1. ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATIONS Advanced course Day 1 – third afternoon session Tools for assisting the use of classifications
Zsófia Ercsey - KSH – Hungary
Marie-Madeleine Fuger - INSEE – France
Hans Van Hooff - CBS - Netherlands
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2. Tools for assisting the use of classifications
External users:
Dissemination on internet
Searching engine on internet
Hungarian additional explanatory notes to NACE Rev.2 and CPA Ver.2.1
Information service
Internal users:
Dissemination on intranet
Complex correspondence table for NACE–CPA–ÖVTJ
Database of classification letters
Classifications in meta-database

3. Dissemination on internet
1st menu:
Hungarian Central Statistical Office’ web-site:
NACE Rev.2 = TEÁOR’08
CPA Ver.2.1 = TESZOR’15
Published documents:
Short description of classification
Structure
Explanatory notes, list of changes every year
Search engine
Methodology
Correspondence tables
Legal bases (1893/2006 NACE regulation etc.)
Old version (NACE Rev.1., CPA 2008)
International version link to RAMON
1st
CPC (central classification) merely developped to enhance harmonization among various fields and related statistics and to strengthen the role of national accounts

4. Dissemination on internet (2)
2nd menu:
Hungarian Central Statistical Office’ web-site: by subject or by alphabet
Extra information:
Versions of classifications (every year updates of NACE/TEÁOR etc)
Downloading in csv
Printing
For example: CPA Ver.2.1 (TESZOR):
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CPC (central classification) merely developped to enhance harmonization among various fields and related statistics and to strengthen the role of national accounts

5. Searching engine on internet
For NACE Rev.2 (TEÁOR’08) only
You can search by code or text
Searching in the explanatory notes
All results (findings) are listed: code and denomination of NACE/TEÁOR category
clicking on the result, you will see the explanatory notes of the class concerned
Future plan: for TESZOR (CPA)…

6. Hungarian additional explanatory notes to NACE Rev.2 and CPA Ver.2.1
Separate cell in database table for the Hungarian additional explanations:
- Typical activities and products occurring in Hungary
- Categories of the Hungarian legal rules relating to an activity
Aim is assisting the enterprises in the right use and interpretation of NACE, CPA
See: internet (Hungarian version)

7. Information Service
Hungarian enterprises are responsible for classifying their activity into NACE
If enterprise can not classify its activity into NACE, it may write a letter (request) to CSO Information Service
Single channel communication with clients: Information Service
In background classification experts support them
Methodology department ca replies since 2008

8. Tools for internal users: within CSO
Dissemination on intranet
For internal use: for informing the colleagues
Classifications are used in questionnaires, data processing and publications
Intranet: uploaded classifications: the same files as on internet, but in excel, word, pdf
Versions of previous year (questionnaires may use previous version)
see: Intranet

9. Complex correspondence table for NACE – CPA – ÖVTJ
ÖVTJ = Hungarian activity classification for sole proprietors
Based on NACE, and breakdowns according to the specialities of the Hungarian sole proprietors
CPA code is identical with NACE code on the first 1-4 digit (some exceptions)
But correspondence between CPA and ÖVTJ is not unambiguous
Merging NACE-CPA-ÖVTJ into one correspondence table
Complex correspondence table gives a choice
Aim: assisting classification work, classifying activities and products
Update every year
Internal use only (see: Intranet)
Helpful for classification work (register, NA)

10. Database of classification letters
Like case laws
You can search by subject, registration number, client, text, code etc.
Available within CSO only (see: Intranet)
Colleagues engaged in classification work
Aim: consequent classifications of activities and products

11. Classifications in meta-database
Nomenclatures are a separate object in meta-database (MDB)
All nomenclatures are stored in MDB if they are used for data processing by any statistical domain
Standard structure of database table for nomenclatures
Standard rules for creating and update a nomenclature

12. Thank you!