EN Official Journal of the European Union L 309/1

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.

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’ 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’ 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’ 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’

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”.’