1. SIRE and LAU Local Administrative Units

2. Structure of my talk Short history LAU in the NUTS Regulation
SIRE database
Consequences for data suppliers

3. Chapter 1
History

4. LOC 2 -> NUTS 5 -> LAU 2
LOC 1, LOC 2 in early 1990’s
NUTS level 4, NUTS level 5 from around 1995
Municipalities or similar local units
NUTS regulation covers only 3 levels
Need new name = LAU
Local Administrative Units
NUTS 4 -> LAU level 1
NUTS 5 -> LAU level 2

5. Chapter 2
LAU in the Regulation

6. Smaller Administrative Units
Defined in Annex 3 of NUTS Regulation
Corresponds to LAU level 2 in most cases
Greece and Ireland are exceptions
Need to provide lists of LAU which make up a NUTS region

7. Lists of LAU (1)
Lists of LAU by NUTS level 3 units have to be supplied to Eurostat
Request sent out to RESCO 22 October 2003
LAU list will be published 9 Jan. 2004
RAMON classifications server
Reference date 11 July 2003
Most countries replied

8. Lists of LAU (2) Missing countries: Greece France UK / Scotland
Please send the lists to:

9. Reports on changes to LAU
Inform Eurostat about changes to the LAU division
CONC/MODA format maintained, but modified
Include population and surface area of transferred territories
Format described in document No. 16 (annex)
Please send CONC/MODA reports to:

10. Possible NUTS level 4 in future

11. Chapter 3
SIRE db

12. European Infra-regional Information System (SIRE)
LAU classification
Surface area
Population Census data for LAU
third census round (1999/2002) now being loaded
Eligibility for Objective areas
Various aggregates of LAU
Degree of urbanisation (LFS)
Non-standard administrative levels
Link to GISCO

13. Nomenclature preparation
Out-sourced to a private company
Input: CONC/MODA files
Output: Community codes for LAU1-2
Scotland missing
Greece difficult to trace “Kapodistria reform”
England - large volume of Ward changes
Germany - introduction of LAU level 1; large volume

14. Surface area Total area; land area; inhabitable area
Same date as for population census
Missing countries:
DE EL IE IT LU PT UK IS
BG (LT) PL SK TR

15. Census 2000/2001 Census table programme
If no regular census - use other data sources
Tables 38, 39, 40 are for LAU
Deadline 30 June 2003
Few EU countries sent data

16. Census 2000/2001 tables

17. Uses of SIRE db Combine with digital maps
Eligibility for objective 2 of Structural funds
Various studies by Commission
Ex.: Mountain study
Degree of urbanisation (LFS)
Less favoured areas for agriculture
National support

18. Dissemination of SIRE CD package to Data Shops
For Data Shops to make extractions upon request
1981 and 1991 census data

19. Relevance for data providers
Chapter 4
Relevance for data providers

20. Actions for NSI:s CONC/MODA format maintained
Send table with surface area to Eurostat (remaining countries)
Remind census unit about tables 38-40

21. Thanks for listening !
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