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NOGA E WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES
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).
EMultilingual 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) | PRODUCTION ET DISTRIBUTION D’EAU; ASSAINISSEMENT, GESTION DES DÉCHETS ET DÉPOLLUTION |
| Deutsch (de) | WASSERVERSORGUNG; ABWASSER- UND ABFALLENTSORGUNG UND BESEITIGUNG VON UMWELTVERSCHMUTZUNGEN |
| Italiano (it) | FORNITURA DI ACQUA; GESTIONE DI RETI FOGNARIE, ATTIVITÀ DI TRATTAMENTO DEI RIFIUTI E RISANAMENTO |
| English (en) | WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code E sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| section | E | WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES |
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 4 more specific sub-levels.
Neighbouring codes
NOGA codes close to E, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| A | section | AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING |
| B | section | MINING AND QUARRYING |
| C | section | MANUFACTURING |
| D | section | ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY |
| F | section | CONSTRUCTION |
| G | section | WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE |
| H | section | TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE |
| I | section | ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code E.
A company whose main activity falls under "WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES" is classified under NOGA code E.
This category covers industrial units and workshops that transform raw materials or components into finished or semi-finished products: factories, manufacturing plants, production workshops and processing sites.
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 E 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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