1. Oliver Heiden Eurostat Unit E4
Framework Regulation of territorial classifications and typologies for European Statistics (TERCET)
Oliver Heiden
Eurostat Unit E4
Item 2 of the agenda

2. Problem statement 1 Policy need Policy connected with funding
Concentration on specific regions, areas
Statistics with increased statistical detail
Policy connected with funding
E.g. Comm. Del. Reg. (EU) No 522/2014
No legal certainty for defining eligibility
Funding becomes ambiguous and opportune
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3. Problem statement 2 NUTS serves European purposes excellently
Harmonisation of regional European Statistics
Target of Cohesion Policy funding
Reopening discussion on NUTS Regulation should be avoided
Risk of brake in methodology
Risk to conclude with a weaker regulation
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4. Classifications and typologies
Typology
Name
Coverage
Value
Territorial type
NUTS
regions
Rural-Urban typology
full
ternary
non-aggregating
Maritime regions
partial
 binary
Metropolitan regions
aggregating
LAU
areas
Degree of urbanisation
Coastal areas
Cities
Larger urban zones
Greater city
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5. Proposed solution New legal provisions to include
Classifications
Typologies
Amendment of the NUTS Regulation
Only addition of new parts
Existing articles cannot change
New legal architecture
TERCET = TERritorial Classifications and Typologies
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6. Amendment of the NUTS Regulation
TERCET Framework regulation:
Rules for establishing and amending classifications and typologies
Implementing or delegated act:
City definitions, minimum data requirements
Harmonised methodology:
Urban-Rural, Metropolitan, Maritime regions
LAU, Degree of urbanisation, Coastal/Non-coastal
Imple-menting act: NUTS regions, typologies
Cities, LUZ, Greater cities
NUTS regulation:
Rules for establishing and amending NUTS classification
Implementing act: NUTS regions
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7. New legal architecture
Three levels
Base (framework) Regulation (legal)
NUTS Regulation + new articles
Implementing/delegated acts (legal)
List of NUTS regions with typologies (3-yearly)
List of City definitions (annual), minimum data requirements
Harmonised methodologies (non-legal)
Urban-Rural, Metropolitan, Maritime regions
Degree of urbanisation, Coastal/Non-coastal
Cities, LUZ, Greater cities
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8. Minimum data requirement (Cities)
Basic demographic data
Population on 1 January by age groups and sex
Population structure
Population by citizenship and country of birth
Fertility and mortality
City definitions concerned
Cities
Greater cities
Larger Urban Zones (LUZ)
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9. Exchange of views with MS
Launched on Regional statistics WP 2013
17 countries replied
(CZ, DK, DE, EE, HR, IT, LV, LT, NL, AT, PL, PT, SI, SK, FI, SE, UK)
Appreciated
increased comparability
clarity
Further clarification needed on
cost/benefit balance, resource impact
intended content of delegated acts
Concerns about
unstable LAUs
minimum data requirements
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10. Main next steps
Directors' meeting's approval (ex-ante evaluation, draft)
Agenda planning/Road map
Impact assessment (optional)
Informal consultation of Member States
Launch of Inter-service consultation
ESSC
Adoption of the Commission
Transmission to European Parliament and Council
Vote, adoption
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11. Thank you for your attention!
More information:
Contact:
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