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Regulation (EC) No 176/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

Regulation (EC) No 176/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

Regulation (EC) No 176/2008 · Regulation · 5 articles

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Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Annex I shall be amended in accordance with the text shown in Annex I to this Regulation; 2. Annex II shall be amended in accordance with the text shown in Annex II to this Regulation; 3. Annex III shall be amended in accordance with the text shown in Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Supplementary provisions

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 is amended as follows: 1. the following table is inserted between BE — BELGIQUE/BELGIË and CZ — ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA: ‘БЪЛГАРИЯ CODE NUTS 1 NUTS 2 NUTS 3 BG       BG3 СЕВЕРНА И ЮГОИЗТОЧНА БЪЛГАРИЯ     BG31   Северозападен   BG311     Видин BG312     Монтана BG313     Враца BG314     Плевен BG315     Ловеч BG32   Северен централен   BG321     Велико Търново BG322     Габрово BG323     Русе BG324     Разград BG325     Силистра BG33   Североизточен   BG331     Варна BG332     Добрич BG333     Шумен BG334     Търговище BG34   Югоизточен   BG341     Бургас BG342     Сливен BG343     Ямбол BG344     Стара Загора BG4 ЮГОЗАПАДНА И ЮЖНА ЦЕНТРАЛНА БЪЛГАРИЯ     BG41   Югозападен   BG411     София (столица) BG412     София BG413     Благоевград BG414     Перник BG415     Кюстендил BG42   Южен централен   BG421     Пловдив BG422     Хасково BG423     Пазарджик BG424     Смолян BG425     Кърджали BGZ EXTRA-REGIO     BGZZ   Extra-Regio   BGZZZ     Extra-Regio’; 2. the following table is inserted between PT — PORTUGAL and SI — SLOVENIJA: ‘ROMÂNIA CODE NUTS 1 NUTS 2 NUTS 3 RO       RO1 MACROREGIUNEA UNU     RO11   Nord-Vest   RO111     Bihor RO112     Bistriţa-Năsăud RO113     Cluj RO114     Maramureş RO115     Satu Mare RO116     Sălaj RO12   Centru   RO121     Alba RO122     Braşov RO123     Covasna RO124     Harghita RO125     Mureş RO126     Sibiu RO2 MACROREGIUNEA DOI     RO21   Nord-Est   RO211     Bacău RO212     Botoşani RO213     Iaşi RO214     Neamţ RO215     Suceava RO216     Vaslui RO22   Sud-Est   RO221     Brăila RO222     Buzău RO223     Constanţa RO224     Galaţi RO225     Tulcea RO226     Vrancea RO3 MACROREGIUNEA TREI     RO31   Sud — Muntenia   RO311     Argeş RO312     Călăraşi RO313     Dâmboviţa RO314     Giurgiu RO315     Ialomiţa RO316     Prahova RO317     Teleorman RO32   Bucureşti — Ilfov   RO321     Bucureşti RO322     Ilfov RO4 MACROREGIUNEA PATRU     RO41   Sud-Vest Oltenia   RO411     Dolj RO412     Gorj RO413     Mehedinţi RO414     Olt RO415     Vâlcea RO42   Vest   RO421     Arad RO422     Caraş-Severin RO423     Hunedoara RO424     Timiş ROZ EXTRA-REGIO     ROZZ   Extra-Regio   ROZZZ     Extra-Regio’.

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 is amended as follows: 1. the following is inserted in the paragraph referring to NUTS level 3 between Belgium and the Czech Republic: ‘for Bulgaria “ Области (Oblasti)”,’; 2. the following is inserted in the paragraph referring to NUTS level 3 between Hungary and the Slovak Republic: ‘for Romania “ Judeţe ”,’.

ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions

ANNEX III Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 is amended as follows: 1. the following is inserted between Belgium and the Czech Republic: ‘for Bulgaria “ Общини (Obshtini)”,’; 2. the following is inserted between Portugal and Slovenia: ‘for Romania “ Municipii, Oraşe, Comune ”,’.

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