diff --git a/htdocs/categories/categorie.class.php b/htdocs/categories/categorie.class.php
index 130bf90f9ec..e47b464a47a 100644
--- a/htdocs/categories/categorie.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/categories/categorie.class.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Categorie
 	var $label;
 	var $description;
 	var $statut;
-	var $type;
+	var $type;					// 0=Produit, 1=Fournisseur, 2=Tiers
 
 	var $cats=array();			// Tableau en memoire des categories
 	var $motherof = array();	// Tableau des correspondances id_fille -> id_mere
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ class Categorie
 		$res = $this->db->query ($sql);
 		if ($res)
 		{
-			$cats = array ();
+			$this->cats = array();
 			$i=0;
 			while ($obj = $this->db->fetch_object($res))
 			{
diff --git a/htdocs/categories/categorie.php b/htdocs/categories/categorie.php
index dd06892e296..13584786973 100644
--- a/htdocs/categories/categorie.php
+++ b/htdocs/categories/categorie.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /* Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Rodolphe Quiedeville <rodolphe@quiedeville.org>
  * Copyright (C) 2005      Brice Davoleau       <brice.davoleau@gmail.com>
  * Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Regis Houssin        <regis.houssin@cap-networks.com>
- * Copyright (C) 2006      Laurent Destailleur  <eldy@users.sourceforge.net>
+ * Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Laurent Destailleur  <eldy@users.sourceforge.net>
  * Copyright (C) 2007      Patrick Raguin  		<patrick.raguin@gmail.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/htdocs/categories/index.php b/htdocs/categories/index.php
index 3154cd8cd5c..599b0f6b1c5 100644
--- a/htdocs/categories/index.php
+++ b/htdocs/categories/index.php
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ $c = new Categorie($db);
 $html = new Form($db);
 
 if (! $type)    $title=$langs->trans("ProductsCategoriesArea");
-if ($type == 1) $title=$langs->trans("ThirdPartyCategoriesArea");
+if ($type == 1) $title=$langs->trans("SuppliersCategoriesArea");
+if ($type == 2) $title=$langs->trans("ThirdPartyCategoriesArea");
 
 
 llxHeader("","",$title);
diff --git a/htdocs/html.form.class.php b/htdocs/html.form.class.php
index 4bc03fb7c6c..db4f36121ad 100644
--- a/htdocs/html.form.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/html.form.class.php
@@ -1546,9 +1546,11 @@ class Form
     }
      
     /**
-     *    \brief    Retourne la ou les listes déroulante des catégories en fonction 
-     *				du nombre choisi
-     *    \param    selected    nombre de catégorie à créer
+     *    \brief    Retourne la liste des catégories en fonction 
+     *				du nombre choisi.
+     *    \param    type			Type de categories
+     *    \param    selected    	Id categorie preselectionnee
+     *    \param    select_name		Nom formulaire HTML
      */
     function select_all_categories($type,$selected='',$select_name="")
     {
@@ -1557,28 +1559,30 @@ class Form
 
 		if ($select_name=="") $select_name="catMere";
 
-		$cat = new Categorie ($this -> db);
+		$cat = new Categorie($this->db);
 		$cate_arbo = $cat->get_full_arbo($type);
 
 		$output = '<select class="flat" name="'.$select_name.'">';
-		$output.= '<option value="-1" id="choix">'.$langs->trans("NoCategoriesDefined").'</option>';
-		
-		if ($cate_arbo)
+		if (is_array($cate_arbo))
 		{
-			foreach($cate_arbo as $key => $value)
+			if (! sizeof($cate_arbo)) $output.= '<option value="-1" disabled="true">'.$langs->trans("NoCategoriesDefined").'</option>';
+			else
 			{
-				if ($cate_arbo[$key]['id'] == $selected)
+				$output.= '<option value="-1">&nbsp;</option>';
+				foreach($cate_arbo as $key => $value)
 				{
-					$add = "selected='true' ";
+					if ($cate_arbo[$key]['id'] == $selected)
+					{
+						$add = 'selected="true" ';
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						$add = '';
+					}
+					$output.= '<option '.$add.'value="'.$cate_arbo[$key]['id'].'">'.$cate_arbo[$key]['fulllabel'].'</option>';
 				}
-				else
-				{
-					$add = "";
-				}
-				$output.= '<option '.$add.'value="'.$cate_arbo[$key]['id'].'">'.$cate_arbo[$key]['fulllabel'].'</option>';
 			}
 		}
-							 
 		$output.= '</select>';
 		$output.= "\n";
 		return $output; 
diff --git a/htdocs/includes/menus/barre_left/eldy_backoffice.php b/htdocs/includes/menus/barre_left/eldy_backoffice.php
index 3a960cda4ec..4220437c66c 100644
--- a/htdocs/includes/menus/barre_left/eldy_backoffice.php
+++ b/htdocs/includes/menus/barre_left/eldy_backoffice.php
@@ -231,6 +231,17 @@ class MenuLeft {
 				$newmenu->add_submenu(DOL_URL_ROOT."/contact/fiche.php?leftmenu=contacts&amp;action=create", $langs->trans("NewContact"), 1, $user->rights->societe->creer);
 				$newmenu->add_submenu(DOL_URL_ROOT."/contact/index.php?leftmenu=contacts", $langs->trans("List"), 1, $user->rights->societe->lire);
 
+				if ($conf->categorie->enabled)
+				{
+					$langs->load("categories");
+					$newmenu->add(DOL_URL_ROOT."/categories/index.php?leftmenu=cat&amp;type=2", $langs->trans("Categories"), 0, $user->rights->categorie->lire);
+					if ($user->societe_id == 0)
+					{
+						$newmenu->add_submenu(DOL_URL_ROOT."/categories/fiche.php?action=create&amp;type=2", $langs->trans("NewCat"), 1, $user->rights->categorie->creer);
+					}
+					//if ($leftmenu=="cat") $newmenu->add_submenu(DOL_URL_ROOT."/categories/liste.php", $langs->trans("List"), 1, $user->rights->categorie->lire);
+				}
+
 			}
 
 			/*
@@ -596,7 +607,7 @@ class MenuLeft {
 					$newmenu->add(DOL_URL_ROOT."/categories/index.php?leftmenu=cat&amp;type=0", $langs->trans("Categories"), 0, $user->rights->categorie->lire);
 					if ($user->societe_id == 0)
 					{
-						if ($leftmenu=="cat") $newmenu->add_submenu(DOL_URL_ROOT."/categories/fiche.php?action=create&amp;type=0", $langs->trans("NewCat"), 1, $user->rights->categorie->creer);
+						$newmenu->add_submenu(DOL_URL_ROOT."/categories/fiche.php?action=create&amp;type=0", $langs->trans("NewCat"), 1, $user->rights->categorie->creer);
 					}
 					//if ($leftmenu=="cat") $newmenu->add_submenu(DOL_URL_ROOT."/categories/liste.php", $langs->trans("List"), 1, $user->rights->categorie->lire);
 				}
@@ -646,6 +657,17 @@ class MenuLeft {
 					$newmenu->add_submenu(DOL_URL_ROOT."/fourn/commande/liste.php?leftmenu=suppliers", $langs->trans("List"), 1, $user->rights->fournisseur->commande->lire);
 				}
 
+				if ($conf->categorie->enabled)
+				{
+					$langs->load("categories");
+					$newmenu->add(DOL_URL_ROOT."/categories/index.php?leftmenu=cat&amp;type=1", $langs->trans("Categories"), 0, $user->rights->categorie->lire);
+					if ($user->societe_id == 0)
+					{
+						$newmenu->add_submenu(DOL_URL_ROOT."/categories/fiche.php?action=create&amp;type=1", $langs->trans("NewCat"), 1, $user->rights->categorie->creer);
+					}
+					//if ($leftmenu=="cat") $newmenu->add_submenu(DOL_URL_ROOT."/categories/liste.php", $langs->trans("List"), 1, $user->rights->categorie->lire);
+				}
+
 			}
 
 
diff --git a/htdocs/langs/en_US/categories.lang b/htdocs/langs/en_US/categories.lang
index fa8abb0fc62..560ddeb027f 100644
--- a/htdocs/langs/en_US/categories.lang
+++ b/htdocs/langs/en_US/categories.lang
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Classify=Classify
 CategoriesArea=Categories area
 ProductsCategoriesArea=Products/Services' categories area
 SuppliersCategoriesArea=Suppliers' categories area
+CustomersCategoriesArea=Customers' categories area
+ThirdPartyCategoriesArea=Third parties' categories area
 MainCats=Main categories
 SubCats=Subcategories
 CatStatistics=Statistics
diff --git a/htdocs/langs/fr_FR/categories.lang b/htdocs/langs/fr_FR/categories.lang
index 71810a1f0a8..241742b34f9 100644
--- a/htdocs/langs/fr_FR/categories.lang
+++ b/htdocs/langs/fr_FR/categories.lang
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ AddIn=Ajouter dans
 modify=modifier
 Classify=Classer
 CategoriesArea=Espace catégories
-ProductsCategoriesArea=Espace catégories de produits et services
-SuppliersCategoriesArea=Espace catégories de fournisseurs
+ProductsCategoriesArea=Espace des catégories de produits et services
+SuppliersCategoriesArea=Espace des catégories fournisseurs
+CustomersCategoriesArea=Espace des catégories clients
+ThirdPartyCategoriesArea=Espace des catégories de tiers
 MainCats=Catégories principales
 SubCats=Sous-catégories
 CatStatistics=Statistiques