1. Regional Discussion Group
Spatial references
NUTS, LAU, DEGURBA
Regional Discussion Group
18 October 2012

2. Regional Discussion Group
NUTS classification
Regional Discussion Group
18 October 2012

3. Regional Discussion Group
NUTS classification
NUTS 2010
Switch from NUTS 2006 to NUTS 2010 ongoing
All thematic units shall switch by March 2013 the latest
For some headline indicators used for the MFF calculations data in NUTS 2006 will remain available (Population, GDP, Employment)
Step-by-step approach was rather unfortunate
Organisation, implementation very resource-intensive
Difficult to control domains, some domain use mixed code list with NUTS 2006 and NUTS 2010 codes without any flagging
Historical Time Series Regulation
Regulation close to adoption by the College 3
Regional Discussion Group
18 October 2012

4. Regional Discussion Group
NUTS classification
NUTS 2013
Next revision round opened
Regional and urban statistics WG: 01 Oct. 2012
Revision round triggered by administrative changes
Complete re-organisation of Greece (Kallikratis Plan)
Mayotte, St-Martin, St-Barthelemy
Further changes expected in IT, DE, PT, HU, UK
Entire legal procedure last 22 months
1 year transition time, 3 months scrutiny period, ESSC meeting schedule etc.
Deadline for MS for proposals for NUTS amendments: 1 Feb. 2013 4
Regional Discussion Group
18 October 2012

5. Regional Discussion Group
Statistical Regions
Croatia
Change of Statistical Regions proposed by CBS
Approved by Eurostat on 3. Aug with immediate application
Two NUTS-2 regions in North of Croatia merged
No other territorial changes, but several 1-1 code changes
CBS and Eurostat requested to switch ASAP to new codes
New codes in GEO.DIC
E4 sent correspondence tables to all units with regional tables and HR regions
Historical data can be easily recalculated by CBS or Eurostat
HR regions integrate into NUTS by tech. adapt. upon accession
Regional Discussion Group
18 October 2012

6. Regional Discussion Group
Statistical Regions
Mayotte
Mayotte will be part of the EU as of 1 Jan. 2014
Relevant for national statistics
Mayotte will be part of the NUTS as of 1 Jan. 2015
Relevant for regional statistics
However, Mayotte data is urgently needed for MFF calculations
Data will be provided by INSEE very soon, after validation at Eurostat has been finalised (Population √, GDP √, Employment ?)
Code will be YT, Label: (Mayotte (FR - part of EU as of )
Mayotte will be integrated in the regional tables
Regional Discussion Group
18 October 2012

7. Annual LAU lists and DEGURBA
Work arrangement DG Regio / Eurostat
Methodology revision: REGIO-ESTAT cooperation
Management of classification: ESTAT
Complete revision based on latest data (Pop. grid, Population)
Every 4-5 years
Annual update
As of 1 Jan DEGURBA code is included in annual LAU lists
Deadline for delivery is 30 June YYYY for 1 January YYYY
Lists published on NUTS dedicated page and/or RAMON
Regional Discussion Group
18 October 2012