Podlaskie | |
| PL341 | | | Białostocko-suwalski |
| PL342 | | | Łomżyński |
| PL4 | PÓŁNOCNO-ZACHODNI | | |
| PL41 | | Wielkopolskie | |
| PL411 | | | Pilski |
| PL412 | | | Poznański |
| PL413 | | | Kaliski |
| PL414 | | | Koniński |
| PL415 | | | Miasto Poznań |
| PL42 | | Zachodniopomorskie | |
| PL421 | | | Szczeciński |
| PL422 | | | Koszaliński |
| PL43 | | Lubuskie | |
| PL431 | | | Gorzowski |
| PL432 | | | Zielonogórski |
| PL5 | POŁUDNIOWO-ZACHODNI | | |
| PL51 | | Dolnośląskie | |
| PL511 | | | Jeleniogórsko-wałbrzyski |
| PL512 | | | Legnicki |
| PL513 | | | Wrocławski |
| PL514 | | | Miasto Wrocław |
| PL52 | | Opolskie | |
| PL520 | | | Opolski |
| PL6 | PÓŁNOCNY | | |
| PL61 | | Kujawsko-pomorskie | |
| PL611 | | | Bydgoski |
| PL612 | | | Toruńsko-włocławski |
| PL62 | | Warmińsko-mazurskie | |
| PL621 | | | Elbląski |
| PL622 | | | Olsztyński |
| PL623 | | | Ełcki |
| PL63 | | Pomorskie | |
| PL631 | | | Słupski |
| PL632 | | | Gdański |
| PL633 | | | Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot |
| PLZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |
| PLZZ | | Extra-Regio | |
| PLZZZ | | | Extra-Regio’ |

5.

The following table is inserted between AT — ÖSTERREICH and PT — PORTUGAL:

‘Code

Nuts 1

Nuts 2

Nuts 3

PL

POLSKA

PL1

CENTRALNY

PL11

Łódzkie

PL111

Łódzki

PL112

Piotrkowsko-skierniewicki

PL113

Miasto Łódź

PL12

Mazowieckie

PL121

Ciechanowsko-płocki

PL122

Ostrołęcko-siedlecki

PL124

Radomski

PL126

Warszawski

PL127

Miasto Warszawa

PL2

POŁUDNIOWY

PL21

Małopolskie

PL211

Krakowsko-tarnowski

PL212

Nowosądecki

PL213

Miasto Kraków

PL22

Śląskie

PL224

Częstochowski

PL225

Bielsko-bialski

PL226

Centralny śląski

PL227

Rybnicko-jastrzębski

PL3

WSCHODNI

PL31

Lubelskie

PL311

Bialskopodlaski

PL312

Chełmsko-zamojski

PL313

Lubelski

PL32

Podkarpackie

PL321

Rzeszowsko-tarnobrzeski

PL322

Krośnieńsko-przemyski

PL33

Świętokrzyskie

PL330

Świętokrzyski

PL34

Podlaskie

PL341

Białostocko-suwalski

PL342

Łomżyński

PL4

PÓŁNOCNO-ZACHODNI

PL41

Wielkopolskie

PL411

Pilski

PL412

Poznański

PL413

Kaliski

PL414

Koniński

PL415

Miasto Poznań

PL42

Zachodniopomorskie

PL421

Szczeciński

PL422

Koszaliński

PL43

Lubuskie

PL431

Gorzowski

PL432

Zielonogórski

PL5

POŁUDNIOWO-ZACHODNI

PL51

Dolnośląskie

PL511

Jeleniogórsko-wałbrzyski

PL512

Legnicki

PL513

Wrocławski

PL514

Miasto Wrocław

PL52

Opolskie

PL520

Opolski

PL6

PÓŁNOCNY

PL61

Kujawsko-pomorskie

PL611

Bydgoski

PL612

Toruńsko-włocławski

PL62

Warmińsko-mazurskie

PL621

Elbląski

PL622

Olsztyński

PL623

Ełcki

PL63

Pomorskie

PL631

Słupski

PL632

Gdański

PL633

Gdańsk-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 | | | Koroška |
| SI004 | | | Savinjska |
| SI005 | | | Zasavska |
| SI006 | | | Spodnjeposavska |
| SI009 | | | Gorenjska |
| SI00A | | | Notranjsko-kraška |
| SI00B | | | Goriška |
| SI00C | | | Obalno-kraška |
| SI00D | | | Jugovzhodna Slovenija |
| SI00E | | | Osrednjeslovenska |
| SIZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |
| SIZZ | | Extra-Regio | |
| SIZZZ | | | Extra-Regio |
| SK | SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA | | |
| SK0 | SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA | | |
| SK01 | | Bratislavský kraj | |
| SK010 | | | Bratislavský kraj |
| SK02 | | Západné Slovensko | |
| SK021 | | | Trnavský kraj |
| SK022 | | | Trenčiansky kraj |
| SK023 | | | Nitriansky kraj |
| SK03 | | Stredné Slovensko | |
| SK031 | | | Žilinský kraj |
| SK032 | | | Banskobystrický kraj |
| SK04 | | Východné Slovensko | |
| SK041 | | | Prešovský kraj |
| SK042 | | | Košický kraj |
| SKZ | EXTRA-REGIO | | |
| SKZZ | | Extra-Regio | |
| SKZZZ | | | 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

Koroška

SI004

Savinjska

SI005

Zasavska

SI006

Spodnjeposavska

SI009

Gorenjska

SI00A

Notranjsko-kraška

SI00B

Goriška

SI00C

Obalno-kraška

SI00D

Jugovzhodna Slovenija

SI00E

Osrednjeslovenska

SIZ

EXTRA-REGIO

SIZZ

Extra-Regio

SIZZZ

Extra-Regio

SK

SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA

SK0

SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA

SK01

Bratislavský kraj

SK010

Bratislavský kraj

SK02

Západné Slovensko

SK021

Trnavský kraj

SK022

Trenčiansky kraj

SK023

Nitriansky kraj

SK03

Stredné Slovensko

SK031

Žilinský kraj

SK032

Banskobystrický kraj

SK04

Východné Slovensko

SK041

Prešovský kraj

SK042

Košický 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 “Länder”, for Portugal “Continente”, “Região dos Açores” and “Região 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 autónomas”, for France “régions”, for Ireland “regions”, for Italy “regioni”, for the Netherlands “provincies”, for Austria “Länder” and for Poland “województwa”.

At NUTS level 3 for Belgium “arrondissementen/arrondissements”, for the Czech Republic “Kraje”, for Denmark “Amtskommuner”, for Germany “Kreise/kreisfreie Städte”, 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 “län” 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 “Δήμοι/κοινότητες (Dimoi/koinotites)”, for Latvia “Pilsētas, novadi, pagasti”, for Lithuania “Seniūnija”, for Luxembourg “Communes”, for Hungary “Települések”, for Malta “Lokalitajiet”, for the Netherlands “Gemeenten”, for Austria “Gemeinden”, for Poland “Gminy, miasta”, for Portugal “Freguesias”, for Slovenia “Občina”, for the Slovak Republic “Obce”, for Finland “Kunnat/Kommuner”, for Sweden “Kommuner” and for the United Kingdom “Wards”.’

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