The French Craft Activities Nomenclature (NAFA) is the official reference system that identifies and classifies craft activities in France. The recent revision of the European Nomenclature (NACE) has made it necessary to update the NAFA codes.

The decree of 13 February 2026 updated activities in the trades and crafts sector in order to take into account new practices and realities in the sector.

The order of 24 August 2026 which has just been published in the Official journal of the French Republic of 20 September 2026, specifies the subclasses for each new group and details the craft activities included in the new nomenclature (NAFA).

The new NAFA enters into force on 1^er January 2027, which will require a change in APE code (« core business ») for a number of companies. Starting today, each company can simultaneously consult its current APE code and its future APE code. It must carefully check whether this new APE code corresponds to the activity actually carried out. If this is not the case, a simplified correction procedure is accessible via a teleprocedure set up by the INSEE.

The company can contact the Chamber of Trades and Crafts (CMA) on which it depends to be accompanied in its steps.