1. LAU, SIRE, postcodes

2. Chapter 1
LAU

3. LAU – Local Administrative units
LAU 1 = previous NUTS 4 (districts)
LAU 2 = previous NUTS 5 (communes, municipalities, wards)
Codes are set by Eurostat
Frequent changes in some countries

4. Stock lists of LAU
Lists of LAU are sent to Eurostat from statistical offices of Member States each year
Only EU-25 countries
Contains link to NUTS 3 codes
National codes for LAU
Stored on Eurostat’s RAMON server

5. LAU level 1 Report about “NUTS level 4” – no action
Eurostat wishes to use LAU level 1 more on a voluntary base
Need to define LAU level 1 in more countries
Discussions on-going with ES, FR, IT
New Danish municipalities will be at LAU 1
LAU level 1 also missing in BE, NL, AT, SE, RO

6. Chapter 2
SIRE

7. Subcontracted work SIRE – Infra-regional statistical system of Europe
Census data for LAU and change management
Oracle 9i database
From Dec 2005 new contract with IT specialist
LTU (Local Territorial Unit=LAU) project within PHARE 2003 successfully concluded in spring 2006
New LTU project within Transition Facility 2004 for Cyprus and Malta running

8. Creation of LAU codes
Special application called NPS – Nomenclature Preparation System
Originally used in External Trade statistics
Needs CONC/MODA files as input
Contains history of LAU codes
Begin dates and end dates

9. CONC/MODA Structured format to describe changes to LAU 1 and LAU 2
CONC=Concordance, MODA=Modification
Base for the creation of LAU codes by Eurostat
Input is sent from Member States in the prescribed format

10. Example of a split (A -> B + C)
MODA LU close @ date
MODA LU1100A open @ date
MODA LU open @ date
CONC LU LU1100A @ date
CONC LU LU @ date
Notes:
Code for A is LU11001
Code for B is LU1100A
Code for C is LU11415

11. Statistical data for LAU
Census of Population and Housing
Equivalent sources in countries which do not carry out censuses
Every 10 years (1990/91, 2000/01)
Census Table Programme of EU
Deadline 30 June 2003
Missing data: BE, IS, LI

12. We expect from you: To define LAU level 1 (ES, FR, IT)
Consider defining LAU level 1 (BE, NL, AT, SE, RO)
To send list of LAU with NUTS 3 codes (annually)
To send CONC/MODA files (annually)
To send missing census data for LAU (BE, IS, LI)

13. Chapter 3
NUTS - postcodes

14. Demand Eurostat: Other departments of Commission: External users:
Freight transport by road by NUTS level 2
Patent statistics by NUTS level 2
Other departments of Commission:
Research programmes (DG RTD)
The CORDIS project (OPOCE)
GIS work (DG AGRI)
External users:
Research, address registers

15. The project Outsourced to private company
Postcodes were collected or bought from post offices
Successfully concluded in 2005
Plans for a new, similar project
New NUTS 2006
Postcodes are changing

16. The product Relational tables NUTS codes - postcodes
1-1 relationship or 1-n or n-n
Names of post localities
Information about copyright restrictions
Situation in 2005
Coverage: EU + EFTA + CCs
Except: IE, CY, LU, UK, LI, IS

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