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5 == COFOG: DIVISIONS ==
6
7 1. **//General public services//**
8 1. **//Defence//**
9 1. **//Public order and safety//**
10 1. **//Economic affairs//**
11 1. **//Environmental protection//**
12 1. **//Housing and community amenities //**
13 1. **//Health//**
14 1. **//Recreation, culture and religion//**
15 1. **//Education//**
16 1. **//Social protection//**
17
18 == COFOG: BREAKDOWN BY DIVISION AND GROUP ==
19
20 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H01GENERALPUBLICSERVICES" %)
21 **01 GENERAL PUBLIC SERVICES**
22
23 01.1 EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE ORGANS, FINANCIAL AND FISCAL AFFAIRS, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
24 01.2 FOREIGN ECONOMIC AID
25 01.3 GENERAL SERVICES
26 01.4 BASIC RESEARCH
27 01.5 R&D GENERAL PUBLIC SERVICES
28 01.6 GENERAL PUBLIC SERVICES N.E.C.
29 01.7 PUBLIC DEBT TRANSACTIONS
30 01.8 Transfers of a general character between different levels of government
31
32 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H02DEFENCE" %)
33 **02 DEFENCE**
34
35 02.1 MILITARY DEFENCE
36 02.2 CIVIL DEFENCE
37 02.3 FOREIGN MILITARY AID
38 02.4 R&D DEFENCE
39 02.5 DEFENCE N.E.C.
40
41 **03 PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY**
42
43 03.1 POLICE SERVICES
44 03.2 FIRE-PROTECTION SERVICES
45 03.3 LAW COURTS
46 03.4 PRISONS
47 03.5 R&D PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY
48 03.6 PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY N.E.C.
49
50 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H04ECONOMICAFFAIRS" %)
51 **04 ECONOMIC AFFAIRS**
52
53 04.1 GENERAL ECONOMIC, COMMERCIAL AND LABOUR AFFAIRS
54
55 04.2 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING AND HUNTING
56
57 04.3 FUEL AND ENERGY
58
59 04.4 MINING, MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION
60
61 04.5 TRANSPORT
62
63 04.6 COMMUNICATION
64
65 04.7 OTHER INDUSTRIES
66
67 04.8 R&D ECONOMIC AFFAIRS 04.9 ECONOMIC AFFAIRS N.E.C.
68
69 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H05ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION" %)
70 **05 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**
71
72 05.1 WASTE MANAGEMENT
73
74 05.2 WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT
75
76 05.3 POLLUTION ABATEMENT
77
78 05.4 PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY AND LANDSCAPE
79
80 05.5 R&D ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 05.6 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION N.E.C.
81
82 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H06HOUSINGANDCOMMUNITYAMENITIES" %)
83 **06 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AMENITIES**
84
85 06.1 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
86
87 06.2 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
88
89 06.3 WATER SUPPLY
90
91 06.4 STREET LIGHTING
92
93 06.5 R&D HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AMENITIES 06.6 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AMENITIES N.E.C.
94
95 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H07HEALTH" %)
96 **07 HEALTH**
97
98 07.1 MEDICAL PRODUCTS, APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT
99
100 07.2 OUTPATIENT SERVICES
101
102 07.3 HOSPITAL SERVICES
103
104 07.4 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
105
106 07.5 R&D HEALTH
107
108 07.6 HEALTH N.E.C.
109
110 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H08RECREATION2CCULTUREANDRELIGION" %)
111 **08 RECREATION, CULTURE AND RELIGION**
112
113 08.1 RECREATIONAL AND SPORTING SERVICES
114
115 08.2 CULTURAL SERVICES
116
117 08.3 BROADCASTING AND PUBLISHING SERVICES
118
119 08.4 RELIGIOUS AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES
120
121 08.5 R&D RECREATION, CULTURE AND RELIGION 08.6 RECREATION, CULTURE AND RELIGION N.E.C.
122
123 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H09EDUCATION" %)
124 **09 EDUCATION**
125
126 09.1 PRE-PRIMARY AND PRIMARY EDUCATION
127
128 09.2 SECONDARY EDUCATION
129
130 09.3 POST-SECONDARY NON-TERTIARY EDUCATION
131
132 09.4 TERTIARY EDUCATION
133
134 09.5 EDUCATION NOT DEFINABLE BY LEVEL
135
136 09.6 SUBSIDIARY SERVICES TO EDUCATION
137
138 09.7 R&D EDUCATION 09.8 EDUCATION N.E.C.
139
140 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H10SOCIALPROTECTION" %)
141 **10 SOCIAL PROTECTIO**N
142
143 10.1 SICKNESS AND DISABILITY
144
145 10.2 OLD AGE
146
147 10.3 SURVIVORS
148
149 10.4 FAMILY AND CHILDREN
150
151 10.5 UNEMPLOYMENT
152
153 10.6 HOUSING
154
155 10.7 SOCIAL EXCLUSION N.E.C.
156
157 10.8 R&D SOCIAL PROTECTION
158
159 10.9 SOCIAL PROTECTION N.E.C.
160
161 == COFOG: DEFINITION BY CLASS ==
162
163 **01 GENERAL PUBLIC SERVICES**
164
165 **//01.1 EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE ORGANS, FINANCIAL AND FISCAL AFFAIRS, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS//**
166
167 **//0.1.1.1 Executive and legislative organs (CS)//**
168
169 − Administration, operation or support of executive and legislative organs.
170
171 //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//.//
172
173 //Excludes// : ministerial offices, offices of heads of departments of local governments, interdepartmental committees, etc. concerned with a specific function (classified according to function).
174
175 01.1.2 **//Financial and fiscal affairs (CS)//**
176
177 − Administration of financial and fiscal affairs and services; management of public funds and public debt; operation of taxation schemes;
178
179 − operation of the treasury or ministry of finance, the budget office, the inland revenue agency, the customs authorities, the accounting and auditing services;
180
181 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on financial and fiscal affairs and services.
182
183 //Includes// : financial and fiscal affairs and services at all levels of government.
184
185 //Excludes// : underwriting or flotation charges and interest payments on government loans (01.7.0); supervision of the banking industry (04.1.1).
186
187 01.1.3 ​​​​​​​**//External affairs (CS)//**
188
189 − Administration of external affairs and services;
190
191 − 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;
192
193 − regular subscriptions and special contributions to meet general operating expenses of international organizations.
194
195 //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
196
197 Note: CS and IS denote collective services and individual services respectively.
198
199 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).
200
201 **//01.2//** **//FOREIGN ECONOMIC AID//**
202
203 **//01.2.1//** **//Economic aid to developing countries and countries in transition (CS)//**
204
205 − Administration of economic cooperation with developing countries and countries in transition;
206
207 − operation of economic aid missions accredited to foreign governments; operation or support of technical assistance programmes, training programmes and fellowship and scholarship schemes;
208
209 − economic aid in the form of grants (in cash or in kind) or loans (regardless of interest charged).
210
211 //Excludes// : contributions to economic development funds administered by international or regional organizations (01.2.2); military aid to foreign countries (02.3.0).
212
213 **//01.2.2//** **//Economic aid routed through international organizations (CS)//**
214
215 − Administration of economic aid routed through international organizations;
216
217 − contributions in cash or in kind to economic development funds administered by international, regional or other multinational organizations.
218
219 //Excludes//: aid to international peacekeeping operations (02.3.0).
220
221 **//01.3//** **//GENERAL SERVICES//**
222
223 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.
224
225 **//01.3.1//** **//General personnel services (CS)//**
226
227 − 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.
228
229 //Excludes// : personnel administration and services connected with a specific function (classified according to function).
230
231 **//01.3.2//** **//Overall planning and statistical services (CS)//**
232
233 − Administration and operation of overall economic and social planning services and of overall statistical services, including formulation, coordination and monitoring of
234
235 overall economic and social plans and programmes and of overall statistical plans and programmes.
236
237 //Excludes// : economic and social planning services and statistical services connected with a specific function (classified according to function).
238
239 **//01.3.3//** **//Other general services (CS)//**
240
241 − 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.
242
243 //Excludes//: other general services connected with a specific function (classified according to function).
244
245 **//01.4//** **//BASIC RESEARCH//**
246
247 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.
248
249 **//01.4.0//** **//Basic research (CS)//**
250
251 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in basic research;
252
253 − grants, loans or subsidies to support basic research undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.
254
255 //Excludes//: applied research and experimental development (classified by function).
256
257 **//01.5//** **//R&D GENERAL PUBLIC SERVICES//**
258
259 Applied research is original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge, but directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective.
260
261 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.
262
263 **//01.5.0//** **//R&D General public services (CS)//**
264
265 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to general public services;
266
267 − 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.
268
269 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).
270
271 **//01.6//** **//GENERAL PUBLIC SERVICES N.E.C.//**
272
273 **//01.6.0//** **//General public services n.e.c. (CS)//**
274
275 − 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.
276
277 //Includes// : general public services that cannot be assigned to (01.1), (01.2), (01.3), (01.4) or (01.5).
278
279 //Excludes//: public debt transactions (01.7); transfers of a general character between different levels of government (01.8).
280
281 **//01.7//** **//PUBLIC DEBT TRANSACTIONS//**
282
283 **//01.7.0//** **//Public debt transactions (CS)//**
284
285 − Interest payments and outlays for underwriting and floating government loans.
286
287 //Excludes// : administrative costs of public debt management (01.1.2).
288
289 **//01.8//** **//TRANSFERS OF A GENERAL CHARACTER BETWEEN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT//**
290
291 **//01.8.0//** **//Transfers of a general character between different levels of government (CS)//**
292
293 − Transfers between different levels of government that are of a general character and not allocated to a particular function.
294
295 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H02DEFENCE-1" %)
296 **02 DEFENCE**
297
298 **//02.1//** **//MILITARY DEFENCE//**
299
300 **//02.1.0//** **//Military defence (CS)//**
301
302 − Administration of military defence affairs and services;
303
304 − 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.
305
306 //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).
307
308 **//02.2//** **//CIVIL DEFENCE//**
309
310 **//02.2.0//** **//Civil defence (CS)//**
311
312 − 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.
313
314 //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).
315
316 **//02.3//** **//FOREIGN MILITARY AID//**
317
318 **//02.3.0//** **//Foreign military aid (CS)//**
319
320 − Administration of military aid and operation of military aid missions accredited to foreign governments or attached to international military organizations or alliances;
321
322 − 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.
323
324 **//02.4//** **//R&D DEFENCE//**
325
326 Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).
327
328 **//02.4.0//** **//R&D Defence (CS)//**
329
330 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to defence;
331
332 − 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.
333
334 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).
335
336 **//02.5//** **//DEFENCE N.E.C.//**
337
338 **//02.5.0//** **//Defence n.e.c. (CS)//**
339
340 − 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.
341
342 //Includes// : defence affairs and services that cannot be assigned to (02.1), (02.2), (02.3) or (02.4).
343
344 //Excludes// : administration of war veterans' affairs (10.2).
345
346 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H03PUBLICORDERANDSAFETY-1" %)
347 **03 PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY**
348
349 **//03.1//** **//POLICE SERVICES//**
350
351 **//03.1.0//** **//Police services (CS)//**
352
353 − 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;
354
355 − 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.
356
357 //Excludes//: police colleges offering general education in addition to police training (09.1), (09.2), (09.3) or (09.4).
358
359 **//03.2 FIRE-PROTECTION SERVICES//**
360
361 **//03.2.0 Fire-protection services (CS)//**
362
363 − Administration of fire-prevention and fire-fighting affairs and services;
364
365 − 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.
366
367 //Includes// : civil protection services such as mountain rescue, beach surveillance, evacuation of flooded areas, etc.
368
369 //Excludes// : civil defence (02.2.0); forces especially trained and equipped for fighting or preventing forest fires (04.2.2).
370
371 **//03.3//** **//LAW COURTS//**
372
373 **//03.3.0//** **//Law courts (CS)//**
374
375 − 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;
376
377 − legal representation and advice on behalf of government or on behalf of others provided by government in cash or in services.
378
379 //Includes// : administrative tribunals, ombudsmen and the like.
380
381 //Excludes// : prison administration (03.4.0).
382
383 **//03.4//** **//PRISONS//**
384
385 **//03.4.0//** **//Prisons (CS)//**
386
387 − 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.
388
389 **//03.5//** **//R&D PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY//**
390
391 Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).
392
393 **//03.5.0//** **//R&D Public order and safety (CS)//**
394
395 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to public order and safety;
396
397 − 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).
398
399 **//03.6//** **//PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY N.E.C.//**
400
401 **//03.6.0//** **//Public order and safety n.e.c. (CS)//**
402
403 − 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).
404
405 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H04ECONOMICAFFAIRS-1" %)
406 **04 ECONOMIC AFFAIRS**
407
408 **//04.1//** **//GENERAL ECONOMIC, COMMERCIAL AND LABOUR AFFAIRS//**
409
410 **//04.1.1//** **//General economic and commercial affairs (CS)//**
411
412 − 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;
413
414 − 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;
415
416 − operation or support of institutions dealing with patents, trademarks, copyrights, company registration, weather forecasting, standards, hydrologic surveys, geodesic surveys, etc.;
417
418 − grants, loans or subsidies to promote general economic and commercial policies and programmes.
419
420 //Includes// : consumer education and protection//.//
421
422 //Excludes// : economic and commercial affairs of a particular industry (classified to (04.2) through (04.7) as appropriate).
423
424 **//04.1.2//** **//General labour affairs (CS)//**
425
426 − 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;
427
428 − 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;
429
430 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on general labour affairs and services;
431
432 − grants, loans or subsidies to promote general labour policies and programmes.
433
434 − //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).
435
436 **//04.2//** **//AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING AND HUNTING//**
437
438 **//04.2.1//** **//Agriculture (CS)//**
439
440 − 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;
441
442 − construction or operation of flood control, irrigation and drainage systems, including grants, loans or subsidies for such works;
443
444 − 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;
445
446 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on agricultural affairs and services;
447
448 − 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.
449
450 //Excludes// : multi-purpose development projects (04.7.4).
451
452 **//04.2.2//** **//Forestry (CS)//**
453
454 − 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;
455
456 − operation or support of reforestation work, pest and disease control, forest fire-fighting and fire prevention services and extension services to forest operators;
457
458 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on forestry affairs and services;
459
460 − grants, loans or subsidies to support commercial forest activities.
461
462 //Includes// : forest crops in addition to timber//.//
463
464 **//04.2.3//** **//Fishing and hunting (CS)//**
465
466 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.
467
468 − 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;
469
470 − operation or support of fish hatcheries, extension services, stocking or culling activities, etc.;
471
472 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on fishing and hunting affairs and services;
473
474 − grants, loans or subsidies to support commercial fishing and hunting activities, including the construction or operation of fish hatcheries.
475
476 //Excludes// : control of offshore and ocean fishing (03.1.0); administration, operation or support of natural parks and reserves (05.4.0).
477
478 **//04.3//** **//FUEL AND ENERGY//**
479
480 **//04.3.1//** **//Coal and other solid mineral fuels (CS)//**
481
482 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.
483
484 − 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;
485
486 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on solid mineral fuel affairs and services;
487
488 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the solid mineral fuel industry and the coke, briquette or manufactured gas industries.
489
490 //Excludes// : solid mineral fuel transportation affairs (classified to the appropriate class of group 04.5).
491
492 **//04.3.2//** **//Petroleum and natural gas (CS)//**
493
494 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.
495
496 − 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
497
498 of petroleum and natural gas;
499
500 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on petroleum and natural gas affairs and services;
501
502 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the petroleum extraction industry and the industry refining crude petroleum and related liquid and gaseous products.
503
504 //Excludes// : petroleum or gas transportation affairs (classified to the appropriate class of group 04.5).
505
506 **//04.3.3//** **//Nuclear fuel (CS)//**
507
508 − 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;
509
510 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on nuclear fuel affairs and services;
511
512 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the nuclear materials mining industry and the industries processing such materials.
513
514 //Excludes// : nuclear fuel transportation affairs (classified to the appropriate class of group 04.5); disposal of radioactive wastes (05.1.0).
515
516 **//04.3.4//** **//Other fuels (CS)//**
517
518 − Administration of affairs and services involving fuels such as alcohol, wood and wood wastes, bagasse and other non-commercial fuels;
519
520 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on availability, production and utilization of such fuels;
521
522 − 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).
523
524 **//04.3.5//** **//Electricity (CS)//**
525
526 This class covers both traditional sources of electricity such as thermal or hydro supplies and newer sources such as wind or solar heat.
527
528 − 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;
529
530 − construction or operation of non-enterprise-type electricity supply systems;
531
532 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on electricity affairs and services;
533
534 − 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.
535
536 //Excludes// : non-electric energy produced by wind or solar heat (04.3.6).
537
538 **//04.3.6//** **//Non-electric energy (CS)//**
539
540 − 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;
541
542 − construction or operation of non-enterprise-type systems supplying non-electric energy;
543
544 − 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.
545
546 //Includes// : geothermal resources; non-electric energy produced by wind or solar heat.
547
548 **//04.4//** **//MINING, MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION//**
549
550 **//04.4.1//** **//Mining of mineral resources other than mineral fuels (CS)//**
551
552 This class covers metal-bearing minerals, sand, clay, stone, chemical and fertilizer minerals, salt, gemstones, asbestos, gypsum, etc.
553
554 − 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;
555
556 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on mining and mineral resource affairs and services;
557
558 − grants, loans or subsidies to support commercial mining activities.
559
560 //Includes// : issuance of licences and leases, regulation of production rates, inspection of mines for conformity to safety regulations, etc.
561
562 //Excludes// : coal and other solid fuels (04.3.1), petroleum and natural gas (04.3.2) and nuclear fuel materials (04.3.3).
563
564 **//04.4.2//** **//Manufacturing (CS)//**
565
566 − 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;
567
568 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on manufacturing activities and manufactured products; − grants, loans or subsidies to support manufacturing enterprises.
569
570 //Includes// : inspection of manufacturing premises for conformity with safety regulations, protection of consumers against dangerous products, etc.
571
572 //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).
573
574 **//04.4.3//** **//Construction (CS)//**
575
576 − Administration of construction affairs and services; supervision of the construction industry; development and regulation of construction standards;
577
578 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on construction affairs and services.
579
580 //Includes// : issuance of certificates permitting occupancy, inspection of construction sites for conformity with safety regulations, etc.
581
582 //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).
583
584 **//04.5//** **//TRANSPORT//**
585
586 **//04.5.1//** **//Road transport (CS)//**
587
588 − 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.);
589
590 − 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;
591
592 − construction or operation of non-enterprise-type road transport systems and facilities;
593
594 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on road transport system operations and on road construction activities;
595
596 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of road transport systems and facilities.
597
598 //Includes// : highways, urban roads, streets, bicycle paths and footpaths.
599
600 //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).
601
602 **//04.5.2//** **//Water transport (CS)//**
603
604 − 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.);
605
606 − 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;
607
608 − construction or operation of non-enterprise-type water transport systems and facilities (such as ferries);
609
610 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on water transport system operations and on water transport facility construction activities;
611
612 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of water transport systems and facilities.
613
614 //Includes// : radio and satellite navigation aids; emergency rescue and towing services.
615
616 //Excludes// : grants, loans and subsidies to shipbuilders (04.4.2).
617
618 **//04.5.3//** **//Railway transport (CS)//**
619
620 − 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.);
621
622 − 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;
623
624 − construction or operation of non-enterprise-type railway transport systems and facilities;
625
626 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on railway transport system operations and on railway construction activities;
627
628 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of railway transport systems and facilities.
629
630 //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.
631
632 //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).
633
634 **//04.5.4//** **//Air transport (CS)//**
635
636 − 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.);
637
638 − 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;
639
640 − construction or operation of non-enterprise-type public air transport services and facilities;
641
642 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on air transport system operations and on air transport facility construction;
643
644 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of air transport systems and facilities.
645
646 //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.
647
648 //Excludes// : grants, loans and subsidies to aircraft manufacturers (04.4.2).
649
650 **//04.5.5//** **//Pipeline and other transport (CS)//**
651
652 − Administration of affairs and services concerning operation, use, construction and maintenance of pipeline and other transport systems (funiculars, cable cars, chairlifts, etc.);
653
654 − 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;
655
656 − construction or operation of non-enterprise-type pipeline and other transport systems;
657
658 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on the operation and construction of pipeline and other transport systems;
659
660 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of pipeline and other transport systems.
661
662 **//04.6//** **//COMMUNICATION//**
663
664 **//04.6.0//** **//Communication (CS)//**
665
666 − Administration of affairs and services concerning construction, extension, improvement, operation and maintenance of communication systems (postal, telephone, telegraph, wireless and satellite communication systems);
667
668 − regulation of communication system operations (granting of franchises; assignment of frequencies, specification of markets to be served and tariffs to be charged, etc.);
669
670 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on communication affairs and services;
671
672 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the construction, operation, maintenance or upgrading of communication systems.
673
674 //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).
675
676 **//04.7//** **//OTHER INDUSTRIES//**
677
678 **//04.7.1//** **//Distributive trades, storage and warehousing (CS)//**
679
680 − Administration of affairs and services concerning the distributive trade and the storage and warehousing industry;
681
682 − 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.);
683
684 − 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;
685
686 − 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;
687
688 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the distributive trade and to the storage and warehousing industry.
689
690 //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).
691
692 **//04.7.2//** **//Hotels and restaurants (CS)//**
693
694 − Administration of affairs and services concerning construction, extension, improvement, operation and maintenance of hotels and restaurants;
695
696 − supervision and regulation of hotel and restaurant operations (regulations governing prices, cleanliness and sales practices, hotel and restaurant licensing, etc.);
697
698 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on hotel and restaurant affairs and services;
699
700 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the construction, operation, maintenance or upgrading of hotels and restaurants.
701
702 **//04.7.3//** **//Tourism (CS)//**
703
704 − 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;
705
706 − operation of tourist offices at home and abroad, etc.; organization of advertising campaigns, including the production and dissemination of promotional literature and the like;
707
708 − compilation and publication of statistics on tourism.
709
710 **//04.7.4//** **//Multi-purpose development projects (CS)//**
711
712 Multi-purpose development projects typically consist of integrated facilities for generation of power, flood control, irrigation, navigation and recreation.
713
714 − Administration of affairs and services concerning construction, extension, improvement, operation and maintenance of multi-purpose projects;
715
716 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on multi-purpose development project affairs and services;
717
718 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the construction, operation, maintenance or upgrading of multi-purpose development projects;
719
720 //Excludes// : projects with one main function and other functions that are secondary (classified according to main function).
721
722 **//04.8//** **//R&D ECONOMIC AFFAIRS//**
723
724 Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).
725
726 **//04.8.1//** **//R&D General economic, commercial and labour affairs (CS)//**
727
728 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to general economic, commercial and labour affairs;
729
730 − 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.
731
732 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).
733
734 **//04.8.2//** **//R&D Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (CS)//**
735
736 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting;
737
738 − 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.
739
740 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).
741
742 **//04.8.3//** **//R&D Fuel and energy (CS)//**
743
744 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to fuel and energy;
745
746 − 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.
747
748 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).
749
750 **//04.8.4//** **//R&D Mining, manufacturing and construction (CS)//**
751
752 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to mining, manufacturing and construction;
753
754 − 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.
755
756 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).
757
758 **//04.8.5//** **//R&D Transport (CS)//**
759
760 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to transport;
761
762 − 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.
763
764 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).
765
766 **//04.8.6//** **//R&D Communication (CS)//**
767
768 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to communication;
769
770 − 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.
771
772 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).
773
774 **//04.8.7//** **//R&D Other industries (CS)//**
775
776 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to other sectors;
777
778 − 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.
779
780 //Includes// : distributive trades, storage and warehousing; hotels and restaurants; tourism and multipurpose development projects.
781
782 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).
783
784 **//04.9//** **//ECONOMIC AFFAIRS N.E.C.//**
785
786 **//04.9.0//** **//Economic affairs n.e.c. (CS)//**
787
788 − 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).
789
790 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H05ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION-1" %)
791 **05 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**
792
793 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).
794
795 **//05.1//** **//WASTE MANAGEMENT//**
796
797 This group covers collection, treatment and disposal of waste.
798
799 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.
800
801 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.
802
803 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.
804
805 **//05.1.0//** **//Waste management (CS)//**
806
807 − Administration, supervision, inspection, operation or support of waste collection, treatment and disposal systems;
808
809 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of such systems.
810
811 //Includes// : collection, treatment and disposal of nuclear waste.
812
813 **//05.2//** **//WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT//**
814
815 This group covers sewage system operation and waste water treatment.
816
817 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.
818
819 Waste water treatment includes any mechanical, biological or advanced process to render waste water fit to meet applicable environment standards or other quality norms.
820
821 **//05.2.0//** **//Waste water management (CS)//**
822
823 − Administration, supervision, inspection, operation or support of sewage systems and waste water treatment;
824
825 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of such systems.
826
827 **//05.3//** **//POLLUTION ABATEMENT//**
828
829 This group covers activities relating to ambient air and climate protection, soil and groundwater protection, noise and vibration abatement and protection against radiation.
830
831 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.
832
833 **//05.3.0//** **//Pollution abatement (CS)//**
834
835 − Administration, supervision, inspection, operation or support of activities relating to pollution abatement and control;
836
837 − grants, loans or subsidies to support activities relating to pollution abatement and control.
838
839 **//05.4//** **//PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY AND LANDSCAPE//**
840
841 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).
842
843 **//05.4.0//** **//Protection of biodiversity and landscape (CS)//**
844
845 − Administration, supervision, inspection, operation or support of activities relating to the protection of biodiversity and landscape;
846
847 − grants, loans or subsidies to support activities relating to the protection of biodiversity and landscape.
848
849 **//05.5//** **//R&D ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION//**
850
851 Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).
852
853 **//05.5.0//** **//R&D Environmental protection (CS)//**
854
855 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to environmental protection;
856
857 − grants, loans or subsidies to support applied research and experimental development
858
859 related to environmental protection undertaken by non-government bodies such as research institutes and universities.
860
861 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).
862
863 **//05.6//** **//ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION N.E.C.//**
864
865 **//05.6.0//** **//Environmental protection n.e.c. (CS)//**
866
867 − 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.
868
869 //Includes// : environmental protection affairs and services that cannot be assigned to (05.1), (05.2), (05.3), (05.4) or (05.5).
870
871 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H06HOUSINGANDCOMMUNITYAMENITIES-1" %)
872 **06 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AMENITIES**
873
874 **//06.1//** **//HOUSING DEVELOPMENT//**
875
876 **//06.1.0//** **//Housing development (CS)//**
877
878 − 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;
879
880 − 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;
881
882 − production and dissemination of public information, technical documentation and statistics on housing development affairs and services;
883
884 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the expansion, improvement or maintenance of the housing stock.
885
886 //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).
887
888 **//06.2//** **//COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT//**
889
890 **//06.2.0//** **//Community development (CS)//**
891
892 − Administration of community development affairs and services; administration of zoning laws and land-use and building regulations;
893
894 − 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;
895
896 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and
897
898 statistics on community development affairs and services.
899
900 //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).
901
902 **//06.3//** **//WATER SUPPLY//**
903
904 **//06.3.0//** **//Water supply (CS)//**
905
906 − 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;
907
908 − construction or operation of non-enterprise-type of water supply systems;
909
910 − production and dissemination of general information, technical documentation and statistics on water supply affairs and services;
911
912 − grants, loans or subsidies to support the operation, construction, maintenance or upgrading of water supply systems.
913
914 //Excludes// : irrigation systems (04.2.1); multi-purpose projects (04.7.4); collection and treatment of waste water (05.2.0).
915
916 **//06.4//** **//STREET LIGHTING//**
917
918 **//06.4.0//** **//Street lighting (CS)//**
919
920 − Administration of street lighting affairs; development and regulation of street lighting standards;
921
922 − installation, operation, maintenance, upgrading, etc. of street lighting.
923
924 //Excludes// : lighting affairs and services associated with the construction and operation of highways (04.5.1).
925
926 **//06.5//** **//R&D HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AMENITIES//**
927
928 Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).
929
930 **//06.5.0//** **//R&D Housing and community amenities (CS)//**
931
932 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to housing and community amenities;
933
934 − 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.
935
936 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0); applied research and experimental development into construction methods or materials (04.8.4).
937
938 **//06.6//** **//HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AMENITIES N.E.C.//**
939
940 **//06.6.0//** **//Housing and community amenities n.e.c. (CS)//**
941
942 − 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.
943
944 //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).
945
946 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H07HEALTH-1" %)
947 **07 HEALTH**
948
949 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).
950
951 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.
952
953 **//07.1//** **//MEDICAL PRODUCTS, APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT//**
954
955 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).
956
957 **//07.1.1//** **//Pharmaceutical products (IS)//**
958
959 − 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;
960
961 − administration, operation or support of the provision of pharmaceutical products.
962
963 **//07.1.2//** **//Other medical products (IS)//**
964
965 − 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;
966
967 − administration, operation or support of the provision of prescribed other medical products.
968
969 **//07.1.3//** **//Therapeutic appliances and equipment (IS)//**
970
971 − 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.;
972
973 − administration, operation or support of the provision of prescribed therapeutic appliances and equipment.
974
975 //Includes// : dentures but not fitting costs; repair of therapeutic appliances and equipment.
976
977 //Excludes// : hire of therapeutic equipment (07.2.4).
978
979 **//07.2//** **//OUTPATIENT SERVICES//**
980
981 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.
982
983 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.
984
985 Medical, dental and paramedical services provided to in-patients by hospitals and the like are included in hospital services (07.3).
986
987 **//07.2.1//** **//General medical services (IS)//**
988
989 This class covers the services provided by general medical clinics and general medical practitioners.
990
991 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.
992
993 − Provision of general medical services;
994
995 − administration, inspection, operation or support of general medical services delivered by general medical clinics and general medical practitioners.
996
997 //Excludes// : services of medical analysis laboratories and x-ray centres (07.2.4).
998
999 **//07.2.2//** **//Specialized medical services (IS)//**
1000
1001 This class covers the services of specialized medical clinics and specialist medical practitioners.
1002
1003 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.
1004
1005 − Provision of specialized medical services;
1006
1007 − administration, inspection, operation or support of specialized medical services delivered by specialized medical clinics and specialist medical practitioners. //Includes// : services of orthodontic specialists.
1008
1009 //Excludes// : dental clinics and dentists (07.2.3); services of medical analysis laboratories and x-ray centres (07.2.4).
1010
1011 **//07.2.3//** **//Dental services (IS)//**
1012
1013 This class covers the services of general or specialist dental clinics and dentists, oral hygienists or other dental operating auxiliaries.
1014
1015 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.
1016
1017 − Provision of dental services to outpatients;
1018
1019 − 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.
1020
1021 //Excludes// : dentures (07.1.3); services of orthodontic specialists (07.2.2); services of medical analysis laboratories and x-ray centres (07.2.4).
1022
1023 **//07.2.4//** **//Paramedical services (IS)//**
1024
1025 − Provision of paramedical health services to outpatients;
1026
1027 − 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.
1028
1029 //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.
1030
1031 //Excludes// : public health service laboratories (07.4.0); laboratories engaged in determining the causes of disease (07.5.0).
1032
1033 **//07.3//** **//HOSPITAL SERVICES//**
1034
1035 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.
1036
1037 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.
1038
1039 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.
1040
1041 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).
1042
1043 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.
1044
1045 **//07.3.1//** **//General hospital services (IS)//**
1046
1047 − Provision of general hospital services;
1048
1049 − administration, inspection, operation or support of hospitals that do not limit their services to a particular medical speciality.
1050
1051 //Excludes// : medical centres not under the direct supervision of a qualified medical doctor (07.3.3).
1052
1053 **//07.3.2//** **//Specialized hospital services (IS)//**
1054
1055 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.
1056
1057 − Provision of specialized hospital services;
1058
1059 − administration, inspection, operation or support of hospitals that limit their services to a particular medical speciality.
1060
1061 //Excludes// : maternity centres not under the direct supervision of a qualified medical doctor (07.3.3).
1062
1063 **//07.3.3//** **//Medical and maternity centre services (IS)//**
1064
1065 − Provision of medical and maternity centre services;
1066
1067 − administration, inspection, operation or support of medical and maternity centre services.
1068
1069 **//07.3.4//** **//Nursing and convalescent home services (IS)//**
1070
1071 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.
1072
1073 − Provision of nursing and convalescent home services;
1074
1075 − administration, inspection, operation or support of nursing and convalescent home services.
1076
1077 //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.
1078
1079 **//07.4//** **//PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES//**
1080
1081 **//07.4.0//** **//Public health services (IS)//**
1082
1083 − Provision of public health services;
1084
1085 − 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;
1086
1087 − preparation and dissemination of information on public health matters.
1088
1089 //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.
1090
1091 //Excludes// : medical analysis laboratories (07.2.4); laboratories engaged in determining the causes of disease (07.5.0).
1092
1093 **//07.5//** **//R&D HEALTH//**
1094
1095 Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).
1096
1097 **//07.5.0//** **//R&D Health (CS)//**
1098
1099 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to health;
1100
1101 − 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.
1102
1103 //Includes// : laboratories engaged in determining the causes of disease.
1104
1105 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).
1106
1107 **//07.6//** **//HEALTH N.E.C.//**
1108
1109 **//07.6.0//** **//Health n.e.c. (CS)//**
1110
1111 − 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.
1112
1113 //Includes// : health affairs and services that cannot be assigned to (07.1), (07.2), (07.3), (07.4) or (07.5).
1114
1115 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H08RECREATION2CCULTUREANDRELIGION-1" %)
1116 **08 RECREATION, CULTURE AND RELIGION**
1117
1118 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).
1119
1120 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.
1121
1122 **//08.1//** **//RECREATIONAL AND SPORTING SERVICES//**
1123
1124 **//08.1.0//** **//Recreational and sporting services (IS)//**
1125
1126 − Provision of sporting and recreational services; administration of sporting and recreational affairs; supervision and regulation of sporting facilities;
1127
1128 − 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.);
1129
1130 − grants, loans or subsidies to support teams or individual competitors or players.
1131
1132 //Includes// : facilities for spectator accommodation; national, regional or local team representation in sporting events.
1133
1134 //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).
1135
1136 **//08.2//** **//CULTURAL SERVICES//**
1137
1138 **//08.2.0//** **//Cultural services (IS)//**
1139
1140 − Provision of cultural services; administration of cultural affairs; supervision and regulation of cultural facilities;
1141
1142 − 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.);
1143
1144 − 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.
1145
1146 //Includes// : national, regional or local celebrations provided they are not intended chiefly to attract tourists.
1147
1148 //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).
1149
1150 **//08.3//** **//BROADCASTING AND PUBLISHING SERVICES//**
1151
1152 **//08.3.0//** **//Broadcasting and publishing services (CS)//**
1153
1154 − Administration of broadcasting and publishing affairs; supervision and regulation of broadcasting and publishing services;
1155
1156 − operation or support of broadcasting and publishing services;
1157
1158 − 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.
1159
1160 //Excludes// : government printing offices and plants (01.3.3); provision of education by radio or television broadcasting (09).
1161
1162 **//08.4//** **//RELIGIOUS AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES//**
1163
1164 **//08.4.0//** **//Religious and other community services (CS)//**
1165
1166 − Administration of religious and other community affairs;
1167
1168 − provision of facilities for religious and other community services, including support for their operation, maintenance and repair;
1169
1170 − payment of clergy or other officers of religious institutions; support for the holding of
1171
1172 religious services; grants, loans or subsidies to support fraternal, civic, youth and social organizations or labour unions and political parties.
1173
1174 **//08.5//** **//R&D RECREATION, CULTURE AND RELIGION//**
1175
1176 Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).
1177
1178 **//08.5.0//** **//R&D Recreation, culture and religion (CS)//**
1179
1180 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to recreation, culture and religion;
1181
1182 − 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.
1183
1184 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).
1185
1186 **//08.6//** **//RECREATION, CULTURE AND RELIGION N.E.C.//**
1187
1188 **//08.6.0//** **//Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c. (CS)//**
1189
1190 − 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.
1191
1192 //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).
1193
1194 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H09EDUCATION-1" %)
1195 **09 EDUCATION**
1196
1197 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).
1198
1199 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.
1200
1201 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).
1202
1203 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.
1204
1205 **//09.1//** **//PRE-PRIMARY AND PRIMARY EDUCATION//**
1206
1207 **//09.1.1//** **//Pre-primary education (IS)//**
1208
1209 − Provision of pre-primary education at ISCED-97 level 0;
1210
1211 − administration, inspection, operation or support of schools and other institutions providing pre-primary education at ISCED-97 level 0.
1212
1213 //Excludes// : subsidiary services to education (09.6.0).
1214
1215 **//09.1.2//** **//Primary education (IS)//**
1216
1217 − Provision of primary education at ISCED-97 level 1;
1218
1219 − administration, inspection, operation or support of schools and other institutions providing primary education at ISCED-97 level 1.
1220
1221 //Includes// : literacy programmes for students too old for primary school.
1222
1223 //Excludes// : subsidiary services to education (09.6.0).
1224
1225 **//09.2//** **//SECONDARY EDUCATION//**
1226
1227 **//09.2.1//** **//Lower-secondary education (IS)//**
1228
1229 − Provision of lower-secondary education at ISCED-97 level 2;
1230
1231 − administration, inspection, operation or support of schools and other institutions providing lower-secondary education at ISCED-97 level 2;
1232
1233 − scholarships, grants, loans and allowances to support pupils pursuing lower-secondary education at ISCED-97 level 2.
1234
1235 //Includes//: out-of-school lower-secondary education for adults and young people.
1236
1237 //Excludes//: subsidiary services to education (09.6.0).
1238
1239 **//09.2.2 Upper-secondary education (IS)//**
1240
1241 − Provision of upper-secondary education at ISCED-97 level 3;
1242
1243 − administration, inspection, operation or support of schools and other institutions providing upper-secondary education at ISCED-97 level 3;
1244
1245 − scholarships, grants, loans and allowances to support pupils pursuing upper-secondary education at ISCED-97 level 3.
1246
1247 //Includes// : out-of-school upper-secondary education for adults and young people.
1248
1249 //Excludes// : subsidiary services to education (09.6.0).
1250
1251 **//09.3//** **//POST-SECONDARY NON-TERTIARY EDUCATION//**
1252
1253 **//09.3.0//** **//Post-secondary non-tertiary education (IS)//**
1254
1255 − Provision of post-secondary non-tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 4;
1256
1257 − administration, inspection, operation or support of institutions providing post-secondary non-tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 4;
1258
1259 − scholarships, grants, loans and allowances to support students pursuing post-secondary non-tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 4.
1260
1261 //Includes// : out-of-school post-secondary non-tertiary education for adults and young people.
1262
1263 //Excludes// : subsidiary services to education (09.6.0).
1264
1265 **//09.4//** **//TERTIARY EDUCATION//**
1266
1267 **//09.4.1//** **//First stage of tertiary education (IS)//**
1268
1269 − Provision of tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 5;
1270
1271 − administration, inspection, operation or support of universities and other institutions providing tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 5;
1272
1273 − scholarships, grants, loans and allowances to support students pursuing tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 5.
1274
1275 //Excludes// : subsidiary services to education (09.6.0).
1276
1277 **//09.4.2//** **//Second stage of tertiary education (IS)//**
1278
1279 − Provision of tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 6;
1280
1281 − administration, inspection, operation or support of universities and other institutions providing tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 6;
1282
1283 − scholarships, grants, loans and allowances to support students pursuing tertiary education at ISCED-97 level 6.
1284
1285 //Excludes// : subsidiary services to education (09.6.0).
1286
1287 **//09.5//** **//EDUCATION NOT DEFINABLE BY LEVEL//**
1288
1289 **//09.5.0//** **//Education not definable by level (IS)//**
1290
1291 − 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);
1292
1293 − administration, inspection, operation or support of institutions providing education not definable by level;
1294
1295 − scholarships, grants, loans and allowances to support students pursuing education programmes not definable by level.
1296
1297 **//09.6//** **//SUBSIDIARY SERVICES TO EDUCATION//**
1298
1299 **//09.6.0//** **//Subsidiary services to education (IS)//**
1300
1301 − Provision of subsidiary services to education;
1302
1303 − administration, inspection, operation or support of transportation, food, lodging, medical and dental care and related subsidiary services chiefly for students regardless of level.
1304
1305 //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).
1306
1307 **//09.7//** **//R&D EDUCATION//**
1308
1309 Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).
1310
1311 **//09.7.0//** **//R&D Education (CS)//**
1312
1313 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to education;
1314
1315 − 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.
1316
1317 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).
1318
1319 **//09.8//** **//EDUCATION N.E.C.//**
1320
1321 **//09.8.0//** **//Education n.e.c. (CS)//**
1322
1323 − 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.
1324
1325 //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).
1326
1327 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H10SOCIALPROTECTION-1" %)
1328 **10 SOCIAL PROTECTION**
1329
1330 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).
1331
1332 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.
1333
1334 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).
1335
1336 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.
1337
1338 **//10.1//** **//SICKNESS AND DISABILITY//**
1339
1340 **//10.1.1//** **//Sickness (IS)//**
1341
1342 − 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;
1343
1344 − administration, operation or support of such social protection schemes;
1345
1346 − 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;
1347
1348 − 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.).
1349
1350 **//10.1.2//** **//Disability (IS)//**
1351
1352 − 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;
1353
1354 − administration, operation or support of such social protection schemes;
1355
1356 − 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;
1357
1358 − 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.
1359
1360 //Excludes// : cash benefits and benefits in kind paid to disabled persons on reaching the standard retirement age (10.2.0).
1361
1362 **//10.2//** **//OLD AGE//**
1363
1364 **//10.2.0//** **//Old age (IS)//**
1365
1366 − 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.);
1367
1368 − administration, operation or support of such social protection schemes;
1369
1370 − 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;
1371
1372 − 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.
1373
1374 //Includes// : pension schemes for military personnel and for government employees.
1375
1376 //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).
1377
1378 **//10.3//** **//SURVIVORS//**
1379
1380 **//10.3.0//** **//Survivors (IS)//**
1381
1382 − 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);
1383
1384 − administration, operation or support of such social protection schemes;
1385
1386 − cash benefits, such as survivors’ pensions, death grants, other periodic or lump-sum payments to survivors;
1387
1388 − benefits in kind, such as payments towards funeral expenses, miscellaneous services and goods provided to survivors to enable them to participate in community life.
1389
1390 **//10.4//** **//FAMILY AND CHILDREN//**
1391
1392 **//10.4.0//** **//Family and children (IS)//**
1393
1394 − Provision of social protection in the form of cash benefits and benefits in kind to
1395
1396 households with dependent children;
1397
1398 − administration, operation or support of such social protection schemes;
1399
1400 − 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);
1401
1402 − 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)//.//
1403
1404 **//10.5 UNEMPLOYMENT//**
1405
1406 **//10.5.0 Unemployment (IS)//**
1407
1408 − 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;
1409
1410 − administration, operation or support of such social protection schemes;
1411
1412 − 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;
1413
1414 − 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.
1415
1416 //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).
1417
1418 **//10.6//** **//HOUSING//**
1419
1420 **//10.6.0//** **//Housing (IS)//**
1421
1422 − 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);
1423
1424 − administration, operation or support of such social protection schemes;
1425
1426 − benefits in kind, such as payments made on a temporary or long-term basis to help
1427
1428 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.
1429
1430 **//10.7//** **//SOCIAL EXCLUSION N.E.C.//**
1431
1432 **//10.7.0//** **//Social exclusion n.e.c. (IS)//**
1433
1434 − 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.);
1435
1436 − administration and operation of such social protection schemes;
1437
1438 − 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;
1439
1440 − 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.
1441
1442 **//10.8//** **//R&D SOCIAL PROTECTION//**
1443
1444 Definitions of basic research, applied research and experimental development are given under (01.4) and (01.5).
1445
1446 **//10.8.0//** **//R&D Social protection (CS)//**
1447
1448 − Administration and operation of government agencies engaged in applied research and experimental development related to social protection;
1449
1450 − 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.
1451
1452 //Excludes// : basic research (01.4.0).
1453
1454 **//10.9//** **//SOCIAL PROTECTION N.E.C.//**
1455
1456 **//10.9.0//** **//Social protection n.e.c. (CS)//**
1457
1458 − 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.
1459
1460 //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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