Nomenclature of Economic Activities (rev. 2) NEA: Section M – Professional, scientific and technical activities

SECTION M – PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES

This section includes specialized professional, scientific, and technical activities. These activities require a high level of training and provide specialized knowledge and skills to users.

Legal and accounting activities

This section contains the legal representation of one party's interests against the other, before or outside of a court or other adjudicative body, or under the supervision of persons who are members of the bar, such as advice and representation in civil matters, advice and representation in criminal proceedings, advice and representation in employment disputes. This category also includes the preparation of legal documents such as statutes, cooperation agreements, or similar documents required for the establishment of a company; patents and copyright; and the activities of public notaries, civil law notaries, bailiffs, arbitrators, auditors, and judges. Also included are bookkeeping and accounting services such as auditing and record-keeping, accounting system design, and the preparation of financial statements.

68.1 Legal Activities

69.10 Legal Activities

This class includes:

• legal representation of the interests of one party against another party, before or not before a court or other tribunal, or under the supervision of persons who are members of the bar:
  • consultation and representation in civil matters
  • Counseling and representation in criminal acts
  • Consultation and representation regarding labor disputes

• General advice and information, preparation of legal documents:
  • statute, cooperation agreement or similar documents required for the establishment of the company
  • patent and copyright

• other activities of public notaries, civil law notaries, bailiffs, arbitrators, controllers, and judges

This class does not include:

• judicial body activities, see 84.23

69.2 Accounting, bookkeeping, and auditing activities; tax consultancy

69.20 Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy

This class includes:

• the registration of commercial transactions by businesses or others
• preparation of audits, financial accounts
• Account auditing and verification of their accuracy
• payment of tax liabilities for individuals and enterprises
• Advisory and representation activities (other than formal legal representation) on behalf of clients before tax authorities.

This class does not include:

• data processing and tabulation activities, see 63.11

• Management consulting, such as designing chart of accounts, cost accounting programs, budget control procedures, see 70.22
• bill aggregation, see 82.91

70 Business management and consulting activities

This division includes advising and assisting other enterprises and organizations on management, strategic and organizational planning; financial and budget planning; marketing objectives and policies; human resources policies, practices and planning; production programming, and control planning. This division also includes the supervision and management of other units of the same company or enterprise, e.g. their executive activities.

70.1 Business management activities

70.10 Management of Companies

This separation includes:

• providing advice and assistance to other enterprises and organizations on management, strategic and organizational planning
• Financial and budget planning
• Marketing objectives and policies
• Human resources policies, practices, and planning
• production programming, and control planning

This separation also includes:

• supervision and management of other units of the same company or enterprise, e.g. the activities of their managers

This class does not include:

• holding company activities, not involved in management, see 64.20

70.2 Management consulting activities

70.21 Public relations and communication activities

This class includes providing advice, guidance, and operational assistance to enterprises and other organizations on public relations and communication.

This class does not include:

• advertising agencies and media representation services, see 73.1
• market research and public opinion on voting, see 73.20

70.22 Business consulting and other management consulting activities

This class includes:

• Providing advice, guidance, and operational assistance to businesses and other organizations on public relations, including strategic planning and organization.
  • making financial decisions, marketing objectives, and policies
  • Human resources policies, practices, and planning
  • Production programming and control planning.

These services include consulting, operational assistance, and guidance to enterprises and public services regarding:

• definition of accounting methods or procedures, cost accounting programs, budget control procedures.

• consulting and assistance to enterprises and public services in planning, organization, efficiency, and control of management information, etc.

This class does not include:

• building of computer programs for accounting systems, see 62.01
  • Legal advice and representation, see 69.10
  • accounting activities, bookkeeping, and auditing activities, tax consulting, see 69.20
  • architectural, engineering consulting activities, see 71.11, 71.12,
  • Consulting activities for the environment, agronomy, safety, and similar fields, see 74.90
  • Research consulting services, see 78.10
  • Educational consulting activities, see 85.60

71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis

This division includes the provision of architectural, engineering, project management, building inspection, and surveying and mapping services. It also includes the performance of physical, chemical, and analytical testing services.

71.1 Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consulting

This group includes the provision of architectural services, engineering services, design services, building inspection services, and surveying and mapping services.

71.11 Architectural activities

This class includes:

• architectural consulting activities
  • Concept and design of construction projects
  • urban planning and the architecture of urban spaces

This class does not include:

• computer consultancy activities, see 62.02, 62.09
• interior decoration, see 74.10

71.12 Engineering activities and related technical consultancy

This class includes:

• Engineering projects and consulting activities for:
  • Industrial machinery, processes, and plants
  • Engineering, hydraulic, and transportation works projects
  • Water management projects
  • projects and realization of electrical and electronic projects for mining, chemical, mechanical, industrial and systems engineering, safety engineering

• processing of projects using air conditioning, refrigeration, sanitary and environmental engineering control, and acoustic engineering, etc.
  • geophysical, geological, and seismic surveys
  • Geodetic observation activities
    • Earth and border observation activities
    • hydrological observation activities
    • subsurface observation activities
    • Cartographic and spatial information activities

This class does not include:

• test measurements related to mining activity, see 09.10, 09.90
  • development or publication of accompanying programs, see 58.29, 62.01
  • Computer consultancy activities, see 62.02, 62.09
  • technical control, see 71.20
  • research and development activities and others related to engineering, see 72.1
  • Aerial photography, see 74.20

71.2 Technical Reviews and Analyses

71.20 Technical Controls and Analyses

This class includes:

• conducting analytical tests, physical, chemical, and other types of various materials and products, including:
  • Acoustic and vibration control
  • Control of composition and purity of minerals etc.
  • control in the field of food hygiene, including veterinary tests and controls related to food products.
  • Control and evaluation of physical characteristics and properties of materials such as hardness, thickness, durability, radioactivity, etc.
  • Quality control and trust
  • Effectiveness control of all machinery, engines, vehicles, electronic equipment, etc.
  • Radiographic control of welds and joints
  • damage analysis
  • Monitoring and measurement of environmental indicators: air and water pollution, etc.

• product certification, including consumer goods, vehicles, aircraft, pressure vessels, nuclear power plants, etc.
• Periodic road safety checks for vehicles
• checks with the use of models or mock-ups (e.g. of airplanes, ships, molecules, etc.)
• the operation of police laboratories

This class does not include:

• animal inspections, see 75.00
• Diagnostic imaging, examination and analysis of medical and dental samples, see 86

72 Scientific research and development

This breakdown includes the activity of three types of research and development: 1) basic research: theoretical and experimental work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge on the basis of phenomena and observed facts, without specific application or consideration, 2) applied research: undertaking specific observation to acquire new knowledge, initially directed towards a specific purpose or objective, and 3) experimental development: systematic work based on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, to produce new materials, products, and equipment, to install new processes, systems, and services, and to fundamentally improve those already produced or installed.

Research and experimental development activities in this division are subdivided into two categories: natural sciences and engineering; social sciences and humanities.

This division does not include:

– market research, see 73.20

72.1 Research and experimental development in natural sciences and engineering

This group encompasses fundamental research, applied research, and experimental development in natural sciences and engineering.

72.11 Research and experimental development in biotechnology

This class includes experimental research and development in biotechnology:

• research and experimental development in DNA (coding):
  • genome, pharmacogenetics, gene probes, DNA sequencing/synthesis/amplification, genetic engineering

• research and experimental development in proteins and molecules (functional blocks)
  • Protein/peptide sequencing/synthesis, lipid/protein/glyco engineering, proteomics, hormones and growth factors, cell receptors/signaling/pheromones

• research and experimental development in cells and tissue cultures, and engineering:
  • cell/tissue culture, tissue engineering, hybridization, cellular fusion, vaccine/immune stimulants, embryo manipulation

• research and experimental development in the biotechnology process:
  • bioreactors, fermentation, bioprocessing, bioleaching, biodesulfurization, biopulping, biofiltration, bioremediation

• research and experimental development in sub-cellular organisms:
  • gene therapy, viral vectors

72.19 Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

This class includes:

• research and experimental development in natural sciences and engineering excluding biotechnology research and experimental development
  • research and development in the natural sciences
  • research and development in engineering and technology
  • Research and development in medical sciences
  • Research and development in agricultural sciences
  • general research and development, with a predominance of natural sciences and engineering

72.2 Research and experimental development in social sciences and humanities

72.20 Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

This class includes:

• research and development in social sciences
• research and development in humanities
• general research and development, with a predominance of social and human sciences

This class does not include:

• market research, see 73.20

73 Advertising and market research

This division includes the creation of advertising campaigns and the placement of such advertisements in newspapers, periodicals, radio, and television, or other media, as well as the design of layouts and placement structures.

Publicity

73.12          Advertising agency

This class includes the performance of a full range of advertising services (e.g., through internal capabilities or subcontracts), including consulting, creative services, production of advertising material, and buying. This includes:

• Creation and execution of advertising campaigns
  • the creation and placement of advertisements in newspapers, magazines, radio, television, the internet, and other media.
  • Creation and placement of outdoor advertising, e.g. billboards, panels, posters and frames, window coverings, exhibition displays, vehicles and buses, etc.
  • air advertising
  • distribution and dissemination of advertising material
  • creation of stands and other structures and places for the placement of advertisements

• creating advertising campaigns and other advertising services with the aim of attracting and retaining customers
  • Product promotion
  • point of sale marketing
  • Direct mail advertising
  • Marketing consulting

This class does not include:

• advertising material, see 58.19
• production of commercial messages for radio, television, and film, see 59.11
• market research, see 73.20
• Advertising photography, see 74.20
• Convention and trade show organizers, see 82.30
• direct mail activities, see 82.99

73.12 Media representation services

This class includes:

• media representation, e.g., selling or reselling time and space for advertisements in various media

This class does not include:

• public relations activities, see 70.21

73.2 Market study and surveys

73.20 Market research and surveys

This class includes:

• market potential study, purchase intent and familiarity with products, customer preference for discount promotions and new product development, including statistical analysis of results
• Public opinion polls on collective political, economic, and social issues and their statistical analysis

74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities

This division includes the provision of professional, scientific, and technical services (excluding legal and accounting activities; architecture and engineering activities, technical testing and analysis; management and management consulting activities; research and development, and advertising activities)

74.1 Specialized sketching activities

74.10 Specialized sketching activities

This class includes:

• sketches of textile patterns, clothing, shoes, jewelry, furniture, and other interior decorations, as well as other fashion items, and other personal and home furnishings
• graphic designer services
• Interior decorator activities

This class does not include:

• Architecture and Engineering of Skiing, see 71.11, 71.12
• web page programming, see 62.01
• engineering projects related to the sketching of machinery, materials, instruments, etc. see 71.12

74.2 Photographic activities

74.20 Photographic activities

This class includes:

• production of commercial and client photographs:
  • Portrait photography for passports, school, weddings, etc.
  • photography for merchants, publishers, models, real estate, or for tourism purposes
  • Aerial photography
  • Filming of events: weddings, parties, etc.

• film processing
  • development, printing, and enlargement of negatives taken by the client or cinematic films
  • Film development and printing laboratories
  • photography stores one hour
  • installation of negatives
  • Copying and restoration or transparent retouching related to photographs
• The activities of photojournalists. This class also includes:
• microfilming of documents

This class does not include:

• For the processing of films for cinema and television industry, see 59.11
• cartographic and spatial information activities, see 71.12

74.3 Translation and interpretation activities

74.30 Translation and interpretation activities

This class includes:

– translation and interpretation activities

74.9 Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

74.90 Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

This class includes a wide variety of services generally provided to commercial clients.

This includes activities that require advanced professional, scientific, and technical levels, but does not include routine ongoing business functions that are usually short-term.

This class includes:

• The activity of business brokers, e.g., preparation for the purchase and sale of small and medium-sized businesses, including professional practices, but excluding real estate brokers.
• the activity of patent commissioners (preparation for the purchase and sale of patents)
• Appraisal activities other than real estate and insurance (for antiques, jewelry, etc.).
• Invoice auditing and transport rate information
• weather forecasting activities
• Insurance consulting
• Agronomy consultation
• environmental consulting
• other technical consultations
• consultant activities other than architecture, engineering, and management

This class also includes:

• activities carried out by agents and agencies on behalf of individuals who are ordinarily interested through publishers and producers, etc. in involvement in a film, theatrical production, or the like, or in sports activities, and finding work in books, plays, artworks, photographs, etc.

This class does not include:

• wholesale used vehicle auction, see 45.1
• Online auction activities (retail), see 47.91
• (Retail) residential auction activities, see 47.99
• activity of real estate commissioners, see 68.3
• account maintenance activities, see 69.20
• management consulting activities, see 70.22
• architectural and engineering consulting activities, see 71.1
• industrial and machinery design, see 71.1
• display of advertisements and other forms of publicity, see 73.11
• Creation of stands and other display structures and exhibition spaces, see 73.11
• activities of organizers of congresses, conferences, and trade shows, see 82.30
• activities of independent auctioneers, see 82.99
• administration of trust programs, see 82.99
• credit and loan customer consultation, see 88.90

Veterinary Activities

This division includes the provision of animal healthcare and the activity of controlling animal farms or companion animals. These activities are carried out by qualified veterinarians in veterinary hospitals as well as when visiting farms, stables, or homes, in their own consulting office or elsewhere. The activity of animal ambulances is also included.

75.0 Veterinary Activities

75.00      Veterinary activities

This class includes:

• animal health care and livestock farm inspection activities
  • animal health care and companion animal control activity

These activities are performed by qualified veterinarians working either in veterinary hospitals or on farm, stable, or home visits, in their medical offices, or elsewhere.

This class also includes:

• activities of veterinary assistants or other veterinary support personnel
  • clinical-pathological and other diagnostic activities related to animals
  • Ambulance activities for animals

This class does not include:

• Animal shelters without healthcare, see 01.62
  • vaccination of goats, see 01.62
  • herd testing service, flock services, animal castration, see 01.62
  • activities related to artificial insemination, see 01.62
  • animal companionship shelter activities without healthcare, see 96.09

Source: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT)