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Council Directive 2013/19/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting 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, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
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“Basic local government unit” within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of this Directive means any of the following:
in Belgium:
commune/gemeente/Gemeinde,
in Bulgaria:
община/кметство/Общината е основната административно-териториална единица, в която се осъществява местното самоуправление,
in the Czech Republic:
obec, městský obvod nebo městská část územně členěného statutárního města, městská část hlavního města Prahy,
in Denmark:
kommune, region,
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,
in Estonia:
vald, linn,
in Ireland:
City Council, County Council, Borough Council, Town Council,
in Greece:
δήμος,
in Spain:
municipio, entidad de ámbito territorial inferior al municipal,
in France:
commune, arrondissement dans les villes déterminées par la législation interne, section de commune,
in Croatia:
općina, grad, županija,
in Italy:
comune, circoscrizione,
in Cyprus:
δήμος, κοινότητα,
in Latvia:
novads, republikas pilsēta,
in Lithuania:
Savivaldybė,
in Luxembourg:
commune,
in Hungary:
települési önkormányzat; község, nagyközség, város, megyei jogú város, főváros, főváros kerületei; területi önkormányzat; megye,
in Malta:
Kunsill Lokali,
in the Netherlands:
gemeente, deelgemeente,
in Austria:
Gemeinden, Bezirke in der Stadt Wien,
in Poland:
gmina,
in Portugal:
município, freguesia,
in Romania:
comuna, orașul, municipiul, sectorul (numai în municipiul București) și județul,
in Slovenia:
občina,
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,
in Finland:
kunta, kommun, kommun på Åland,
in Sweden:
kommuner, landsting,
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.’.”
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