regul ec european parliament council establish common classif territori unit statist nut european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european econom social committe regard opinion committe region act accord procedur laid articl treati user statist express increas harmonis order compar data european union order function intern market requir statist standard applic collect transmiss public nation commun statist oper singl market provid compar statist data context classif import tool collect compil dissemin compar statist region statist cornerston european statist system wide rang purpos year european region statist collect compil dissemin basi common region classif call quot nomenclatur territori unit statist quot hereinaft refer nut fix region classif legal framework institut clear rule futur amend classif nut classif preclud exist subdivis classif member state statist transmit commiss broken territori unit nut classif applic analysi dissemin commiss nut classif statist classifi territori unit applic level need region statist depend purpos statist nation european level hierarch level detail european region nut classif member state level nut detail inform current territori composit nut level region proper administr nut classif transmit regularli commiss object criteria definit region order ensur imparti region statist compil user region statist stabil nomenclatur time nut classif amend frequent regul ensur greater stabil rule time compar region statist requir region compar size term popul order achiev goal amend nut classif render region structur homogen term popul size actual polit administr institut situat respect administr unit reflect econom social histor cultur geograph environment circumst refer made definit quot popul quot classif base nut classif restrict econom territori member state provid complet coverag territori treati establish european commun appli commun purpos assess case case basi econom territori countri defin commiss decis eec includ extraregio territori made part econom territori attach region air space territori water continent shelf territori enclav embassi consul militari base deposit oil natur ga intern water continent shelf work resid unit nut classif provid possibl statist extraregio territori amend nut classif requir close consult member state object propos action harmonis region statist suffici achiev member state achiev commun level commun adopt measur accord principl subsidiar set articl treati accord principl proportion set articl regul order achiev object nut classif laid regul replac quot nomenclatur territori unit statist nut quot establish date statist offic european commun cooper nation statist institut consequ refer commun act quot nomenclatur territori unit statist nut quot understood refer nut classif laid regul council regul ec februari commun statist constitut refer framework provis regul measur implement regul adopt accord council decis ec june lai procedur exercis implement power confer commiss statist programm committe establish council decis eec euratom consult accord articl thereof adopt regul articl subject matter purpos regul establish common statist classif territori unit hereinaft refer quot nut quot order enabl collect compil dissemin harmonis region statist commun nut classif laid annex replac quot nomenclatur territori unit statist nut quot establish statist offic european commun cooper nation statist institut member state articl structur nut classif subdivid econom territori member state defin decis eec territori unit ascrib territori unit specif code nut classif hierarch subdivid member state nut level territori unit subdivid nut level territori unit turn subdivid nut level territori unit territori unit classifi nut level nut level territori unit member state identifi territori unit member state countri identifi ad territori unit name member state hierarch level detail decid member state nut level subdivid year entri forc regul commiss consult member state submit commun european parliament council appropri establish rule europ wide basi detail level nut classif articl classif criteria exist administr unit member state constitut criterion definit territori unit end quot administr unit quot geograph area administr author power administr polici decis area legal institut framework member state order establish relev nut level class administr unit member state classifi averag size class administr unit member state lie popul threshold gt tabl gt popul member state minimum threshold nut level member state nut territori unit level purpos regul popul territori unit consist person usual place resid area exist administr unit nut classif laid annex ii amend annex ii adopt accord regulatori procedur refer articl level nut administr unit suitabl scale exist member state accord criteria refer paragraph nut level constitut aggreg number exist smaller contigu administr unit aggreg consider relev criteria geograph socio econom histor cultur environment circumst result aggreg unit hereinaft refer quot administr unit quot size administr unit member state nut level lie popul threshold refer paragraph accord regulatori procedur refer articl individu administr unit deviat threshold geograph socio econom histor cultur environment circumst island outermost region articl compon nut month entri forc regul commiss publish compon nut level territori unit term smaller administr unit laid annex iii transmit member state amend annex iii adopt accord regulatori procedur refer articl month year member state transmit commiss compon previou year affect nut level boundari respect electron data format request commiss articl amend nut member state inform commiss occur administr unit affect nut classif laid annex content annex ii iii nation level affect nut classif accord classif criteria laid articl nut level boundari due smaller administr unit laid annex iii consid amend nut involv popul transfer equal percent nut territori unit concern consid amend nut accord paragraph articl involv popul transfer percent nut territori unit concern amend nut administr unit member state refer articl made nut level question amend reduc standard deviat size term popul eu territori unit amend nut classif adopt half calendar year accord regulatori procedur refer articl frequent year basi criteria laid articl case substanti reorganis relev administr structur member state amend nut classif adopt interv year commiss implement measur refer subparagraph enter forc regard transmiss data commiss januari year adopt amend made nut classif member state concern transmit commiss time seri region breakdown replac data transmit list time seri length accord regulatori procedur refer articl take account feasibl provid time seri suppli year amend nut classif articl manag commiss measur ensur consist manag nut classif measur includ draft updat explanatori note nut examin problem aris implement nut member state classif territori unit articl procedur commiss assist statist programm committe establish articl decis eec euratom hereinaft refer committe refer made paragraph articl decis ec appli regard provis articl thereof period laid articl decis ec set month committe adopt rule procedur articl report year entri forc regul commiss submit report implement european parliament council articl entri forc regul enter forc dai public offici journal european union regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel european parliament presid cox council presid dry oj oj oj opinion european parliament octob oj council common posit decemb oj decis european parliament april publish offici journal oj oj oj oj annex nut classif code gt tabl gt annex ii exist administr unit nut level belgium quot gewesten région quot germani quot länder quot portug quot continent quot região do açor região da madeira unit kingdom scotland wale northern ireland govern offic region england nut level belgium quot provinci provinc quot germani quot regierungsbezirk quot greec quot periferi quot spain quot comunidad ciudad autónoma quot franc quot région quot ireland quot region quot itali quot regioni quot netherland quot provinci quot austria quot länder quot nut level belgium quot arrondissementen arrondiss quot denmark quot amtskommun quot germani quot kreis kreisfrei städte quot greec quot nomoi quot spain quot provincia quot franc quot département quot ireland quot region author region quot itali quot provinci quot sweden quot län quot finland quot maakunnat landskapen quot annex iii smaller administr unit belgium quot gemeenten commun quot denmark quot kommun quot germani quot gemeinden quot greec quot demoi koinotit quot spain quot municipio quot franc quot commun quot ireland quot counti counti borough quot itali quot comuni quot luxembourg quot commun quot netherland quot gemeenten quot austria quot gemeinden quot portug quot freguesia quot finland quot kunnat kommun quot sweden quot kommun quot unit kingdom quot ward quot