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The regulation behind NACE Rev. 2.1

Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137, what each instrument sets, and which dates in the transition are fixed.

The four levels

1. Level 1 Section One letter
2. Level 2 Division Two digits
3. Level 3 Group Three digits
4. Level 4 Class Four digits

Guides in this cluster

• How do you read a regulation citation for NACE?

  How to read OJ references, CELEX numbers, regulation numbers, and dates in NACE citations without mixing instruments.

• How was Rev. 2.1 reviewed and validated?

  The 2018 review launch, the task force and Standards Working Group steps, and the May 2022 validation.

• What does Article 4 say about national versions?

  The approval step for national versions, the fifth digit pattern, and the framework a national version must fit.

• What came before NACE Rev. 2?

  The earlier NACE versions from 1970 onward, the Rev. 1 and Rev. 1.1 steps, and the Rev. 2 starting point.

• What does the consolidated text show?

  What a consolidated version of Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 shows, its documentary value note, and what it does not replace.

• What does Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137 do?

  What Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137 amends, what NACE Rev. 2.1 it specifies, and which dates it fixes.

• What does mandatory use in the EEA mean?

  Mandatory use of NACE in the European Economic Area, the derived national version rule, and the collection limit.

• What NACE Rev. 2.1 is

  What NACE Rev. 2.1 is, how its four levels fit together, and which dates are fixed.

• What does Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 do?

  What Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 establishes, who must use the classification it sets, and where its scope ends.

• What does statistical purposes only mean?

  What the statistical purposes limit in the summary means for statistics, registers, and the reading of a code.

• When does NACE Rev. 2.1 apply to data transmission?

  The staggered data transmission range, why it varies by statistical domain, and how to check one domain.

• Who implements NACE and who chairs the committee?

  The European Statistical System Committee role in implementing NACE, its chair, and the interpretation work it handles.

• Why do two instruments set one classification?

  Why Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137 work as base text and amendment, and how to read them together.

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