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Yes
Threshold:
€85,000
Profitability coefficient:
78%
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Classification
- NATTIVITÀ PROFESSIONALI, SCIENTIFICHE E TECNICHE
- 71Attività di architettura e ingegneria; collaudi e analisi tecniche
- 71.20Collaudi e analisi tecniche
- 71.20.2Attività di controllo di qualità e certificazione di prodotti
- 71.20.21Attività di riconoscimento dell'origine dei prodotti
Description
- product origin assessment activities
- protected designation of origin (PDO) assessment activities
Exclusion notes
Excluded from class 71.20:
- inspections of air ducts, water and gas pipes, associated with repair or installation, see section F
- sampling and weighing as part of goods handling operations, see 52.25
- penetration testing of computer systems, ethical hacking and cybersecurity, see division 62
- testing and maintaining of business and finance software applications, including online trading software applications, see 62.10
- consulting activities carried out by companies or professionals in order to obtain a certification, see 70.20
- DNA sequencing for general research on biological processes, see 72.10
- testing of animal specimens, for sanitary reasons and not associated with food production, see 75.00
- diagnostic imaging, testing and analysis of medical and dental specimens, see division 86
- DNA sequencing for ruling out or curing a specific disease, see 86.91
Frequently asked questions
I carry out PDO verifications and origin checks on agri-food products: is the code 71.20.21?
Yes, recognition of product origin and protected designation of origin (PDO) is exactly 71.20.21. If the work is generic product certification or quality control, look at 71.20.29.
Control body for PDO/PGI-labelled products: 71.20.21 or process certification?
Usually 71.20.21 when the activity is recognition of origin and PDO status. Certification of management systems and business processes is a different matter and falls under 70.20.02.
Laboratory analysis of a food product versus verification of its origin: which code applies?
It depends on the subject. Recognition of origin and PDO status is 71.20.21; physical and chemical laboratory analysis of the food product falls under 71.20.19. One attests provenance, the other measures characteristics.
Replaces the following ATECO 2007 code
This 2025 code replaced the code in force until 31 March 2025:
- 71.20.22— Attività per la tutela di beni di produzione controllata(corrispondenza diretta)