1. The implementation of the NUTS 2010
Oliver HEIDEN and Teodora BRANDMULLER Unit E4 Regional Statistics

2. NUTS Amendment (NUTS 2010) NUTS 2010 revision round finished
Commission Regulation (EU) No 31/2011
Entry into force 1 January 2012
Data transmission in revised classification

3. Data production and dissemination
To respect main users’ needs for policy making
DG Regio, DG Agri, DG Mare
Solution depends on consultations with units concerned:
thematic units
Reference database team
Statistical production team

4. Summary of consultations
24 meetings involving 13 thematic units
more than 30 production databases in 8 different production environments
more than 30 dissemination datasets
Quarterly and quinquennial collections
Timeliness of 6 months and 24 months
Overview table will be available on CIRCA

5. Availability

6. Clarity

7. Balance clarity and availability
Users need expertise in NUTS to understand data
Availability
Assess to which extent historical data shall be available in the reference database
Use alternative methods (archiving, etc.)
Clarity
Use one classification in the dataset
Use one classification in all datasets of the domain
Availability
Keeping all data available in the dataset

8. Next steps Validate the overview table available on CIRCA (All)
Streamline the proposed switch dates (E4)
Draft general guidelines on the implementation (E4)
Prepare specific proposals per domain (E4)

9. Thank you for your attention!