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BEC Classification by Broad Economic Categories defined in terms of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) and the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) (analytical economic groupings)
CC Classification of Types of Constructions (commonly referred to as the CC) 
CEN  European Committee for Standardization
CENELEC  European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Classification A classification is an ordered set of related categories used to group data according to its similarities
CN Combined Nomenclature (trade - goods)
CO80 Classification of Occupations 1980
CODOT Classification of Occupations and Dictionary of Occupational Titles
COFOG Classification of the functions of Government
COICOP Classification of Individual (final) Consumption by Purpose (households)
COPNI Classification of the Purposes of (Private) Non-profit Institutions serving Households
COPP Classification of Outlays of Producers by Purpose
CPA  Statistical Classification of Products by Activity in the European Economic Community (products)
CPC United Nations Central Product Classification
CRONOS CROss-National Online Survey
CROS Collaboration in Research and methodology for Official Statistics 
CRS Country of residence survey
CSA Classification of Statistical Activities
DESA United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
EBOPS Extended Balance of Payments Services Classification (services)
ECAD Eircode Database
EFTA European Free Trade Association
EHEA European Higher Education Area
EN European Norms
EQF  European Qualifications Framework 
ESA European System of National and Regional Accounts (ESA 2010)
ESCO European Skills Competencies, Qualifications & Occupations
ESCoP European Statistics Code of Practice
ESF European Statistical Forum
ESGAB  European Statisical Governance Advisory Board
ESQRS ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure
ESSC  European Statistical System Committee 
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
EUROSTAT European Union Statistical Office
FOS Field of Science and Technology Classification (R&D expenditure)
FSLG Formal Statistics Liaison Group 
GEONOM European business statistics 'Geonomenclature' of countries applicable to European statistics on international trade in goods
HEA Higher Education Authority
HS Harmonised System is an international system to classify goods developed by the World Customs Organisation (WCO)
ICATUS International Classification of Activities for Time-Use Statistics
ICD International Classification of Diseases
ICF International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
ICIDH International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps (1980) - replaced by ICF
ICNPO International Classification of Non-Profit Organizations 
ICSE ICSE-93 International Standard of Status in Employment
IGSS Irish Government Statistical Service
ILO International Labour Organisation
IPC International Patent Classification (patents)
ISCED International Standard Classification of Education
ISCED-F-2013 Fields of Education and Training
ISCO International Standard Classification of Occupations
ISIC International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities
ISO 3166 International Organization for Standardization International Standard for country codes and codes for their subdivisions
LOC Locarno classification (industrial designs)
MIGs Main Industrial Groups (analytical economic groupings)
NABS Nomenclature for the analysis and comparsion of scientific programmes and budgets [public financing of research and development (R&D)]
NACE 

Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community                                               (Original French text: Nomenclature Générale des Activités Économiques dans les Communautés Européennes ) 

NAICS North American Industry Classification System
NCL Nice classification (trademarks)
NEC  Not Elsewhere Classified. (Not elsewhere included. Not Elsewhere specified)
NFD Not Further Defined
NPI Non Profit institution
NUTS Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (geographical entities)
PRODCOM PRODuction COMMunautaire - list of products of the European Community
ROW Rest of World
SDG UN Sustainable Development Goals
SIC US Standard Industrial Classification (1987) - now replaced by NAICS
SITC Standard International Trade Classification (goods)
SOC  Standard Occupational Classification
SPC Statistical Programme Committee
STEM Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths
UKSOC UK Standard Occupational Classification
UN United Nations 
UNESCO  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UNSD  United Nations Statistics Division 
WCO World Customs Organisation
WHO  World Health Organgisation
WIPO  World Intellectual Property Organisation