Regulation 2005/1888 - Amendment of 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 EU - Main contents

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:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

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:

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”.’

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”.’

This summary has been adopted from EUR-Lex.