Article 1U.K.
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1708/2005 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 3Index reference period
1.The common index reference period for the HICP shall be set at 2015 = 100. This new index reference period shall be used for the full time series of all HICP indices and sub-indices, starting with the publication of the HICP for January 2016.
2.Any additional sub-index to be integrated into the HICP shall be linked in December of a particular year at the level of 100 index points and shall be used as of and including January of the following year.’
