1. The implementation of the NUTS 2010
Oliver HEIDEN, Eurostat
Regional Classification (NUTS) and local units
Oct-2011

2. NUTS Amendment Territorial changes Code changes Label changes Change
Data collection
Data compilation
Data dissemination
Implementation
Oct-2011

3. NUTS Amendment Territorial changes Code changes Label changes Change
Data collection
Data compilation
Data dissemination
Implementation
Oct-2011

4. NUTS Amendment (NUTS 2006) Very limited range of territorial changes
Only 5 countries proposed to change NUTS regions
61 out of 1671 NUTS regions change (3,65%)
2 NUTS-1 regions (IT)
11 NUTS-2 regions (IT, DE, FI, UK)
48 NUTS-3 regions (IT, DE, FI, UK, NL)
Oct-2011

5. NUTS Amendment (NUTS 2010) NUTS-1 NUTS-2 NUTS-3 Σ Merge 2 (DE, FI)
( 1, 1) 12
( 11, 1) 14
Spilt / Boundary change
(IT)
( 2) 8
(DE, IT, FI, UK)
( 2, 2, 2, 2) 27
(IT, NL, UK)
( 9, 4, 14) 37 10 39 51
Oct-2011

6. NUTS Amendment Territorial changes Code changes Label changes Change
Data collection
Data compilation
Data dissemination
Implementation
Oct-2011

7. NUTS Amendment Code changes more extensive
Codes change when
territory changes (previous slides)
code of upper level changes (hierarchical coding)
other reasons
Pure code changes (time series not affected)
All 71 Greek codes change from GR… to EL…
Territory and code changes in upper level caused
20 code changes in DE
47 code changes in IT
12 code changes in FI
3 code changes in UK
pure changes
Oct-2011

8. NUTS Amendment Territorial changes Code changes Label changes Change
Data collection
Data compilation
Data dissemination
Implementation
Oct-2011

9. NUTS Amendment Label changes Correspondence table available at:
Codes remain the same
Concerns: BE, DE, IE, ES, IT, LU, AT, PT, SK
Country codes in brackets follow EU 2-digit codes
County names follow EU short names
Some label corrections requested
NUTS levels attached to all Extra-Regio labels
Correspondence table available at:
Oct-2011

10. NUTS Amendment Territorial changes Code changes Label changes Change
Data collection
Data compilation
Data dissemination
Implementation
Oct-2011

11. NUTS Amendment Data transmission
Commission Regulation (EU) No 31/2011 into force as of January 2012
Data transmission in revised classification
NSIs are aware of the change
NUTS changes were requested by NSIs in spring 2010
Thematic units are requested to remind data providers on that obligation
E4 will gather information:
When is the last data delivery expected in NUTS 2006?
When is the first data delivery expected in NUTS 2010?
Oct-2011

12. NUTS Amendment (Historical Time Series)
The NUTS Regulation (Art. 5.5) specifies that
in case of NUTS change
DE, IT, NL, FI, UK
the NSI has to supply historic data for the new breakdown
starting with a date settled by comitology
proposed by thematic units in Eurostat
but taking into account the feasibility
critical: NUTS-2 splits and boundary shifts
within two years of the amendment (1 January 2014)
Oct-2011

13. NUTS Amendment (Historical Time Series)
Status of the draft Commission Regulation on HTS:
Lengths of time series proposed by thematic units
Regulation will specify the starting year for back casting
Draft discussed with Member States concerned
DE, IT, NL, FI, UK
Some modifications agreed
Draft presented to other relevant Comm. DGs and approved
Currently Eurostat prepares the Comitology Procedure
Written procedure at ESSC (2011)
Scrutiny period of EP and Council (2012)
Adoption by the Commission (2012)
Oct-2011

14. NUTS Amendment NUTS 2006 NUTS 2010 NUTS 2006 NUTS 2010 NUTS 2006
Data transmission
22 MS
5 MS
Surveys ?
2012
NUTS 2006
NUTS 2010
NUTS 2006
NUTS 2010
NUTS 2006
NUTS 2010
Oct-2011

15. NUTS Amendment Territorial changes Code changes Label changes Change
Data collection
Data compilation
Data dissemination
Implementation
Oct-2011

16. NUTS Amendment Data compilation:
No legal requirement specifies the timing for changeover
Step by step approach
Proposed to follow ASAP principle
Unit E4 will invite thematic units with regional data for meetings
Systematic changeover
Follows production cycle
Adapts to workload of thematic units
Minimizes overlaps
Oct-2011

17. NUTS Amendment Territorial changes Code changes Label changes Change
Data collection
Data compilation
Data dissemination
Implementation
Oct-2011

18. NUTS Amendment Data dissemination:
Solution depends on negotiations with thematic units
Trade-off between:
clarity ↔ availability
(Risk: overlap-period with 2 classifications)
To respect main users’ needs for policy making
DG Regio, DG Agri, DG Mare
E4 will gather information:
When is the last data publication expected in NUTS 2006?
When is the first data publication expected in NUTS 2010?
Oct-2011

19. Statistical Regions EFTA, Candidate, Potential Candidate Countries
LI, NO, CH
ME, HR, MK* (FYROM), TR, IS
ME: agreed 2010
IS: under discussion
AL, BH, SR, KO* (UN SCR 1244)
AL agreed 2011
Oct-2011

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