Class M

CLASS Section – Division – Group

Legal activities

Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy

Activities of head offices

This class includes the overseeing and managing of other units of the company or enterprise; undertaking the strategic or organisational planning and decision making role of the company or enterprise; exercising operational control and managing the day-to-day operations of their related units.

Management consultancy activities

Public relations and communication activities

This class includes the provision of advice, guidance and operational assistance, including lobbying activities, to businesses and other organisations on public relations and communication.

Business and other management consultancy activities

This class includes the provision of advice, guidance and operational assistance to businesses and other organisations on management issues, such as corporate strategic and organisational planning, business process reengineering, change management, cost reduction and other financial issues; marketing objectives and policies; human resource policies, practices and planning; compensation and retirement strategies; production scheduling and control planning.

Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy

Architectural activities

Engineering activities and related technical consultancy

Technical testing and analysis

This class includes the performance of physical, chemical and other analytical testing of all types of materials and products, such as:, acoustics and vibration testing, testing of composition and purity of minerals etc., testing activities in the field of food hygiene, including veterinary testing and control in relation to food production, testing of physical characteristics and performance of materials, such as strength, thickness, durability, radioactivity etc., qualification and reliability testing, performance testing of complete machinery: motors, automobiles, electronic equipment etc., radiographic testing of welds and joints, failure analysis, testing and measuring of environmental indicators: air and water pollution etc.

Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Research and experimental development on biotechnology

This class includes research and experimental development on biotechnology:

Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

Advertising

Advertising agencies

This class includes the provision of a full range of advertising services (i.e., through in-house capabilities or subcontracting), including advice, creative services, production of advertising material, and buying. It includes:

Media representation

Market research and public opinion polling

Specialised design activities

Photographic activities

Translation and interpretation activities

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.