Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council [4] establishes a common statistical classification of territorial units (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics, referred to as ‘NUTS’) in order to enable the collection, compilation and dissemination of harmonised regional statistics in the European Union.
Le Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 1059/2003 ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus ón gComhairle [4], bunaítear aicmiú staidrimh comhchoiteann aonad críochach (Ainmníocht aonad críochach le haghaidh staidrimh, dá ngairtear “NUTS”) ionas go bhféadfar staidreamh réigiúnach comhchuibhithe a bhailiú, a thiomsú agus a scaipeadh san Aontas Eorpach.