How was group 49.3 restructured?

Group 49.3, other passenger land transport, was restructured in NACE Rev. 2.1 with the creation of new classes: class 49.31, scheduled passenger transport by road; class 49.32, non scheduled passenger transport by road; and class 49.34, passenger transport by cableways and ski lifts. Paragraph 162 of the manual states the restructuring. The classes listed are the classes the paragraph names. The restructuring does not determine a code for a specific reader.

What does the restructuring separate?

The restructuring separates passenger land transport by the character of the service. Scheduled passenger transport by road is separated from non scheduled passenger transport by road, and passenger transport by cableways and ski lifts is separated from both. The titles state the dividing lines in heading form: scheduled against non scheduled, and road against cableway and ski lift. The explanatory notes for the classes state the contents in full, including the treatment of services that combine scheduled and non scheduled elements, and the treatment of transport that crosses the boundary between road and other modes. Section 4 does not reproduce the notes, and this guide does not state inclusion lists that it has not verified from the notes.

The class numbers in the paragraph deserve attention. The paragraph names classes 49.31, 49.32 and 49.34. It does not name a class 49.33 in the passage as the manual prints it. This guide does not invent a class 49.33, and it does not state that no such class exists in the detailed structure. The detailed structure in Part 2 lists the classes in the group, and the notes state the content of each class listed there. A reader who needs the complete list of classes in the group must consult the detailed structure, not this summary of section 4. The summary states the restructuring and the classes it names, and no more.

How does the restructuring relate to the other transport changes?

The restructuring of group 49.3 sits beside the split of group 49.1 in the same division, covered in a separate guide in this cluster. The two changes together redraw the passenger transport grouping in division 49, separating rail from road and cableway work, and separating scheduled from non scheduled road work. A reader working in the division should therefore check the notes for both groups, and the correspondence table for the division, before comparing figures across versions, because the grouping of the division as a whole has changed, not only the grouping of one part of it.

The wider redrawing has a common direction: transport activities are grouped by the mode and the character of the service, and incidental services are grouped with the mode they serve, rather than in a general support division. The direction is visible in the group 49.3 restructuring as well: scheduled, non scheduled and cableway services are grouped by the character of the passenger service, not by the operator or the vehicle alone. The direction is a statement about the grouping principle, not a statement about any specific transport operation, and the notes for each class state the boundary in each case.

How is the restructuring shown?

| New class named in paragraph 162 | Title in the manual |

|---|---|

| 49.31 | Scheduled passenger transport by road |

| 49.32 | Non scheduled passenger transport by road |

| 49.34 | Passenger transport by cableways and ski lifts |

The table follows paragraph 162, and it lists only the classes the paragraph names. The heading of the first column states that limitation expressly, so that a reader does not mistake the table for a complete list of the group. The complete list is in the detailed structure, and the contents are in the explanatory notes. The correspondence table records how the old group content relates to the new classes, and it must be read before old and new figures are compared.

What does a split not decide?

Section 4 and the detailed structure of the Eurostat manual supply the titles used in this cluster. The content of a category is not a title; a title is only a heading. The explanatory note governs content, with its inclusions, exclusions and borderline cases. On resemblance alone, a service whose name resembles a new title does not belong in the new class. Three steps are required: the note read, the correspondence table checked, and the entry for a specific unit confirmed with the national statistical institute or business register holding the record.

Where is a split class confirmed?

The confirmation sequence is the note, then the table, then the holder of the record. The note states what the new class contains. The table gives the relation between the old category and the new classes. For a specific unit, the institute or register states the entry held. No step replaces another.

Read the three named classes by the character of the service, check the detailed structure for the full group list, and confirm the entry with the institute or register that holds it.