In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council, territorial units should be defined in accordance with the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) classification.
I gcomhréir le Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 1059/2003 ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus ón gComhairle, ba cheart aonaid chríche a shainiú i gcomhréir le haicmiú Ainmníocht na nAonad Críche um Staidreamh (NUTS).