1. Workshop of "Best practices exchanges"
17/01/2019
Changes in NUTS
…and consequences
Workshop of "Best practices exchanges"
Oliver HEIDEN

2. Consequences of consequences…
Change in the territorial breakdown of a country
NUTS amendment
Requirements for data supply
Forward: to avoid breaks in time series!
Backward: to build long time series! 1 2 a b
Oliver HEIDEN – Workshop of "Best practices exchanges" 15 February 2011

3. 1. Change in a territorial breakdown: Example
ITALY
Provincia di Milano
administrative change (split)
Provincia di Monza e della Brianza
7 June 2009
Consequences for NUTS
ITC45 Milano
NUTS change on level 3
split to ITC4C and ITC4D
1 January 2012
Oliver HEIDEN – Workshop of "Best practices exchanges" 15 February 2011

4. 1. Change in a territorial breakdown: General
National Administrative Structure changes:
Can happen at any time
Consequences for NUTS
The Member State informs the Commission (Art. 5.1 of NUTS Regulation)
The Commission adjusts the NUTS classification in the next amendment (Art. 5.4)
not more often than every 3 years
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5. 2a. Consequences for data supply: Forward to avoid breaks in time series!
Data supply follows the valid NUTS classification
currently: NUTS 2006
from 1 January 2012: NUTS 2010
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6. 2a. Consequences for data supply: Example
Procedure for Italy:
Until 31 December 2011 data needs to be supplied for the region ITC45 Milano
As of 1 January 2012 data needs to be supplied for the regions ITC4C Milano and ITC4D Monza e della Brianza
Oliver HEIDEN – Workshop of "Best practices exchanges" 15 February 2011

7. 2b. Consequences for data supply: Backward to build long time series!
Art 5.5 on Historical time series specifies that
in case of NUTS change
ITC45 splits into ITC4C and ITC4D
the NSI supplies historical data for the new breakdown
ITC4C, ITC4D
starting with a date settled by comitology
see next slide
within two years of the amendment
1 January 2014
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8. 2b. Consequences for data supply: First years
Domain
NUTS 2
NUTS 3
Agriculture - milk production
2010
Agriculture - other
2007
Demography
1990
Regional accounts
2000
Household accounts
Health - causes of death
1994
Health - infrastructure
1993
Health - patients
Labour Force Survey
Employment, unemployment
Science and technology - R&D expenditure and staff
2009
Information society
Tourism
2004
Environment - solid waste
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9. 2b. Consequences for data supply: NUTS 2010
Very few changes
No NUTS changes in 18 Member States
Only code or name changes in 3 Member States
Minor changes in the remaining 6 Member States:
Country
NUTS-1
NUTS-2
NUTS-3 DE 1 17 IT 4 LV
change in Annex III NL 3 FI 2 UK 7  5 32
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10. 2b. Consequences for data supply: Example
Procedure for Italy:
Until 1 January 2014
data needs to be back casted for the regions ITC4C Milano and ITC4D Monza e della Brianza
until the years as specified in the relevant Commission regulation
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11. Further information
Oliver HEIDEN – Workshop of "Best practices exchanges" 15 February 2011

12. Thank you for your attention
Oliver HEIDEN – Workshop of "Best practices exchanges" 15 February 2011