List I
Major groups covered by Directive 64/427/EEC, as amended by Directive 69/77/EEC, and by Directives 68/366/EEC and 82/489/EEC
1 Directive 64/427/EEC
(liberalisation Directive 64/429/EEC)
NICE nomenclature (corresponding to ISIC major groups 23 to 40)
Major group | 23 | Manufacture of textiles
232 | Manufacturing and processing of textile materials on woollen machinery
233 | Manufacturing and processing of textile materials on cotton machinery
234 | Manufacturing and processing of textile materials on silk machinery
235 | Manufacturing and processing of textile materials on flax and hemp machinery
236 | Other textile fibre industries (jute, hard fibres, etc.), cordage
237 | Manufacture of knitted and crocheted goods
238 | Textile finishing
239 | Other textile industries
Major group | 24 | Manufacture of footwear, other wearing apparel and bedding
241 | Machine manufacture of footwear (except from rubber or wood)
242 | Manufacture by hand and repair of footwear
243 | Manufacture of wearing apparel (except furs)
244 | Manufacture of mattresses and bedding
245 | Skin and fur industries
Major group | 25 | Manufactures of wood and cork, except manufacture of furniture
251 | Sawing and industrial preparation of wood
252 | Manufacture of semi-finished wood products
253 | Series production of wooden building components including flooring
254 | Manufacture of wooden containers
255 | Manufacture of other wooden products (except furniture)
259 | Manufacture of straw, cork, basketware, wicker-work and rattan products; brush-making
Major group | 26 | 260 Manufacture of wooden furniture
Major group | 27 | Manufacture of paper and paper products
271 | Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard
272 | Processing of paper and paperboard, and manufacture of articles of pulp
Major group | 28 | 280 Printing, publishing and allied industries
Major group | 29 | Leather industry
291 | Tanneries and leather finishing plants
292 | Manufacture of leather products
ex major group | 30 | Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, man-made fibres and starch products
301 | Processing of rubber and asbestos
302 | Processing of plastic materials
303 | Production of man-made fibres
ex major group | 31 | Chemical industry
311 | Manufacture of chemical base materials and further processing of such materials
312 | Specialised manufacture of chemical products principally for industrial and agricultural purposes (including the manufacture for industrial use of fats and oils of vegetable or animal origin falling within ISIC group 312)
313 | Specialised manufacture of chemical products principally for domestic or office use [excluding the manufacture of medicinal and pharmaceutical products (ex ISIC group 319)]
Major group | 32 | 320 Petroleum industry
Major group | 33 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products
331 | Manufacture of structural clay products
332 | Manufacture of glass and glass products
333 | Manufacture of ceramic products, including refractory goods
334 | Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster
335 | Manufacture of structural material, in concrete, cement and plaster
339 | Stone working and manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
Major group | 34 | Production and primary transformation of ferrous and non-ferrous metals
341 | Iron and steel industry (as defined in the ECSC treaty, including integrated steelworks-owned coking plants)
342 | Manufacture of steel tubes
343 | Wire-drawing, cold-drawing, cold-rolling of strip, cold-forming
344 | Production and primary transformation of non-ferrous metals
345 | Ferrous and non-ferrous metal foundries
Major group | 35 | Manufacture of metal products (except machinery and transport equipment)
351 | Forging, heavy stamping and heavy pressing
352 | Secondary transformation and surface-treatment
353 | Metal structures
354 | Boilermaking, manufacture of industrial hollow-ware
355 | Manufacture of tools and implements and finished articles of metal (except electrical equipment)
359 | Ancillary mechanical engineering activities
Major group | 36 | Manufacture of machinery other than electrical machinery
361 | Manufacture of agricultural machinery and tractors
362 | Manufacture of office machinery
363 | Manufacture of metal-working and other machine-tools and fixtures and attachments for these and for other powered tools
364 | Manufacture of textile machinery and accessories, manufacture of sewing machines
365 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment for the food-manufacturing and beverage industries and for the chemical and allied industries
366 | Manufacture of plant and equipment for mines, iron and steel works foundries, and for the construction industry; manufacture of mechanical handling equipment
367 | Manufacture of transmission equipment
368 | Manufacture of machinery for other specific industrial purposes
369 | Manufacture of other non-electrical machinery and equipment
Major group | 37 | Electrical engineering
371 | Manufacture of electric wiring and cables
372 | Manufacture of motors, generators, transformers, switchgear, and other similar equipment for the provision of electric power
373 | Manufacture of electrical equipment for direct commercial use
374 | Manufacture of telecommunications equipment, meters, other measuring appliances and electromedical equipment
375 | Manufacture of electronic equipment, radio and television receivers, audio equipment
376 | Manufacture of electric appliances for domestic use
377 | Manufacture of lamps and lighting equipment
378 | Manufacture of batteries and accumulators
379 | Repair, assembly, and specialist installation of electrical equipment
ex major group | 38 | Manufacture of transport equipment
383 | Manufacture of motor vehicles and parts thereof
384 | Repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and cycles
385 | Manufacture of motorcycles, cycles and parts thereof
389 | Manufacture of transport equipment not elsewhere classified
Major group | 39 | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
391 | Manufacture of precision instruments, and measuring and controlling instruments
392 | Manufacture of medico-surgical instruments and equipment and orthopaedic appliances (except orthopaedic footwear)
393 | Manufacture of photographic and optical equipment
394 | Manufacture and repair of watches and clocks
395 | Jewellery and precious metal manufacturing
396 | Manufacture and repair of musical instruments
397 | Manufacture of games, toys, sporting and athletic goods
399 | Other manufacturing industries
Major group | 40 | Construction
400 | Construction (non-specialised); demolition
401 | Construction of buildings (dwellings or other)
402 | Civil engineering; building of roads, bridges, railways, etc.
403 | Installation work
404 | Decorating and finishing
2 Directive 68/366/EEC
(liberalisation Directive 68/365/EEC)
NICE nomenclature
Major group | 20A | 200 Industries producing animal and vegetable fats and oils
20B | Food manufacturing industries (excluding the beverage industry)
201 | Slaughtering, preparation and preserving of meat
202 | Milk and milk products industry
203 | Canning and preserving of fruits and vegetables
204 | Canning and preserving of fish and other sea foods
205 | Manufacture of grain mill products
206 | Manufacture of bakery products, including rusks and biscuits
207 | Sugar industry
208 | Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery
209 | Manufacture of miscellaneous food products
Major group | 21 | Beverage industry
211 | Production of ethyl alcohol by fermentation, production of yeasts and spirits
212 | Production of wine and other unmalted alcoholic beverages
213 | Brewing and malting
214 | Soft drinks and carbonated water industries
ex 30 | Manufacture of rubber products, plastic materials, artificial and synthetic fibres and starch products
304 | Manufacture of starch products
3 Directive 82/489/EEC
ISIC nomenclature
ex 855 | hairdressing establishments (excluding chiropodists' activities and beauticians' training schools)
List II
Major groups of Directives 75/368/EEC, 75/369/EEC and 82/470/EEC
1 Directive 75/368/EEC (activities referred to in Article 5(1))
ISIC nomenclature
ex 04 | Fishing
043 | Inland water fishing
ex 38 | Manufacture of transport equipment
381 | Shipbuilding and repairing
382 | Manufacture of railroad equipment
386 | Manufacture of aircraft (including space equipment)
ex 71 | Activities allied to transport and activities other than transport coming under the following groups:
ex 711 | Sleeping- and dining-car services; maintenance of railway stock in repair sheds; cleaning of carriages
ex 712 | Maintenance of stock for urban, suburban and interurban passenger transport
ex 713 | Maintenance of stock for other passenger land transport (such as motor cars, coaches, taxis)
ex 714 | Operation and maintenance of services in support of road transport (such as roads, tunnels and toll-bridges, goods depots, car parks, bus and tram depots)
ex 716 | Activities allied to inland water transport (such as operation and maintenance of waterways, ports and other installations for inland water transport; tug and piloting services in ports, setting of buoys, loading and unloading of vessels and other similar activities, such as salvaging of vessels, towing and the operation of boathouses)
73 | Communications: postal services and telecommunications
ex 85 | Personal services
854 | Laundries and laundry services, dry-cleaning and dyeing
ex 856 | Photographic studios: portrait and commercial photography, except journalistic photographers
ex 859 | Personal services not elsewhere classified (only maintenance and cleaning of buildings or accommodation)
2 Directive 75/369/EEC (Article 6: where the activity is regarded as being of an industrial or small craft nature)
ISIC nomenclature
The following itinerant activities:
(a) the buying and selling of goods:
— by itinerant tradesmen, hawkers or pedlars (ex ISIC Group 612)
— in covered markets other than from permanently fixed installations and in open-air markets.
(b) activities covered by transitional measures already adopted that expressly exclude or do not mention the pursuit of such activities on an itinerant basis.
3 Directive 82/470/EEC (Article 6(1) and (3))
Groups 718 and 720 of the ISIC nomenclature
The activities comprise in particular:
— organising, offering for sale and selling, outright or on commission, single or collective items (transport, board, lodging, excursions, etc.) for a journey or stay, whatever the reasons for travelling (Article 2(B)(a))
— acting as an intermediary between contractors for various methods of transport and persons who dispatch or receive goods, and carrying out related activities:
—
(aa) by concluding contracts with transport contractors, on behalf of principals
(bb) by choosing the method of transport, the firm and the route considered most profitable for the principal
(cc) by arranging the technical aspects of the transport operation (e.g. packing required for transportation); by carrying out various operations incidental to transport (e.g. ensuring ice supplies for refrigerated wagons)
(dd) by completing the formalities connected with the transport such as the drafting of way bills; by assembling and dispersing shipments
(ee) by coordinating the various stages of transportation, by ensuring transit, reshipment, transshipment and other termination operations
(ff) by arranging both freight and carriers and means of transport for persons dispatching goods or receiving them:
— assessing transport costs and checking the detailed accounts
— taking certain temporary or permanent measures in the name of and on behalf of a shipowner or sea transport carrier (with the port authorities, ship's chandlers, etc.).
(The activities listed under Article 2(A)(a), (b) and (d)).
List III
Directives 64/222/EEC, 68/364/EEC, 68/368/EEC, 75/368/EEC, 75/369/EEC, 70/523/EEC and 82/470/EEC
1 Directive 64/222/EEC
(liberalisation Directives 64/223/EEC and 64/224/EEC)
1. Activities of self-employed persons in wholesale trade, with the exception of wholesale trade in medicinal and pharmaceutical products, in toxic products and pathogens and in coal (ex Group 611).
2. Professional activities of an intermediary who is empowered and instructed by one or more persons to negotiate or enter into commercial transactions in the name of and on behalf of those persons.
3. Professional activities of an intermediary who, while not being permanently so instructed, brings together persons wishing to contract directly with one another or arranges their commercial transactions or assists in the completion thereof.
4. Professional activities of an intermediary who enters into commercial transactions in his own name on behalf of others.
5. Professional activities of an intermediary who carries out wholesale selling by auction on behalf of others.
6. Professional activities of an intermediary who goes from door to door seeking orders.
7. Provision of services, by way of professional activities, by an intermediary in the employment of one or more commercial, industrial or small craft undertakings.
2 Directive 68/364/EEC
(liberalisation Directive 68/363/EEC)
ISIC ex Group 612: Retail trade
Activities excluded:
012 | Letting out for hire of farm machinery
640 | Real estate, letting of property
713 | Letting out for hire of automobiles, carriages and horses
718 | Letting out for hire of railway carriages and wagons
839 | Renting of machinery to commercial undertakings
841 | Booking of cinema seats and renting of cinematograph films
842 | Booking of theatre seats and renting of theatrical equipment
843 | Letting out for hire of boats, bicycles, coin-operated machines for games of skill or chance
853 | Letting of furnished rooms
854 | Laundered linen hire
859 | Garment hire
3 Directive 68/368/EEC
(liberalisation Directive 68/367/EEC)
ISIC nomenclature
ISIC ex major Group 85
1. | Restaurants, cafes, taverns and other drinking and eating places (ISIC Group 852).
2. | Hotels, rooming houses, camps and other lodging places (ISIC Group 853).
4 Directive 75/368/EEC (Article 7)
All the activities in the Annex to Directive 75/368/EEC, except the activities listed in Article 5(1) of this Directive (List II, point 1, of this Annex).
ISIC nomenclature
ex 62 | Banks and other financial institutions
ex 620 | Patent buying and licensing companies
ex 71 | Transport
ex 713 | Road passenger transport, excluding transportation by means of motor vehicles
ex 719 | Transportation by pipelines of liquid hydrocarbons and other liquid chemical products
ex 82 | Community services
827 | Libraries, museums, botanical and zoological gardens
ex 84 | Recreation services
843 | Recreation services not elsewhere classified: — Sporting activities (sports grounds, organising sporting fixtures, etc.), except the activities of sports instructors — Games (racing stables, areas for games, racecourses, etc.) — Other recreation services (circuses, amusement parks and other entertainment)
ex 85 | Personal services
ex 851 | Domestic services
ex 855 | Beauty parlours and services of manicurists, excluding services of chiropodists and professional beauticians' and hairdressers' training schools
ex 859 | Personal services not elsewhere classified, except sports and paramedical masseurs and mountain guides, divided into the following groups: — Disinfecting and pest control — Hiring of clothes and storage facilities — Marriage bureaux and similar services — Astrology, fortune telling and the like — Sanitary services and associated activities — Undertaking and cemetery maintenance — Couriers and interpreter-guides
5 Directive 75/369/EEC (Article 5)
The following itinerant activities:
(a) the buying and selling of goods:
— by itinerant tradesmen, hawkers or pedlars (ex ISIC Group 612)
— in covered markets other than from permanently fixed installations and in open-air markets
(b) activities covered by transitional measures already adopted that expressly exclude or do not mention the pursuit of such activities on an itinerant basis.
6 Directive 70/523/EEC
Activities of self-employed persons in the wholesale coal trade and activities of intermediaries in the coal trade (ex Group 6112, ISIC nomenclature)
7 Directive 82/470/EEC (Article 6(2))
(Activities listed in Article 2(A)(c) and (e), (B)(b), (C) and (D))
These activities comprise in particular:
— hiring railway cars or wagons for transporting persons or goods
— acting as an intermediary in the sale, purchase or hiring of ships
— arranging, negotiating and concluding contracts for the transport of emigrants
— receiving all objects and goods deposited, on behalf of the depositor, whether under customs control or not, in warehouses, general stores, furniture depots, coldstores, silos, etc.
— supplying the depositor with a receipt for the object or goods deposited
— providing pens, feed and sales rings for livestock being temporarily accommodated while awaiting sale or while in transit to or from the market
— carrying out inspection or technical valuation of motor vehicles
— measuring, weighing and gauging goods.