Update history of the CPC Scheme and Definitions
1
August 2024: The
August
version (2024.08) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
1 May 2024: The May version (2024.05) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
1 January 2024: The January version (2024.01) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
1 August 2023: The August version (2023.08) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
1 May 2023: The May version (2023.05) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
1 February 2023: The February version (2023.02) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
1 January 2023: The January version (2023.01) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
1 August 2022: The August version (2022.08) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
1 May 2022: The May version (2022.05) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
1 February 2022: The February version (2022.02) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
1 January 2022: The January version (2022.01) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
1 August 2021: The August version (2021.08) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
1 May 2021: The May version (2021.05) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
1 February 2021: The February version (2021.02) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2021.02 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2021.02 CPC Scheme.
1 January 2021: The January version (2021.01) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2021.01 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2021.01 CPC Scheme.
1 August 2020: The August version (2020.08) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2020.08 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2020.08 CPC Scheme.
1 May 2020: The May version (2020.05) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2020.05 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2020.05 CPC Scheme.
1 February 2020: The February version (2020.02) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2020.02 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2020.02 CPC Scheme.
1 January 2020: The January version (2020.01) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2020.01 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2020.01 CPC Scheme.
1 August 2019: The August version (2019.08) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2019.08 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2019.08 CPC Scheme.
1 May 2019: The May version (2019.05) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2019.05 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2019.05 CPC Scheme.
1 February 2019: The February version (2019.02) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2019.02 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2019.02 CPC Scheme.
1 January 2019: The January version (2019.09) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2019.01 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2019.01 CPC Scheme.
1 August 2018: The August version (2018.08) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2018.08 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2018.08 CPC Scheme.
1 May 2018: The May version (2018.05) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2018.05 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2018.05 CPC Scheme.
1 February 2018: The February version (2018.02) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2018.02 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2018.02 CPC Scheme.
1 January 2018: The January version (2018.01) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2018.01 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2018.01 CPC Scheme.
1 August 2017: The August version (2017.08) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2017.08 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2017.08 CPC Scheme.
1 May 2017: The May version (2017.05) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2017.05 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2017.05 CPC Scheme.
1 February 2017: The February version (2017.02) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2017.02 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2017.02 CPC Scheme.
1 January 2017: The January version (2017.01) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2017.01 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2017.01 CPC Scheme.
1 November 2016: The November version (2016.11) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2016.11 version of the CPC scheme can be found here:
List of valid CPC symbols for the 2016.11 CPC Scheme
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1 August 2016: The August version (2016.08) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2016.08 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2016.08 CPC Scheme.
1 May 2016: The May version (2016.05) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2016.05 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2016.05 CPC Scheme.
1 February 2016: The February version (2016.02) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2016.02 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2016.02 CPC Scheme.
1 January 2016: The January version (2016.01) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2016.01 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2016.01 CPC Scheme.
1 December 2015: The December version (2015.12) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2015.12 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2015.12 CPC Scheme.
1 November 2015: The November version (2015.11) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2015.11 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2015.11 CPC Scheme.
1 October 2015: The October version (2015.10) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2015.10 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2015.10 CPC Scheme.
1 September 2015: The September version (2015.09) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2015.09 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2015.09 CPC Scheme.
1 July 2015: The July version (2015.07) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2015.07 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2015.07 CPC Scheme.
1 May 2015: The May version (2015.05) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2015.05 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2015.05 CPC Scheme.
1 April 2015: The April version (2015.04) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2015.04 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2015.04 CPC Scheme.
15 January 2015: The January version (2015.01) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2015.01 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2015-01 CPC Scheme.
1 December 2014: The December version (2014.12) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2014.12 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2014-12 CPC Scheme.
1 November 2014: The November version (2014.11) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2014.11 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2014-11 CPC Scheme.
1 October 2014: The October version (2014.10) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2014.10 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2014-10 CPC Scheme.
1 September 2014: The September version (2014.09) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2014.09 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2014-09 CPC Scheme.
1 July 2014: The July version (2014.07) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2014.07 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2014-07 CPC Scheme.
1 June 2014: The June version (2014.06) of the CPC scheme is now in force. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes"
The list of valid symbols of the 2014.06 version of the CPC scheme can be found here: List of valid CPC symbols for the 2014-06 CPC Scheme.
12 March 2014: The February version (2014.02) of the CPC scheme is now available. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes".
3 December 2013: The December version (2013.12) of the CPC scheme is now available. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes" (also known as Classification orders). Note that the CPC Definition for G06Q was amended accordingly.
5 November 2013: The November version (2013.11) of the CPC scheme is now available. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes" (also known as Classification orders).
3 September 2013: The September version (2013.09) of the CPC scheme is now available. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes" (also known as Classification orders).
29 July 2013: An additional batch of CPC Definitions is now available in PDF and XML formats. The CPC Definitions published relate to the following subclasses:
A01K, A41B, A41C, A41D, A41F, A41G, A41H, A44B, A44C, A61Q, B01D, B01J, B31B, B41M, B61D, B61L, B63B, B65D, B65F, B65H, B67C, C02F, C09D, F04B, F16C, F17C, G01F, G06D, G06T, H01B, H04L, H04M, H04R.
15 July 2013: The July version (2013.07) of the CPC scheme is now available. For a complete list of the changes please refer to the "Notice of Changes" (also known as Classification orders).
In subclass C07D, all indexing codes have been removed: the scheme in this subclass consists now of the "main trunk" only.
In subclass B01F, one group was removed in favour of another existing one.
25 June 2013: An additional batch of CPC Definitions is now available in PDF and XML formats. The CPC Definitions published relate to the following subclasses:
A01N, A47G, B05C, B60P, B65B, B65G, C08L, C09C, C10M, C13B, F02B, F25B, F25J, G01R, G03H, G10K, G21B, H03C, H03H.
19 June 2013: An additional batch of CPC Definitions is now available in PDF and XML formats. The CPC Definitions published relate to the following subclasses:
A61B, A61F, B21F, C07K, D06N, F23G, G03G, G06F, G06K, H01L.
29 May 2013: An additional batch of CPC Definitions is now available in PDF and XML formats. The CPC Definitions published relate to the following subclasses:
A22C, A42C, A61H, A61L, B03C, B06B, B07B, B21D, B21J, B21K, B22F, B27M, B28C, B29C, B41C, B60R, B60W, B61C, C01B, C07D, C07H, C08K, C09J, C11D, C13K, C22C, C40B, D06M, E02F, E04D, F16D, F16M, F16P, F21K, F23C, F23Q, F25D, F41A, G01N, G01S, G02B, G09D, H01F, H01J, H01Q, H03M, H04B, H04K, H05C.
10 May 2013: An additional batch of CPC Definitions is now available in PDF and XML formats. The CPC Definitions published relate to the following subclasses:
B05D, B23F, B24C, B41L, B62D, C10G, D04B, E01C, E04C, E04F, E21B, E21D, F02F, F02M, F03D, F16B, F16S, F23R, F25C, F28G, G01D, G01H, G03D, G05G, G07C, G09B, G06G, G06N, H04H.
17 April 2013: The April version (2013.04) of the CPC scheme is now available.
No revisions (leading to the creation or deletion of symbols) were implemented
since the last (2013.01) version.
However, a first large number of automatic corrections were executed. Most of the subclasses were impacted.
More precisely, about 600 corrupted Notes and Warnings were regenerated, almost 700 references containing ECLA symbols were updated, more than 5000 missing class and subclass hyperlinks were introduced and the remaining ECLA version indicators were removed.
The April version (2013.04) of the CPC scheme is now also available in a new presentation, so called "interleaved presentation". In the "interleaved presentation" the breakdown codes come interleaved with the main trunk symbols. This presentation can be accessed via the table (≡ next to the scheme gives access to the corresponding interleaved version). More information here.
The April batch of CPC Definitions is now available
1 March 2013: The March batch of CPC Definitions is now available. CPC Definitions for the following subclasses were added to the table:
A01D, A23J, A45C, A47B, A61M, A62B, A62D, A63G, B08B, B22C, B23C, B23K, B23P, B24D, B25C, B25F, B25H, B26D, B26F, B27D, B27F, B27N, B29D, B29K, B29L, B42C, B60B, B60L, B61F, B62J, B66F, C03B, C08C, C08H, C14B (updated), C23G, C25C, C25F, C30B, D03C, D21J, E04G, E04H, E05G, F01L, F17D, F28B, G05D, G07B, G12B, G21F, G21G, H01S, H01T, H02B, H02G, H03L, H04J.
11 February 2013: The February batch of CPC Definitions is now available. CPC Definitions for the following subclasses were added to the table:
A01G, A21C, A21D, A23B, A23D, A23F, A23G, A23K, A23P, A24B, A43C, A47D, A47H, A47K, B01B, B21H, B23G, B24B, B27B, B27C, B27J, B41N, B43L, B43M, B44B, B44D, B44F, B61K, B62C, C01C, C01F, C07G, C07J, C09H, C10F, C12F, C12H, C12J, D01C, D01F, D06B, D21B, E01B, E06C, F01C, F013B, F03H, G03C, G09C, G10C, G21J.
17 December 2012: The December batch of CPC Definitions is now available. CPC Definitions for the following subclasses were added to the table:
A61N, A63J, B01L, B23Q, B31C, B41G, B60F, B60G, B64D, B64G, B68C, C06F (updated), C07C, D06G, F01P, F04D, F16K, F42B, G01B, G01Q, G06E, G06J, H01H, H01K, H02P, H05H.
9 November 2012: The November batch of CPC Definitions is now available. CPC Definitions for the following subclasses were added to the table:
A21B, A23C, A43D, A46D, A47F, A63H, B27G, B27H, B27K, B27L, B41D, B62H, B62M, B64F, B68G, B81B, C09G, D05B, D06H, E01F, E03F, E05F, E21F, F02C, F04F, F41G, G09F, G21H, H03J.