Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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
Date: 2004-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Czechia, EU statistics, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, accession to the European Union, statistical method, statistical nomenclature

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 15.9.2004 
COM(2004) 592 final 

2004/0202 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
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 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council established a 
common  classification  of  territorial  units  for  statistics  (referred  to  as  the  “NUTS”)  for  the 
Member States.  

Because of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, 
Malta,  Poland,  Slovenia  and  Slovakia  to  the  European  Union,  this  proposed  Regulation 
establishes  the  classification  of  the  territorial  units  for  community  statistics  for  these  new 
Member States. 

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2004/0202 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
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 Commission1, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee2, 

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions3, 

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty4, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 
May  2003  on  the  establishment  of  a  common  classification  of  territorial  units  for 
statistics  (NUTS)5  constitutes  the  legal  framework  for  the  regional  classification  in 
order to enable the collection, compilation and dissemination of harmonised regional 
statistics in the Community. 

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

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. 

(4) 

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

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OJ C , , p. . 
OJ C , , p. . 
OJ C , , p. . 
OJ C , , p. . 
OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1. 

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HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

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

Article 1 

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  set  out  in  Annex  II  and  in  Annex  III  to  this 
Regulation.  

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

Article 2 

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

Done at Brussels,  

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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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 

CZ010 

CZ02 

CZ020 

CZ03 

CZ031 

CZ032 

CZ04 

CZ041 

CZ042 

CZ05 

CZ051 

CZ052 
CZ053 
CZ06 
CZ061 
CZ062 
CZ07 
CZ071 

CZ072 

CZ08 

CZ080 

CZZ 

EXTRA-REGIO 

CZZZ 

CZZZZ 

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Praha 

Střední Čechy 

Jihozápad 

Severozápad 

Severovýchod 

Jihovýchod 

Střední Morava 

Moravskoslezsko 

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Hlavní město Praha 

Středočeský kraj 

Jihočecký kraj 

Plzeňský kraj 

Karlovarský kraj 

Ústecký kraj 

Liberecký kraj 

Královehradecký kraj 
Pardubický kraj 

Vysočina 
Jihomoravský kraj 

Olomoucký kraj 

Zlínský kraj 

Moravskoslezský kraj 

Extra-Regio 

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2)  The  following  table  is  inserted  between  DE  –DEUTSCHLAND  and  GR  –  ΕΛΛΑ∆Α 
(Ellada): 

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CODE  NUTS 1 

NUTS 2 

NUTS 3 

EE 

EESTI 

EE0 

EESTI 

EE00 

EE001 

EE004 

EE006 

EE007 

EE008 

EEZ 

EXTRA-REGIO 

EEZZ 

EEZZZ 

“ 

Eesti 

Extra-Regio 

Põhja-Eesti 

Lääne-Eesti 

Kesk-Eesti 

Kirde-Eesti 

Lõuna-Eesti 

Extra-Regio 

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

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CODE  NUTS 1 

NUTS 2 

NUTS 3 

CY 

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ / KIBRIS 

CY0 

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ / KIBRIS 

CY00 

CY000 

CYZ 

EXTRA-REGIO 

CYZZ 

CYZZZ   

Κύπρος / Kıbrıs 

Extra-Regio 

Κύπρος / Kıbrıs 

Extra-Regio 

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CODE  NUTS 1 

NUTS 2 

NUTS 3 

Latvija 

Extra-Regio 

Lietuva 

LV 

LATVIJA 

LV0 

LATVIJA 

LV00 

LV003 

LV005 

LV006 

LV007 

LV008 

LV009 

LVZ 

EXTRA-REGIO 

LVZZ 

LVZZZ 

LT 

LIETUVA 

LT0 

LIETUVA 

LT00 

LT001 

LT002 

LT003 

LT004 

LT005 

LT006 

LT007 

LT008 

LT009 

LT00A 

Kurzeme 

Latgale 

Rīga 

Pierīga 

Vidzeme 

Zemgale 

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Alytaus apskritis 

Kauno apskritis 

Klaipėdos apskritis 

Marijampolės apskritis 

Panevėžio apskritis 

Šiaulių apskritis 

Tauragės apskritis 

Telšių apskritis 

Utenos apskritis 

Vilniaus apskritis 

LTZ 

EXTRA-REGIO 

LTZZ 

LTZZZ 

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Extra-Regio 

Extra-Regio 

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

“ 

CODE  NUTS 1 

NUTS 2 

NUTS 3 

HU 

MAGYARORSZÁG 

KÖZÉP-MAGYARORSZÁG 

Közép-Magyarország 

DUNÁNTÚL 

Közép-Dunántúl 

Nyugat-Dunántúl 

Dél-Dunántúl 

ALFÖLD ÉS ÉSZAK 

Észak-Magyarország 

Észak-Alföld 

Dél-Alföld 

EXTRA-REGIO 

Extra-Regio 

HU1 
HU10 
HU101 
HU102 
HU2 
HU21 
HU211 
HU212 
HU213 
HU22 
HU221 
HU222 
HU223 
HU23 
HU231 
HU232 
HU233 
HU3 
HU31 
HU311 
HU312 
HU313 
HU32 
HU321 
HU322 
HU323 
HU33 
HU331 
HU332 
HU333 
HUZ 
HUZZ 
HUZZZ 

Budapest 
Pest 

Fejér 
Komárom-Esztergom 
Veszprém 

Győr-Moson-Sopron 
Vas 
Zala 

Baranya 
Somogy 
Tolna 

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 
Heves 
Nógrád 

Hajdú-Bihar 
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok 
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 

Bács-Kiskun 
Békés 
Csongrád 

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CODE  NUTS 1 

NUTS 2 

NUTS 3 

MT 

MALTA 

MT0 

MALTA 

MT00 

MT001 

MT002 

MTZ 

EXTRA-REGIO 

MTZZ 

MTZZZ 

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Malta 

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Malta 

Gozo  and  Comino  /  Ghawdex  u 
Kemmuna 

Extra-Regio 

5) The following table is inserted between AT – ÖSTERREICH and PT – PORTUGAL: 

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CODE  NUTS 1 

NUTS 2 

NUTS 3 

PL 

POLSKA 

PL1 
PL11 
PL111 
PL112 
PL113 
PL12 
PL121 
PL122 
PL124 
PL126 
PL127 
PL2 
PL21 
PL211 
PL212 
PL213 
PL22 
PL224 
PL225 
PL226 
PL227 
PL3 
PL31 

CENTRALNY 

POŁUDNIOWY 

WSCHODNI 

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Łódzkie 

Mazowieckie 

Małopolskie 

Śląskie 

Lubelskie 

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Łódzki 
Piotrkowsko-skierniewicki 
Miasto Łódź 

Ciechanowsko-płocki 
Ostrołęcko-siedlecki 
Radomski 
Warszawski 
Miasto Warszawa 

Krakowsko-tarnowski 
Nowosądecki 
Miasto Kraków 

Częstochowski 
Bielsko-bialski 
Centralny śląski 
Rybnicko-jastrzębski 

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PL311 
PL312 
PL313 
PL32 
PL321 
PL322 
PL33 
PL330 
PL34 
PL341 
PL342 
PL4 
PL41 
PL411 
PL412 
PL413 
PL414 
PL415 
PL42 
PL421 
PL422 
PL43 
PL431 
PL432 
PL5 
PL51 
PL511 
PL512 
PL513 
PL514 
PL52 
PL520 
PL6 
PL61 
PL611 
PL612 
PL62 
PL621 
PL622 
PL623 
PL63 
PL631 
PL632 
PL633 
PLZ 
PLZZ 
PLZZZ 

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PÓŁNOCNO-ZACHODNI 

POŁUDNIOWO-ZACHODNI 

PÓŁNOCNY 

EXTRA-REGIO 

Podkarpackie 

Świętokrzyskie 

Podlaskie 

Wielkopolskie 

Zachodniopomorskie 

Lubuskie 

Dolnośląskie 

Opolskie 

Kujawsko-Pomorskie 

Warmińsko-Mazurskie 

Pomorskie 

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Bialskopodlaski 
Chełmsko-zamojski 
Lubelski 

Rzeszowsko-tarnobrzeski 
Krośnieńsko-przemyski 

Świętokrzyski 

Białostocko-suwalski 
Łomżyński 

Pilski 
Poznański 
Kaliski 
Koniński 
Miasto Poznań 

Szczeciński 
Koszaliński 

Gorzowski 
Zielonogórski 

Jeleniogórsko-wałbrzyski 
Legnicki 
Wrocławski 
Miasto Wrocław 

Opolski 

Bydgoski 
Toruńsko-włocławski 

Elbląski 
Olsztyński 
Ełcki 

Słupski 
Gdański 
Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot 

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6) The following table is inserted between PT – PORTUGAL and FI – SUOMI/FINLAND: 

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CODE  NUTS 1 

NUTS 2 

NUTS 3 

SI 

SLOVENIJA 

SLOVENIJA 

Slovenija 

EXTRA-REGIO 

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SI0 
SI00 
SI001 
SI002 
SI003 
SI004 
SI005 
SI006 
SI009 
SI00A 
SI00B 
SI00C 
SI00D 
SI00E 
SIZ 
SIZZ 
SIZZZ 

SK 

SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA 

SK0 

SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA 

SK01 

SK010 

SK02 

SK021 

SK022 

SK023 

SK03 

SK031 

SK032 

SK04 

SK041 

SK042 

SKZ 

EXTRA-REGIO 

SKZZ 
SKZZZ 
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Bratislavský kraj 

Západné Slovensko 

Stredné Slovensko 

Východné Slovensko 

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Pomurska 
Podravska 
Koroška 
Savinjska 
Zasavska 
Spodnjeposavska 
Gorenjska 
Notranjsko-kraška 
Goriška 
Obalno-kraška 
Jugovzhodna Slovenija 
Osrednjeslovenska 

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Bratislavský kraj 

Trnavský kraj 

Trenčiansky kraj 

Nitriansky kraj 

Žilinský kraj 

Banskobystrický kraj 

Prešovský kraj 

Košický kraj 

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“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 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 ’Wojewodztwa’. 

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/landskapen’.” 

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“ANNEX III 

Smaller administrative units 

for  Estonia 

‘Gemeinden’, 

for  Germany 

For  Belgium  ‘Gemeenten/Communes’,  for  the  Czech  Republic  ’Obce’,  for  Denmark 
‘Kommuner’, 
for  Greece 
‘Dimoi/Koinotites’, for Spain ‘Municipios’, for France ‘Communes’, for Ireland ‘counties or 
county boroughs’, for Italy ‘Comuni’, for Cyprus ‘∆ήµοι / κοινότητες (Dimoi / koinotites)’, 
for Latvia ‘Pilsētas, novadi, pagasti’, for Lithuania ‘Seniūnija’, for Luxembourg ‘Communes’, 
for  Hungary  ‘Települések’,  for  Malta  ‘Localities’,  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’.” 

’Vald,  Linn’, 

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