Division 94: Activities of membership organisations

Section T, Other service activities. 13 subcategories with ISTAT's explanatory notes and the ATECO 2022 codes they come from.

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  1. 94Activities of membership organisations

    This division includes activities of organisations representing interests of special groups or promoting ideas to the general public. These organisations usually have a constituency of members, but their activities may involve and benefit non-members as well. The primary breakdown of this division is determined by the purpose that these organisations serve, namely interests of employers, self-employed individuals and professional groups (group 94.1), interests of employees (group 94.2) or the promotion of religious, political, cultural, educational or recreational ideas and activities (group 94.9).

  2. 94.1Activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    This group includes the activities of promoting the interests of the members of business and employer organisations.

    In the case of professional membership organisations, it also includes the activities of promoting the professional interests of members of the profession.

  3. 94.11Activities of business and employers membership organisations
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    Excludes

    • activities of professional membership organisations, see 94.1294.12
    • activities of trade unions, see 94.2094.20
    • activities of other membership organisations n.e.c., see 94.9994.99
    • activities of international organisations of an administrative nature, see 99.0099.00
  4. 94.11.0Activities of business and employers membership organisations
  5. 94.11.00Activities of business and employers membership organisations
    From ATECO 2022: 94.11.00 Attività di organizzazione di datori di lavoro, federazioni di industria, commercio, artigianato e servizi, associazioni, unioni, federazioni fra istituzioni (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities of organisations whose members' interests centre on the development and prosperity of enterprises in a particular line of business or trade (including farming), or on the economic growth and climate of a particular geographical area or political subdivision without regard for the line of business
    • activities of federations of such associations
    • activities of chambers of commerce, e.g.:
      • activities of regional unions of chambers of commerce with the purpose of representing the common interests of the chamber system within the relevant regional territory
      • activities of organisations between Italian and foreign enterprises, e.g. activities of chambers of commerce between Italian and foreign enterprises for the purpose of fostering and contributing to the development of economic and trade relations between Italy and other countries
    • activities of guilds and similar organisations
    • dissemination of information, representation before government agencies, public relations and labour negotiations of business and employer organisations
    • activities of federations for the political-associative representation of banking, financial and insurance organisations
  6. 94.12Activities of professional membership organisations
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • education provided by professional membership organisations, see division 8585
    • activities of business and employers membership organisations, see 94.1194.11
    • activities of trade unions, see 94.2094.20
    • activities of other membership organisations n.e.c., see 94.9994.99
  7. 94.12.1Activities of professional membership organisations whose membership as members is essential for the practice of the profession
  8. 94.12.10Activities of professional membership organisations whose membership as members is essential for the practice of the profession
    From ATECO 2022: 94.12.10 Attività di federazioni e consigli di ordini e collegi professionali (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities of organisations whose members' interests centre chiefly on a particular scholarly discipline or professional practice or technical field, e.g.:
      • medical associations
      • pharmaceutical associations
      • chemists' and physicists' associations
      • legal associations
      • accounting associations
      • engineering associations
      • architects' associations
    • dissemination of information, the establishment and supervision of standards of practice, representation before government agencies, public relations of professional organisations

    Implementation rule

    • Only activities of professional membership organisations in which membership is essential to practice are included here.
  9. 94.12.2Activities of other professional membership organisations
  10. 94.12.20Activities of other professional membership organisations
    From ATECO 2022: 94.12.20 Attività di associazioni professionali (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities of associations of specialists engaged in scientific, academic or cultural activities, e.g.:
      • associations of writers
      • associations of painters
      • associations of performers of various kinds
      • associations of journalists
    • dissemination of information, representation before government agencies, public relations of professional organisations

    Also includes

    • activities of learned societies

    Implementation rule

    • Only activities of professional membership organisations in which membership is not essential to practice are included here.
  11. 94.2Activities of trade unions
  12. 94.20Activities of trade unions
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • education provided by trade unions, see division 8585
    • education provided by professional membership organisations, see division 8585
    • activities of professional membership organisations, see 94.1294.12
    • activities of associations of pensioners, see 94.9994.99
    • activities of tenants' associations, see 94.9994.99
  13. 94.20.0Activities of trade unions
  14. 94.20.00Activities of trade unions
    From ATECO 2022: 94.20.00 Attività dei sindacati di lavoratori dipendenti (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • promoting the interests of organised labour and union employees
    • activities of factory representatives, trade unions made up of affiliated sections and organisations of trade unions that group trade unions by business sector, region, organisational structure or on the basis of other criteria

    Also includes

    • 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
  15. 94.9Activities of other membership organisations
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    This group includes the activities of units (except business and employers' membership organisations, professional membership organisations, and trade unions) that promote the interests of their members.

  16. 94.91Activities of religious organisations
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • education provided by religious organisations, see division 8585
    • health activities by religious organisations, see division 8686
    • social work activities by religious organisations, see divisions 87, 888788
    • other activities (e.g. manufacturing, trade, social works) carried out by religious organisations, see the correspondent classes
    • religious and social accommodation, see 55.2055.20
  17. 94.91.0Activities of religious organisations
  18. 94.91.00Activities of religious organisations
    From ATECO 2022: 94.91.00 Attività delle organizzazioni religiose nell'esercizio del culto (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities of religious organisations or individuals providing services directly to worshippers in churches, mosques, temples, synagogues or other places
    • activities of the Roman Curia, Archiepiscopal and Episcopal Curias, the Vicariate, parishes, abbeys, monasteries and convents, hermitages, orders, congregations and canonically erected institutions, other religious organisations in the exercise of worship
    • activities of organisations furnishing monastery and convent services
    • religious retreat activities

    Also includes

    • religious funeral service activities
  19. 94.92Activities of political organisations
  20. 94.92.0Activities of political organisations
  21. 94.92.00Activities of political organisations
    From ATECO 2022: 94.92.00 Attività dei partiti e delle associazioni politiche (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities of political organisations and auxiliary organisations (e.g. young people's auxiliaries associated with a political party). These organisations chiefly engage in influencing decision-taking in public governing bodies by placing members of the party or those sympathetic to the party in political office and involve the dissemination of information, public relations, fundraising, etc.
  22. 94.99Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
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    Excludes

    • sports and recreation education, see 85.5185.51
    • cultural education, see 85.5285.52
    • other education n.e.c., see 85.5985.59
    • social work activities without accommodation for older persons or persons with disabilities, see 88.1088.10
    • charitable activities like fundraising aimed at social work, see 88.9988.99
    • arts creation and performing arts activities, see division 9090
    • libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities, see division 9191
    • activities of sports clubs, see 93.1293.12
    • activities of sports associations, see 93.1993.19
    • activities of sports federations, see 93.1993.19
    • operation of sport fishing and hunting preserves, see 93.1993.19
    • support activities for sport or recreational hunting and fishing, see 93.1993.19
    • activities of professional membership organisations, see 94.1294.12
    • activities of international organisations under international treaties between states, see 99.0099.00
  23. 94.99.1Activities of organisations for the protection of citizens and consumers
  24. 94.99.10Activities of organisations for the protection of citizens and consumers
    From ATECO 2022: 94.99.10 Attività di organizzazioni per la tutela degli interessi e dei diritti dei cittadini (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities of organisations (not directly affiliated to a political party) furthering a public cause or issue concerning citizens or consumers by means of public education, political influence, fundraising, etc.:
      • activities of citizens' initiative or protest movements
      • activities of consumer associations
  25. 94.99.2Activities of cultural and recreational organisations
  26. 94.99.20Activities of cultural and recreational organisations
    From ATECO 2022: 94.99.20 Attività di organizzazioni che perseguono fini culturali, ricreativi e la coltivazione di hobby (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities of associations for the pursuit of cultural or recreational activities or a hobby other than sports or games, (e.g. poetry, literature and book clubs, historical clubs, gardening clubs, film and photographic clubs, music and art clubs, craft and collectors' clubs, social clubs, carnival clubs)
    • activities of automobile associations (other than sports)

    Excludes

    • non-formal adult sports and recreation education provided e.g. by the so-called università popolari, see 85.51.0985.51.09
    • non-formal adult cultural education provided e.g. by the so-called università popolari, see 85.52.0985.52.09
    • other non-formal adult education (expect sports, recreation and cultural education) provided e.g. by the so-called università popolari, see 85.59.3085.59.30
  27. 94.99.3Activities of organisations for patriotic purposes
  28. 94.99.30Activities of organisations for patriotic purposes
    From ATECO 2022: 94.99.30 Attività di organizzazioni patriottiche e associazioni combattentistiche (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities of associations for patriotic purposes, including war veterans' associations
  29. 94.99.4Activities of international cooperation and solidarity organisations
  30. 94.99.40Activities of international cooperation and solidarity organisations
    From ATECO 2022: 94.99.40 Attività di organizzazioni per la cooperazione e la solidarietà internazionale (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • organisations for the protection and betterment of special groups (e.g. ethnic and minority groups)

    Also includes

    • international cooperation and solidarity activities
  31. 94.99.5Activities of philanthropic and voluntarism promotion organisations
  32. 94.99.50Activities of philanthropic and voluntarism promotion organisations
    From ATECO 2022: 94.99.50 Attività di organizzazioni per la filantropia (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities of organisations supporting community and educational facilities n.e.c.

    Also includes

    • grant-giving activities by membership organisations or others
    • activities of philanthropic intermediaries and activities to promote volunteerism
  33. 94.99.6Activities of organisations for the protection of environmental and animals
  34. 94.99.60Activities of organisations for the protection of environmental and animals
    From ATECO 2022: 94.99.60 Attività di organizzazioni per la promozione e la difesa degli animali e dell'ambiente (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities of organisations (not directly affiliated to a political party) furthering a public cause or issue concerning environment and animals by means of public education, political influence, fund-raising etc.:
      • activities of environmental and ecological movements
      • activities of associations for the protection of animals
      • activities of fire-fighting associations and of associations for the protection of environmental
  35. 94.99.9Activities of other various membership organisations n.e.c.
  36. 94.99.90Activities of other various membership organisations n.e.c.
    From ATECO 2022: 94.99.90 Attività di altre organizzazioni associative n.c.a. (all from here)
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    Includes

    • activities of associations for the purpose of social acquaintanceship (e.g. Rotary Clubs, lodges)
    • activities of associations of youth (e.g. scout associations, young persons' associations, student associations, clubs, fraternities and sororities)
    • activities of associations intended to promote health
    • activities of associations of pensioners
    • activities of tenants' associations

    Also includes

    • service activities to promote hunting and trapping

    Excludes

    • operation of sport fishing and hunting preserves, see 93.19.9993.19.99
    • support activities for sport or recreational hunting and fishing, see 93.19.9993.19.99

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