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

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 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 ex 855 hairdressing establishments (excluding chiropodists' activities and beauticians' training schools)

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.