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CAEN division 82 · section N

EU funds for business support services (call centres, secretarial services)

“Office administrative, office support and other business support activities”. The programmes that companies in this sector fall under, based on the CAEN lists in the official guides.

Programmes on the CAEN list
3
Open to all sectors
17
Active companies in Romania
17,170

On the eligible CAEN list

Programmes that include CAEN 82

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Any sector

Open to all sectors

Programmes without a restrictive CAEN list (possibly with a few excluded activities), which companies under CAEN 82 can also apply to.

Where CAEN 82 companies are located

The counties with the most active companies with main CAEN code 82:

Other divisions in section N

77 rental and leasing · 78 recruitment and employment · 79 travel agencies · 80 security and protection · 81 cleaning, landscaping and building services

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Frequently asked questions

What EU funds are available for business support services in 2026?

We are tracking 3 open or announced programmes whose CAEN list includes classes from division 82: North-East Regional Programme 2021-2027 — Investments for the modernisation of micro-enterprises, Call 2 (PR/NE/2026/P1/RSO1.3/2/1); State aid scheme for products with a trade deficit in the manufacturing industry (HG no. 486/2026); Regional Participation Fund (FPR) — BID loans with a 40% grant for SMEs in the North-East, South-East and Bucharest-Ilfov. In addition, 17 programmes are open to any sector.

What does CAEN 82 mean?

CAEN division 82 (rev. 2) is “Office administrative, office support and other business support activities”, with 7 activity classes, in section N — Administrative and support service activities. Eligibility is checked against the exact class (4 digits) in the programme's list.

How many active companies are there in business support services?

17,170 active companies have their main CAEN code in division 82; 10,655 had employees in their latest financial statements and 2,114 were established in the last two years. Most are in Bucharest (4,883), Ilfov (1,241) and Timiș (1,045).

Does it matter whether the CAEN code is primary or secondary?

It depends on the guide: some programmes require the funded activity to be the main code, while others accept a secondary code authorised at the investment location. Companies now hold codes under CAEN revision 2 or 3; the lists here include the equivalences between the two revisions.

A business support services company?

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