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Activities of professional membership organisations

Use this class for activities of professional membership organisations when the main activity includes Activities of organisations whose members’ interests centre chiefly on a particular scholarly discipline or professional practice or technical field (e.g. medical associations, legal associations, accounting associations, engineering associations, architects’ associations) and Activities of associations of specialists engaged in scientific, academic or cultural activities (e.g. associations of writers, painters, performers of various kinds, journalists). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.

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Activities of trade unions

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

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Shared hierarchy

These codes do not share a visible parent branch.

Comparison summary

A short checklist before choosing one code over another.

Different branches

These codes do not share a visible parent branch, so compare the main activity and official exclusions carefully.

Known ambiguity

94.20, 94.12, 94.2 already list another compared code as related or often confused.

Check exclusions

94.20, 94.12 include official exclusions that may point to a better-fitting code.

Migration review

85 have non-exact Rev. 2 to Rev. 2.1 mappings; review old records before migration.

Official title

Activities of trade unions

Education

Activities of professional membership organisations

Activities of trade unions

Plain-language summary

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

Official inclusions

- promoting the interests of organised labour and union employees
- activities of associations whose members are employees interested chiefly in the representation of their views concerning the salary and work situation, and in concerted action through organisation

Not stated separately in available source data

- activities of organisations whose members’ interests centre chiefly on a particular scholarly discipline or professional practice or technical field (e.g. medical associations, legal associations, accounting associations, engineering associations, architects’ associations)
- activities of associations of specialists engaged in scientific, academic or cultural activities (e.g. associations of writers, painters, performers of various kinds, journalists)
- dissemination of information, the establishment and supervision of standards of practice, representation before government agencies, public relations of professional organisations
- activities of learned societies

Not stated separately in available source data

Official exclusions

- education provided by trade unions, see division 85
- activities of professional membership organisations, see 94.12

Not stated separately in available source data

- education provided by professional membership organisations, see division 85
- activities of business and employers’ membership organisations, see 94.11
- activities of trade unions, see 94.20
- activities of other membership organisations n.e.c., see 94.99

Not stated separately in available source data

Typical examples

- Promoting the interests of organised labour and union employees
- Activities of associations whose members are employees interested chiefly in the representation of their views concerning the salary and work situation, and in concerted action through organisation

- Pre-primary education
- Primary education
- Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- Tertiary education

- Activities of organisations whose members’ interests centre chiefly on a particular scholarly discipline or professional practice or technical field (e.g. medical associations, legal associations, accounting associations, engineering associations, architects’ associations)
- Activities of associations of specialists engaged in scientific, academic or cultural activities (e.g. associations of writers, painters, performers of various kinds, journalists)
- Dissemination of information, the establishment and supervision of standards of practice, representation before government agencies, public relations of professional organisations
- Activities of learned societies

- Activities of trade unions

Common reasons to choose this code

- promoting the interests of organised labour and union employees
- activities of associations whose members are employees interested chiefly in the representation of their views concerning the salary and work situation, and in concerted action through organisation

- Pre-primary education
- Primary education
- Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- Tertiary education

- activities of organisations whose members’ interests centre chiefly on a particular scholarly discipline or professional practice or technical field (e.g. medical associations, legal associations, accounting associations, engineering associations, architects’ associations)
- activities of associations of specialists engaged in scientific, academic or cultural activities (e.g. associations of writers, painters, performers of various kinds, journalists)
- dissemination of information, the establishment and supervision of standards of practice, representation before government agencies, public relations of professional organisations
- activities of learned societies

- Activities of trade unions

Common reasons not to choose this code

- education provided by trade unions, see division 85
- activities of professional membership organisations, see 94.12

- Activities whose main purpose falls outside education in the NACE hierarchy

- education provided by professional membership organisations, see division 85
- activities of business and employers’ membership organisations, see 94.11
- activities of trade unions, see 94.20
- activities of other membership organisations n.e.c., see 94.99

- Activities primarily classified as activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations
- Activities primarily classified as activities of other membership organisations

Usually not this code

- Education provided by trade unions, see division 85
- Activities of professional membership organisations

- Activities whose main purpose falls outside education in the NACE hierarchy

- Education provided by professional membership organisations, see division 85
- Activities of business and employers’ membership organisations
- Activities of trade unions
- Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

- Activities primarily classified as activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations
- Activities primarily classified as activities of other membership organisations

Related codes

- 85 Education
- 94.12 Activities of professional membership organisations
- 94.2 Activities of trade unions

- 85.1 Pre-primary education
- 85.2 Primary education
- 85.3 Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- 85.4 Tertiary education
- Q EDUCATION

- 85 Education
- 94.11 Activities of business and employers membership organisations
- 94.20 Activities of trade unions
- 94.99 Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
- 94.1 Activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations

- 94.1 Activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations
- 94.9 Activities of other membership organisations
- 94.20 Activities of trade unions
- 94 Activities of membership organisations

Parent hierarchy

T OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES > 94 Activities of membership organisations > 94.2 Activities of trade unions > 94.20 Activities of trade unions

Q EDUCATION > 85 Education

T OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES > 94 Activities of membership organisations > 94.1 Activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations > 94.12 Activities of professional membership organisations

T OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES > 94 Activities of membership organisations > 94.2 Activities of trade unions

Rev. 2 mapping

- 94.20 -> 94.20 (exact)

- 85 -> 85 (exact)
- 82 -> 85 (scope-aligned)
- 88 -> 85 (scope-aligned)

- 94.12 -> 94.12 (exact)

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- 94.2 -> 94.2 (exact)

Comparison field	94.20	85	94.12	94.2
Official title	Activities of trade unions	Education	Activities of professional membership organisations	Activities of trade unions
Plain-language summary	Use this class for activities of trade unions when the main activity includes Promoting the interests of organised labour and union employees and Activities of associations whose members are employees interested chiefly in the representation of their views concerning the salary and work situation, and in concerted action through organisation. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.	Use this division for the broader activity area of education, including Pre-primary education, Primary education, and Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.	Use this class for activities of professional membership organisations when the main activity includes Activities of organisations whose members’ interests centre chiefly on a particular scholarly discipline or professional practice or technical field (e.g. medical associations, legal associations, accounting associations, engineering associations, architects’ associations) and Activities of associations of specialists engaged in scientific, academic or cultural activities (e.g. associations of writers, painters, performers of various kinds, journalists). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.	Use this group for the broader activity area of activities of trade unions, including Activities of trade unions. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Official inclusions	- promoting the interests of organised labour and union employees - activities of associations whose members are employees interested chiefly in the representation of their views concerning the salary and work situation, and in concerted action through organisation	Not stated separately in available source data	- activities of organisations whose members’ interests centre chiefly on a particular scholarly discipline or professional practice or technical field (e.g. medical associations, legal associations, accounting associations, engineering associations, architects’ associations) - activities of associations of specialists engaged in scientific, academic or cultural activities (e.g. associations of writers, painters, performers of various kinds, journalists) - dissemination of information, the establishment and supervision of standards of practice, representation before government agencies, public relations of professional organisations - activities of learned societies	Not stated separately in available source data
Official exclusions	- education provided by trade unions, see division 85 - activities of professional membership organisations, see 94.12	Not stated separately in available source data	- education provided by professional membership organisations, see division 85 - activities of business and employers’ membership organisations, see 94.11 - activities of trade unions, see 94.20 - activities of other membership organisations n.e.c., see 94.99	Not stated separately in available source data
Typical examples	- Promoting the interests of organised labour and union employees - Activities of associations whose members are employees interested chiefly in the representation of their views concerning the salary and work situation, and in concerted action through organisation	- Pre-primary education - Primary education - Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - Tertiary education	- Activities of organisations whose members’ interests centre chiefly on a particular scholarly discipline or professional practice or technical field (e.g. medical associations, legal associations, accounting associations, engineering associations, architects’ associations) - Activities of associations of specialists engaged in scientific, academic or cultural activities (e.g. associations of writers, painters, performers of various kinds, journalists) - Dissemination of information, the establishment and supervision of standards of practice, representation before government agencies, public relations of professional organisations - Activities of learned societies	- Activities of trade unions
Common reasons to choose this code	- promoting the interests of organised labour and union employees - activities of associations whose members are employees interested chiefly in the representation of their views concerning the salary and work situation, and in concerted action through organisation	- Pre-primary education - Primary education - Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - Tertiary education	- activities of organisations whose members’ interests centre chiefly on a particular scholarly discipline or professional practice or technical field (e.g. medical associations, legal associations, accounting associations, engineering associations, architects’ associations) - activities of associations of specialists engaged in scientific, academic or cultural activities (e.g. associations of writers, painters, performers of various kinds, journalists) - dissemination of information, the establishment and supervision of standards of practice, representation before government agencies, public relations of professional organisations - activities of learned societies	- Activities of trade unions
Common reasons not to choose this code	- education provided by trade unions, see division 85 - activities of professional membership organisations, see 94.12	- Activities whose main purpose falls outside education in the NACE hierarchy	- education provided by professional membership organisations, see division 85 - activities of business and employers’ membership organisations, see 94.11 - activities of trade unions, see 94.20 - activities of other membership organisations n.e.c., see 94.99	- Activities primarily classified as activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations - Activities primarily classified as activities of other membership organisations
Usually not this code	- Education provided by trade unions, see division 85 - Activities of professional membership organisations	- Activities whose main purpose falls outside education in the NACE hierarchy	- Education provided by professional membership organisations, see division 85 - Activities of business and employers’ membership organisations - Activities of trade unions - Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.	- Activities primarily classified as activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations - Activities primarily classified as activities of other membership organisations
Related codes	- 85 Education - 94.12 Activities of professional membership organisations - 94.2 Activities of trade unions	- 85.1 Pre-primary education - 85.2 Primary education - 85.3 Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - 85.4 Tertiary education - Q EDUCATION	- 85 Education - 94.11 Activities of business and employers membership organisations - 94.20 Activities of trade unions - 94.99 Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c. - 94.1 Activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations	- 94.1 Activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations - 94.9 Activities of other membership organisations - 94.20 Activities of trade unions - 94 Activities of membership organisations
Parent hierarchy	T OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES > 94 Activities of membership organisations > 94.2 Activities of trade unions > 94.20 Activities of trade unions	Q EDUCATION > 85 Education	T OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES > 94 Activities of membership organisations > 94.1 Activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations > 94.12 Activities of professional membership organisations	T OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES > 94 Activities of membership organisations > 94.2 Activities of trade unions
Rev. 2 mapping	- 94.20 -> 94.20 (exact)	- 85 -> 85 (exact) - 82 -> 85 (scope-aligned) - 88 -> 85 (scope-aligned)	- 94.12 -> 94.12 (exact)	- 94.2 -> 94.2 (exact)

94.20

Choose when

- promoting the interests of organised labour and union employees
- activities of associations whose members are employees interested chiefly in the representation of their views concerning the salary and work situation, and in concerted action through organisation

Avoid when

- education provided by trade unions, see division 85
- activities of professional membership organisations, see 94.12

Choose when

- Pre-primary education
- Primary education
- Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- Tertiary education

Avoid when

- Activities whose main purpose falls outside education in the NACE hierarchy

94.12

Choose when

- activities of organisations whose members’ interests centre chiefly on a particular scholarly discipline or professional practice or technical field (e.g. medical associations, legal associations, accounting associations, engineering associations, architects’ associations)
- activities of associations of specialists engaged in scientific, academic or cultural activities (e.g. associations of writers, painters, performers of various kinds, journalists)
- dissemination of information, the establishment and supervision of standards of practice, representation before government agencies, public relations of professional organisations
- activities of learned societies

Avoid when

- education provided by professional membership organisations, see division 85
- activities of business and employers’ membership organisations, see 94.11
- activities of trade unions, see 94.20
- activities of other membership organisations n.e.c., see 94.99

94.2

Choose when

- Activities of trade unions

Avoid when

- Activities primarily classified as activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations
- Activities primarily classified as activities of other membership organisations

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