Concept: Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals in the ncl vocabulary

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Concept URI	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/eurostat/ncl/NCL45
Preferred label	Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals
Definition	The personal and social services that are included in Class 45 are quite specific. Some examples are marriage agencies, horoscope casting and funerals. Legal services are often rendered by attorneys but this is not a requirement for the classification of a legal service in Class 45. Activities that impact on the lawful functioning of society are classified in Class 45 even if provided by non-attorneys. While activities such as adoption agency services, arbitration and mediation services and registration of domain names protect the legal rights of individuals or corporations, they are not necessarily rendered by attorneys. However, they are classified in Class 45 because of the legal content of the activity. Security services are an outgrowth of the two prior areas of activity in Class 45. Such services may be provided to individuals or corporations and may be provided for legal protection or bodily protection. Generally, services relating to guarding or safety are in Class 45. The language in the Class Heading of "personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals" is not intended to serve as a catch-all phrase that justifies services to be classified in Class 45 so long as they are related to needs of individuals. Services that are provided to individuals that should clearly be classified in another class should not be placed in Class 45 simply because the activity is performed to benefit an individual in the course of his or her private life. Thus, banking services are always classified in Class 36 regardless of whether the service is offered on a large-scale commercial level or on a small, personal level to meet the needs of an individual.
Notation	NCL45
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2013-09-18
Accepted Date	2013-09-18
Not Accepted Date