| 1 | Name of the current national classification (Original) | Nomenklatura e veprimtarive ekonomike (NVE). |
| 2 | Name of the current national classification (English) | Nomenclature of economic activities (NACE) (NEA) |
| 3 | Link to international classifications
(Give the name of the international standard classification the current classification is linked to or derived | NACE Rev. 1 |
| 4 | If no links to international classifications exist or no international standard is used, please state if there any plans to use international norms, such as work in progress, translation etc. | - |
| 5 | Please describe deviations from the international standard (if any)
(Use one or two examples, if general statement not possible) | - |
| 6 | Levels in the structure:
Is the structure identical to international standard or, if not, how does it differ?
Have additional levels been added or have changes been made, e.g. aggregations or additional breakdowns? | The structure is identical to the international standard. It has 505 classes with some additional breakdowns. |
| 7 | Number of items at the most detailed level of the current classification | 2 items of trade |
| 8 | Do conversion tables exist between the national and the international classifications (if applicable)? | Not yet |
| 9 | Name of institution / office responsible for the elaboration and maintenance of the classification | INSTAT |
| 10 | Implementation date:
Please state the date of the first official adoption and the programme for the implementation of the various statistical applications. | By 18.7.1994. It is implemented in various surveys |
| 11 | Plans for revision or update of the current classification.
Please state if plans are made to revise the classification (e.g. due to national needs not reflected in the international classification). | Yes, due to national needs |
| 12 | Users of the classification for statistical purposes
Please state in which statistics (surveys etc.) this classification is used and if there are users outside of the Statistical Office. | INSTAT, statistical offices in Ministries, regional statistical offices |
| 13 | Statistical data collected according to the current classification
Please describe for which statistical surveys or indicators the classification is used and, if not used at the most detailed level, indicate the level or aggregates used. | Domestic trade survey, café-restaurant survey, construction, road transport of goods, panel-peco survey, labour force, structural enterprise survey at 4 digit level |
| 14 | Statistical data published according to the current classification
Please describe for which statistical surveys or indicators the classification is used and, if not used at the most detailed level, indicate the level or aggregates used. | Business register, turnover by activities, production, and labour force. |
| 15 | Have national explanatory notes and recommendations been elaborated? | Yes |
| 16 | Problems occurred during the period of use of the current classification
Please describe the kind of problems that have occurred (interpretation, methodology, etc.) | Some problems of interpretation and methodology |
| 17 | Users of the classification for non-statistical purposes
Please give the names of institutions that use the classification for non-statistical purposes (as opposed to statistical purposes in question 13). Also indicate the kind of use (e.g. tax offices, social security, customs, enterprise register etc.) | Tax offices |
| 18 | Name of former (previous) national classification
(full name in both national tongue and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given) | Nomenklatura kombetare (N.K.), National nomenclature (N.N.) |
| 19 | Link of former classification to international classifcations | - |
| 20 | Levels in the structure (of former classification) | 19 |
| 21 | Number of items at the most detailed level | - |
| 22 | Do conversion tables exist between former and current classification? | No |
| 23 | Which statistical data are currently collected or published according to the former classification?
Please indicate if this statistical data is collected or published by the Statistical Office or elsewhere. | Production by branches of activities. Year Book 1990 |