Editing Eef Paap Labour Merit Cross (section)

== Classes ==

The importance of the achievement determined the class.<ref name="labour"/>

{| class="wikitable"
! Class
! Qualifying achievement<ref name="labour"/>
! Approval<ref name="specialized"/>
|-
| Bronze
| Exceptional achievement within a workplace, project or local administration
| [[Chancellery of Orders and Decorations of Tanoa|Chancellery]] in the Führer's name
|-
| Silver
| Major achievement affecting an industry, territory or strategic production programme
| Chancellery in the Führer's name
|-
| Gold
| Extraordinary achievement of lasting national importance
| Personal approval by the [[Führer of Tanoa|Führer]]
|}

Recipients could receive the appropriate class directly, without first receiving a lower one. Each class could be awarded once. A higher class required a new achievement of greater importance and barred any later award of a lower class.<ref name="specialized"/>

The German class names used ''in Bronze'', ''in Silber'' and ''in Gold''. The Spanish forms were ''en Bronce'', ''en Plata'' and ''en Oro''.<ref name="labour"/>