1. Management of territorial units over time
Torbiörn Carlquist
Statistical Office of the European Commission
Eurostat - unit E4 / GISCO
BECH D3/710
L-2920 Luxembourg
+(352)

2. Territorial units NUTS only for EU Member States
“Statistical Regions” for candidate countries
3 regional levels - proper NUTS
2 local levels
Level 5 = commune, municipality (obec, gmina, telepules, orasul, obcinah, vald/linn, pagast, seniunija, naseleni mesta etc.)

3. Why? SIRE data base for local units GISCO - maps
Regional policy: eligibility for structural funds
Competition policy: to check national regional support
Agricultural policy

4. SIRE data base Systeme Europeen d’Information Infra-Regionales
Population census data
30 variables
Defined in Table Programme for the Population Census

5. GISCO Data set with commune boundaries
SABE= Seamless Administrative Boundaries for Europe
Versions: 1981, 1991, 1995, 1997
Communes in 29 countries
2001 version of CM will correspond to census date in each country

6. NUTS code Maintained by Eurostat 3 regional levels 2 local levels
Harmonised code structure
Link between SIRE and GISCO
Small modification in 2001

7. Statistical Regions For non-EU countries New publication soon
3 regional levels
2 local levels
Harmonised code structure
Link between SIRE and GISCO

8. Changes to communes Eurostat needs to keep track of changes
Maintains the NUTS 5 codes
Very frequent changes in some countries
No changes at all in other countries
Impact on NUTS 3 boundaries
Not possible to define threshold for “significant change”

9. NPS Application which handles nomenclature changes
Developed for “External Trade”
NUTS Management System
Special input format required
CONC/MODA

10. CC local units First collection of level 5 units in 2000
02/17/98
CC local units
First collection of level 5 units in 2000
1989/91, 1997, 1999/2000
National code and name
Total population
Land surface area
Linked to SABE 97 (commune boundaries)
Missing: LT (sent level 4 data) and RO, CY 4

11. PHARE 2000 project SIRE part A
02/17/98
PHARE 2000 project SIRE part A
External contractor to be chosen
Project will start in 2002
“BOUndary report”
Transmit census data for 1990/91
Transmit evolution of local units (CONC/MODA) 4

12. PHARE 2000 project SIRE part B
02/17/98
PHARE 2000 project SIRE part B
Validate census data
Load data into SIRE and Census db
Integrate the CONC/MODA files with nomenclature change into NPS
Create community codes on all levels 4

13. ”BOUndary” report First BOUndary report for EU-12 (1994)
02/17/98
”BOUndary” report
First BOUndary report for EU-12 (1994)
Addition for 3 new EU members (1996)
Updates in “pilot studies” (FI, NL,UK,DE)
Inventory of territorial classification and geographical boundaries
System for maintenance of local unit
Will draw on results from ABDS project
Missions to all CC 4

14. CC Population Census 2001 Population Census “2001”
02/17/98
CC Population Census 2001
Population Census “2001”
Table Programme: 40 tables
3 tables for local units (level 5)
Data for CC will be collected in the same framework as for the Member States 4

15. CC Population Census 1991 Population Census “1990/91”
02/17/98
CC Population Census 1991
Population Census “1990/91”
Old Table Programme
1 table for local units (level 5)
Data for CC will be collected retroactively within the PHARE project in 2002 4

16. 02/17/98
CC CONC/MODA
Need to track changes in local units over time 1989/ and onwards
CONC/MODA format
Build up a system at each NSI in CC for reports to Eurostat
Can be delivered as Excel or text files 4

17. CONC/MODA CONCordance between old and new units MODificAtion of units
02/17/98
CONC/MODA
CONCordance between old and new units
MODificAtion of units
Add
Delete
Modification (of label or national code)
No info on the size of transferred units
All changes of local units are to be reported 4

18. 02/17/98
Conclusions
Candidate countries will be asked to submit lists of changes of local units from 1991-
CONC/MODA format shall be used
PHARE project is next step of co-operation
BOUndary reports
Collection of census data 1990/91 4

19. Thank you for your attention! Any questions ???