Delegated regulation 2019/1755 - Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/1755 amending the 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 delegated regulation has been published on October 24, 2019 and entered into force on November 13, 2019.

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Key information

official title

Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/1755 of 8 August 2019 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 delegated regulation
Number legal act Delegated regulation 2019/1755
CELEX number i 32019R1755

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Key dates

Document 08-08-2019; Date of adoption
Publication in Official Journal 24-10-2019; OJ L 270 p. 1-56
Effect 13-11-2019; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 2
01-01-2021; Application See Art 2
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

24.10.2019   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 270/1

 

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION 2019/1755

of 8 August 2019

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 Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003, amendments to the NUTS classification are to be adopted in the second half of the calendar year, and usually not more frequently than every three years.

 

(4)

The NUTS classification was last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 (2).

 

(5)

According to the information provided to the Commission by Member States, the territorial division of several Member States has changed since the NUTS classification was last amended.

 

(6)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes I,II and III 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 that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

In accordance with Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003, it shall apply for the transmission of data to the Commission (Eurostat) from 1 January 2021.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 August 2019.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

 

  • (2) 
    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) (OJ L 322, 29.11.2016, p. 1).
 

ANNEX

‘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. Brussel-Hoofdstad

BE2

Vlaams Gewest

   

BE21

 

Prov. (2) Antwerpen

 

BE211

   

Arr. Antwerpen

BE212

   

Arr. Mechelen

BE213

   

Arr. Turnhout

BE22

 

Prov. Limburg (BE)

 

BE223

   

Arr. Tongeren

BE224

   

Arr. Hasselt

BE225

   

Arr. Maaseik

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....


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