Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

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)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions(3),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(4),

Whereas:

(1) Users of statistics express an increasing need for harmonisation in order to have comparable data across the European Union. In order to function, the internal market requires statistical standards applicable to the collection, transmission and publication of national and Community statistics so that all operators in the single market can be provided with comparable statistical data. In this context, classifications are an important tool for the collection, compilation and dissemination of comparable statistics.

(2) Regional statistics are a cornerstone of the European Statistical System. They are used for a wide range of purposes. For many years European regional statistics have been collected, compiled and disseminated on the basis of a common regional classification, called ‘Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics’ (hereinafter referred to as NUTS). It is now appropriate to fix this regional classification in a legal framework and to institute clear rules for future amendments of this classification. The NUTS classification should not preclude the existence of other subdivisions and classifications.

(3) Accordingly, all Member States' statistics transmitted to the Commission, which are broken down by territorial units, should use the NUTS classification, where applicable.

(4) In its analysis and dissemination, the Commission should use the NUTS classification for all statistics classified by territorial units, where applicable.

(5) Different levels are needed for regional statistics depending on the purpose of these statistics at national and European level. It is appropriate to have at least three hierarchical levels of detail in the European regional NUTS classification. Member States could have further levels of NUTS details, where they consider it necessary.

(6) Information on the current territorial composition of NUTS level 3 regions is necessary for the proper administration of the NUTS classification and should therefore be transmitted regularly to the Commission.

(7) Objective criteria for the definition of regions are necessary in order to ensure impartiality when regional statistics are compiled and used.

(8) Users of regional statistics need stability of the nomenclature over time. The NUTS classification should hence not be amended too frequently. This Regulation will ensure a greater stability of rules over time.

(9) Comparability of regional statistics requires that the regions be of a comparable size in terms of population. In order to achieve this goal, amendments of the NUTS classification should render the regional structure more homogeneous in terms of population size.

(10) The actual political, administrative and institutional situation must also be respected. Non-administrative units must reflect economic, social, historical, cultural, geographical or environmental circumstances.

(11) Reference should be made to the definition of the ‘population’ on which the classification is based.

(12) The NUTS classification is restricted to the economic territory of the Member States and does not provide complete coverage of the territory to which the Treaty establishing the European Community applies. Its use for Community purposes will therefore need to be assessed on a case-by-case basis. The economic territory of each country, as defined in Commission Decision 91/450/EEC(5),also includes extraregio territory, made up of parts of the economic territory that cannot be attached to a certain region (air-space, territorial waters and the continental shelf, territorial enclaves, in particular embassies, consulates and military bases, and deposits of oil, natural gas, etc. in international waters, outside the continental shelf, worked by resident units). The NUTS classification must also provide the possibility of statistics for this extraregio territory.

(13) Amendments to the NUTS classification will require close consultations with the Member States.

(14) Since the objective of the proposed action, namely the harmonisation of regional statistics, 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 in order to achieve that objective.

(15) The NUTS classification laid down in this Regulation should replace the ‘Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)’ established to date by the Statistical Office of the European Communities in cooperation with the national statistical institutes. As a consequence, all references in Community acts to the ‘Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)’ should now be understood as referring to the NUTS classification laid down in this Regulation.

(16) Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community Statistics(6) constitutes the reference framework for the provisions of this Regulation.

(17) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(7).

(18) The Statistical Programme Committee established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom(8) has been consulted in accordance with Article 3 thereof,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 U.K. Subject matter

1. The purpose of this Regulation is to establish a common statistical classification of territorial units, hereinafter referred to as ‘NUTS’, in order to enable the collection, compilation and dissemination of harmonised regional statistics in the Community.

2. The NUTS classification laid down in Annex I shall replace the ‘Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)’ established by the Statistical Office of the European Communities in cooperation with the national statistical institutes of the Member States.

Article 2 U.K. Structure

1. The NUTS classification subdivides the economic territory of the Member States, as defined in Decision 91/450/EEC, into territorial units. It ascribes to each territorial unit a specific code and name.

2. The NUTS classification is hierarchical. It subdivides each Member State into NUTS level 1 territorial units, each of which is subdivided into NUTS level 2 territorial units, these in turn each being subdivided into NUTS level 3 territorial units.

3. However, a particular territorial unit may be classified at several NUTS levels.

4. At the same NUTS level, two different territorial units in the same Member State may not be identified by the same name. If two territorial units in different Member States have the same name, the country identifier is added to the territorial units' names.

5. In each Member State, there can be further hierarchical levels of detail, decided by the Member State, whereby NUTS level 3 is subdivided. Within two years from the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission, after consulting the Member States, shall submit a communication to the European Parliament and the Council on the appropriateness of establishing rules on a Europe-wide basis for more detailed levels in the NUTS classification.

Article 3 U.K. Classification criteria

1. Existing administrative units within the Member States shall constitute the first criterion used for the definition of territorial units.

To this end, ‘administrative unit’ shall mean a geographical area with an administrative authority that has the power to take administrative or policy decisions for that area within the legal and institutional framework of the Member State.

2. In order to establish the relevant NUTS level in which a given class of administrative units in a Member State is to be classified, the average size of this class of administrative units in the Member State shall lie within the following population thresholds:

Level	Minimum	Maximum
NUTS 1	3 million	7 million
NUTS 2	800 000	3 million
NUTS 3	150 000	800 000

If the population of a whole Member State is below the minimum threshold for a given NUTS level, the whole Member State shall be one NUTS territorial unit for this level.

3. For the purpose of this Regulation, the population of a territorial unit shall consist of those persons who have their usual place of residence in this area.

4. The existing administrative units that are used for the NUTS classification are laid down in Annex II. Amendments to Annex II shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 7(2).

5. If for a given level of NUTS no administrative units of a suitable scale exist in a Member State, in accordance with the criteria referred to in paragraph 2, this NUTS level shall be constituted by aggregating an appropriate number of existing smaller contiguous administrative units. This aggregation shall take into consideration such relevant criteria as geographical, socio-economic, historical, cultural or environmental circumstances.

The resulting aggregated units shall hereinafter be referred to as ‘non-administrative units’. The size of the non-administrative units in a Member State for a given NUTS level shall lie within the population thresholds referred to in paragraph 2.

In accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 7(2), individual non-administrative units may however deviate from these thresholds because of particular geographical, socio-economic, historical, cultural or environmental circumstances, especially in the islands and the outermost regions.

Article 4 U.K. Components of NUTS

1. Within six months after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall publish the components of each NUTS level 3 territorial unit in terms of the smaller administrative units as laid down in Annex III, as transmitted to it by the Member States.

Amendments to Annex III shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 7(2).

2. Within the first six months of each year, Member States shall transmit to the Commission all changes of the components for the previous year that may affect the NUTS level 3 boundaries and in so doing shall respect the electronic data format requested by the Commission.

Article 5 U.K. Amendments to NUTS

1. The Member States shall inform the Commission of:

(a) all changes that have occurred in administrative units, in so far as they may affect the NUTS classification, as laid down in Annex I, or the contents of Annexes II and III;

(b) all other changes at the national level that may affect the NUTS classification, in accordance with the classification criteria laid down in Article 3.

2. Changes to NUTS level 3 boundaries due to changes of smaller administrative units as laid down in Annex III:

(a) shall not be considered as amendments of NUTS if they involve a population transfer equal to or less than one percent of the NUTS 3 territorial units concerned;

(b) shall be considered as amendments of NUTS, in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, if they involve a population transfer of more than one percent of the NUTS 3 territorial units concerned.

3. Amendments to the NUTS for the non-administrative units in a Member State, as referred to in Article 3(5), may be made if, at the NUTS level in question, the amendment reduces the standard deviation of the size in terms of population of all EU territorial units.

4. Amendments to the NUTS classification shall be adopted in the second half of the calendar year in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 7(2), not more frequently than every three years, on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 3. Nevertheless, in the case of a substantial reorganisation of the relevant administrative structure of a Member State, the amendments to the NUTS classification may be adopted at intervals of less than three years.

The Commission implementing measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall enter into force, with regard to the transmission of the data to the Commission, on 1 January of the second year after their adoption.

5. When an amendment is made to the NUTS classification, the Member State concerned shall transmit to the Commission the time series for the new regional breakdown, to replace data already transmitted. The list of the time series and their length will be specified in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 7(2) taking into account the feasibility of providing them. These time series are to be supplied within two years of the amendment to the NUTS classification.

Article 6 U.K. Management

The Commission shall take the necessary measures to ensure the consistent management of the NUTS classification. In particular, such measures may include:

(a)

drafting and updating of explanatory notes on NUTS;

(b)

examination of problems arising from the implementation of NUTS in the Member States' classifications of territorial units.

Article 7 U.K. Procedure

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Statistical Programme Committee, established by Article 1 of Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (hereinafter referred to as the Committee).

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 8 U.K. Reporting

Three years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall submit a report on its implementation to the European Parliament and the Council.

Article 9 U.K. Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of 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.

ANNEX I U.K.

The NUTS classification (code — name)

a Arr. stands for Arrondissement administratif in French or Administratief arrondissement in Dutch.
b Prov. stands for Province in French or Provincie in Dutch.
c The Provincia Autonoma Bolzano/Bozen and the Provincia Autonoma Trento make up the region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Code	Nuts 1	Nuts 2	Nuts 3
BE			BELGIQUE-BELGIË
BE1	RÉGION DE BRUXELLES-CAPITALE BRUSSELS HOOFDSTEDELIJK GEWEST
BE10		Région de Bruxelles-Capitale Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
BE100			Arr.a de Bruxelles-Capitale Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
BE2	VLAAMS GEWEST
BE21		Prov.b Antwerpen
BE211			Arr. Antwerpen
BE212			Arr. Mechelen
BE213			Arr. Turnhout
BE22		Prov. Limburg (B)
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
BE3	RÉGION WALLONNE
BE31		Prov. Brabant wallon
BE310			Arr. Nivelles
BE32		Prov. Hainaut
BE321			Arr. Ath
BE322			Arr. Charleroi
BE323			Arr. Mons
BE324			Arr. Mouscron
BE325			Arr. Soignies
BE326			Arr. Thuin
BE327			Arr. Tournai
BE33		Prov. Liège
BE331			Arr. Huy
BE332			Arr. Liège
BE333			Arr. Verviers
BE334			Arr. Waremme
BE34		Prov. Luxembourg (B)
BE341			Arr. Arlon
BE342			Arr. Bastogne
BE343			Arr. Marche-en-Famenne
BE344			Arr. Neufchâteau
BE345			Arr. Virton
BE35		Prov. Namur
BE351			Arr. Dinant
BE352			Arr. Namur
BE353			Arr. Philippeville
BEZ	EXTRA-REGIO
BEZZ		Extra-Regio
BEZZZ			Extra-Regio
[F1 CZ	ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA
CZ0	ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA
CZ01		Praha
CZ010			Hlavní město Praha
CZ02		Střední Čechy
CZ020			Středočeský kraj
CZ03		Jihozápad
CZ031			Jihočeský kraj
CZ032			Plzeňský kraj
CZ04		Severozápad
CZ041			Karlovarský kraj
CZ042			Ústecký kraj
CZ05		Severovýchod
CZ051			Liberecký kraj
CZ052			Královéhradecký kraj
CZ053			Pardubický kraj
CZ06		Jihovýchod
CZ061			Vysočina
CZ062			Jihomoravský kraj
CZ07		Střední Morava
CZ071			Olomoucký kraj
CZ072			Zlínský kraj
CZ08		Moravskoslezsko
CZ080			Moravskoslezský kraj
CZZ	EXTRA-REGIO
CZZZ		Extra-Regio
CZZZZ			Extra-Regio]
DK			DANMARK
DK0	DANMARK
DK00		Danmark
DK001			Københavns og Frederiksberg Kommuner
DK002			Københavns Amt
DK003			Frederiksborg Amt
DK004			Roskilde Amt
DK005			Vestsjællands Amt
DK006			Storstrøms Amt
DK007			Bornholms Amt
DK008			Fyns Amt
DK009			Sønderjyllands Amt
DK00A			Ribe Amt
DK00B			Vejle Amt
DK00C			Ringkøbing Amt
DK00D			Århus Amt
DK00E			Viborg Amt
DK00F			Nordjyllands Amt
DKZ	EXTRA-REGIO
DKZZ		Extra-Regio
DKZZZ			Extra-Regio
DE			DEUTSCHLAND
DE1	BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
DE11		Stuttgart
DE111			Stuttgart, Stadtkreis
DE112			Böblingen
DE113			Esslingen
DE114			Göppingen
DE115			Ludwigsburg
DE116			Rems-Murr-Kreis
DE117			Heilbronn, Stadtkreis
DE118			Heilbronn, Landkreis
DE119			Hohenlohekreis
DE11A			Schwäbisch Hall
DE11B			Main-Tauber-Kreis
DE11C			Heidenheim
DE11D			Ostalbkreis
DE12		Karlsruhe
DE121			Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis
DE122			Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis
DE123			Karlsruhe, Landkreis
DE124			Rastatt
DE125			Heidelberg, Stadtkreis
DE126			Mannheim, Stadtkreis
DE127			Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
DE128			Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
DE129			Pforzheim, Stadtkreis
DE12A			Calw
DE12B			Enzkreis
DE12C			Freudenstadt
DE13		Freiburg
DE131			Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis
DE132			Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
DE133			Emmendingen
DE134			Ortenaukreis
DE135			Rottweil
DE136			Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
DE137			Tuttlingen
DE138			Konstanz
DE139			Lörrach
DE13A			Waldshut
DE14		Tübingen
DE141			Reutlingen
DE142			Tübingen, Landkreis
DE143			Zollernalbkreis
DE144			Ulm, Stadtkreis
DE145			Alb-Donau-Kreis
DE146			Biberach
DE147			Bodenseekreis
DE148			Ravensburg
DE149			Sigmaringen
DE2	BAYERN
DE21		Oberbayern
DE211			Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE212			München, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE213			Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE214			Altötting
DE215			Berchtesgadener Land
DE216			Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
DE217			Dachau
DE218			Ebersberg
DE219			Eichstätt
DE21A			Erding
DE21B			Freising
DE21C			Fürstenfeldbruck
DE21D			Garmisch-Partenkirchen
DE21E			Landsberg a. Lech
DE21F			Miesbach
DE21G			Mühldorf a. Inn
DE21H			München, Landkreis
DE21I			Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
DE21J			Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm
DE21K			Rosenheim, Landkreis
DE21L			Starnberg
DE21M			Traunstein
DE21N			Weilheim-Schongau
DE22		Niederbayern
DE221			Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE222			Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE223			Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE224			Deggendorf
DE225			Freyung-Grafenau
DE226			Kelheim
DE227			Landshut, Landkreis
DE228			Passau, Landkreis
DE229			Regen
DE22A			Rottal-Inn
DE22B			Straubing-Bogen
DE22C			Dingolfing-Landau
DE23		Oberpfalz
DE231			Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE232			Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE233			Weiden i. d. OPf; Kreisfreie Stadt
DE234			Amberg-Sulzbach
DE235			Cham
DE236			Neumarkt i. d. OPf.
DE237			Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab
DE238			Regensburg, Landkreis
DE239			Schwandorf
DE23A			Tirschenreuth
DE24		Oberfranken
DE241			Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE242			Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE243			Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE244			Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE245			Bamberg, Landkreis
DE246			Bayreuth, Landkreis
DE247			Coburg, Landkreis
DE248			Forchheim
DE249			Hof, Landkreis
DE24A			Kronach
DE24B			Kulmbach
DE24C			Lichtenfels
DE24D			Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge
DE25		Mittelfranken
DE251			Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE252			Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE253			Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE254			Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE255			Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE256			Ansbach, Landkreis
DE257			Erlangen-Höchstadt
DE258			Fürth, Landkreis
DE259			Nürnberger Land
DE25A			Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim
DE25B			Roth
DE25C			Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
DE26		Unterfranken
DE261			Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE262			Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE263			Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE264			Aschaffenburg, Landkreis
DE265			Bad Kissingen
DE266			Rhön-Grabfeld
DE267			Haßberge
DE268			Kitzingen
DE269			Miltenberg
DE26A			Main-Spessart
DE26B			Schweinfurt, Landkreis
DE26C			Würzburg, Landkreis
DE27		Schwaben
DE271			Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE272			Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE273			Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt
DE274			Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE275			Aichach-Friedberg
DE276			Augsburg, Landkreis
DE277			Dillingen a. d. Donau
DE278			Günzburg
DE279			Neu-Ulm
DE27A			Lindau (Bodensee)
DE27B			Ostallgäu
DE27C			Unterallgäu
DE27D			Donau-Ries
DE27E			Oberallgäu
DE3	BERLIN
DE30		Berlin
DE300			Berlin
DE4	BRANDENBURG
DE41		Brandenburg - Nordost
DE411			Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt
DE412			Barnim
DE413			Märkisch-Oderland
DE414			Oberhavel
DE415			Oder-Spree
DE416			Ostprignitz-Ruppin
DE417			Prignitz
DE418			Uckermark
DE42		Brandenburg - Südwest
DE421			Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE422			Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE423			Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE424			Dahme-Spreewald
DE425			Elbe-Elster
DE426			Havelland
DE427			Oberspreewald-Lausitz
DE428			Potsdam-Mittelmark
DE429			Spree-Neiße
DE42A			Teltow-Fläming
DE5	BREMEN
DE50		Bremen
DE501			Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE502			Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE6	HAMBURG
DE60		Hamburg
DE600			Hamburg
DE7	HESSEN
DE71		Darmstadt
DE711			Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE712			Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE713			Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE714			Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE715			Bergstraße
DE716			Darmstadt-Dieburg
DE717			Groß-Gerau
DE718			Hochtaunuskreis
DE719			Main-Kinzig-Kreis
DE71A			Main-Taunus-Kreis
DE71B			Odenwaldkreis
DE71C			Offenbach, Landkreis
DE71D			Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
DE71E			Wetteraukreis
DE72		Gießen
DE721			Gießen, Landkreis
DE722			Lahn-Dill-Kreis
DE723			Limburg-Weilburg
DE724			Marburg-Biedenkopf
DE725			Vogelsbergkreis
DE73		Kassel
DE731			Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE732			Fulda
DE733			Hersfeld-Rotenburg
DE734			Kassel, Landkreis
DE735			Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
DE736			Waldeck-Frankenberg
DE737			Werra-Meißner-Kreis
DE8	MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN
DE80		Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
DE801			Greifswald, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE802			Neubrandenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE803			Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE804			Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE805			Stralsund, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE806			Wismar, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE807			Bad Doberan
DE808			Demmin
DE809			Güstrow
DE80A			Ludwigslust
DE80B			Mecklenburg-Strelitz
DE80C			Müritz
DE80D			Nordvorpommern
DE80E			Nordwestmecklenburg
DE80F			Ostvorpommern
DE80G			Parchim
DE80H			Rügen
DE801			Uecker-Randow
DE9	NIEDERSACHSEN
DE91		Braunschweig
DE911			Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE912			Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE913			Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE914			Gifhorn
DE915			Göttingen
DE916			Goslar
DE917			Helmstedt
DE918			Northeim
DE919			Osterode am Harz
DE91A			Peine
DE91B			Wolfenbüttel
DE92		Hannover
DE922			Diepholz
DE923			Hameln-Pyrmont
DE925			Hildesheim
DE926			Holzminden
DE927			Nienburg (Weser)
DE928			Schaumburg
DE929			Region Hannover
DE93		Lüneburg
DE931			Celle
DE932			Cuxhaven
DE933			Harburg
DE934			Lüchow-Dannenberg
DE935			Lüneburg, Landkreis
DE936			Osterholz
DE937			Rotenburg (Wümme)
DE938			Soltau-Fallingbostel
DE939			Stade
DE93A			Uelzen
DE93B			Verden
DE94		Weser-Ems
DE941			Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE942			Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE943			Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt
DE944			Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE945			Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt
DE946			Ammerland
DE947			Aurich
DE948			Cloppenburg
DE949			Emsland
DE94A			Friesland
DE94B			Grafschaft Bentheim
DE94C			Leer
DE94D			Oldenburg, Landkreis
DE94E			Osnabrück, Landkreis
DE94F			Vechta
DE94G			Wesermarsch
DE94H			Wittmund
DEA	NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
DEA1		Düsseldorf
DEA11			Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA12			Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA13			Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA14			Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA15			Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA16			Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA17			Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA18			Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA19			Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA1A			Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA1B			Kleve
DEA1C			Mettmann
DEA1D			Neuss
DEA1E			Viersen
DEA1F			Wesel
DEA2		Köln
DEA21			Aachen, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA22			Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA23			Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA24			Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA25			Aachen, Kreis
DEA26			Düren
DEA27			Erftkreis
DEA28			Euskirchen
DEA29			Heinsberg
DEA2A			Oberbergischer Kreis
DEA2B			Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
DEA2C			Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
DEA3		Münster
DEA31			Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA32			Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA33			Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA34			Borken
DEA35			Coesfeld
DEA36			Recklinghausen
DEA37			Steinfurt
DEA38			Warendorf
DEA4		Detmold
DEA41			Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA42			Gütersloh
DEA43			Herford
DEA44			Höxter
DEA45			Lippe
DEA46			Minden-Lübbecke
DEA47			Paderborn
DEA5		Arnsberg
DEA51			Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA52			Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA53			Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA54			Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA55			Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEA56			Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
DEA57			Hochsauerlandkreis
DEA58			Märkischer Kreis
DEA59			Olpe
DEA5A			Siegen-Wittgenstein
DEA5B			Soest
DEA5C			Unna
DEB	RHEINLAND-PFALZ
DEB1		Koblenz
DEB11			Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEB12			Ahrweiler
DEB13			Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
DEB14			Bad Kreuznach
DEB15			Birkenfeld
DEB16			Cochem-Zell
DEB17			Mayen-Koblenz
DEB18			Neuwied
DEB19			Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
DEB1A			Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
DEB1B			Westerwaldkreis
DEB2		Trier
DEB21			Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEB22			Bernkastel-Wittlich
DEB23			Bitburg-Prüm
DEB24			Daun
DEB25			Trier-Saarburg
DEB3		Rheinhessen-Pfalz
DEB31			Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt
DEB32			Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEB33			Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEB34			Ludwigshafen am Rhein,
			Kreisfreie Stadt
DEB35			Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEB36			Neustadt an der Weinstraße,
			Kreisfreie Stadt
DEB37			Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEB38			Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEB39			Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEB3A			Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEB3B			Alzey-Worms
DEB3C			Bad Dürkheim
DEB3D			Donnersbergkreis
DEB3E			Germersheim
DEB3F			Kaiserslautern, Landkreis
DEB3G			Kusel
DEB3H			Südliche Weinstraße
DEB3I			Ludwigshafen, Landkreis
DEB3J			Mainz-Bingen
DEB3K			Südwestpfalz
DEC	SAARLAND
DEC0		Saarland
DEC01			Stadtverband Saarbrücken
DEC02			Merzig-Wadern
DEC03			Neunkirchen
DEC04			Saarlouis
DEC05			Saarpfalz-Kreis
DEC06			St. Wendel
DED	SACHSEN
DED1		Chemnitz
DED11			Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt
DED12			Plauen, Kreisfreie Stadt
DED13			Zwickau, Kreisfreie Stadt
DED14			Annaberg
DED15			Chemnitzer Land
DED16			Freiberg
DED17			Vogtlandkreis
DED18			Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis
DED19			Mittweida
DED1A			Stollberg
DED1B			Aue-Schwarzenberg
DED1C			Zwickauer Land
DED2		Dresden
DED21			Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt
DED22			Görlitz, Kreisfreie Stadt
DED23			Hoyerswerda, Kreisfreie Stadt
DED24			Bautzen
DED25			Meißen
DED26			Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis
DED27			Riesa-Großenhain
DED29			Sächsische Schweiz
DED28			Löbau-Zittau
DED2A			Weißeritzkreis
DED2B			Kamenz
DED3		Leipzig
DED31			Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt
DED32			Delitzsch
DED33			Döbeln
DED34			Leipziger Land
DED35			Muldentalkreis
DED36			Torgau-Oschatz
DEE	SACHSEN-ANHALT
DEE1		Dessau
DEE11			Dessau, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEE12			Anhalt-Zerbst
DEE13			Bernburg
DEE14			Bitterfeld
DEE15			Köthen
DEE16			Wittenberg
DEE2		Halle
DEE21			Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt
DEE22			Burgenlandkreis
DEE23			Mansfelder Land
DEE24			Merseburg-Querfurt
DEE25			Saalkreis
DEE26			Sangerhausen
DEE27			Weißenfels
DEE3		Magdeburg
DEE31			Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEE32			Aschersleben-Staßfurt
DEE33			Bördekreis
DEE34			Halberstadt
DEE35			Jerichower Land
DEE36			Ohrekreis
DEE37			Stendal
DEE38			Quedlinburg
DEE39			Schönebeck
DEE3A			Wernigerode
DEE3B			Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
DEF	SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN
DEF0		Schleswig-Holstein
DEF01			Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEF02			Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEF03			Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEF04			Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEF05			Dithmarschen
DEF06			Herzogtum Lauenburg
DEF07			Nordfriesland
DEF08			Ostholstein
DEF09			Pinneberg
DEF0A			Plön
DEF0B			Rendsburg-Eckernförde
DEF0C			Schleswig-Flensburg
DEF0D			Segeberg
DEF0E			Steinburg
DEF0F			Stormarn
DEG	THÜRINGEN
DEG0		Thüringen
DEG01			Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEG02			Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEG03			Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEG04			Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEG05			Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEG06			Eichsfeld
DEG07			Nordhausen
DEG09			Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
DEG0A			Kyffhäuserkreis
DEG0B			Schmalkalden-Meiningen
DEG0C			Gotha
DEG0D			Sömmerda
DEG0E			Hildburghausen
DEG0F			Ilm-Kreis
DEG0G			Weimarer Land
DEG0H			Sonneberg
DEG0I			Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
DEG0J			Saale-Holzland-Kreis
DEG0K			Saale-Orla-Kreis
DEG0L			Greiz
DEG0M			Altenburger Land
DEG0N			Eisenach, Kreisfreie Stadt
DEG0P			Wartburgkreis
DEZ	EXTRA-REGIO
DEZZ		Extra-Regio
DEZZZ			Extra-Regio
[F1 EE	EESTI
EE0	EESTI
EE00		Eesti
EE001			Põhja-Eesti
EE004			Lääne-Eesti
EE006			Kesk-Eesti
EE007			Kirde-Eesti
EE008			Lõuna-Eesti
EEZ	EXTRA-REGIO
EEZZ		Extra-Regio
EEZZZ			Extra-Regio]
GR			ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
GR1	ΒΟΡΕΙΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
GR11		Aνατολική Μακεδονία, Θράκη
GR111			Έβρος
GR112			Ξάνθη
GR113			Ροδόπη
GR114			Δράμα
GR115			Καβάλα
GR12		Κεντρική Μακεδονία
GR121			Ημαθία
GR122			Θεσσαλονίκη
GR123			Κιλκίς
GR124			Πέλλα
GR125			Πιερία
GR126			Σέρρες
GR127			Χαλκιδική
GR13		Δυτική Μακεδονία
GR131			Γρεβενά
GR132			Καστοριά
GR133			Κοζάνη
GR134			Φλώρινα
GR14		Θεσσαλία
GR141			Καρδίτσα
GR142			Λάρισα
GR143			Μαγνησία
GR144			Τρίκαλα
GR2	ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΗ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
GR21		Ήπειρος
GR211			Άρτα
GR212			Θεσπρωτία
GR213			Ιωάννινα
GR214			Πρέβεζα
GR22		Ιόνια Νησιά
GR221			Ζάκυνθος
GR222			Κέρκυρα
GR223			Κεφαλληνία
GR224			Λευκάδα
GR23		Δυτική Ελλάδα
GR231			Αιτωλοακαρνανία
GR232			Αχαΐα
GR233			Ηλεία
GR24		Στερεά Ελλάδα
GR241			Βοιωτία
GR242			Εύβοια
GR243			Ευρυτανία
GR244			Φθιώτιδα
GR245			Φωκίδα
GR25		Πελοπόννησος
GR251			Αργολίδα
GR252			Αρκαδία
GR253			Κορινθία
GR254			Λακωνία
GR255			Μεσσηνία
GR3	ATTIKΗ
GR30		Aττική
GR300			Aττική
GR4	NΗΣΙΑ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ, KΡΗΤΗ
GR41		Βόρειο Αιγαίο
GR411			Λέσβος
GR412			Σάμος
GR413			Χίος
GR42		Νότιο Αιγαίο
GR421			Δωδεκάνησος
GR422			Κυκλάδες
GR43		Κρήτη
GR431			Ηράκλειο
GR432			Λασίθι
GR433			Ρεθύμνη
GR434			Χανιά
GRZ	EXTRA-REGIO
GRZZ		Extra-Regio
GRZZZ			Extra-Regio
ES			ESPAÑA
ES1	NOROESTE
ES11		Galicia
ES111			A Coruña
ES112			Lugo
ES113			Ourense
ES114			Pontevedra
ES12		Principado de Asturias
ES120			Asturias
ES13		Cantabria
ES130			Cantabria
ES2	NORESTE
ES21		País Vasco
ES211			Álava
ES212			Guipúzcoa
ES213			Vizcaya
ES22		Comunidad Foral de Navarra
ES220			Navarra
ES23		La Rioja
ES230			La Rioja
ES24		Aragón
ES241			Huesca
ES242			Teruel
ES243			Zaragoza
ES3	COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
ES30		Comunidad de Madrid
ES300			Madrid
ES4	CENTRO (E)
ES41		Castilla y León
ES411			Ávila
ES412			Burgos
ES413			León
ES414			Palencia
ES415			Salamanca
ES416			Segovia
ES417			Soria
ES418			Valladolid
ES419			Zamora
ES42		Castilla-La Mancha
ES421			Albacete
ES422			Ciudad Real
ES423			Cuenca
ES424			Guadalajara
ES425			Toledo
ES43		Extremadura
ES431			Badajoz
ES432			Cáceres
ES5	ESTE
ES51		Cataluña
ES511			Barcelona
ES512			Girona
ES513			Lleida
ES514			Tarragona
ES52		Comunidad Valenciana
ES521			Alicante/Alacant
ES522			Castellón/Castelló
ES523			Valencia/València
ES53		Illes Balears
ES530			Illes Balears
ES6	SUR
ES61		Andalucía
ES611			Almería
ES612			Cádiz
ES613			Córdoba
ES614			Granada
ES615			Huelva
ES616			Jaén
ES617			Málaga
ES618			Sevilla
ES62		Región de Murcia
ES620			Murcia
ES63		Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta
ES630			Ceuta
ES64		Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla
ES640			Melilla
ES7	CANARIAS
ES70		Canarias
ES701			Las Palmas
ES702			Santa Cruz de Tenerife
ESZ	EXTRA-REGIO
ESZZ		Extra-Regio
ESZZZ			Extra-Regio
FR			FRANCE
FR1	ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
FR10		Île-de-France
FR101			Paris
FR102			Seine-et-Marne
FR103			Yvelines
FR104			Essonne
FR105			Hauts-de-Seine
FR106			Seine-Saint-Denis
FR107			Val-de-Marne
FR108			Val-d'Oise
FR2	BASSIN PARISIEN
FR21		Champagne-Ardenne
FR211			Ardennes
FR212			Aube
FR213			Marne
FR214			Haute-Marne
FR22		Picardie
FR221			Aisne
FR222			Oise
FR223			Somme
FR23		Haute-Normandie
FR231			Eure
FR232			Seine-Maritime
FR24		Centre
FR241			Cher
FR242			Eure-et-Loir
FR243			Indre
FR244			Indre-et-Loire
FR245			Loir-et-Cher
FR246			Loiret
FR25		Basse-Normandie
FR251			Calvados
FR252			Manche
FR253			Orne
FR26		Bourgogne
FR261			Côte-d'Or
FR262			Nièvre
FR263			Saône-et-Loire
FR264			Yonne
FR3	NORD - PAS-DE-CALAIS
FR30		Nord - Pas-de-Calais
FR301			Nord
FR302			Pas-de-Calais
FR4	EST
FR41		Lorraine
FR413			Moselle
FR411			Meurthe-et-Moselle
FR412			Meuse
FR414			Vosges
FR42		Alsace
FR421			Bas-Rhin
FR422			Haut-Rhin
FR43		Franche-Comté
FR431			Doubs
FR432			Jura
FR433			Haute-Saône
FR434			Territoire de Belfort
FR5	OUEST
FR51		Pays-de-la-Loire
FR511			Loire-Atlantique
FR512			Maine-et-Loire
FR513			Mayenne
FR514			Sarthe
FR515			Vendée
FR52		Bretagne
FR521			Côtes-d'Armor
FR522			Finistère
FR523			Ille-et-Vilaine
FR524			Morbihan
FR53		Poitou-Charentes
FR531			Charente
FR532			Charente-Maritime
FR533			Deux-Sèvres
FR534			Vienne
FR6	SUD-OUEST
FR61		Aquitaine
FR611			Dordogne
FR612			Gironde
FR613			Landes
FR614			Lot-et-Garonne
FR615			Pyrénées-Atlantiques
FR62		Midi-Pyrénées
FR621			Ariège
FR622			Aveyron
FR623			Haute-Garonne
FR624			Gers
FR625			Lot
FR626			Hautes-Pyrénées
FR627			Tarn
FR628			Tarn-et-Garonne
FR63		Limousin
FR631			Corrèze
FR632			Creuse
FR633			Haute-Vienne
FR7	CENTRE-EST
FR71		Rhône-Alpes
FR711			Ain
FR712			Ardèche
FR713			Drôme
FR714			Isère
FR715			Loire
FR716			Rhône
FR717			Savoie
FR718			Haute-Savoie
FR72		Auvergne
FR721			Allier
FR722			Cantal
FR723			Haute-Loire
FR724			Puy-de-Dôme
FR8	MÉDITERRANÉE
FR81		Languedoc-Roussillon
FR811			Aude
FR812			Gard
FR813			Hérault
FR814			Lozère
FR815			Pyrénées-Orientales
FR82		Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
FR821			Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
FR822			Hautes-Alpes
FR823			Alpes-Maritimes
FR824			Bouches-du-Rhône
FR825			Var
FR826			Vaucluse
FR83		Corse
FR831			Corse-du-Sud
FR832			Haute-Corse
FR9	DÉPARTEMENTS D'OUTRE-MER
FR91		Guadeloupe
FR910			Guadeloupe
FR92		Martinique
FR920			Martinique
FR93		Guyane
FR930			Guyane
FR94		Réunion
FR940			Réunion
FRZ	EXTRA-REGIO
FRZZ		Extra-Regio
FRZZZ			Extra-Regio
IE			IRELAND
IE0	IRELAND
IE01		Border, midland and western
IE011			Border
IE012			Midland
IE013			West
IE02		Southern and eastern
IE021			Dublin
IE022			Mid-east
IE023			Mid-west
IE024			South-east (IRL)
IE025			South-west (IRL)
IEZ	EXTRA-REGIO
IEZZ		Extra-regio
IEZZZ			Extra-regio
IT			ITALIA
ITC	NORD-OVEST
ITC1		Piemonte
ITC11			Torino
ITC12			Vercelli
ITC13			Biella
ITC14			Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
ITC15			Novara
ITC16			Cuneo
ITC17			Asti
ITC18			Alessandria
ITC2		Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste
ITC20			Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste
ITC3		Liguria
ITC31			Imperia
ITC32			Savona
ITC33			Genova
ITC34			La Spezia
ITC4		Lombardia
ITC41			Varese
ITC42			Como
ITC43			Lecco
ITC44			Sondrio
ITC45			Milano
ITC46			Bergamo
ITC47			Brescia
ITC48			Pavia
ITC49			Lodi
ITC4A			Cremona
ITC4B			Mantova
ITD	NORD-EST
ITD1		Provincia autonoma Bolzano/Bozenc
ITD10			Bolzano-Bozen
ITD2		Provincia autonoma Trentoc
ITD20			Trento
ITD3		Veneto
ITD31			Verona
ITD32			Vicenza
ITD33			Belluno
ITD34			Treviso
ITD35			Venezia
ITD36			Padova
ITD37			Rovigo
ITD4		Friuli-Venezia Giulia
ITD41			Pordenone
ITD42			Udine
ITD43			Gorizia
ITD44			Trieste
ITD5		Emilia-Romagna
ITD51			Piacenza
ITD52			Parma
ITD53			Reggio nell'Emilia
ITD54			Modena
ITD55			Bologna
ITD56			Ferrara
ITD57			Ravenna
ITD58			Forlì-Cesena
ITD59			Rimini
ITE	CENTRO (I)
ITE1		Toscana
ITE11			Massa-Carrara
ITE12			Lucca
ITE13			Pistoia
ITE14			Firenze
ITE15			Prato
ITE16			Livorno
ITE17			Pisa
ITE18			Arezzo
ITE19			Siena
ITE1A			Grosseto
ITE2		Umbria
ITE21			Perugia
ITE22			Terni
ITE3		Marche
ITE31			Pesaro e Urbino
ITE32			Ancona
ITE33			Macerata
ITE34			Ascoli Piceno
ITE4		Lazio
ITE41			Viterbo
ITE42			Rieti
ITE43			Roma
ITE44			Latina
ITE45			Frosinone
ITF	SUD
ITF1		Abruzzo
ITF11			L'Aquila
ITF12			Teramo
ITF13			Pescara
ITF14			Chieti
ITF2		Molise
ITF21			Isernia
ITF22			Campobasso
ITF3		Campania
ITF31			Caserta
ITF32			Benevento
ITF33			Napoli
ITF34			Avellino
ITF35			Salerno
ITF4		Puglia
ITF41			Foggia
ITF42			Bari
ITF43			Taranto
ITF44			Brindisi
ITF45			Lecce
ITF5		Basilicata
ITF51			Potenza
ITF52			Matera
ITF6		Calabria
ITF61			Cosenza
ITF62			Crotone
ITF63			Catanzaro
ITF64			Vibo Valentia
ITF65			Reggio di Calabria
ITG	ISOLE
ITG1		Sicilia
ITG11			Trapani
ITG12			Palermo
ITG13			Messina
ITG14			Agrigento
ITG15			Caltanissetta
ITG16			Enna
ITG17			Catania
ITG18			Ragusa
ITG19			Siracusa
ITG2		Sardegna
ITG21			Sassari
ITG22			Nuoro
ITG23			Oristano
ITG24			Cagliari
ITZ	EXTRA-REGIO
ITZZ		Extra-Regio
ITZZZ			Extra-Regio
[F1 CY	ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/KIBRIS
CY0	ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/KIBRIS
CY00		Κύπρος/Kıbrıs
CY000			Κύπρος/Kıbrıs
CYZ	EXTRA-REGIO
CYZZ		Extra-Regio
CYZZZ			Extra-Regio
LV	LATVIJA
LV0	LATVIJA
LV00		Latvija
LV003			Kurzeme
LV005			Latgale
LV006			Rīga
LV007			Pierīga
LV008			Vidzeme
LV009			Zemgale
LVZ	EXTRA-REGIO
LVZZ		Extra-Regio
LVZZZ			Extra-Regio
LT	LIETUVA
LT0	LIETUVA
LT00		Lietuva
LT001			Alytaus apskritis
LT002			Kauno apskritis
LT003			Klaipėdos apskritis
LT004			Marijampolės apskritis
LT005			Panevėžio apskritis
LT006			Šiaulių apskritis
LT007			Tauragės apskritis
LT008			Telšių apskritis
LT009			Utenos apskritis
LT00A			Vilniaus apskritis
LTZ	EXTRA-REGIO
LTZZ		Extra-Regio
LTZZZ			Extra-Regio]
LU			LUXEMBOURG (GRAND-DUCHÉ)
LU0	LUXEMBOURG (GRAND-DUCHÉ)
LU00		Luxembourg (Grand-Duché)
LU000			Luxembourg (Grand-Duché)
LUZ	EXTRA-REGIO
LUZZ		Extra-Regio
LUZZZ			Extra-Regio
[F1 HU	MAGYARORSZÁG
HU1	KÖZÉP-MAGYARORSZÁG
HU10		Közép-Magyarország
HU101			Budapest
HU102			Pest
HU2	DUNÁNTÚL
HU21		Közép-Dunántúl
HU211			Fejér
HU212			Komárom-Esztergom
HU213			Veszprém
HU22		Nyugat-Dunántúl
HU221			Győr-Moson-Sopron
HU222			Vas
HU223			Zala
HU23		Dél-Dunántúl
HU231			Baranya
HU232			Somogy
HU233			Tolna
HU3	ALFÖLD ÉS ÉSZAK
HU31		Észak-Magyarország
HU311			Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
HU312			Heves
HU313			Nógrád
HU32		Észak-Alföld
HU321			Hajdú-Bihar
HU322			Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
HU323			Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
HU33		Dél-Alföld
HU331			Bács-Kiskun
HU332			Békés
HU333			Csongrád
HUZ	EXTRA-REGIO
HUZZ		Extra-Regio
HUZZZ			Extra-Regio
MT	MALTA
MT0	MALTA
MT00		Malta
MT001			Malta
MT002			Gozo and Comino/Għawdex u Kemmuna
MTZ	EXTRA-REGIO
MTZZ		Extra-Regio
MTZZZ			Extra-Regio]
NL			NEDERLAND
NL1	NOORD-NEDERLAND
NL11		Groningen
NL111			Oost-Groningen
NL112			Delfzijl en omgeving
NL113			Overig Groningen
NL12		Friesland
NL121			Noord-Friesland
NL122			Zuidwest-Friesland
NL123			Zuidoost-Friesland
NL13		Drenthe
NL131			Noord-Drenthe
NL132			Zuidoost-Drenthe
NL133			Zuidwest-Drenthe
NL2	OOST-NEDERLAND
NL21		Overijssel
NL211			Noord-Overijssel
NL212			Zuidwest-Overijssel
NL213			Twente
NL22		Gelderland
NL221			Veluwe
NL222			Achterhoek
NL223			Arnhem/Nijmegen
NL224			Zuidwest-Gelderland
NL23		Flevoland
NL230			Flevoland
NL3	WEST-NEDERLAND
NL31		Utrecht
NL310			Utrecht
NL32		Noord-Holland
NL321			Kop van Noord-Holland
NL322			Alkmaar en omgeving
NL323			IJmond
NL324			Agglomeratie Haarlem
NL325			Zaanstreek
NL326			Groot-Amsterdam
NL327			Het Gooi en Vechtstreek
NL33		Zuid-Holland
NL331			Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek
NL332			Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage
NL333			Delft en Westland
NL334			Oost-Zuid-Holland
NL335			Groot-Rijnmond
NL336			Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland
NL34		Zeeland
NL341			Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen
NL342			Overig Zeeland
NL4	ZUID-NEDERLAND
NL41		Noord-Brabant
NL411			West-Noord-Brabant
NL412			Midden-Noord-Brabant
NL413			Noordoost-Noord-Brabant
NL414			Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant
NL42		Limburg (NL)
NL421			Noord-Limburg
NL422			Midden-Limburg
NL423			Zuid-Limburg
NLZ	EXTRA-REGIO
NLZZ		Extra-Regio
NLZZZ			Extra-Regio
AT			ÖSTERREICH
AT1	OSTÖSTERREICH
AT11		Burgenland
AT111			Mittelburgenland
AT112			Nordburgenland
AT113			Südburgenland
AT12		Niederösterreich
AT121			Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen
AT122			Niederösterreich-Süd
AT123			Sankt Pölten
AT124			Waldviertel
AT125			Weinviertel
AT126			Wiener Umland/Nordteil
AT127			Wiener Umland/Südteil
AT13		Wien
AT130			Wien
AT2	SÜDÖSTERREICH
AT21		Kärnten
AT211			Klagenfurt-Villach
AT212			Oberkärnten
AT213			Unterkärnten
AT22		Steiermark
AT221			Graz
AT222			Liezen
AT223			Östliche Obersteiermark
AT224			Oststeiermark
AT225			West- und Südsteiermark
AT226			Westliche Obersteiermark
AT3	WESTÖSTERREICH
AT31		Oberösterreich
AT311			Innviertel
AT312			Linz-Wels
AT313			Mühlviertel
AT314			Steyr-Kirchdorf
AT315			Traunviertel
AT32		Salzburg
AT321			Lungau
AT322			Pinzgau-Pongau
AT323			Salzburg und Umgebung
AT33		Tirol
AT331			Außerfern
AT332			Innsbruck
AT333			Osttirol
AT334			Tiroler Oberland
AT335			Tiroler Unterland
AT34		Vorarlberg
AT341			Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald
AT342			Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet
ATZ	EXTRA-REGIO
ATZZ		Extra-Regio
ATZZZ			Extra-Regio
[F1 PL	POLSKA
PL1	CENTRALNY
PL11		Łódzkie
PL111			Łódzki
PL112			Piotrkowsko-skierniewicki
PL113			Miasto Łódź
PL12		Mazowieckie
PL121			Ciechanowsko-płocki
PL122			Ostrołęcko-siedlecki
PL124			Radomski
PL126			Warszawski
PL127			Miasto Warszawa
PL2	POŁUDNIOWY
PL21		Małopolskie
PL211			Krakowsko-tarnowski
PL212			Nowosądecki
PL213			Miasto Kraków
PL22		Śląskie
PL224			Częstochowski
PL225			Bielsko-bialski
PL226			Centralny śląski
PL227			Rybnicko-jastrzębski
PL3	WSCHODNI
PL31		Lubelskie
PL311			Bialskopodlaski
PL312			Chełmsko-zamojski
PL313			Lubelski
PL32		Podkarpackie
PL321			Rzeszowsko-tarnobrzeski
PL322			Krośnieńsko-przemyski
PL33		Świętokrzyskie
PL330			Świętokrzyski
PL34		Podlaskie
PL341			Białostocko-suwalski
PL342			Łomżyński
PL4	PÓŁNOCNO-ZACHODNI
PL41		Wielkopolskie
PL411			Pilski
PL412			Poznański
PL413			Kaliski
PL414			Koniński
PL415			Miasto Poznań
PL42		Zachodniopomorskie
PL421			Szczeciński
PL422			Koszaliński
PL43		Lubuskie
PL431			Gorzowski
PL432			Zielonogórski
PL5	POŁUDNIOWO-ZACHODNI
PL51		Dolnośląskie
PL511			Jeleniogórsko-wałbrzyski
PL512			Legnicki
PL513			Wrocławski
PL514			Miasto Wrocław
PL52		Opolskie
PL520			Opolski
PL6	PÓŁNOCNY
PL61		Kujawsko-pomorskie
PL611			Bydgoski
PL612			Toruńsko-włocławski
PL62		Warmińsko-mazurskie
PL621			Elbląski
PL622			Olsztyński
PL623			Ełcki
PL63		Pomorskie
PL631			Słupski
PL632			Gdański
PL633			Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot
PLZ	EXTRA-REGIO
PLZZ		Extra-Regio
PLZZZ			Extra-Regio]
PT			PORTUGAL
PT1	CONTINENTE
PT11		Norte
PT111			Minho-Lima
PT112			Cávado
PT113			Ave
PT114			Grande Porto
PT115			Tâmega
PT116			Entre Douro e Vouga
PT117			Douro
PT118			Alto Trás-os-Montes
PT15		Algarve
PT150			Algarve
PT16		Centro (P)
PT161			Baixo Vouga
PT162			Baixo Mondego
PT163			Pinhal Litoral
PT164			Pinhal Interior Norte
PT165			Dâo-Lafôes
PT166			Pinhal Interior Sul
PT167			Serra da Estrela
PT168			Beira Interior Norte
PT169			Beira Interior Sul
PT16A			Cova da Beira
PT16B			Oeste
PT16C			Médio Tejo
PT17		Lisboa
PT171			Grande Lisboa
PT172			Península de Setúbal
PT18		Alentejo
PT181			Alentejo Litoral
PT182			Alto Alentejo
PT183			Alentejo Central
PT184			Baixo Alentejo
PT185			Leziria do Tejo
PT2	Região Autónoma dos AÇORES
PT20		Região Autónoma dos Açores
PT200			Região Autónoma dos Açores
PT3	Região Autónoma da MADEIRA
PT30		Região Autónoma da Madeira
PT300			Região Autónoma da Madeira
PTZ	EXTRA-REGIO
PTZZ		Extra-Regio
PTZZZ			Extra-Regio
[F1 SI	SLOVENIJA
SI0	SLOVENIJA
SI00		Slovenija
SI001			Pomurska
SI002			Podravska
SI003			Koroška
SI004			Savinjska
SI005			Zasavska
SI006			Spodnjeposavska
SI009			Gorenjska
SI00A			Notranjsko-kraška
SI00B			Goriška
SI00C			Obalno-kraška
SI00D			Jugovzhodna Slovenija
SI00E			Osrednjeslovenska
SIZ	EXTRA-REGIO
SIZZ		Extra-Regio
SIZZZ			Extra-Regio
SK	SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA
SK0	SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA
SK01		Bratislavský kraj
SK010			Bratislavský kraj
SK02		Západné Slovensko
SK021			Trnavský kraj
SK022			Trenčiansky kraj
SK023			Nitriansky kraj
SK03		Stredné Slovensko
SK031			Žilinský kraj
SK032			Banskobystrický kraj
SK04		Východné Slovensko
SK041			Prešovský kraj
SK042			Košický kraj
SKZ	EXTRA-REGIO
SKZZ		Extra-Regio
SKZZZ			Extra-Regio]
FI			SUOMI/FINLAND
FI1	MANNER-SUOMI
FI13		Itä-Suomi
FI131			Etelä-Savo
FI132			Pohjois-Savo
FI133			Pohjois-Karjala
FI134			Kainuu
FI18		Etelä-Suomi
FI181			Uusimaa
FI182			Itä-Uusimaa
FI183			Varsinais-Suomi
FI184			Kanta-Häme
FI185			Päijät-Häme
FI186			Kymenlaakso
FI187			Etelä-Karjala
FI19		Länsi-Suomi
FI191			Satakunta
FI192			Pirkanmaa
FI193			Keski-Suomi
FI194			Etelä-Pohjanmaa
FI195			Pohjanmaa
FI1A		Pohjois-Suomi
FI1A1			Keski-Pohjanmaa
FI1A2			Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
FI1A3			Lappi
FI2	ÅLAND
FI20		Åland
FI200			Åland
FIZ	EXTRA-REGIO
FIZZ		Extra-Regio
FIZZZ			Extra-Regio
SE			SVERIGE
SE0	SVERIGE
SE01		Stockholm
SE010			Stockholms län
SE02		Östra Mellansverige
SE021			Uppsala län
SE022			Södermanlands län
SE023			Östergötlands län
SE024			Örebro län
SE025			Västmanlands län
SE04		Sydsverige
SE041			Blekinge län
SE044			Skåne län
SE06		Norra Mellansverige
SE061			Värmlands län
SE062			Dalarnas län
SE063			Gävleborgs län
SE07		Mellersta Norrland
SE071			Västernorrlands län
SE072			Jämtlands län
SE08		Övre Norrland
SE081			Västerbottens län
SE082			Norrbottens län
SE09		Småland med öarna
SE091			Jönköpings län
SE092			Kronobergs län
SE093			Kalmar län
SE094			Gotlands län
SE0A		Västsverige
SE0A1			Hallands län
SE0A2			Västra Götalands län
SEZ	EXTRA-REGIO
SEZZ		Extra-Regio
SEZZZ			Extra-Regio
UK			UNITED KINGDOM
UKC	NORTH EAST
UKC1		Tees Valley and Durham
UKC11			Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
UKC12			South Teesside
UKC13			Darlington
UKC14			Durham CC
UKC2		Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
UKC21			Northumberland
UKC22			Tyneside
UKC23			Sunderland
UKD	NORTH WEST
UKD1		Cumbria
UKD11			West Cumbria
UKD12			East Cumbria
UKD2		Cheshire
UKD21			Halton and Warrington
UKD22			Cheshire CC
UKD3		Greater Manchester
UKD31			Greater Manchester South
UKD32			Greater Manchester North
UKD4		Lancashire
UKD41			Blackburn with Darwen
UKD42			Blackpool
UKD43			Lancashire CC
UKD5		Merseyside
UKD51			East Merseyside
UKD52			Liverpool
UKD53			Sefton
UKD54			Wirral
UKE	YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
UKE1		East Riding and North Lincolnshire
UKE11			Kingston upon Hull, City of
UKE12			East Riding of Yorkshire
UKE13			North and North East Lincolnshire
UKE2		North Yorkshire
UKE21			York
UKE22			North Yorkshire CC
UKE3		South Yorkshire
UKE31			Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
UKE32			Sheffield
UKE4		West Yorkshire
UKE41			Bradford
UKE42			Leeds
UKE43			Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield
UKF	EAST MIDLANDS
UKF1		Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
UKF11			Derby
UKF12			East Derbyshire
UKF13			South and West Derbyshire
UKF14			Nottingham
UKF15			North Nottinghamshire
UKF16			South Nottinghamshire
UKF2		Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
UKF21			Leicester
UKF22			Leicestershire CC and Rutland
UKF23			Northamptonshire
UKF3		Lincolnshire
UKF30			Lincolnshire
UKG	WEST MIDLANDS
UKG1		Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
UKG11			Herefordshire, County of
UKG12			Worcestershire
UKG13			Warwickshire
UKG2		Shropshire and Staffordshire
UKG21			Telford and Wrekin
UKG22			Shropshire CC
UKG23			Stoke-on-Trent
UKG24			Staffordshire CC
UKG3		West Midlands
UKG31			Birmingham
UKG32			Solihull
UKG33			Coventry
UKG34			Dudley and Sandwell
UKG35			Walsall and Wolverhampton
UKH	EAST OF ENGLAND
UKH1		East Anglia
UKH11			Peterborough
UKH12			Cambridgeshire CC
UKH13			Norfolk
UKH14			Suffolk
UKH2		Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
UKH21			Luton
UKH22			Bedfordshire CC
UKH23			Hertfordshire
UKH3		Essex
UKH31			Southend-on-Sea
UKH32			Thurrock
UKH33			Essex CC
UKI	LONDON
UKI1		Inner London
UKI11			Inner London - West
UKI12			Inner London - East
UKI2		Outer London
UKI21			Outer London - East and North East
UKI22			Outer London - South
UKI23			Outer London - West and North West
UKJ	SOUTH EAST
UKJ1		Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
UKJ11			Berkshire
UKJ12			Milton Keynes
UKJ13			Buckinghamshire CC
UKJ14			Oxfordshire
UKJ2		Surrey, East and West Sussex
UKJ21			Brighton and Hove
UKJ22			East Sussex CC
UKJ23			Surrey
UKJ24			West Sussex
UKJ3		Hampshire and Isle of Wight
UKJ31			Portsmouth
UKJ32			Southampton
UKJ33			Hampshire CC
UKJ34			Isle of Wight
UKJ4		Kent
UKJ41			Medway
UKJ42			Kent CC
UKK	SOUTH WEST
UKK1		Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and North Somerset
UKK11			Bristol, City of
UKK12			North and North-East Somerset
			South Gloucestershire
UKK13			Gloucestershire
UKK14			Swindon
UKK15			Wiltshire CC
UKK2		Dorset and Somerset
UKK21			Bournemouth and Poole
UKK22			Dorset CC
UKK23			Somerset
UKK3		Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
UKK30			Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
UKK4		Devon
UKK41			Plymouth
UKK42			Torbay
UKK43			Devon CC
UKL	WALES
UKL1		West Wales and The Valleys
UKL11			Isle of Anglesey
UKL12			Gwynedd
UKL13			Conwy and Denbighshire
UKL14			South-West Wales
UKL15			Central Valleys
UKL16			Gwent Valleys
UKL17			Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
UKL18			Swansea
UKL2		East Wales
UKL21			Monmouthshire and Newport
UKL22			Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
UKL23			Flintshire and Wrexham
UKL24			Powys
UKM	SCOTLAND
UKM1		North Eastern Scotland
UKM10			Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and North-East Moray
UKM2		Eastern Scotland
UKM21			Angus and Dundee City
UKM22			Clackmannanshire and Fife
UKM23			East Lothian and Midlothian
UKM24			Scottish Borders, The
UKM25			Edinburgh, City of
UKM26			Falkirk
UKM27			Perth and Kinross and Stirling
UKM28			West Lothian
UKM3		South Western Scotland
UKM31			East and West Dunbartonshire, Helensburgh and Lomond
UKM32			Dumfries and Galloway
UKM33			East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire Mainland
UKM34			Glasgow City
UKM35			Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
UKM36			North Lanarkshire
UKM37			South Ayrshire
UKM38			South Lanarkshire
UKM4		Highlands and Islands
UKM41			Caithness and Sutherland and Ross and Cromarty
UKM42			Inverness and Nairn and Moray, Badenoch and Strathspey
UKM43			Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh and Argyll and the Islands
UKM44			Eilean Siar (Western Isles)
UKM45			Orkney Islands
UKM46			Shetland Islands
UKN	NORTHERN IRELAND
UKN0		Northern Ireland
UKN01			Belfast
UKN02			Outer Belfast
UKN03			East of Northern Ireland
UKN04			North of Northern Ireland
UKN05			West and South of Northern Ireland
UKZ	EXTRA-REGIO
UKZZ		Extra-regio
UKZZZ			Extra-regio

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by 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.

[F2 ANNEX II U.K. Existing administrative units

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by 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.

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 ’ .]

[F2 ANNEX III U.K. 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 ’ .]

(1)

OJ C 180 E, 26.6.2001, p. 108.

(2)

OJ C 260, 17.9.2001, p. 57.

(3)

OJ C 107, 3.5.2002, p. 54.

(4)

Opinion of the European Parliament of 24 October 2001 (OJ C 112 E, 9.5.2002, p. 146), Council Common Position of 9 December 2002 (OJ C 32 E, 11.2.2003, p. 26) and Decision of the European Parliament of 8 April 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(5)

OJ L 240, 29.8.1991, p. 36.

(6)

OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 1.

(7)

OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(8)

OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.