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Activities of performing arts

Use this group for the broader activity area of activities of performing arts, including Activities of performing arts. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.

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Support activities to arts creation and performing arts

Use this group for support activities to arts creation and performing arts when the main activity includes Operation of arts facilities and sites and Other support activities to arts and performing arts. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.

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Literary creation and musical composition activities

Use this class for literary creation and musical composition activities when the main activity includes Activities of individual writers, for all subjects, including fictional writing, etc. and Musical composition. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.

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Visual arts creation activities

Use this class for visual arts creation activities when the main activity includes Activities of independent artists (e.g. sculptors, painters, cartoonists, calligraphers, engravers, etchers) and Digital forms of visual arts creation. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.

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Shared hierarchy

S ARTS, SPORTS AND RECREATION90 Arts creation and performing arts activities

Comparison summary

A short checklist before choosing one code over another.

Shared hierarchy

These codes share S ARTS, SPORTS AND RECREATION > 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities before they diverge.

Known ambiguity

90.1, 90.2, 90.3, 90.11 already list another compared code as related or often confused.

Check exclusions

90.11, 90.12 include official exclusions that may point to a better-fitting code.

Migration review

90.1, 90.2, 90.3, 90.11, 90.12 have non-exact Rev. 2 to Rev. 2.1 mappings; review old records before migration.

Official title

Arts creation activities

Activities of performing arts

Support activities to arts creation and performing arts

Literary creation and musical composition activities

Visual arts creation activities

Plain-language summary

Use this group for the broader activity area of activities of performing arts, including Activities of performing arts. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.

Official inclusions

- This group includes activities in literary creation, musical composition, visual arts creation and related activities.

Not stated separately in available source data

- This group includes support activities to arts creation and performing arts. It includes activities supporting the production of theatre, opera and ballet performances, musicals, events and others, activities of producers of artistic performances, inside or outside the premises.

- activities of individual writers, for all subjects, including fictional writing, etc.
- musical composition
- texts and compositions writing on behalf of someone else
- activities of scriptwriting
- activities of journalists whose content is published by a third party

- This class includes the activities of creation and production of works of the visual arts.
- activities of independent artists (e.g. sculptors, painters, cartoonists, calligraphers, engravers, etchers)
- digital forms of visual arts creation
- creations of art featuring light installations

Official exclusions

Not stated separately in available source data

Not stated separately in available source data

Not stated separately in available source data

- (re)production, distribution of books and music, see section J
- translators working on book editing, see 74.30
- activities of independent musicians and actors participating in video and audiovisual content of all kinds, see 90.20

- manufacture of statues, other than artistic originals, see 23.70
- motion picture and video production, see 59.11, 59.12
- operation of cinemas, see 59.14
- photographic activities, see 74.20
- activities of personal theatrical or artistic agents or agencies, see 74.99

Typical examples

- Literary creation and musical composition activities
- Visual arts creation activities
- Other arts creation activities

- Activities of performing arts

- Operation of arts facilities and sites
- Other support activities to arts and performing arts

- Activities of individual writers, for all subjects, including fictional writing, etc.
- Musical composition
- Texts and compositions writing on behalf of someone else
- Activities of scriptwriting

- Activities of independent artists (e.g. sculptors, painters, cartoonists, calligraphers, engravers, etchers)
- Digital forms of visual arts creation
- Creations of art featuring light installations

Common reasons to choose this code

- This group includes activities in literary creation, musical composition, visual arts creation and related activities.

- Activities of performing arts

- This group includes support activities to arts creation and performing arts. It includes activities supporting the production of theatre, opera and ballet performances, musicals, events and others, activities of producers of artistic performances, inside or outside the premises.

- activities of individual writers, for all subjects, including fictional writing, etc.
- musical composition
- texts and compositions writing on behalf of someone else
- activities of scriptwriting

- This class includes the activities of creation and production of works of the visual arts.
- activities of independent artists (e.g. sculptors, painters, cartoonists, calligraphers, engravers, etchers)
- digital forms of visual arts creation
- creations of art featuring light installations

Common reasons not to choose this code

- Activities primarily classified as activities of performing arts
- Activities primarily classified as support activities to arts creation and performing arts

- Activities primarily classified as arts creation activities
- Activities primarily classified as support activities to arts creation and performing arts

- Activities primarily classified as arts creation activities
- Activities primarily classified as activities of performing arts

- (re)production, distribution of books and music, see section J
- translators working on book editing, see 74.30
- activities of independent musicians and actors participating in video and audiovisual content of all kinds, see 90.20

- manufacture of statues, other than artistic originals, see 23.70
- motion picture and video production, see 59.11, 59.12
- operation of cinemas, see 59.14
- photographic activities, see 74.20

Usually not this code

- Activities primarily classified as activities of performing arts
- Activities primarily classified as support activities to arts creation and performing arts

- Activities primarily classified as arts creation activities
- Activities primarily classified as support activities to arts creation and performing arts

- Activities primarily classified as arts creation activities
- Activities primarily classified as activities of performing arts

- (re)production, distribution of books and music, see section J
- Translators working on book editing
- Activities of independent musicians and actors participating in video and audiovisual content of all kinds

- Manufacture of statues, other than artistic originals
- Motion picture and video production
- Operation of cinemas
- Photographic activities

Related codes

- 90.2 Activities of performing arts
- 90.3 Support activities to arts creation and performing arts
- 90.11 Literary creation and musical composition activities
- 90.12 Visual arts creation activities
- 90.13 Other arts creation activities
- 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities

- 90.1 Arts creation activities
- 90.3 Support activities to arts creation and performing arts
- 90.20 Activities of performing arts
- 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities

- 90.1 Arts creation activities
- 90.2 Activities of performing arts
- 90.31 Operation of arts facilities and sites
- 90.39 Other support activities to arts and performing arts
- 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities

- 74.30 Translation and interpretation activities
- 90.20 Activities of performing arts
- 90.12 Visual arts creation activities
- 90.13 Other arts creation activities
- 90.1 Arts creation activities

- 23.70 Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone
- 59.11 Motion picture, video and television programme production activities
- 59.12 Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
- 59.14 Motion picture projection activities
- 74.20 Photographic activities
- 74.99 All other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
- 78.10 Activities of employment placement agencies
- 82.40 Intermediation service activities for business support service activities n.e.c.
- 90.13 Other arts creation activities
- 93.29 Amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
- 90.11 Literary creation and musical composition activities
- 90.1 Arts creation activities

Parent hierarchy

S ARTS, SPORTS AND RECREATION > 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities > 90.1 Arts creation activities

S ARTS, SPORTS AND RECREATION > 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities > 90.2 Activities of performing arts

S ARTS, SPORTS AND RECREATION > 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities > 90.3 Support activities to arts creation and performing arts

S ARTS, SPORTS AND RECREATION > 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities > 90.1 Arts creation activities > 90.11 Literary creation and musical composition activities

S ARTS, SPORTS AND RECREATION > 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities > 90.1 Arts creation activities > 90.12 Visual arts creation activities

Rev. 2 mapping

- 90.0 -> 90.1 (scope-aligned)

- 90.0 -> 90.2 (scope-aligned)

- 90.0 -> 90.3 (scope-aligned)

- 90.03 -> 90.11 (scope-aligned)