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 3 Jun 2026
In force: In force since 11 Jul 2003 · CELEX 32003R1059
Procedure: Regulation
Last activity: 3 Jun 2026

1 entry · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Commission plans implementing act under parent act, 3 Jun 2026.

3 Jun 2026
- Commission plans implementing act under parent act

7 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 6 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1426	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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/581	Implementing · Regulation	Published	Q4 2020
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1755	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2019
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2013/152	Implementing · Regulation	Published

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Regulation (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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