Interoperability Basis Platform

//Includes// : office of the chief executive at all levels of government - office of the monarch, governorgeneral, president, prime minister, governor, mayor, etc.; legislative bodies at all levels of government parliaments, chambers of deputies, senates, assemblies, town councils, etc.; advisory, administrative and political staffs attached to chief executive offices and legislatures; libraries and other reference services serving mainly executive and legislative organs; physical amenities provided to the chief executive, the legislature and their aides; permanent or ad hoc commissions and committees created by or acting on behalf of the chief executive or legislature//.//

177

178

//Excludes// : ministerial offices, offices of heads of departments of local governments, interdepartmental committees, etc. concerned with a specific function (classified according to function).

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11.

111. **//Financial and fiscal affairs (CS)//**

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184

− Administration of financial and fiscal affairs and services; management of public funds and public debt; operation of taxation schemes;

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186

− operation of the treasury or ministry of finance, the budget office, the inland revenue agency, the customs authorities, the accounting and auditing services;

187

188

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on financial and fiscal affairs and services.

189

190

//Includes// : financial and fiscal affairs and services at all levels of government.

191

192

//Excludes// : underwriting or flotation charges and interest payments on government loans (01.7.0); supervision of the banking industry (04.1.1).

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11.

111. **//External affairs (CS)//**

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198

− Administration of external affairs and services;

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200

− operation of the ministry of external affairs and diplomatic and consular missions stationed abroad or at offices of international organizations; operation or support of information and cultural services for distribution beyond national boundaries; operation or support of libraries, reading rooms and reference services located abroad;

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202

− regular subscriptions and special contributions to meet general operating expenses of international organizations.

203

204

//Excludes// : economic aid to developing countries and countries in transition (01.2.1); economic aid missions accredited to foreign governments (01.2.1); contributions to aid programmes administered by

205

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207

Note: CS and IS denote collective services and individual services respectively.

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209

international or regional organizations (01.2.2); military units stationed abroad (02.1.0); military aid to foreign countries (02.3.0); general foreign economic and commercial affairs (04.1.1); tourism affairs and services (04.7.3).

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211

**//01.2//** **//FOREIGN ECONOMIC AID//**

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213

**//01.2.1//** **//Economic aid to developing countries and countries in transition (CS)//**

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215

− Administration of economic cooperation with developing countries and countries in transition;

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217

− operation of economic aid missions accredited to foreign governments; operation or support of technical assistance programmes, training programmes and fellowship and scholarship schemes;

218

219

− economic aid in the form of grants (in cash or in kind) or loans (regardless of interest charged).

220

221

//Excludes// : contributions to economic development funds administered by international or regional organizations (01.2.2); military aid to foreign countries (02.3.0).

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223

**//01.2.2//** **//Economic aid routed through international organizations (CS)//**

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225

− Administration of economic aid routed through international organizations;

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227

− contributions in cash or in kind to economic development funds administered by international, regional or other multinational organizations.

228

229

//Excludes// : aid to international peacekeeping operations (02.3.0).

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231

**//01.3//** **//GENERAL SERVICES//**

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233

This group covers services that are not connected with a specific function and which are usually undertaken by central offices at the various levels of government. It also covers those services connected with a particular function that are undertaken by such central offices. For example, the compilation of industry, environment, health or education statistics by a central statistical agency is included here.

234

235

**//01.3.1//** **//General personnel services (CS)//**

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237

− Administration and operation of general personnel services, including development and implementation of general personnel policies and procedures covering selection, promotion, rating methods, the description, evaluation and classification of jobs, the administration of civil service regulations and similar matters.

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239

//Excludes// : personnel administration and services connected with a specific function (classified according to function).

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241

**//01.3.2//** **//Overall planning and statistical services (CS)//**

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243

− Administration and operation of overall economic and social planning services and of overall statistical services, including formulation, coordination and monitoring of

244

245

overall economic and social plans and programmes and of overall statistical plans and programmes.

246

247

//Excludes// : economic and social planning services and statistical services connected with a specific function (classified according to function).

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249

**//01.3.3//** **//Other general services (CS)//**

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251

− Administration and operation of other general services such as centralized supply and purchasing services, maintenance and storage of government records and archives, operation of government owned or occupied buildings, central motor vehicle pools, government operated printing offices, centralized computer and data processing services, etc.

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253

//Excludes// : other general services connected with a specific function (classified according to function).

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255

**//01.4//** **//BASIC RESEARCH//**

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257

Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view.

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259

**//01.4.0//** **//Basic research (CS)//**

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261

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in basic research;

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263

− grants, loans or subsidies to support basic research undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

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265

//Excludes// : applied research and experimental development (classified by function).

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267

**//01.5//** **//R&D GENERAL PUBLIC SERVICES//**

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269

Applied research is original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge, but directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective.

270

271

Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and practical experience, that is directed to producing new materials, products and devices; to installing new processes, systems and services; or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

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273

**//01.5.0//** **//R&D General public services (CS)//**

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275

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to general public services;

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277

− grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to general public services undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

278

279

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

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281

**//01.6//** **//GENERAL PUBLIC SERVICES N.E.C.//**

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283

**//01.6.0//** **//General public services n.e.c. (CS)//**

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285

− Administration, operation or support of general public services such as registration of voters, holding of elections and referendums, administration of non-self-governing and trust territories, etc.

286

287

//Includes// : general public services that cannot be assigned to (01.1), (01.2), (01.3), (01.4) or (01.5).

288

289

//Excludes// : public debt transactions (01.7); transfers of a general character between different levels of government (01.8).

290

291

**//01.7//** **//PUBLIC DEBT TRANSACTIONS//**

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293

**//01.7.0//** **//Public debt transactions (CS)//**

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295

− Interest payments and outlays for underwriting and floating government loans.

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297

//Excludes// : administrative costs of public debt management (01.1.2).

298

299

**//01.8//** **//TRANSFERS OF A GENERAL CHARACTER BETWEEN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT//**

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301

**//01.8.0//** **//Transfers of a general character between different levels of government (CS)//**

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− Transfers between different levels of government that are of a general character and not allocated to a particular function.

== 02 DEFENCE ==

**//02.1//** **//MILITARY DEFENCE//**

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309

**//02.1.0//** **//Military defence (CS)//**

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311

− Administration of military defence affairs and services;

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313

− operation of land, sea, air and space defence forces; operation of engineering, transport, communication, intelligence, personnel and other non-combat defence forces; operation or support of reserve and auxiliary forces of the defence establishment. //Includes// : offices of military attachés stationed abroad; field hospitals.

314

315

//Excludes// : military aid missions (02.3.0); base hospitals (07.3); military schools and colleges where curricula resemble those of civilian institutions even though attendance may be limited to military personnel and their families (09.1), (09.2), (09.3) or (09.4); pension schemes for military personnel (10.2).

316

317

**//02.2//** **//CIVIL DEFENCE//**

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319

**//02.2.0//** **//Civil defence (CS)//**

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321

− Administration of civil defence affairs and services; formulation of contingency plans; organization of exercises involving civilian institutions and populations; − operation or support of civil defence forces.

322

323

//Excludes// : civil protection services (03.2.0); purchase and storage of food, equipment and other supplies for emergency use in the case of peacetime disasters (10.9.0).

324

325

**//02.3//** **//FOREIGN MILITARY AID//**

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327

**//02.3.0//** **//Foreign military aid (CS)//**

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329

− Administration of military aid and operation of military aid missions accredited to foreign governments or attached to international military organizations or alliances;

330

331

− military aid in the form of grants (in cash or in kind), loans (regardless of interest charged) or loans of equipment; contributions to international peacekeeping forces including the assignment of manpower.

332

333

**//02.4//** **//R&D DEFENCE//**

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335

Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).

336

337

**//02.4.0//** **//R&D Defence (CS)//**

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339

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to defence;

340

341

− grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to defence undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

342

343

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

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345

**//02.5//** **//DEFENCE N.E.C.//**

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347

**//02.5.0//** **//Defence n.e.c. (CS)//**

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349

− Administration, operation or support of activities such as formulation, administration, coordination and monitoring of overall policies, plans, programmes and budgets relating to defence; preparation and enforcement of legislation relating to defence; production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on defence; etc.

350

351

//Includes// : defence affairs and services that cannot be assigned to (02.1), (02.2), (02.3) or (02.4).

352

353

//Excludes// : administration of war veterans' affairs (10.2).

354

355

== 03 PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY ==

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357

**//03.1//** **//POLICE SERVICES//**

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359

**//03.1.0//** **//Police services (CS)//**

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361

− Administration of police affairs and services, including alien registration, issuing work and travel documents to immigrants, maintenance of arrest records and statistics related to police work, road traffic regulation and control, prevention of smuggling and control of offshore and ocean fishing;

362

363

− operation of regular and auxiliary police forces, of port, border and coast guards, and of other special police forces maintained by public authorities; operation of police laboratories; operation or support of police training programmes. //Includes//: traffic wardens.

364

365

//Excludes//: police colleges offering general education in addition to police training (09.1), (09.2), (09.3) or (09.4).

366

367

**//03.2 FIRE-PROTECTION SERVICES//**

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369

**//03.2.0 Fire-protection services (CS)//**

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371

− Administration of fire-prevention and fire-fighting affairs and services;

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373

− operation of regular and auxiliary fire brigades and of other fire-prevention and firefighting services maintained by** **public authorities; operation or support of fireprevention and fire-fighting training programmes.

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375

//Includes// : civil protection services such as mountain rescue, beach surveillance, evacuation of flooded areas, etc.

376

377

//Excludes// : civil defence (02.2.0); forces especially trained and equipped for fighting or preventing forest fires (04.2.2).

378

379

**//03.3//** **//LAW COURTS//**

380

381

**//03.3.0//** **//Law courts (CS)//**

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383

− Administration, operation or support of civil and criminal law courts and the judicial system, including enforcement of fines and legal settlements imposed by the courts and operation of parole and probation systems;

384

385

− legal representation and advice on behalf of government or on behalf of others provided by government in cash or in services.

386

387

//Includes// : administrative tribunals, ombudsmen and the like.

388

389

//Excludes// : prison administration (03.4.0).

390

391

**//03.4//** **//PRISONS//**

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393

**//03.4.0//** **//Prisons (CS)//**

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395

− Administration, operation or support of prisons and other places for the detention or rehabilitation of criminals such as prison farms, workhouses, reformatories, borstals, asylums for the criminally insane, etc.

396

397

**//03.5//** **//R&D PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY//**

398

399

Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).

400

401

**//03.5.0//** **//R&D Public order and safety (CS)//**

402

403

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to public order and safety;

404

405

− grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to public order and safety undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities. //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

406

407

**//03.6//** **//PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY N.E.C.//**

408

409

**//03.6.0//** **//Public order and safety n.e.c. (CS)//**

410

411

− Administration, operation or support of activities such as formulation, administration, coordination and monitoring of overall policies, plans, programmes and budgets relating to public order and safety; preparation and enforcement of legislation and standards for the provision of public order and safety; production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on public order and safety. //Includes// : public order and safety affairs and services that cannot be assigned to (03.1), (03.2), (03.3), (03.4) or (03.5).

412

413

== 04 ECONOMIC AFFAIRS ==

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415

**//04.1//** **//GENERAL ECONOMIC, COMMERCIAL AND LABOUR AFFAIRS//**

416

417

**//04.1.1//** **//General economic and commercial affairs (CS)//**

418

419

− Administration of general economic and commercial affairs and services, including general foreign commercial affairs; formulation and implementation of general economic and commercial policies; liaison among different branches of government and between government and business;

420

421

− regulation or support of general economic and commercial activities such as export and import trade as a whole, commodity and equity markets, overall income controls, general trade promotion activities, general regulation of monopolies and other restraints on trade and market entry, etc.; supervision of the banking industry;

422

423

− operation or support of institutions dealing with patents, trademarks, copyrights, company registration, weather forecasting, standards, hydrologic surveys, geodesic surveys, etc.;

424

425

− grants, loans or subsidies to promote general economic and commercial policies and programmes.

426

427

//Includes// : consumer education and protection//.//

428

429

//Excludes// : economic and commercial affairs of a particular industry (classified to (04.2) through (04.7) as appropriate).

430

431

**//04.1.2//** **//General labour affairs (CS)//**

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433

− Administration of general labour affairs and services; formulation and implementation of general labour policies; supervision and regulation of labour conditions (hours of work, wages, safety, etc.); liaison among different branches of government and between government and overall industrial, business and labour organizations;

434

435

− operation or support of general programmes or schemes to facilitate labour mobility, to reduce sex, race, age and other discrimination, to reduce the rate of unemployment in distressed or underdeveloped regions, to promote the employment of disadvantaged or other groups characterized by high unemployment rates, etc.; operation of labour exchanges; operation or support of arbitration and mediation services;

436

437

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on general labour affairs and services;

438

439

− grants, loans or subsidies to promote general labour policies and programmes.

440

441

− //Excludes//: labour affairs of a particular industry (classified to (04.2) through (04.7) as appropriate); provision of social protection in the form of cash benefits and benefits in kind to persons who are unemployed (10.5.0).

442

443

**//04.2//** **//AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING AND HUNTING//**

444

445

**//04.2.1//** **//Agriculture (CS)//**

446

447

− Administration of agricultural affairs and services; conservation, reclamation or expansion of arable land; agrarian reform and land settlement; supervision and regulation of the agricultural industry;

448

449

− construction or operation of flood control, irrigation and drainage systems, including grants, loans or subsidies for such works;

450

451

− operation or support of programmes or schemes to stabilize or improve farm prices and farm incomes; operation or support of extension services or veterinary services to farmers, pest control services, crop inspection services and crop grading services;

452

453

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on agricultural affairs and services;

454

455

− compensation, grants, loans or subsidies to farmers in connection with agricultural activities, including payments for restricting or encouraging output of a particular crop or for allowing land to remain uncultivated.

456

457

//Excludes// : multi-purpose development projects (04.7.4).

458

459

**//04.2.2//** **//Forestry (CS)//**

460

461

− Administration of forestry affairs and services; conservation, extension and rationalized exploitation of forest reserves; supervision and regulation of forest operations and issuance of tree-felling licences;

462

463

− operation or support of reforestation work, pest and disease control, forest fire-fighting and fire prevention services and extension services to forest operators;

464

465

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on forestry affairs and services;

466

467

− grants, loans or subsidies to support commercial forest activities.

468

469

//Includes// : forest crops in addition to timber//.//

470

471

**//04.2.3//** **//Fishing and hunting (CS)//**

472

473

This class covers both commercial fishing and hunting, and fishing and hunting for sport. The fishing and hunting affairs and services listed below refer to activities that take place outside natural parks and reserves.

474

475

− Administration of fishing and hunting affairs and services; protection, propagation and rationalized exploitation of fish and wildlife stocks; supervision and regulation of freshwater fishing, coastal fishing, ocean fishing, fish farming, wildlife hunting and issuance of fishing and hunting licences;

476

477

− operation or support of fish hatcheries, extension services, stocking or culling activities, etc.;

478

479

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on fishing and hunting affairs and services;

480

481

− grants, loans or subsidies to support commercial fishing and hunting activities, including the construction or operation of fish hatcheries.

482

483

//Excludes// : control of offshore and ocean fishing (03.1.0); administration, operation or support of natural parks and reserves (05.4.0).

484

485

**//04.3//** **//FUEL AND ENERGY//**

486

487

**//04.3.1//** **//Coal and other solid mineral fuels (CS)//**

488

489

This class covers coal of all grades, lignite and peat irrespective of the method used in their extraction or beneficiation and the conversion of these fuels to other forms such as coke or gas.

490

491

− Administration of solid mineral fuel affairs and services; conservation, discovery, development and rationalized exploitation of solid mineral fuel resources; supervision and regulation of the extraction, processing, distribution and use of solid mineral fuels;

492

493

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on solid mineral fuel affairs and services;

494

495

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the solid mineral fuel industry and the coke, briquette or manufactured gas industries.

496

497

//Excludes// : solid mineral fuel transportation affairs (classified to the appropriate class of group 04.5).

498

499

**//04.3.2//** **//Petroleum and natural gas (CS)//**

500

501

This class covers natural gas, liquefied petroleum gases and refinery gases, oil from wells or other sources such as shale or tar sands and the distribution of town gas regardless of its composition.

502

503

− Administration of petroleum and natural gas affairs and services; conservation, discovery, development and rationalized exploitation of petroleum and natural gas resources; supervision and regulation of the extraction, processing, distribution and use

504

505

of petroleum and natural gas;

506

507

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on petroleum and natural gas affairs and services;

508

509

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the petroleum extraction industry and the industry refining crude petroleum and related liquid and gaseous products.

510

511

//Excludes// : petroleum or gas transportation affairs (classified to the appropriate class of group 04.5).

512

513

**//04.3.3//** **//Nuclear fuel (CS)//**

514

515

− Administration of nuclear fuel affairs and services; conservation, discovery, development and rationalized exploitation of nuclear material resources; supervision and regulation of the extraction and processing of nuclear fuel materials and of the manufacture, distribution and use of nuclear fuel elements;

516

517

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on nuclear fuel affairs and services;

518

519

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the nuclear materials mining industry and the industries processing such materials.

520

521

//Excludes// : nuclear fuel transportation affairs (classified to the appropriate class of group 04.5); disposal of radioactive wastes (05.1.0).

522

523

**//04.3.4//** **//Other fuels (CS)//**

524

525

− Administration of affairs and services involving fuels such as alcohol, wood and wood wastes, bagasse and other non-commercial fuels;

526

527

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on availability, production and utilization of such fuels;

528

529

− grants, loans or subsidies to promote the use of such fuels for the production of energy. //Excludes// : forest management (04.2.2); wind and solar heat (04.3.5) or (04.3.6); geothermal resources (04.3.6).

530

531

**//04.3.5//** **//Electricity (CS)//**

532

533

This class covers both traditional sources of electricity such as thermal or hydro supplies and newer sources such as wind or solar heat.

534

535

− Administration of electricity affairs and services; conservation, development and rationalized exploitation of electricity supplies; supervision and regulation of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity;

536

537

− construction or operation of non-enterprise-type electricity supply systems;

538

539

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on electricity affairs and services;

540

541

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the electricity supply industry, including such outlays for the construction of dams and other works designed chiefly to provide electricity.

542

543

//Excludes// : non-electric energy produced by wind or solar heat (04.3.6).

544

545

**//04.3.6//** **//Non-electric energy (CS)//**

546

547

− Administration of non-electric energy affairs and services which chiefly concern the production, distribution and utilization of heat in the form of steam, hot water or hot air;

548

549

− construction or operation of non-enterprise-type systems supplying non-electric energy;

550

551

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on availability, production and utilization of non-electric energy; − grants, loans or subsidies to promote the use of non-electric energy.

552

553

//Includes// : geothermal resources; non-electric energy produced by wind or solar heat.

554

555

**//04.4//** **//MINING, MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION//**

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557

**//04.4.1//** **//Mining of mineral resources other than mineral fuels (CS)//**

558

559

This class covers metal-bearing minerals, sand, clay, stone, chemical and fertilizer minerals, salt, gemstones, asbestos, gypsum, etc.

560

561

− Administration of mining and mineral resource affairs and services; conservation, discovery, development and rationalized exploitation of mineral resources; supervision and regulation of prospecting, mining, marketing and other aspects of mineral production;

562

563

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on mining and mineral resource affairs and services;

564

565

− grants, loans or subsidies to support commercial mining activities.

566

567

//Includes// : issuance of licences and leases, regulation of production rates, inspection of mines for conformity to safety regulations, etc.

568

569

//Excludes// : coal and other solid fuels (04.3.1), petroleum and natural gas (04.3.2) and nuclear fuel materials (04.3.3).

570

571

**//04.4.2//** **//Manufacturing (CS)//**

572

573

− Administration of manufacturing affairs and services; development, expansion or improvement of manufacturing; supervision and regulation of the establishment and operation of manufacturing plants; liaison with manufacturers' associations and other organizations interested in manufacturing affairs and services;

574

575

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on manufacturing activities and manufactured products; − grants, loans or subsidies to support manufacturing enterprises.

576

577

//Includes// : inspection of manufacturing premises for conformity with safety regulations, protection of consumers against dangerous products, etc.

578

579

//Excludes// : affairs and services concerning the coal processing industry (04.3.1), the petroleum refinery industry (04.3.2) or the nuclear fuel industry (04.3.3).

580

581

**//04.4.3//** **//Construction (CS)//**

582

583

− Administration of construction affairs and services; supervision of the construction industry; development and regulation of construction standards;

584

585

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on construction affairs and services.

586

587

//Includes// : issuance of certificates permitting occupancy, inspection of construction sites for conformity with safety regulations, etc.

588

589

//Excludes// : grants, loans and subsidies for the construction of housing, industrial buildings, streets, public utilities, cultural facilities, etc. (classified according to function); development and regulation of housing standards (06.1.0).

590

591

**//04.5//** **//TRANSPORT//**

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593

**//04.5.1//** **//Road transport (CS)//**

594

595

− Administration of affairs and services concerning operation, use, construction and maintenance of road transport systems and facilities (roads, bridges, tunnels, parking facilities, bus terminals, etc.);

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597

− supervision and regulation of road users (vehicle and driver licensing, vehicle safety inspection, size and load specifications for passenger and freight road transport, regulation of hours of work of bus, coach and lorry drivers, etc.), of road transport system operations (granting of franchises, approval of freight tariffs and passenger fares and of hours and frequency of service, etc.) and of road construction and maintenance;

598

599

− construction or operation of non-enterprise-type road transport systems and facilities;

600

601

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on road transport system operations and on road construction activities;

602

603

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of road transport systems and facilities.

604

605

//Includes// : highways, urban roads, streets, bicycle paths and footpaths.

606

607

//Excludes// : road traffic control (03.1.0); grants, loans and subsidies to road vehicle manufacturers (04.4.2); street cleaning (05.1.0); construction of noise embankments, hedges and other anti-noise facilities including the resurfacing of sections of urban highways with noise reducing surfaces (05.3.0); street lighting (06.4.0).

608

609

**//04.5.2//** **//Water transport (CS)//**

610

611

− Administration of affairs and services concerning operation, use, construction and maintenance of inland, coastal and ocean water transport systems and facilities (harbours, docks, navigation aids and equipment, canals, bridges, tunnels, channels, breakwaters, piers, wharves, terminals, etc.);

612

613

− supervision and regulation of water transport users (registration, licensing and inspection of vessels and crews, regulations concerning passenger safety and freight security, etc.), of water transport system operations (granting of franchises, approval of freight tariffs and passenger fares and of hours and frequency of service, etc.) and of water transport facility construction and maintenance;

614

615

− construction or operation of non-enterprise-type water transport systems and facilities (such as ferries);

616

617

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on water transport system operations and on water transport facility construction activities;

618

619

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of water transport systems and facilities.

620

621

//Includes// : radio and satellite navigation aids; emergency rescue and towing services.

622

623

//Excludes// : grants, loans and subsidies to shipbuilders (04.4.2).

624

625

**//04.5.3//** **//Railway transport (CS)//**

626

627

− Administration of affairs and services concerning operation, use, construction or maintenance of railway transport systems and facilities (railway roadbeds, terminals, tunnels, bridges, embankments, cuttings, etc.);

628

629

− supervision and regulation of railway users (rolling stock condition, roadbed stability, passenger safety, security of freight, etc.), of railway transport system operations (granting of franchises, approval of freight tariffs and passenger fares and of hours and frequency of service, etc.) and of railway construction and maintenance;

630

631

− construction or operation of non-enterprise-type railway transport systems and facilities;

632

633

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on railway transport system operations and on railway construction activities;

634

635

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of railway transport systems and facilities.

636

637

//Includes// : long-line and interurban railway transport systems, urban rapid transit railway transport systems and street railway transport systems; acquisition and maintenance of rolling stock.

638

639

//Excludes// : grants, loans and subsidies to rolling stock manufacturers (04.4.2); construction of noise embankments, hedges and other anti-noise facilities including the resurfacing of sections of railways with noise reducing surfaces (05.3.0).

640

641

**//04.5.4//** **//Air transport (CS)//**

642

643

− Administration of affairs and services concerning operation, use, construction and maintenance of air transport systems and facilities (airports, runways, terminals, hangars, navigation aids and equipment, air control amenities, etc.);

644

645

− supervision and regulation of air transport users (registration, licensing and inspection of aircraft, pilots, crews, ground crews, regulations concerning passenger safety, investigation of air transport accidents, etc.), of air transport system operations (allocation of routes, approval of freight tariffs and passenger fares and of frequency and levels of service, etc.) and of air transport facility construction and maintenance;

646

647

− construction or operation of non-enterprise-type public air transport services and facilities;

648

649

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on air transport system operations and on air transport facility construction;

650

651

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of air transport systems and facilities.

652

653

//Includes// : radio and satellite navigation aids; emergency rescue services; scheduled and non-scheduled freight and passenger services; regulation and control of flying by private individuals.

654

655

//Excludes// : grants, loans and subsidies to aircraft manufacturers (04.4.2).

656

657

**//04.5.5//** **//Pipeline and other transport (CS)//**

658

659

− Administration of affairs and services concerning operation, use, construction and maintenance of pipeline and other transport systems (funiculars, cable cars, chairlifts, etc.);

660

661

− supervision and regulation of users of pipeline and other transport systems (registration, licensing, inspection of equipment, operator skills and training; safety standards, etc.); of pipeline and other transport systems operations (granting of franchises, setting tariffs, frequency and levels of service, etc.) and of pipeline and other transport systems construction and maintenance;

662

663

− construction or operation of non-enterprise-type pipeline and other transport systems;

664

665

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on the operation and construction of pipeline and other transport systems;

666

667

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of pipeline and other transport systems.

668

669

**//04.6//** **//COMMUNICATION//**

670

671

**//04.6.0//** **//Communication (CS)//**

672

673

− Administration of affairs and services concerning construction, extension, improvement, operation and maintenance of communication systems (postal, telephone, telegraph, wireless and satellite communication systems);

674

675

− regulation of communication system operations (granting of franchises; assignment of frequencies, specification of markets to be served and tariffs to be charged, etc.);

676

677

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on communication affairs and services;

678

679

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the construction, operation, maintenance or upgrading of communication systems.

680

681

//Excludes// : radio and satellite navigation aids for water transport (04.5.2) and air transport (04.5.4); radio and television broadcasting systems (08.3.0).

682

683

**//04.7//** **//OTHER INDUSTRIES//**

684

685

**//04.7.1//** **//Distributive trades, storage and warehousing (CS)//**

686

687

− Administration of affairs and services concerning the distributive trade and the storage and warehousing industry;

688

689

− supervision and regulation of wholesale and retail trade (licensing, sales practices, labelling of packaged food and other goods intended for household consumption, inspection of scales and other weighing machines, etc.) and of the storage and warehousing industry (including licensing and control of government-bonded warehouses, etc.);

690

691

− administration of price control and rationing schemes operating through retailers or wholesalers regardless of the type of goods involved or intended consumer; administration and provision of food and other such subsidies to the general public;

692

693

− production and dissemination of information to the trade and to the public on prices, on the availability of goods and on other aspects of the distributive trade and the storage and warehousing industry; compilation and publication of statistics on the distributive trade and the storage and warehousing industry;

694

695

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the distributive trade and to the storage and warehousing industry.

696

697

//Excludes// : administration of price and other controls applied to the producer (classified according to function); food and other such subsidies applicable to particular population groups or individuals (10).

698

699

**//04.7.2//** **//Hotels and restaurants (CS)//**

700

701

− Administration of affairs and services concerning construction, extension, improvement, operation and maintenance of hotels and restaurants;

702

703

− supervision and regulation of hotel and restaurant operations (regulations governing prices, cleanliness and sales practices, hotel and restaurant licensing, etc.);

704

705

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on hotel and restaurant affairs and services;

706

707

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the construction, operation, maintenance or upgrading of hotels and restaurants.

708

709

**//04.7.3//** **//Tourism (CS)//**

710

711

− Administration of tourism affairs and services; promotion and development of tourism; liaison with the transport, hotel and restaurant industries and other industries benefiting from the presence of tourists;

712

713

− operation of tourist offices at home and abroad, etc.; organization of advertising campaigns, including the production and dissemination of promotional literature and the like;

714

715

− compilation and publication of statistics on tourism.

716

717

**//04.7.4//** **//Multi-purpose development projects (CS)//**

718

719

Multi-purpose development projects typically consist of integrated facilities for generation of power, flood control, irrigation, navigation and recreation.

720

721

− Administration of affairs and services concerning construction, extension, improvement, operation and maintenance of multi-purpose projects;

722

723

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on multi-purpose development project affairs and services;

724

725

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the construction, operation, maintenance or upgrading of multi-purpose development projects;

726

727

//Excludes// : projects with one main function and other functions that are secondary (classified according to main function).

728

729

**//04.8//** **//R&D ECONOMIC AFFAIRS//**

730

731

Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).

732

733

**//04.8.1//** **//R&D General economic, commercial and labour affairs (CS)//**

734

735

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to general economic, commercial and labour affairs;

736

737

− grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to general economic, commercial and labour affairs undertaken by nongovernment bodies such as research institutes and universities.

738

739

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

740

741

**//04.8.2//** **//R&D Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (CS)//**

742

743

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting;

744

745

− grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

746

747

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

748

749

**//04.8.3//** **//R&D Fuel and energy (CS)//**

750

751

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to fuel and energy;

752

753

− grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to fuel and energy undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

754

755

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

756

757

**//04.8.4//** **//R&D Mining, manufacturing and construction (CS)//**

758

759

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to mining, manufacturing and construction;

760

761

− grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to mining, manufacturing and construction undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

762

763

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

764

765

**//04.8.5//** **//R&D Transport (CS)//**

766

767

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to transport;

768

769

− grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to transport undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

770

771

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

772

773

**//04.8.6//** **//R&D Communication (CS)//**

774

775

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to communication;

776

777

− grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to communication undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

778

779

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

780

781

**//04.8.7//** **//R&D Other industries (CS)//**

782

783

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to other sectors;

784

785

− grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to other sectors undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

786

787

//Includes// : distributive trades, storage and warehousing; hotels and restaurants; tourism and multipurpose development projects.

788

789

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

790

791

**//04.9//** **//ECONOMIC AFFAIRS N.E.C.//**

792

793

**//04.9.0//** **//Economic affairs n.e.c. (CS)//**

794

795

− Administration, operation or support activities relating to general and sectoral economic affairs that cannot be assigned to (04.1), (04.2), (04.3), (04.4), (04.5), (04.6), (04.7) or (04.8).

796

797

== 05 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ==

798

799

The breakdown of environmental protection is based upon the Classification of Environmental Protection Activities (CEPA) as elaborated in the European System for the Collection of Economic Information on the Environment (SERIEE) of the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat).

800

801

**//05.1//** **//WASTE MANAGEMENT//**

802

803

This group covers collection, treatment and disposal of waste.

804

805

Waste collection includes sweeping of streets, squares, paths, markets, public gardens, parks, etc.; collection of all types of waste, whether selective by type of product or undifferentiated covering all waste, and their transport to place of treatment or discharge.

806

807

Waste treatment includes any method or process designed to change the physical, chemical or biological character or composition of any waste so as to neutralize it, to render it non-hazardous, to make it safer for transport, to make it amenable for recovery or storage or to reduce it in volume.

808

809

Waste disposal includes final placement of waste for which no further use is foreseen by landfill, containment, underground disposal, dumping at sea or any other relevant disposal method.

810

811

**//05.1.0//** **//Waste management (CS)//**

812

813

− Administration, supervision, inspection, operation or support of waste collection, treatment and disposal systems;

814

815

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of such systems.

816

817

//Includes// : collection, treatment and disposal of nuclear waste.

818

819

**//05.2//** **//WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT//**

820

821

This group covers sewage system operation and waste water treatment.

822

823

Sewage system operation includes management and construction of the system of collectors, pipelines, conduits and pumps to evacuate any waste water (rainwater, domestic and other available waste water) from the points of generation to either a sewage treatment plant or to a point where waste water is discharged to surface water.

824

825

Waste water treatment includes any mechanical, biological or advanced process to render waste water fit to meet applicable environment standards or other quality norms.

826

827

**//05.2.0//** **//Waste water management (CS)//**

828

829

− Administration, supervision, inspection, operation or support of sewage systems and waste water treatment;

830

831

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of such systems.

832

833

**//05.3//** **//POLLUTION ABATEMENT//**

834

835

This group covers activities relating to ambient air and climate protection, soil and groundwater protection, noise and vibration abatement and protection against radiation.

836

837

These activities include construction, maintenance and operation of monitoring systems and stations (other than weather stations); construction of noise embankments, hedges and other anti-noise facilities including the resurfacing of sections of urban highways or railways with noise reducing surfaces; measures to clean pollution in water bodies; measures to control or prevent the emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants that adversely affect the quality of the air; construction, maintenance and operation of installations for the decontamination of polluted soils and for the storage of pollutant products; transportation of pollutant products.

838

839

**//05.3.0//** **//Pollution abatement (CS)//**

840

841

− Administration, supervision, inspection, operation or support of activities relating to pollution abatement and control;

842

843

− grants, loans or subsidies to support activities relating to pollution abatement and control.

844

845

**//05.4//** **//PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY AND LANDSCAPE//**

846

847

This group covers activities relating to the protection of fauna and flora species (including the reintroduction of extinct species and the recovery of species menaced by extinction), the protection of habitats (including the management of natural parks and reserves) and the protection of landscapes for their aesthetic values (including the reshaping of damaged landscapes for the purpose of strengthening their aesthetic value and the rehabilitation of abandoned mines and quarry sites).

848

849

**//05.4.0//** **//Protection of biodiversity and landscape (CS)//**

850

851

− Administration, supervision, inspection, operation or support of activities relating to the protection of biodiversity and landscape;

852

853

− grants, loans or subsidies to support activities relating to the protection of biodiversity and landscape.

854

855

**//05.5//** **//R&D ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION//**

856

857

Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).

858

859

**//05.5.0//** **//R&D Environmental protection (CS)//**

860

861

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to environmental protection;

862

863

− grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development

864

865

related to environmental protection undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

866

867

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

868

869

**//05.6//** **//ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION N.E.C.//**

870

871

**//05.6.0//** **//Environmental protection n.e.c. (CS)//**

872

873

− Administration, management, regulation, supervision, operation and support of activities such as formulation, administration, coordination and monitoring of overall policies, plans, programmes and budgets for the promotion of environmental protection; preparation and enforcement of legislation and standards for the provision of environmental protection services; production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on environmental protection.

874

875

//Includes// : environmental protection affairs and services that cannot be assigned to (05.1), (05.2), (05.3), (05.4) or (05.5).

876

877

== 06 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AMENITIES ==

878

879

**//06.1//** **//HOUSING DEVELOPMENT//**

880

881

**//06.1.0//** **//Housing development (CS)//**

882

883

− Administration of housing development affairs and services; promotion, monitoring and evaluation of housing development activities whether or not the activities are under the auspices of public authorities; development and regulation of housing standards;

884

885

− slum clearance related to provision of housing; acquisition of land needed for construction of dwellings; construction or purchase and remodelling of dwelling units for the general public or for people with special needs;

886

887

− production and dissemination of public information, technical documentation and statistics on housing development affairs and services;

888

889

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the expansion, improvement or maintenance of the housing stock.

890

891

//Excludes// : development and regulation of construction standards (04.4.3); cash benefits and benefits in kind to help households meet the cost of housing (10.6.0).

892

893

**//06.2//** **//COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT//**

894

895

**//06.2.0//** **//Community development (CS)//**

896

897

− Administration of community development affairs and services; administration of zoning laws and land-use and building regulations;

898

899

− planning of new communities or of rehabilitated communities; planning the improvement and development of facilities such as housing, industry, public utilities, health, education, culture, recreation, etc. for communities; preparation of schemes for financing planned developments;

900

901

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and

902

903

statistics on community development affairs and services.

904

905

//Excludes// : plan implementation, that is, the actual construction of housing, industrial buildings, streets, public utilities, cultural facilities, etc. (classified according to function); agrarian reform and land resettlement (04.2.1); administration of construction standards (04.4.3) and housing standards (06.1.0).

906

907

**//06.3//** **//WATER SUPPLY//**

908

909

**//06.3.0//** **//Water supply (CS)//**

910

911

− Administration of water supply affairs; assessment of future needs and determination of availability in terms of such assessment; supervision and regulation of all facets of potable water supply including water purity, price and quantity controls;

912

913

− construction or operation of non-enterprise-type of water supply systems;

914

915

− production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on water supply affairs and services;

916

917

− grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of water supply systems.

918

919

//Excludes// : irrigation systems (04.2.1); multi-purpose projects (04.7.4); collection and treatment of waste water (05.2.0).

920

921

**//06.4//** **//STREET LIGHTING//**

922

923

**//06.4.0//** **//Street lighting (CS)//**

924

925

− Administration of street lighting affairs; development and regulation of street lighting standards;

926

927

− installation, operation, maintenance, upgrading, etc. of street lighting.

928

929

//Excludes// : lighting affairs and services associated with the construction and operation of highways (04.5.1).

930

931

**//06.5//** **//R&D HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AMENITIES//**

932

933

Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).

934

935

**//06.5.0//** **//R&D Housing and community amenities (CS)//**

936

937

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to housing and community amenities;

938

939

− grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to housing and community amenities undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

940

941

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0); applied research and experimental development into construction methods or materials (04.8.4).

942

943

**//06.6//** **//HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AMENITIES N.E.C.//**

944

945

**//06.6.0//** **//Housing and community amenities n.e.c. (CS)//**

946

947

− Administration, operation or support of activities such as formulation, administration, coordination and monitoring of overall policies, plans, programmes and budgets relating to housing and community amenities; preparation and enforcement of legislation and standards relating to housing and community amenities; production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics relating to housing and community amenities.

948

949

//Includes// : administration, operation or support activities relating to housing and community amenities that cannot be assigned to (06.1), (06.2), (06.3), (06.4) or (06.5).

== 07 HEALTH ==

Government outlays on health include expenditures on services provided to **individual** persons and services provided on a **collective** basis. Expenditures on individual services are allocated to groups (07.1) through (07.4); expenditures on collective services are assigned to groups (07.5) and (07.6).

954

955

Collective health services are concerned with matters such as formulation and administration of government policy; setting and enforcement of standards for medical and paramedical personnel and for hospitals, clinics, surgeries, etc.; regulation and licensing of providers of health services; and applied research and experimental development into medical and health-related matters. However, overhead expenses connected with administration or functioning of a group of hospitals, clinics, surgeries, etc. are considered to be individual expenditures and are classified to groups (07.1) through (07.4) as appropriate.

956

957

**//07.1//** **//MEDICAL PRODUCTS, APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT//**

958

959

This group covers medicaments, prostheses, medical appliances and equipment and other health-related products obtained by individuals or households, either with or without a prescription, usually from dispensing chemists, pharmacists or medical equipment suppliers. They are intended for consumption or use outside a health facility or institution. Such products supplied directly to outpatients by medical, dental and paramedical practitioners or to in-patients by hospitals and the like are included in outpatient services (07.2) or hospital services (07.3).

960

961

**//07.1.1//** **//Pharmaceutical products (IS)//**

962

963

− Provision of pharmaceutical products such as medicinal preparations, medicinal drugs, patent medicines, serums and vaccines, vitamins and minerals, cod liver oil and halibut liver oil, oral contraceptives;

964

965

− administration, operation or support of the provision of pharmaceutical products.

966

967

**//07.1.2//** **//Other medical products (IS)//**

968

969

− Provision of medical products such as clinical thermometers, adhesive and nonadhesive bandages, hypodermic syringes, first-aid kits, hot-water bottles and ice bags, medical hosiery items such as elasticated stockings and knee-pads, pregnancy tests, condoms and other mechanical contraceptive devices;

970

971

− administration, operation or support of the provision of prescribed other medical products.

972

973

**//07.1.3//** **//Therapeutic appliances and equipment (IS)//**

974

975

− Provision of therapeutic appliances and equipment such as corrective eyeglasses and contact lenses, hearing aids, glass eyes, artificial limbs and other prosthetic devices, orthopaedic braces and supports, orthopaedic footwear, surgical belts, trusses and supports, neck braces, medical massage equipment and health lamps, powered and unpowered wheelchairs and invalid carriages, “special” beds, crutches, electronic and other devices for monitoring blood pressure, etc.;

976

977

− administration, operation or support of the provision of prescribed therapeutic appliances and equipment.

978

979

//Includes// : dentures but not fitting costs; repair of therapeutic appliances and equipment.

980

981

//Excludes// : hire of therapeutic equipment (07.2.4).

982

983

**//07.2//** **//OUTPATIENT SERVICES//**

984

985

This group covers medical, dental and paramedical services delivered to outpatients by medical, dental and paramedical practitioners and auxiliaries. The services may be delivered at home, in individual or group consulting facilities, dispensaries or the outpatient clinics of hospitals and the like.

986

987

Outpatient services include the medicaments, prostheses, medical appliances and equipment and other health-related products supplied directly to outpatients by medical, dental and paramedical practitioners and auxiliaries.

988

989

Medical, dental and paramedical services provided to in-patients by hospitals and the like are included in hospital services (07.3).

990

991

**//07.2.1//** **//General medical services (IS)//**

992

993

This class covers the services provided by general medical clinics and general medical practitioners.

994

995

General medical clinics are defined as institutions which chiefly provide outpatient services which are not limited to a particular medical speciality and which are chiefly delivered by qualified medical doctors. General medical practitioners do not specialize in a particular medical speciality.

996

997

− Provision of general medical services;

998

999

− administration, inspection, operation or support of general medical services delivered by general medical clinics and general medical practitioners.

1000

1001

//Excludes// : services of medical analysis laboratories and x-ray centres (07.2.4).

1002

1003

**//07.2.2//** **//Specialized medical services (IS)//**

1004

1005

This class covers the services of specialized medical clinics and specialist medical practitioners.

1006

1007

Specialized medical clinics and specialist medical practitioners differ from general medical clinics and general medical practitioners in that their services are limited to treatment of a particular condition, disease, medical procedure or class of patient.

1008

1009

− Provision of specialized medical services;

1010

1011

− administration, inspection, operation or support of specialized medical services delivered by specialized medical clinics and specialist medical practitioners. //Includes// : services of orthodontic specialists.

1012

1013

//Excludes// : dental clinics and dentists (07.2.3); services of medical analysis laboratories and x-ray centres (07.2.4).

1014

1015

**//07.2.3//** **//Dental services (IS)//**

1016

1017

This class covers the services of general or specialist dental clinics and dentists, oral hygienists or other dental operating auxiliaries.

1018

1019

Dental clinics provide outpatient services. They are not necessarily supervised or staffed by dentists; they may be supervised or staffed by oral hygienists or by dental auxiliaries.

1020

1021

− Provision of dental services to outpatients;

1022

1023

− administration, inspection, operation and support of dental services delivered by general or specialist dental clinics and by dentists, oral hygienists or other dental auxiliaries. //Includes// : fitting costs of dentures.

1024

1025

//Excludes// : dentures (07.1.3); services of orthodontic specialists (07.2.2); services of medical analysis laboratories and x-ray centres (07.2.4).

1026

1027

**//07.2.4//** **//Paramedical services (IS)//**

1028

1029

− Provision of paramedical health services to outpatients;

1030

1031

− administration, inspection, operation or support of health services delivered by clinics supervised by nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists or other paramedical personnel and of health services delivered by nurses, midwives and paramedical personnel in non-consulting rooms, in patients' homes or other non-medical institutions.

1032

1033

//Includes// : acupuncturists, chiropodists, chiropractors, optometrists, practitioners of traditional medicine, etc.; medical analysis laboratories and x-ray centres; hire of therapeutic equipment; medically prescribed corrective-gymnastic therapy; outpatient thermal bath or sea-water treatments; ambulance services other than ambulance services operated by hospitals.

1034

1035

//Excludes// : public health service laboratories (07.4.0); laboratories engaged in determining the causes of disease (07.5.0).

1036

1037

**//07.3//** **//HOSPITAL SERVICES//**

1038

1039

Hospitalization is defined as occurring when a patient is accommodated in a hospital for the duration of the treatment. Hospital day-care and home-based hospital treatment are included, as are hospices for terminally ill persons.

1040

1041

This group covers the services of general and specialist hospitals, the services of medical centres, maternity centres, nursing homes and convalescent homes which chiefly provide in-patient services, the services of military base hospitals, the services of institutions serving old people in which medical monitoring is an essential component and the services of rehabilitation centres providing in-patient health care and rehabilitative therapy where the objective is to treat the patient rather than to provide long-term support.

1042

1043

Hospitals are defined as institutions which offer in-patient care under direct supervision of qualified medical doctors. Medical centres, maternity centres, nursing homes and convalescent homes also provide in-patient care but their services are supervised and frequently delivered by staff of lower qualification than medical doctors.

1044

1045

The group does not cover facilities such as military field hospitals (02.1), surgeries, clinics and dispensaries devoted exclusively to outpatient care (07.2), institutions for disabled persons and rehabilitation centres providing primarily long-term support (10.1.2), retirement homes for elderly persons (10.2.0). Neither does it cover payments to patients for loss of income due to hospitalization (10.1.1).

1046

1047

Hospital services include medicaments, prostheses, medical appliances and equipment and other health- related products supplied to hospital patients. It also includes non-medical expenditure of hospitals on administration, non-medical staff, food and drink, accommodation (including staff accommodation), etc.

1048

1049

**//07.3.1//** **//General hospital services (IS)//**

1050

1051

− Provision of general hospital services;

1052

1053

− administration, inspection, operation or support of hospitals that do not limit their services to a particular medical speciality.

1054

1055

//Excludes// : medical centres not under the direct supervision of a qualified medical doctor (07.3.3).

1056

1057

**//07.3.2//** **//Specialized hospital services (IS)//**

1058

1059

Specialized hospitals differ from general hospitals in that their services are limited to treatment of a particular condition, disease, or class of patient, for example, diseases of the chest and tuberculosis, leprosy, cancer, otorhinolaryngology, psychiatry, obstetrics, paediatrics and so forth.

1060

1061

− Provision of specialized hospital services;

1062

1063

− administration, inspection, operation or support of hospitals that limit their services to a particular medical speciality.

1064

1065

//Excludes// : maternity centres not under the direct supervision of a qualified medical doctor (07.3.3).

1066

1067

**//07.3.3//** **//Medical and maternity centre services (IS)//**

1068

1069

− Provision of medical and maternity centre services;

1070

1071

− administration, inspection, operation or support of medical and maternity centre services.

1072

1073

**//07.3.4//** **//Nursing and convalescent home services (IS)//**

1074

1075

Nursing and convalescent homes provide in-patient services to persons recovering from surgery or a debilitating disease or condition that requires chiefly monitoring and administering of medicaments, physiotherapy and training to compensate for loss of function or rest.

1076

1077

− Provision of nursing and convalescent home services;

1078

1079

− administration, inspection, operation or support of nursing and convalescent home services.

1080

1081

//Includes// : institutions serving old people in which medical monitoring is an essential component; rehabilitation centres providing in-patient health care and rehabilitative therapy where the objective is to treat the patient rather than to provide long-term support.

1082

1083

**//07.4//** **//PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES//**

1084

1085

**//07.4.0//** **//Public health services (IS)//**

1086

1087

− Provision of public health services;

1088

1089

− administration, inspection, operation or support of public health services such as bloodbank operation (collecting, processing, storing, shipping), disease detection (cancer, tuberculosis, venereal disease), prevention (immunization, inoculation), monitoring (infant nutrition, child health), epidemiological data collection, family planning services and so forth;

1090

1091

− preparation and dissemination of information on public health matters.

1092

1093

//Includes// : public health services delivered by special teams to groups of clients, most of whom are in good health, at workplaces, schools or other non-medical settings; public health services not connected with a hospital, clinic or practitioner; public health services not delivered by medically qualified doctors; public health service laboratories.

1094

1095

//Excludes// : medical analysis laboratories (07.2.4); laboratories engaged in determining the causes of disease (07.5.0).

1096

1097

**//07.5//** **//R&D HEALTH//**

1098

1099

Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).

1100

1101

**//07.5.0//** **//R&D Health (CS)//**

1102

1103

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to health;

1104

1105

− grants, loans and subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to health undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

1106

1107

//Includes// : laboratories engaged in determining the causes of disease.

1108

1109

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

1110

1111

**//07.6//** **//HEALTH N.E.C.//**

1112

1113

**//07.6.0//** **//Health n.e.c. (CS)//**

1114

1115

− Administration, operation or support of activities such as formulation, administration, coordination and monitoring of overall health policies, plans, programmes and budgets; preparation and enforcement of legislation and standards for the provision of health services, including the licensing of medical establishments and medical and paramedical personnel; production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on health.

1116

1117

//Includes// : health affairs and services that cannot be assigned to (07.1), (07.2), (07.3), (07.4) or (07.5).

1118

1119

== 08 RECREATION, CULTURE AND RELIGION ==

1120

1121

Government outlays on recreation, culture and religion include expenditures on services provided to **individual** persons and households and expenditures on services provided on a **collective** basis. Individual expenditures are allocated to groups (08.1) and (08.2); expenditures on collective services are assigned to groups (08.3) to (08.6).

1122

1123

Collective services are provided to the community as a whole. They include activities such as formulation and administration of government policy; formulation and enforcement of legislation and standards for providing recreational and cultural services; and applied research and experimental development into recreational, cultural and religious affairs and services.

1124

1125

**//08.1//** **//RECREATIONAL AND SPORTING SERVICES//**

1126

1127

**//08.1.0//** **//Recreational and sporting services (IS)//**

1128

1129

− Provision of sporting and recreational services; administration of sporting and recreational affairs; supervision and regulation of sporting facilities;

1130

1131

− operation or support of facilities for active sporting pursuits or events (playing fields, tennis courts, squash courts, running tracks, golf courses, boxing rings, skating rinks, gymnasia, etc.); operation or support of facilities for passive sporting pursuits or events (chiefly specially equipped venues for playing cards, board games, etc.); operation or support of facilities for recreational pursuits (parks, beaches, camping grounds and associated lodging places furnished on a non-commercial basis, swimming pools, public baths for washing, etc.);

1132

1133

− grants, loans or subsidies to support teams or individual competitors or players.

1134

1135

//Includes// : facilities for spectator accommodation; national, regional or local team representation in sporting events.

1136

1137

//Excludes// : zoological or botanical gardens, aquaria, arboreta and similar institutions (08.2.0); sporting and recreational facilities associated with educational institutions (classified to the appropriate class of Division 09).

1138

1139

**//08.2//** **//CULTURAL SERVICES//**

1140

1141

**//08.2.0//** **//Cultural services (IS)//**

1142

1143

− Provision of cultural services; administration of cultural affairs; supervision and regulation of cultural facilities;

1144

1145

− operation or support of facilities for cultural pursuits (libraries, museums, art galleries, theatres, exhibition halls, monuments, historic houses and sites, zoological and botanical gardens, aquaria, arboreta, etc.); production, operation or support of cultural events (concerts, stage and film productions, art shows, etc.);

1146

1147

− grants, loans or subsidies to support individual artists, writers, designers, composers and others working in the arts or to organizations engaged in promoting cultural activities.

1148

1149

//Includes// : national, regional or local celebrations provided they are not intended chiefly to attract tourists.

1150

1151

//Excludes// : cultural events intended for presentation beyond national boundaries (01.1.3); national, regional or local celebrations intended chiefly to attract tourists (04.7.3); production of cultural material intended for distribution by broadcasting (08.3.0).

1152

1153

**//08.3//** **//BROADCASTING AND PUBLISHING SERVICES//**

1154

1155

**//08.3.0//** **//Broadcasting and publishing services (CS)//**

1156

1157

− Administration of broadcasting and publishing affairs; supervision and regulation of broadcasting and publishing services;

1158

1159

− operation or support of broadcasting and publishing services;

1160

1161

− grants, loans or subsidies to support: the construction or acquisition of facilities for television or radio broadcasting; the construction or acquisition of plant, equipment or materials for newspaper, magazine or book publishing; the production of material for, and its presentation by, broadcasting; the gathering of news or other information; the distribution of published works.

1162

1163

//Excludes// : government printing offices and plants (01.3.3); provision of education by radio or television broadcasting (09).

1164

1165

**//08.4//** **//RELIGIOUS AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES//**

1166

1167

**//08.4.0//** **//Religious and other community services (CS)//**

1168

1169

− Administration of religious and other community affairs;

1170

1171

− provision of facilities for religious and other community services, including support for their operation, maintenance and repair;

1172

1173

− payment of clergy or other officers of religious institutions; support for the holding of

1174

1175

religious services; grants, loans or subsidies to support fraternal, civic, youth and social organizations or labour unions and political parties.

1176

1177

**//08.5//** **//R&D RECREATION, CULTURE AND RELIGION//**

1178

1179

Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).

1180

1181

**//08.5.0//** **//R&D Recreation, culture and religion (CS)//**

1182

1183

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to recreation, culture and religion;

1184

1185

− grants, loans and subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to recreation, culture and religion undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

1186

1187

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

1188

1189

**//08.6//** **//RECREATION, CULTURE AND RELIGION N.E.C.//**

1190

1191

**//08.6.0//** **//Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c. (CS)//**

1192

1193

− Administration, operation or support of activities such as formulation, administration, coordination and monitoring of overall policies, plans, programmes and budgets for the promotion of sport, recreation, culture and religion; preparation and enforcement of legislation and standards for the provision of recreational and cultural services; production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on recreation, cultural and religion.

1194

1195

//Includes// : affairs and services relating to recreation, culture and religion that cannot be assigned to (08.1), (08.2), (08.3), (08.4) or (08.5).

== 09 EDUCATION ==

Government outlays on education include expenditures on services provided to **individual** pupils and students and expenditures on services provided on a **collective** basis. Expenditures on individual services are allocated to groups (09.1) through (09.6); expenditures on collective services are assigned to groups (09.7) and (09.8).

1200

1201

Collective educational services are concerned with matters such as formulation and administration of government policy; setting and enforcement of standards; regulation, licensing and supervision of educational establishments; and applied research and experimental development into education affairs and services. However, overhead expenses connected with administration or functioning of a group of schools, colleges, etc. are considered to be individual expenditures and are classified to groups (09.1) through (09.6) as appropriate.

1202

1203

The breakdown of education is based upon the level categories of the 1997 International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED-97) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

1204

1205

This division includes military schools and colleges where curricula resemble those of civilian institutions, police colleges offering general education in addition to police training and the provision of education by radio or television broadcasting. Expenditures so incurred are classified to groups (09.1) to (09.5) as appropriate.

1206

1207

**//09.1//** **//PRE-PRIMARY AND PRIMARY EDUCATION//**

1208

1209

**//09.1.1//** **//Pre-primary education (IS)//**

1210

1211

− Provision of pre-primary education at ISCED-97 level 0;

1212

1213

− administration, inspection, operation or support of schools and other institutions providing pre-primary education at ISCED-97 level 0.

1214

1215

//Excludes// : subsidiary services to education (09.6.0).

1216

1217

**//09.1.2//** **//Primary education (IS)//**

1218

1219

− Provision of primary education at ISCED-97 level 1;

1220

1221

− administration, inspection, operation or support of schools and other institutions providing primary education at ISCED-97 level 1.

1222

1223

//Includes// : literacy programmes for students too old for primary school.

1224

1225

//Excludes// : subsidiary services to education (09.6.0).

1226

1227

**//09.2//** **//SECONDARY EDUCATION//**

1228

1229

**//09.2.1//** **//Lower-secondary education (IS)//**

1230

1231

− Provision of lower-secondary education at ISCED-97 level 2;

1232

1233

− administration, inspection, operation or support of schools and other institutions providing lower-secondary education at ISCED-97 level 2;

1234

1235

− scholarships, grants, loans and allowances to support pupils pursuing lower-secondary education at ISCED-97 level 2.

1236

1237

//Includes//: out-of-school lower-secondary education for adults and young people.

1238

1239

//Excludes//: subsidiary services to education (09.6.0).

1240

1241

**//09.2.2 Upper-secondary education (IS)//**

1242

1243

− Provision of upper-secondary education at ISCED-97 level 3;

1244

1245

− administration, inspection, operation or support of schools and other institutions providing upper-secondary education at ISCED-97 level 3;

1246

1247

− scholarships, grants, loans and allowances to support pupils pursuing upper-secondary education at ISCED-97 level 3.

1248

1249

//Includes// : out-of-school upper-secondary education for adults and young people.

1250

1251

//Excludes// : subsidiary services to education (09.6.0).

1252

1253

**//09.3//** **//POST-SECONDARY NON-TERTIARY EDUCATION//**

1254

1255

**//09.3.0//** **//Post-secondary non-tertiary education (IS)//**

1256

1257

− Provision of post-secondary non-tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 4;

1258

1259

− administration, inspection, operation or support of institutions providing post-secondary non-tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 4;

1260

1261

− scholarships, grants, loans and allowances to support students pursuing post-secondary non-tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 4.

1262

1263

//Includes// : out-of-school post-secondary non-tertiary education for adults and young people.

1264

1265

//Excludes// : subsidiary services to education (09.6.0).

1266

1267

**//09.4//** **//TERTIARY EDUCATION//**

1268

1269

**//09.4.1//** **//First stage of tertiary education (IS)//**

1270

1271

− Provision of tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 5;

1272

1273

− administration, inspection, operation or support of universities and other institutions providing tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 5;

1274

1275

− scholarships, grants, loans and allowances to support students pursuing tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 5.

1276

1277

//Excludes// : subsidiary services to education (09.6.0).

1278

1279

**//09.4.2//** **//Second stage of tertiary education (IS)//**

1280

1281

− Provision of tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 6;

1282

1283

− administration, inspection, operation or support of universities and other institutions providing tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 6;

1284

1285

− scholarships, grants, loans and allowances to support students pursuing tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 6.

1286

1287

//Excludes// : subsidiary services to education (09.6.0).

1288

1289

**//09.5//** **//EDUCATION NOT DEFINABLE BY LEVEL//**

1290

1291

**//09.5.0//** **//Education not definable by level (IS)//**

1292

1293

− Provision of education not definable by level (that is, educational programmes, generally for adults, which do not require any special prior instruction, in particular vocational training and cultural development);

1294

1295

− administration, inspection, operation or support of institutions providing education not definable by level;

1296

1297

− scholarships, grants, loans and allowances to support students pursuing education programmes not definable by level.

1298

1299

**//09.6//** **//SUBSIDIARY SERVICES TO EDUCATION//**

1300

1301

**//09.6.0//** **//Subsidiary services to education (IS)//**

1302

1303

− Provision of subsidiary services to education;

1304

1305

− administration, inspection, operation or support of transportation, food, lodging, medical and dental care and related subsidiary services chiefly for students regardless of level.

1306

1307

//Excludes// : school health monitoring and prevention services (07.4.0); scholarships, grants, loans and allowances in cash to defray the costs of subsidiary services (09.1), (09.2), (09.3), (09.4) or (09.5).

1308

1309

**//09.7//** **//R&D EDUCATION//**

1310

1311

Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).

1312

1313

**//09.7.0//** **//R&D Education (CS)//**

1314

1315

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to education;

1316

1317

− grants, loans and subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to education undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

1318

1319

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

1320

1321

**//09.8//** **//EDUCATION N.E.C.//**

1322

1323

**//09.8.0//** **//Education n.e.c. (CS)//**

1324

1325

− Administration, operation or support of activities such as formulation, administration, coordination and monitoring of overall educational policies, plans, programmes and budgets; preparation and enforcement of legislation and standards for the provision of education, including licensing of educational establishments; production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on education.

1326

1327

//Includes// : education affairs and services that cannot be assigned to (09.1), (09.2), (09.3), (09.4), (09.5), (09.6) or (09.7).

1328

1329

== 10 SOCIAL PROTECTION ==

1330

1331

Government outlays on social protection include expenditures on services and transfers provided to **individual **persons and households and expenditures on services provided on a **collective** basis. Expenditures on individual services and transfers are allocated to groups (10.1) through (10.7); expenditures on collective services are assigned to groups (10.8) and (10.9).

1332

1333

Collective social protection services are concerned with matters such as formulation and administration of government policy; formulation and enforcement of legislation and standards for providing social protection; and applied research and experimental development into social protection affairs and services.

1334

1335

The social protection functions and their definitions are based on the 1996 European System of integrated Social Protection Statistics (ESSPROS) of the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat).

1336

1337

In ESSPROS, social protection includes health care, but this division does not include health care. Health care is covered by Division 07. Hence, medical goods and services provided to persons who receive the cash benefits and benefits in kind specified in groups (10.1) through (10.7) are classified under (07.1), (07.2) or (07.3) as appropriate.

1338

1339

**//10.1//** **//SICKNESS AND DISABILITY//**

1340

1341

**//10.1.1//** **//Sickness (IS)//**

1342

1343

− Provision of social protection in the form of cash benefits or benefits in kind that replace in whole or in part loss of earnings during a temporary inability to work due to sickness or injury;

1344

1345

− administration, operation or support of such social protection schemes;

1346

1347

− cash benefits, such as flat-rate or earnings-related sick leave payments, miscellaneous payments provided to help persons temporarily unable to work due to sickness or injury;

1348

1349

− benefits in kind, such as assistance with daily tasks provided to persons temporarily unable to work due to sickness or injury (home help, transport facilities, etc.).

1350

1351

**//10.1.2//** **//Disability (IS)//**

1352

1353

− Provision of social protection in the form of cash benefits or benefits in kind to persons who are fully or partially unable to engage in economic activity or lead a normal life due to a physical or mental impairment that is either permanent or likely to persist beyond a minimum prescribed period;

1354

1355

− administration, operation or support of such social protection schemes;

1356

1357

− cash benefits, such as disability pensions paid to persons below the standard retirement age who encounter a disability which impairs their ability to work, early retirement benefits paid to older workers who retire before reaching the standard retirement age due to reduced capacity to work, care allowances, allowances paid to disabled persons undertaking work adapted to their condition or undergoing vocational training, other periodic or lump-sum payments paid to disabled persons for social protection reasons;

1358

1359

− benefits in kind, such as lodging and possibly board provided to disabled persons in appropriate establishments, assistance provided to disabled persons to help them with daily tasks (home help, transport facilities etc.), allowances paid to the person who looks after the disabled person, vocational and other training provided to further the occupational and social rehabilitation of disabled persons, miscellaneous services and goods provided to disabled persons to enable them to participate in leisure and cultural activities or to travel or to participate in community life.

1360

1361

//Excludes// : cash benefits and benefits in kind paid to disabled persons on reaching the standard retirement age (10.2.0).

1362

1363

**//10.2//** **//OLD AGE//**

1364

1365

**//10.2.0//** **//Old age (IS)//**

1366

1367

− Provision of social protection in the form of cash benefits and benefits in kind against the risks linked to old age (loss of income, inadequate income, lack of independence in carrying out daily tasks, reduced participation in social and community life, etc.);

1368

1369

− administration, operation or support of such social protection schemes;

1370

1371

− cash benefits, such as old-age pensions paid to persons on reaching the standard retirement age, anticipated old-age pensions paid to older workers who retire before the standard retirement age, partial retirement pensions paid either before or after the standard retirement age to older workers who continue working but reduce their working hours, care allowances, other periodic or lump-sum payments paid upon retirement or on account of old age;

1372

1373

− benefits in kind, such as lodging and sometimes board provided to elderly persons either in specialized institutions or staying with families in appropriate establishments, assistance provided to elderly persons to help them with daily tasks (home help, transport facilities etc.), allowances paid to the person who looks after an elderly person, miscellaneous services and goods provided to elderly persons to enable them to participate in leisure and cultural activities or to travel or to participate in community life.

1374

1375

//Includes// : pension schemes for military personnel and for government employees.

1376

1377

//Excludes// : early retirement benefits paid to older workers who retire before reaching standard retirement age due to disability (10.1.2) or unemployment (10.5.0).

1378

1379

**//10.3//** **//SURVIVORS//**

1380

1381

**//10.3.0//** **//Survivors (IS)//**

1382

1383

− Provision of social protection in the form of cash benefits and benefits in kind to persons who are survivors of a deceased person (such as the person’s spouse, exspouse, children, grandchildren, parents or other relatives);

1384

1385

− administration, operation or support of such social protection schemes;

1386

1387

− cash benefits, such as survivors’ pensions, death grants, other periodic or lump-sum payments to survivors;

1388

1389

− benefits in kind, such as payments towards funeral expenses, miscellaneous services and goods provided to survivors to enable them to participate in community life.

1390

1391

**//10.4//** **//FAMILY AND CHILDREN//**

1392

1393

**//10.4.0//** **//Family and children (IS)//**

1394

1395

− Provision of social protection in the form of cash benefits and benefits in kind to

1396

1397

households with dependent children;

1398

1399

− administration, operation or support of such social protection schemes;

1400

1401

− cash benefits, such as maternity allowances, birth grants, parental leave benefits, family or child allowances, other periodic or lump-sum payments to support households and help them meet the costs of specific needs (for example, those of the lone parent families or families with handicapped children);

1402

1403

− benefits in kind, such as shelter and board provided to pre-school children during the day or part of the day, financial assistance towards payment of a nurse to look after children during the day, shelter and board provided to children and families on a permanent basis (orphanages, foster families, etc.), goods and services provided at home to children or to those who care for them, miscellaneous services and goods provided to families, young people or children (holiday and leisure centres). //Excludes//: family planning services (07.4.0)//.//

1404

1405

**//10.5 UNEMPLOYMENT//**

1406

1407

**//10.5.0 Unemployment (IS)//**

1408

1409

− Provision of social protection in the form of cash benefits and benefits in kind to persons who are capable of work, available for work but are unable to find suitable employment;

1410

1411

− administration, operation or support of such social protection schemes;

1412

1413

− cash benefits, such as full and partial unemployment benefits, early retirement benefits paid to older workers who retire before reaching the standard retirement age due to unemployment or job reduction caused by economic measures, allowances to targeted groups in the labour force who take part in training schemes intended to develop their potential for employment, redundancy compensation, other periodic or lump-sum payments to the unemployed, particularly the long-term unemployed;

1414

1415

− benefits in kind, such as mobility and resettlement payments, vocational training provided to persons without a job or retraining provided to persons at risk of losing their job, accommodation, food or clothes provided to unemployed persons and their families.

1416

1417

//Excludes// : general programmes or schemes directed towards increasing labour mobility, reducing the rate of unemployment or promoting the employment of disadvantaged or other groups characterized by high unemployment (04.1.2); cash benefits and benefits in kind paid to unemployed persons on reaching the standard retirement age (10.2.0).

1418

1419

**//10.6//** **//HOUSING//**

1420

1421

**//10.6.0//** **//Housing (IS)//**

1422

1423

− Provision of social protection in the form of benefits in kind to help households meet the cost of housing (recipients of these benefits are means-tested);

1424

1425

− administration, operation or support of such social protection schemes;

1426

1427

− benefits in kind, such as payments made on a temporary or long-term basis to help

1428

1429

tenants with rent costs, payments to alleviate the current housing costs of owneroccupiers (that is to help with paying mortgages or interest), provision of low-cost or social housing.

1430

1431

**//10.7//** **//SOCIAL EXCLUSION N.E.C.//**

1432

1433

**//10.7.0//** **//Social exclusion n.e.c. (IS)//**

1434

1435

− Provision of social protection in the form of cash benefits and benefits in kind to persons who are socially excluded or at risk of social exclusion (such as persons who are destitute, low-income earners, immigrants, indigenous people, refugees, alcohol and substance abusers, victims of criminal violence, etc.);

1436

1437

− administration and operation of such social protection schemes;

1438

1439

− cash benefits, such as income support and other cash payments to the destitute and vulnerable persons to help alleviate poverty or assist in difficult situations;

1440

1441

− benefits in kind, such as short-term and long-term shelter and board provided to destitute and vulnerable persons, rehabilitation of alcohol and substance abusers, services and goods to help vulnerable persons such as counselling, day shelter, help with carrying out daily tasks, food, clothing, fuel, etc.

1442

1443

**//10.8//** **//R&D SOCIAL PROTECTION//**

1444

1445

Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).

1446

1447

**//10.8.0//** **//R&D Social protection (CS)//**

1448

1449

− Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to social protection;

1450

1451

− grants, loans and subsidies to support applied research and experimental development related to social protection undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.

1452

1453

//Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).

1454

1455

**//10.9//** **//SOCIAL PROTECTION N.E.C.//**

1456

1457

**//10.9.0//** **//Social protection n.e.c. (CS)//**

1458

1459

− Administration, operation or support of activities such as formulation, administration, coordination and monitoring of overall social protection policies, plans, programmes and budgets; preparation and enforcement of legislation and standards for the provision of social protection; production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on social protection.

1460

1461

//Includes//: provision of social protection in the form of cash benefits and benefits in kind to victims of fires, floods, earthquakes and other peacetime disasters; purchase and storage of food, equipment and other supplies for emergency use in the case of peacetime disasters; other social protection affairs and services that cannot be assigned to (10.1), (10.2), (10.3), (10.4), (10.5), (10.6), (10.7) or (10.8).

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