2012/412/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 19 July 2012 amending the list of ‘basic local government units’ in the Annex to Council Directive 94/80/EC laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections by citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals

• CELEX: Directive 94/80/EC
• Articles: 3

Article 1

The Annex to Directive 94/80/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

In the Annex to Directive 94/80/EC, the list of ‘basic local government units’ is replaced by the following:

‘ “Basic local government unit” within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of this Directive means any of the following:

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in Austria:

Gemeinden, Bezirke in der Stadt Wien,

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in Belgium:

commune/gemeente/Gemeinde,

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in Bulgaria:

община/кметство/Общината е основната административно-териториална единица, в която се осъществява местното самоуправление,

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in Cyprus:

δήμος, κοινότητα,

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in the Czech Republic:

obec, městský obvod nebo městská část územně členěného statutárního města, městská část hlavního města Prahy,

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in Denmark:

kommune, region,

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in Estonia:

vald, linn,

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in Finland:

kunta, kommun, kommun på Åland,

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in France:

commune, arrondissement dans les villes déterminées par la législation interne, section de commune,

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in Germany:

kreisfreie Stadt bzw. Stadtkreis; Kreis; Gemeinde, Bezirk in der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg und im Land Berlin; Stadtgemeinde Bremen in der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, Stadt-, Gemeinde-, oder Ortsbezirke bzw. Ortschaften,

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in Greece:

δήμος,

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in Hungary:

települési önkormányzat; község, nagyközség, város, megyei jogú város, főváros, főváros kerületei; területi önkormányzat; megye,

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in Ireland:

City Council, County Council, Borough Council, Town Council,

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in Italy:

comune, circoscrizione,

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in Latvia:

novads, republikas pilsēta,

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in Lithuania:

Savivaldybė,

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in Luxembourg:

commune,

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in Malta:

Kunsill Lokali,

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in the Netherlands:

gemeente, deelgemeente,

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in Poland:

gmina,

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in Portugal:

município, freguesia,

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in Romania:

comuna, orașul, municipiul, sectorul (numai în municipiul București) și județul,

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in Slovakia:

samospráva obce: obec, mesto, hlavné mesto Slovenskej republiky Bratislava, mesto Košice, mestská časť hlavného mesta Slovenskej republiky Bratislavy, mestská časť mesta Košice; samospráva vyššieho územného celku: samosprávny kraj,

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in Slovenia:

občina,

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in Spain:

municipio, entidad de ámbito territorial inferior al municipal,

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in Sweden:

kommuner, landsting,

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in the United Kingdom:

counties in England; counties, county boroughs and communities in Wales; regions and Islands in Scotland; districts in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland; London boroughs; parishes in England; the City of London in relation to ward elections for common councilmen.’