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| 1 | Name of the current national classification (Original) | Национална Класификация на Икономическите Дейности (НКИД-2003) |
| 2 | Name of the current national classification (English) | National Classification of Economic Activities (NCEA-2003, for international use NACE.BG-2003) |
| 3 | Link to international classifications
(Give the name of the international standard classification the current classification is linked to or derived | NACE Rev.1.1 |
| 4 | 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? | Five levels: Sections, one-character alphabetical code; Subsections, two-character alphabetical code; Divisions, two-digit numerical code; Groups, three-digit numerical code; Classes, four-digit numerical code.
The structure of national classification is identical to international standard. |
| 5 | Number of items at the most detailed level of the current classification | 514 classes |
| 6 | Do conversion tables exist between the national and the international classifications (if applicable)? | Yes, NACE.BG-2003/ISIC Rev.3.1 |
| 7 | Name of institution / office responsible for the elaboration and maintenance of the classification | National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria |
| 8 | Contact address, phone number, e-mail or website for public information and inquiry | http://www.nsi.bg/ |
| 9 | Implementation date:
Please state the date of the first official adoption and the programme for the implementation of the various statistical applications. | Implementation date of NACE.BG-2003: In force from 01.01.2003, adopted with Order of the President of NSI, promulgated State Gazette No. 1/ 03.01.2003 |
| 10 | 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). | If there are national needs - yearly updating in accordance with adopted national Regulation for apply of NACE.BG,
Revision - depending on the revision of NACE/ISIC (planned for 2007) |
| 11 | 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. | NSI, other governement bodies of statistics as Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Health, National Social Security Institute etc. NACE.BG is used in business registers and in all NSI statistical surveys as structural business statistics, labour statistics, national accounts etc.
Outside of the Statistical Office, for example, in statistics of professional diseases and accidents at work in administrative registers of Ministry of Health and Social Security Institute. |
| 12 | 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. | From 01.01.2003 |
| 13 | In which languages is the classification available? | Bulgarian |
| 14 | Is the classification available in electronic form? | Yes |
| 15 | Do the conversion key(s) exist in electronic form? | Yes |
| 16 | Have national explanatory notes and recommendations been elaborated? | Yes, explanatory notes and recommendations |
| 17 | Problems occurred during the period of use of the current classification
Please describe the kind of problems that have occurred (interpretation, methodology, etc.) | There are some difficulties due to direct usage of NACE (the character of transition economy, differences from European market economy structure) and problems of interpretation of some activities, mainly services |
| 18 | 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.) | Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, National Social Security Institute
- for establishing the representativeness on national level of employers’ and syndical organizations;
- for social security needs (minimal obligatory insurance thresholds by branches and professional groups) |
| 19 | Alternative classifications used by other institutions of the economy
Please indicate if these classifications are available and useful for the Statistical Office. | There is no alternative classification |
| 20 | Name of former (previous) national classification
(full name in both national tongue and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given) | Национална Класификация на Икономическите Дейности (НКИД-2001)
National Classification of Economic Activities (NCEA-2001, for international use NACE.BG-2001) |
| 21 | Link of former classification to international classifcations | NACE Rev.1 |
| 22 | Levels in the structure (of former classification) | Five levels - sections, subsections, divisions, groups, classes |
| 23 | Number of items at the most detailed level | 503 classes |
| 24 | Do conversion tables exist between former and current classification? | Yes |
| 25 | Date of implementation of former classification | In force from 01.01.2001, adopted with Order of President of NSI, promulgated State Gazette, No. 6/ 19.01.2001 |
| 26 | 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. | Until 2003, all statistical data |
