Regulation 2016/2066 - Amendment of the annexes to Regulation 1059/2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)

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1.

Current status

This regulation has been published on November 29, 2016 and entered into force on December 19, 2016.

2.

Key information

official title

Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the 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 2016/2066
CELEX number i 32016R2066

3.

Key dates

Document 21-11-2016; Date of adoption
Publication in Official Journal 29-11-2016; OJ L 322 p. 1-61
Effect 19-12-2016; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 2
01-01-2018; Application See Art 2
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

29.11.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 322/1
 

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2016/2066

of 21 November 2016

amending the 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) (1), and in particular Articles 3(4), 4(1) and 5(4) thereof,

Whereas:

 

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 establishes a common classification of territorial units 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 shall be adopted in the second half of the calendar year, and usually not more frequently than every 3 years.
 

(4)

The NUTS classification was last amended by Commission Regulations (EU) No 1319/2013 (2) (regular amendment) and (EU) No 868/2014 (3) (extraordinary amendment due to a substantial reorganisation of the administrative territorial division of Portugal).
 

(5)

According to the information provided to the Commission, the administrative territorial division has changed in several Member States.
 

(6)

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

(7)

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 enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply, regarding the transmission of data to the Commission (Eurostat), from 1 January 2018.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 November 2016.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

 
  • (2) 
    Commission Regulation (EU) No 1319/2013 of 9 December 2013 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) (OJ L 342, 18.12.2013, p. 1).
  • (3) 
    Commission Regulation (EU) No 868/2014 of 8 August 2014 amending the 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) (OJ L 241, 13.8.2014, p. 1).
 

ANNEX

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ANNEX I

The NUTS classification (code — name)

BELGIUM

 

Code

NUTS 1

NUTS 2

NUTS 3

BE

      

BE1

RÉGION DE BRUXELLES-CAPITALE/BRUSSELS HOOFDSTEDELIJK GEWEST

    

BE10

  

Région 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....


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