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Document 32008R0176

    Regulation (EC) No 176/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 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 Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

    OJ L 61, 05/03/2008, p. 1–5 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/176/oj

    5.3.2008   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 61/1


    REGULATION (EC) No 176/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

    of 20 February 2008

    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 Bulgaria and Romania 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:

    (1)

    Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) constitutes the legal framework for regional classification for the purpose of enabling the collection, compilation and dissemination of harmonised regional statistics in the Community.

    (2)

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

    (3)

    It is necessary to adapt the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 to take into account the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

    (4)

    Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the creation of common statistical standards that permit the production of harmonised data, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective.

    (5)

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

    HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    Article 1

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

    1.

    Annex I shall be amended in accordance with the text shown in Annex I to this Regulation;

    2.

    Annex II shall be amended in accordance with the text shown in Annex II to this Regulation;

    3.

    Annex III shall be amended in accordance with the text shown in Annex III to this Regulation.

    Article 2

    This Regulation shall enter into force 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, 20 February 2008.

    For the European Parliament

    The President

    H.-G. PÖTTERING

    For the Council

    The President

    J. LENARČIČ


    (1)   OJ C 175, 27.7.2007, p. 13.

    (2)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 4 September 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 21 January 2008.

    (3)   OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 105/2007 (OJ L 39, 10.2.2007, p. 1).


    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 CZ — ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA:

    ‘БЪЛГАРИЯ

    CODE

    NUTS 1

    NUTS 2

    NUTS 3

    BG

     

     

     

    BG3

    СЕВЕРНА И ЮГОИЗТОЧНА БЪЛГАРИЯ

     

     

    BG31

     

    Северозападен

     

    BG311

     

     

    Видин

    BG312

     

     

    Монтана

    BG313

     

     

    Враца

    BG314

     

     

    Плевен

    BG315

     

     

    Ловеч

    BG32

     

    Северен централен

     

    BG321

     

     

    Велико Търново

    BG322

     

     

    Габрово

    BG323

     

     

    Русе

    BG324

     

     

    Разград

    BG325

     

     

    Силистра

    BG33

     

    Североизточен

     

    BG331

     

     

    Варна

    BG332

     

     

    Добрич

    BG333

     

     

    Шумен

    BG334

     

     

    Търговище

    BG34

     

    Югоизточен

     

    BG341

     

     

    Бургас

    BG342

     

     

    Сливен

    BG343

     

     

    Ямбол

    BG344

     

     

    Стара Загора

    BG4

    ЮГОЗАПАДНА И ЮЖНА ЦЕНТРАЛНА БЪЛГАРИЯ

     

     

    BG41

     

    Югозападен

     

    BG411

     

     

    София (столица)

    BG412

     

     

    София

    BG413

     

     

    Благоевград

    BG414

     

     

    Перник

    BG415

     

     

    Кюстендил

    BG42

     

    Южен централен

     

    BG421

     

     

    Пловдив

    BG422

     

     

    Хасково

    BG423

     

     

    Пазарджик

    BG424

     

     

    Смолян

    BG425

     

     

    Кърджали

    BGZ

    EXTRA-REGIO

     

     

    BGZZ

     

    Extra-Regio

     

    BGZZZ

     

     

    Extra-Regio’;

    2.

    the following table is inserted between PT — PORTUGAL and SI — SLOVENIJA:

    ‘ROMÂNIA

    CODE

    NUTS 1

    NUTS 2

    NUTS 3

    RO

     

     

     

    RO1

    MACROREGIUNEA UNU

     

     

    RO11

     

    Nord-Vest

     

    RO111

     

     

    Bihor

    RO112

     

     

    Bistriţa-Năsăud

    RO113

     

     

    Cluj

    RO114

     

     

    Maramureş

    RO115

     

     

    Satu Mare

    RO116

     

     

    Sălaj

    RO12

     

    Centru

     

    RO121

     

     

    Alba

    RO122

     

     

    Braşov

    RO123

     

     

    Covasna

    RO124

     

     

    Harghita

    RO125

     

     

    Mureş

    RO126

     

     

    Sibiu

    RO2

    MACROREGIUNEA DOI

     

     

    RO21

     

    Nord-Est

     

    RO211

     

     

    Bacău

    RO212

     

     

    Botoşani

    RO213

     

     

    Iaşi

    RO214

     

     

    Neamţ

    RO215

     

     

    Suceava

    RO216

     

     

    Vaslui

    RO22

     

    Sud-Est

     

    RO221

     

     

    Brăila

    RO222

     

     

    Buzău

    RO223

     

     

    Constanţa

    RO224

     

     

    Galaţi

    RO225

     

     

    Tulcea

    RO226

     

     

    Vrancea

    RO3

    MACROREGIUNEA TREI

     

     

    RO31

     

    Sud — Muntenia

     

    RO311

     

     

    Argeş

    RO312

     

     

    Călăraşi

    RO313

     

     

    Dâmboviţa

    RO314

     

     

    Giurgiu

    RO315

     

     

    Ialomiţa

    RO316

     

     

    Prahova

    RO317

     

     

    Teleorman

    RO32

     

    Bucureşti — Ilfov

     

    RO321

     

     

    Bucureşti

    RO322

     

     

    Ilfov

    RO4

    MACROREGIUNEA PATRU

     

     

    RO41

     

    Sud-Vest Oltenia

     

    RO411

     

     

    Dolj

    RO412

     

     

    Gorj

    RO413

     

     

    Mehedinţi

    RO414

     

     

    Olt

    RO415

     

     

    Vâlcea

    RO42

     

    Vest

     

    RO421

     

     

    Arad

    RO422

     

     

    Caraş-Severin

    RO423

     

     

    Hunedoara

    RO424

     

     

    Timiş

    ROZ

    EXTRA-REGIO

     

     

    ROZZ

     

    Extra-Regio

     

    ROZZZ

     

     

    Extra-Regio’.


    ANNEX II

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

    1.

    the following is inserted in the paragraph referring to NUTS level 3 between Belgium and the Czech Republic:

    ‘for Bulgaria “ Области (Oblasti)”,’;

    2.

    the following is inserted in the paragraph referring to NUTS level 3 between Hungary and the Slovak Republic:

    ‘for Romania “ Judeţe ”,’.


    ANNEX III

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

    1.

    the following is inserted between Belgium and the Czech Republic:

    ‘for Bulgaria “ Общини (Obshtini)”,’;

    2.

    the following is inserted between Portugal and Slovenia:

    ‘for Romania “ Municipii, Oraşe, Comune ”,’.


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