Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2.1 (NACE Rev. 2.1) - Section P

This section includes activities of a governmental nature, normally carried out by the public
administration. This includes the enactment and judicial interpretation of laws and their pursuant regulation, as well as the administration of programmes based on them, legislative activities, taxation, national defence, public order and safety, immigration services, foreign affairs and the administration of government programmes.

The legal or institutional status is not, in itself, the determining factor for an activity to belong in this section, rather than the activity being of a nature specified in the previous paragraph. This means that activities classified elsewhere in NACE do not fall under this section, even if carried out by public entities (for example, the administration of the school system – in other words, regulations, checks, curricula – falls under this section, but teaching itself does not (see section Q), while a prison or military hospital is classified to health (see section R)). Similarly, some activities described in this section may be carried out by non-government units.

This group includes general administration (for example, executive, legislative and financial administration, at all levels of government) and supervision in the field of social, economic and environmental policy of the community.

This class includes:
- executive and legislative administration of central, regional and local bodies
- activities of ministries at national and regional levels
- administration and supervision of fiscal affairs:
 • operation of taxation schemes
 • duty/tax collection and tax violation investigation
 • customs administration
- budget implementation and management of public funds and public debt:
 • raising and receiving of money and control of their disbursement
- administration of overall (civil) research and development policy and associated funds
- administration and operation of overall economic and social planning and statistical services at the various levels of government

This class includes:
- public administration of programmes aimed to increase personal well-being, e.g.:
 • health
 • education
 • culture
 • sport
 • recreation
 • environment
 • housing
 • social services
- public administration of research and development policies and associated funds for these areas

This class includes:
- public administration and regulation, including subsidy allocation for different economic sectors, e.g.:
 • agriculture
 • land use
 • energy and mining resources
 • infrastructure
 • transport
 • communication
 • hotels and tourism
 • wholesale and retail sale
- administration of research and development policies and associated funds to improve economic performance
- administration of general labour affairs
- implementation of regional development policy measures (e.g. to reduce unemployment)

This group includes foreign affairs, defence, justice, public order and safety activities.

This class includes:
- administration and operation of the ministry of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular missions stationed abroad or at offices of international organisations
- administration, operation and support for information and cultural services intended for distribution beyond national boundaries
- aid to foreign countries, whether or not routed through international organisations
- provision of military aid to foreign countries
- management of foreign trade, international financial and foreign technical affairs

This class includes:
- administration, supervision and operation of military defence affairs and land, sea, air and space defence forces, e.g.:
 • combat forces of army, navy and air force
 • engineering, transport, communication, intelligence, materiel, personnel and other non-combat forces and commands
 • reserve and auxiliary defence forces
 • military logistics (provision of equipment, structures, supplies, etc.)
 • health activities for military personnel in the field
- administration, operation and support of civil defence forces
- support for the elaboration of contingency plans and the carrying out of exercises in which civilian institutions and populations are involved
- administration of defence-related research and development policies and related funds

This class includes:
- administration and operation of administrative, civil and criminal law courts, military tribunals, and the judicial system
- rendering of judgements and interpretations of the law
- activities of public prosecutors
- arbitration of civil actions
- prison administration and the provision of prison services, including rehabilitation services

This class includes:
- administration and operation of regular and auxiliary police forces supported by public authorities and of port, border, coastguards and other special police forces, including traffic law enforcement, foreigner registration, and the maintenance of arrest records
- provision of supplies for domestic emergency use in case of peacetime disasters

This class includes:
- firefighting activities:
 • administration and operation of regular and auxiliary fire brigades in fire prevention, firefighting, the rescue of persons and animals, assistance in civic disasters, floods, road accidents, etc., including firefighting by units on a contract or fee basis
- activities of beach supervisors, i.e. lifeguards
- activities of rescue operations on open water and in mountains

This class includes:
- funding and administration of government-provided social security programmes, e.g.:
 • sickness, work-accident and unemployment insurance
 • retirement pensions
 • covering losses of income due to parental leave, temporary disablement, widowhood / loss of partner