Commission Regulation (EC) No 2214/96 (repealed)Show full title

[F1 12 MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES U.K.

12.1 Personal care U.K.

12.1.1 Hairdressing salons and personal grooming establishments (S) U.K.

• Services of hairdressing salons, barbers, beauty shops, manicures, pedicures, Turkish baths, saunas, solaria, non-medical massages, etc.

Includes : bodycare, depilation and the like.

Excludes : spas (06.2.3) or (06.3.0); fitness centres (09.4.1).

12.1.2/3 Electric appliances for personal care and other appliances, articles and products for personal care (ND) U.K.

• electric razors and hair trimmers, hand-held and hood hair dryers, curling tongs and styling combs, sun-lamps, vibrators, electric toothbrushes and other electric appliances for dental hygiene, etc.,

• repair of such appliances,

• non-electric appliances: razors and hair trimmers and blades therefor, scissors, nail files, combs, shaving brushes, hairbrushes, toothbrushes, nail brushes, hairpins, curlers, personal weighing machines, baby scales, etc.,

• articles for personal hygiene: toilet soap, medicinal soap, cleansing oil and milk, shaving soap, shaving cream and foam, toothpaste, etc.,

• beauty products: lipstick, nail varnish, make-up and make-up removal products (including powder compacts, brushes and powder puffs), hair lacquers and lotions, pre-shave and after-shave products, sun-bathing products, hair removers, perfumes and toilet waters, personal deodorants, bath products, etc.,

• other products: toilet paper, paper handkerchiefs, paper towels, sanitary towels, cotton wool, cotton tops, babies' napkins, toilet sponges, etc.

Excludes : handkerchiefs made of fabric (03.1.3)

12.3 Personal effects n.e.c. U.K.

12.3.1 Jewellery, clocks and watches (D) U.K.

• precious stones and metals and jewellery fashioned out of such stones and metals,

• costume jewellery, cuff-links and tie-pins,

• clocks, watches, stop-watches, alarm clocks, travel clocks,

• repair of such articles.

Excludes : ornaments (05.1.1) or (05.4.0); radio clocks (09.1.1); precious stones and metals and jewellery fashioned out of such stones and metals acquired primarily as stores of value (capital formation, not covered by HICP).

12.3.2 Other personal effects (SD) U.K.

• Travel goods and other carriers of personal effects: suitcases, trunks, travel bags, attaché cases, satchels, hand-bags, wallets, purses, etc.,

• articles for babies: baby carriages, push-chairs, carry cots, recliners, car beds and seats, back-carriers, front carriers, reins and harnesses, etc.,

• articles for smokers: pipes, lighters, cigarette cases, cigar cutters, etc.,

• miscellaneous personal articles: sun-glasses, walking sticks and canes, umbrellas and parasols, fans, key rings, etc.,

• funerary articles: coffins, gravestones, urns, etc.,

• repair of such articles.

Includes : wall thermometers and barometers.

Excludes : baby furniture (05.1.1); shopping bags (05.2.0); feeding bottles (05.4.0).

12.4 Social protection U.K.

Social protection as defined here covers assistance and support services provided to persons who are: elderly, disabled, suffering from occupational injuries and diseases, survivors, unemployed, destitute, homeless, low-income earners, indigenous people, immigrants, refugees, alcohol and substance abusers, etc. It also covers assistance and support services provided to families and children.

12.4.0 Social protection (S) (3) U.K.

Such services include residential care, home help, day care and rehabilitation. More specifically, this class covers payments b households for:

• retirement homes for elderly persons, residences for disabled persons, rehabilitation centres providing long-term support for patients rather than health care and rehabilitative therapy, schools for disabled persons where the main aim is to help students overcome their disability,

• help to maintain elderly and disabled persons at home (home-cleaning services, meal programmes, day-care centres, day-care services and holiday-care services),

• wet-nurses, crèches, play schools and other child-minding facilities,

• counselling, guidance, arbitration, fostering and adoption services for families.

12.5 Insurance U.K.

Service charges for insurance are classified by type of insurance, namely life insurance and non-life insurance (that is, insurance in connection with the dwelling, health, transport, etc.). Service charges for multi-risk insurance covering several risks should be classified on the basis of the cost of the principal risk if it is not possible to allocate the service charges to the various risks covered.

Service charge is defined as the difference between claims due and premiums earned and premium supplement (5) .

12.5.2 Insurance connected with the dwelling (S) U.K.

• service charges paid by owner-occupiers and by tenants for the kinds of insurance typically taken out by tenants against fire, theft, water damage, etc.

Excludes : service charges paid by owner-occupiers for the kinds of insurance typically taken out by landlords (4) .

12.5.3 Insurance connected with health (S) U.K.

• service charges for private sickness and accident insurance.

12.5.4 Insurance connected with transport (S) U.K.

• service charges for insurance in respect of personal transport equipment,

• service charges for travel insurance and luggage insurance,

12.5.5 Other insurance (S) U.K.

• service charges for other insurance such as civil liability for injury or damage to third parties or their property.

Excludes : civil liability or damage to third parties or their property arising from the operation of personal transport equipment (12.5.4).

12.6 Financial services n.e.c. U.K.

[F2 12.6.2 Other financial services n.e.c. (S) U.K.

• actual charges for the financial services of banks, post offices, saving banks, money changers and similar financial institutions,

• fees and service charges of brokers, investment counsellors, tax consultants and the like.

Excludes : Interest payments and interest-like charges of any kind and administrative charges of private pension funds and the like.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1920/2001 of 28 September 2001 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 as regards minimum standards for the treatment of service charges proportional to transaction values in the harmonised index of consumer prices and amending Regulation (EC) No 2214/96 (Text with EEA relevance).

12.7 Other services n.e.c. U.K.

[F2 12.7.0 Other services n.e.c. (S) U.K.

• fees for legal services, employment agencies, etc.,

• charges for undertaking and other funeral services,

• payment for the services of housing agents, auctioneers, salesroom operators and other intermediaries,

• payment for photocopies and other reproductions of documents,

• fees for the issue of birth, marriage and death certificates and other administrative documents,

• payment for newspaper notices and advertisements,

• payment for the services of graphologists, astrologers, private detectives, bodyguards, matrimonial agencies and marriage guidance counsellors, public writers, miscellaneous concessions (seats, toilets, cloakrooms), etc.

Includes : Payments for services of housing agents in connection with rental transactions.

Excludes : Following the conventions of ESA 1995, excluded are contributions and dues for membership of professional associations, churches and social, cultural, recreational and sports clubs (ESA 1995, paragraph 3.77.e) and commissions to estate agents in connection with the sale or purchase of non-financial assets ( ‘ Gross fixed capital formation ’ according to ESA 1995, paragraphs 3.102, 3.105(a), 3.111, 3.115).] ]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1749/1999 of 23 July 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2214/96, concerning the sub-indices of the harmonized indices of consumer prices (Text with EEA relevance).

(1)

[F1 Most classes comprise either goods or services. Classes containing goods are denoted by either (ND), (SD) or (D) indicating either ‘ non-durable ’ , ‘ semi-durable ’ or ‘ durable ’ respectively. (S) denotes classes consisting of ‘ services ’ . Some classes contain both goods and services because it is difficult to break them down into goods and services. Such classes are usually assigned an (S) as the service component is considered to be predominant. (E) indicates ‘ energy ’ and (SEA) ‘ seasonal products ’ .

(2)

Based on the final COICOP classification as prepared by OECD after consultation with Eurostat, UNSD and the national statistical agencies of its Member countries, October 1998.

(3)

The methodological details and the timetable of inclusion shall be specified in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95.

(4)

Following a decision on the treatment of owner-occupied housing, the coverage of this sub-index might need to be extended to include expenditure on major maintenance and repairs of the dwelling and for extension and conversion of the dwelling not typically paid by the tenants.

(5)

[In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1617/1999 ( OJ L 192, 24.7.1999 ).] ]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1749/1999 of 23 July 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2214/96, concerning the sub-indices of the harmonized indices of consumer prices (Text with EEA relevance).