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M - Professional Scientific and Technical Activities

CAEN Code 7120: Technical testing and analysis

Includes

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, and 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
  • Certification of products, including consumer goods, motor vehicles, aircraft, pressurized containers, nuclear plants, and more.
  • periodic road-safety testing of motor vehicles
  • testing with the use of models or mock-ups (e.g. of aircraft, ships, dams, etc.)
  • operation of police laboratories

This class excludes:

  • testing of animal specimens, see CAEN 7500
  • Diagnostic imaging, testing, and analysis of medical and dental specimens. See 86.

Also used for in caselaw: Also used for in caselaw:

  • Analize arheobotanice
  • Inspection of oilfield pipes
  • Product origin and quality assessment activities