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NOGA 84.12 Regulation of health care, education, cultural services and other social services
Activity from the Swiss General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA 2025), published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The full dataset (NACE 2.1 + ISIC 4 cross-walks) is included in Classifications (399 CHF).
8412Multilingual description
NOGA 2025 provides the official designation in the four languages used by the Swiss federal authorities, alongside their European equivalents.
| Language | Designation |
|---|---|
| Français (fr) | Réglementation des soins de santé, de l’enseignement, des services culturels et des autres services sociaux |
| Deutsch (de) | Öffentliche Verwaltung auf den Gebieten Gesundheitswesen, Bildung, Kultur und Sozialwesen |
| Italiano (it) | Regolamentazione dei servizi di assistenza sanitaria, istruzione, servizi culturali e di altri servizi sociali |
| English (en) | Regulation of health care, education, cultural services and other social services |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 84.12 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| section | P | PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE; COMPULSORY SOCIAL SECURITY |
| division | 84 | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
| group | 84.1 | Administration of the State and the economic, social and environmental policies of the community |
| class | 84.12 | Regulation of health care, education, cultural services and other social services |
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 1 more specific sub-level.
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| subclass | 84.12.00 | Regulation of health care, education, cultural services and other social services |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 84.12 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 84.12 | 84.12 Regulation of health care, education, cultural services and other social services | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 84.12 | Regulation of health care, education, cultural services and other social services | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 8412 | Regulation of the activities of providing health care, education, cultural services and other social services, excluding social security | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 84.12 | Réglementation des soins de santé, de l’enseignement, des services culturels et des autres services sociaux | exact |
Type exact = strict 1:1 equivalence. partial = partial overlap. multi = one source code maps to several target codes.
Neighbouring codes
NOGA codes close to 84.12, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 84.11 | class | General public administration activities |
| 84.13 | class | Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businesses |
| 84.21 | class | Foreign affairs |
| 84.22 | class | Defence activities |
| 84.23 | class | Justice and judicial activities |
| 84.24 | class | Public order and safety activities |
| 84.25 | class | Fire service activities |
| 84.30 | class | Compulsory social security activities |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 84.12.
A company whose main activity falls under "Regulation of health care, education, cultural services and other social services" is classified under NOGA code 84.12.
This category covers service companies, firms, agencies and sole traders whose main offering matches this activity: consulting firms, professional practices and independent providers.
The code is assigned on the principle of the main economic activity: if an entity has several activities, the one generating the most value added determines the classification.
How this code is used
NOGA code 84.12 is used by the Swiss federal authorities to classify companies by their main economic activity, notably:
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO): business and establishment register (BER), censuses and structural statistics.
- OASI compensation funds: classification of the employer's activity at registration.
- Federal Tax Administration (FTA): VAT profiling, net tax debt rates and sector statistics.
- Commercial register: "activities" field when registering a new legal entity.
- SUVA and accident-insurance funds: pricing of accident-insurance contributions by risk class.
- SECO and labour-market statistics: sector analyses and targeted support measures.
Official source
This page reproduces information from the NOGA 2025 standard published by the Federal Statistical Office. For the official version:
bfs.admin.ch — NOGA — General Classification of Economic Activities
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