Regulation 2011/31 - Amendment of annexes to Regulation 1059/2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)

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Current status

This regulation has been published on January 18, 2011 and entered into force on February  7, 2011.

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Key information

official title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 31/2011 of 17 January 2011 amending annexes to 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)
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2011/31
CELEX number i 32011R0031

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Key dates

Document 17-01-2011
Publication in Official Journal 18-01-2011; OJ L 13, 18.1.2011,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 14 Volume 001
Effect 07-02-2011; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 3
01-01-2012; Application Partial application See Art 2
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

18.1.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 13/3

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REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 31/2011 of 17 January 2011

amending annexes to 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)

 

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to 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) ('), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,

Whereas:

  • (1) 
    Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 constitutes the legal framework for the regional classification in order to enable the collection, compilation and dissemination of harmonised regional statistics in the Union.
  • (2) 
    The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 list the territorial units to be used for statistics.
  • (3) 
    In accordance with the provisions in Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003, amendments to the NUTS classification should be adopted in the second half of the calendar year not more frequently than every three years.
  • (4) 
    According to the information provided to the Commission, the administrative territorial division has changed in several Member States.
  • (5) 
    Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.
  • (6) 
    The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall apply, with regard to the transmission of data to the Commission (Eurostat), from 1 January 2012.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 Brussels, 17 January 2011.

For the Commission The President Jose Manuel BARROSO

l1) OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p.

ANNEX ANNEX I

The NUTS classification (code - name)

BELGIQUE-BELGIE

 

Code

NUTS 1

NUTS 2

NUTS 3

BE

     

BE1

REGION    DE    BRUXELLES-

CAPITALE/BRUSSELS HOOFDSTEDELIJK GEWEST

   

BE10

 

Region de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

 

BE100

   

Arr. (1)    de Bruxelles-Capitale/

Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad

BE2

VLAAMS GEWEST

   

BE21

 

Prov. (2) Antwerpen

 

BE211

   

Arr. Antwerpen

BE212

   

Arr. Mechelen

BE213

   

Arr. Turnhout

BE22

 

Prov. Limburg (BE)

 

BE221

   

Arr. Hasselt

BE222

   

Arr. Maaseik

BE223

   

Arr. Tongeren

BE23

 

Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen

 

BE231

   

Arr. Aalst

BE232

   

Arr. Dendermonde

BE233

   

Arr. Eeklo

BE234

   

Arr. Gent

BE235

   

Arr. Oudenaarde

BE236

   

Arr. Sint-Niklaas

BE24

 

Prov. Vlaams-Brabant

 

BE241

   

Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde

BE242

   

Arr. Leuven

BE25

 

Prov. West-Vlaanderen

 

BE251

   

Arr. Brugge

BE252

   

Arr. Diksmuide

BE253

   

Arr. Ieper

BE254

   

Arr. Kortrijk

BE255

   

Arr. Oostende

BE256

   

Arr. Roeselare

BE257

   

Arr. Tielt

BE258

   

Arr. Veurne

Code

NUTS 1

NUTS 2

NUTS 3

BE3

REGION WALLONNE

   

BE31

 

Prov. Brabant Wallon

 

BE310

   

Arr....


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