NUTS Territorial Classification Regulation
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL On the establishment of a common classification of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS)
- Stage
- In force, reached 21 Jun 2003
- In force
- In force since 11 Jul 2003 · CELEX 32003R1059
- Procedure
- Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Last activity
- 11 Jul 2003
Where it stands
Latest: Commission plans implementing act under parent act, 4 Jun 2026.
- 4 Jun 2026
- Commission plans implementing act under parent act
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 7 published, 1 planned.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniform conditions for the transmission of time series for the new regional breakdown pursuant to NUTS | Implementing · Regulation | Planned | Q2 2027 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/195 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 10/2025 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1961 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q1 2024 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/674 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q3 2022 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1703 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q4 2020 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1755 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q3 2019 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1685 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1130 | Implementing · Regulation | Published |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Text adopted · 32007R0105Commission
- Report · A5-0071/2003Parliament
- Report · A5-0335/2001Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2022)0181Commission
- OJ C 107 03.05.2002, p. 0054Commission
- OJ C 260 17.09.2001, p. 0057Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 039 10.02.2007, p. 0001Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 154 21.06.2003, p. 0001-0041Commission
- Text adopted · Regulation 2003/1059Commission
- SEC(2002)1365Commission
- Text adopted · T5-0132/2003Parliament
- Text adopted · T5-0551/2001Parliament
Summary
GeneratedRegulation (EC) No 1059/2003 establishes the NUTS classification, a hierarchical system of territorial units for EU statistics, with population thresholds per level. It also covers local administrative units, statistical grids, and territorial typologies. In force since 2003, it has been amended multiple times, most recently by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/674.
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