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  • Class 1709
    Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard
    This class includes:
    ~ manufacture of household and personal hygiene paper and cellulose wadding products:
    ~ cleansing tissues
    ~ handkerchiefs, towels, serviettes
    ~ toilet paper
    ~ sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies
    ~ cups, dishes and trays
    ~ manufacture of textile wadding and articles of wadding: sanitary towels, tampons etc.
    ~ manufacture of printing and writing paper ready for use
    ~ manufacture of computer printout paper ready for use
    ~ manufacture of self-copy paper ready for use
    ~ manufacture of duplicator stencils and carbon paper ready for use
    ~ manufacture of gummed or adhesive paper ready for use
    ~ manufacture of envelopes and letter-cards
    ~ manufacture of registers, accounting BOOKS, binders, albums and similar educational and commercial stationery
    ~ manufacture of boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums containing an assortment of paper stationery
    ~ manufacture of wallpaper and similar wall coverings, including vinyl-coated and textile wallpaper
    ~ manufacture of labels
    ~ manufacture of filter paper and paperboard
    ~ manufacture of paper and paperboard bobbins, spools, cops etc.
    ~ manufacture of egg trays and other moulded pulp packaging products etc.
    ~ manufacture of paper novelties

  • Class 4761
    Retail sale of BOOKS, newspapers and stationary in specialized stores
    This class includes:
    ~ retail sale of BOOKS of all kinds
    ~ retail sale of newspapers and stationery

    This class also includes:
    ~ retail sale of office supplies such as pens, pencils, paper etc.

  • Class 1811
    Printing
    This class includes:
    ~ printing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, BOOKS and brochures, music and music manuscripts, maps, atlases, posters, advertising catalogues, prospectuses and other printed advertising, postage stamps, taxation stamps, documents of title, cheques and other security papers, diaries, calendars, business forms and other commercial printed matter, personal stationery and other printed matter by letterpress, offset, photogravure, flexographic and other printing presses, duplication machines, computer printers, embossers etc., including quick printing
    ~ printing directly onto textiles, plastic, glass, metal, wood and ceramics

    The material printed is typically copyrighted.

    This class also includes:
    ~ printing on labels or tags (lithographic, gravure printing, flexographic printing, other)

  • Class 1812
    Service activities related to printing
    This class includes:
    ~ binding of printed sheets, e.g. into BOOKS, brochures, magazines, catalogues etc., by folding, assembling, stitching, glueing, collating, basting, adhesive binding, trimming, gold stamping
    ~ composition, typesetting, phototypesetting, pre-press data input including scanning and optical character recognition, electronic make-up
    ~ plate-making services including imagesetting and plate-setting (for the printing processes letterpress and offset)
    ~ engraving or etching of cylinders for gravure
    ~ plate processes direct to plate (also photopolymer plates)
    ~ preparation of plates and dies for relief stamping or printing
    ~ production of proofs
    ~ artistic work including preparation of litho stones and prepared woodblocks
    ~ production of reprographic products
    ~ design of printing products e.g. sketches, layouts, dummies etc.
    ~ other graphic activities such as die-sinking or die-stamping, Braille copying, punching and drilling, embossing, varnishing and laminating, collating and insetting, creasing


  • Class 4649
    Wholesale of other household goods
    This class includes:
    ~ wholesale of household furniture
    ~ wholesale of household appliances
    ~ wholesale of consumer electronics:
    ~ radio and TV equipment
    ~ CD and DVD players and recorders
    ~ stereo equipment
    ~ video game consoles
    ~ wholesale of lighting equipment
    ~ wholesale of cutlery
    ~ wholesale of china and glassware
    ~ wholesale of woodenware, wickerwork and corkware etc.
    ~ wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods
    ~ wholesale of perfumeries, cosmetics and soaps
    ~ wholesale of bicycles and their parts and accessories
    ~ wholesale of stationery, BOOKS, magazines and newspapers
    ~ wholesale of photographic and optical goods (e.g. sunglasses, binoculars, magnifying glasses)
    ~ wholesale of recorded audio and video tapes, CDs, DVDs
    ~ wholesale of leather goods and travel accessories
    ~ wholesale of watches, clocks and jewellery
    ~ wholesale of musical instruments, games and toys, sports goods

  • Class 5811
    Book publishing
    This class includes the activities of publishing BOOKS in print, electronic (CD, electronic displays etc.) or audio form or on the Internet.

    This class includes:
    ~ publishing of BOOKS, brochures, leaflets and similar publications, including publishing of dictionaries and encyclopedias
    ~ publishing of atlases, maps and charts
    ~ publishing of audio books
    ~ publishing of encyclopedias etc. on CD-ROM

  • Class 5920
    Sound recording and music publishing activities
    This class includes:
    ~ production of original (sound) master recordings, such as tapes, CDs
    ~ sound recording service activities in a studio or elsewhere, including the production of taped (i.e. non-live) radio programming, audio for film, television etc.
    ~ music publishing, i.e. activities of:
    ~ acquiring and registering copyrights for musical compositions
    ~ promoting, authorizing and using these compositions in recordings, radio, television, motion pictures, live performances, print and other media
    ~ distributing sound recordings to wholesalers, retailers or directly to the public

    Units engaged in these activities may own the copyright or act as administrator of the music copyrights on behalf of the copyright owners.

    This class also includes:
    ~ publishing of music and sheet books

  • Class 7729
    Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods
    This class includes:
    ~ renting of all kinds of household or personal goods, to households or industries (except recreational and sports equipment):
    ~ textiles, wearing apparel and footwear
    ~ furniture, pottery and glass, kitchen and tableware, electrical appliances and house wares
    ~ jewellery, musical instruments, scenery and costumes
    ~ BOOKS, journals and magazines
    ~ machinery and equipment used by amateurs or as a hobby e.g. tools for home repairs
    ~ flowers and plants
    ~ electronic equipment for household use

  • Class 7490
    Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
    This class includes a great variety of service activities generally delivered to commercial clients. It includes those activities for which more advanced professional, scientific and technical skill levels are required, but does not include ongoing, routine business functions that are generally of short duration.

    This class includes:
    ~ translation and interpretation activities
    ~ business brokerage activities, i.e. arranging for the purchase and sale of small and medium-sized businesses, including professional practices, but not including real estate brokerage
    ~ patent brokerage activities (arranging for the purchase and sale of patents)
    ~ appraisal activities other than for real estate and insurance (for antiques, jewellery, etc.)
    ~ bill auditing and freight rate information
    ~ activities of quantity surveyors
    ~ weather forecasting activities
    ~ security consulting
    ~ agronomy consulting
    ~ environmental consulting
    ~ other technical consulting
    ~ activities of consultants other than architecture, engineering and management consultants

    This class also includes:
    ~ activities carried on by agents and agencies on behalf of individuals usually involving the obtaining of engagements in motion picture, theatrical production or other entertainment or sports attractions and the placement of BOOKS, plays, artworks, photographs etc., with publishers, producers etc.

  • Class 7740
    Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works
    This class includes the activities of allowing others to use intellectual property products and similar products for which a royalty payment or licensing fee is paid to the owner of the product (i.e. the asset holder). The leasing of these products can take various forms, such as permission for reproduction, use in subsequent processes or products, operating businesses under a franchise etc. The current owners may or may not have created these products.

    This class includes:
    ~ leasing of intellectual property products (except copyrighted works, such as BOOKS or software)
    ~ receiving royalties or licensing fees for the use of:
    ~ patented entities
    ~ trademarks or service marks
    ~ brand names
    ~ mineral exploration and evaluation
    ~ franchise agreements


  • Class 9101
    Library and archives activities
    This class includes:
    ~ documentation and information activities of libraries of all kinds, reading, listening and viewing rooms, public archives providing service to the general public or to a special clientele, such as students, scientists, staff, members as well as operation of government archives:
    ~ organization of a collection, whether specialized or not
    ~ cataloguing collections
    ~ lending and storage of BOOKS, maps, periodicals, films, records, tapes, works of art etc.
    ~ retrieval activities in order to comply with information requests etc.
    ~ stock photo libraries and services

  • Group 181
    Printing and service activities related to printing
    This group includes printing of products, such as newspapers, BOOKS, periodicals, business forms, greeting cards, and other materials, and associated support activities, such as bookbinding, plate-making services, and data imaging. Printing can be done using various techniques and on different materials.
  • Group 476
    Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialized stores
    This group includes the retail sale in specialized stores of cultural and recreation goods, such as BOOKS, newspapers, music and video recordings, sporting equipment, games and toys.
  • Group 581
    Publishing of BOOKS, periodicals and other publishing activities
    This group includes activities of publishing BOOKS, newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, directories and mailing lists, and other works such as photos, engravings, postcards, timetables, forms, posters and reproductions of works of art. These works are characterized by the intellectual creativity required in their development and are usually protected by copyright.
  • Division 18
    Printing and reproduction of recorded media
    This division includes printing of products, such as newspapers, BOOKS, periodicals, business forms, greeting cards, and other materials, and associated support activities, such as bookbinding, plate-making services, and data imaging. The support activities included here are an integral part of the printing industry, and a product (a printing plate, a bound book, or a computer disk or file) that is an integral part of the printing industry is almost always provided by these operations.
    Processes used in printing include a variety of methods for transferring an image from a plate, screen, or computer file to a medium, such as paper, plastics, metal, textile articles, or wood. The most prominent of these methods entails the transfer of the image from a plate or screen to the medium through lithographic, gravure, screen or flexographic printing. Often a computer file is used to directly ''drive'' the printing mechanism to create the image or electrostatic and other types of equipment (digital or non-impact printing).
    Though printing and publishing can be carried out by the same unit (a newspaper, for example), it is less and less the case that these distinct activities are carried out in the same physical location.

    This division also includes the reproduction of recorded media, such as compact discs, video recordings, software on discs or tapes, records etc.

    This division excludes publishing activities (see section J).

  • Division 58
    Publishing activities
    This division includes the publishing of BOOKS, brochures, leaflets, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, atlases, maps and charts; publishing of newspapers, journals and periodicals; directory and mailing list and other publishing, as well as software publishing.

    Publishing includes the acquisition of copyrights to content (information products) and making this content available to the general public by engaging in (or arranging for) the reproduction and distribution of this content in various forms. All the feasible forms of publishing (in print, electronic or audio form, on the Internet, as multimedia products such as CD-ROM reference BOOKS etc.), except publishing of motion pictures, are included in this division.

    This division excludes the publishing of motion pictures, video tapes and movies on DVD or similar media (division 59) and the production of master copies for records or audio material (division 59). Also excluded are printing (see 1811) and the mass reproduction of recorded media (see 1820).

  • Section J
    Information and communication
    This section includes the production and distribution of information and cultural products, the provision of the means to transmit or distribute these products, as well as data or communications, information technology activities and the processing of data and other information service activities.

    The main components of this section are publishing activities (division 58), including software publishing, motion picture and sound recording activities (division 59), radio and TV broadcasting and programming activities (division 60), telecommunications activities (division 61) and information technology activities (division 62) and other information service activities (division 63).

    Publishing includes the acquisition of copyrights to content (information products) and making this content available to the general public by engaging in (or arranging for) the reproduction and distribution of this content in various forms. All the feasible forms of publishing (in print, electronic or audio form, on the internet, as multimedia products such as CD-ROM reference BOOKS etc.) are included in this section.

    Activities related to production and distribution of TV programming span divisions 59, 60 and 61, reflecting different stages in this process. Individual components, such as movies, television series etc. are produced by activities in division 59, while the creation of a complete television channel programme, from components produced in division 59 or other components (such as live news programming) is included in division 60. Division 60 also includes the broadcasting of this programme by the producer. The distribution of the complete television programme by third parties, i.e. without any alteration of the content, is included in division 61. This distribution in division 61 can be done through broadcasting, satellite or cable systems.