Statistical classification of economic activit i es in the European Community

NACE is the “statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community” 1 and is the subject of legislation at the European Union level 2 , which imposes the use of the classification uniformly within all the Member States. It is a basic element of the international integrated system of economic classifications, which is based on classifications of the UN Statistical Commission (UNSTAT), Eurostat as well as national classifications; all of them strongly related each to the others, allowing the comparability of economic statistics produced worldwide by different institutions.