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Understanding EU and international documents can be hard with all the abbreviations in place.
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| A |
| ACP | African, Caribbean and Pacific States |
| ADR | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| AIDCO | EuropeAid Cooperation Office |
| AL | Alcohol level |
| ARIPO | African Regional Industrial Property Organisation |
| B |
| B2B | Business-to-Business |
| B2C | Business-to-Consumer |
| BC | Brussels Convention |
| BENELUX | Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg |
| C |
| CCC | Community Customs Code |
| ccTLD | Country Code Top-Level Domain |
| CdT | Translation Centre of the institutions of the EU |
| CE | Compulsory expenditure |
| CEB | Council of Europe Bank |
| CEDEFOP | European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training |
| CEEC | Central and Eastern European Countries |
| CEN | European Committee for Standardisation |
| CENELEC | European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation |
| CFI | Court of First Instance |
| CFSP | Common Foreign and Security Policy |
| CLNI | Strasbourg Convention on the Limitation of Liability in Inland Navigation |
| CLO | Central Liaison Office |
| CMRs | Carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction substances |
| CN | Combined Nomenclature |
| COM | Commission Communication |
| COMP | Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products |
| COREPER | Permanent Representatives Committee |
| COSS | Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships |
| CPA | Statistical Classification of Products by Activity |
| CPC | Certificate of Professional Competence |
| CPMP | Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products |
| CPV | Common Procurement Vocabulary |
| CPVO | Community Plant Variety Office |
| CRSs | Computerised reservation systems |
| CSIs | Common safety indicators |
| CSMs | Common safety methods |
| CSTs | Common Safety Targets |
| CT | Community trade mark |
| CVMP | Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products |
| E |
| EAEC | European Atomic Energy Community |
| EAR | European Agency for Reconstruction |
| EASA | European Aviation Safety Agency |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EC | European Communities |
| ECB | European Chemicals Bureau |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| ECHO | European Community Humanitarian Office |
| ECHR | European Convention on Human Rights |
| ECJ | European Court of Justice |
| ECOFIN | Economic and Financial Affairs Council |
| ECSC | European Coal and Steel Community |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EEA | European Environmental Agency |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| EEIG | European Economic Interest Grouping |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| EICCs | Euro Info Correspondence Centres |
| EIF | European Investment Fund |
| EMAS | Community eco-management and audit scheme |
| EMC | Electromagnetic compatibility |
| EMCDDA | European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction |
| EMEA | European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products |
| EMI | European Monetary Institute |
| EMSA | European Maritime Safety Agency |
| EMU | Economic and Monetary Union |
| EP | European Parliament |
| EPO | European Patent Office |
| EPSO | European Communities Personnel Selection Office |
| ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
| ESC | Economic and Social Committee |
| ESCB | European System of Central Banks |
| ESF | European Social Fund |
| ETF | European Training Foundation |
| ETSI | European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
| EU | European Union |
| EUEB | European Union Eco-Labelling Board |
| EUMC | European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia |
| EU-OSHA | European Agency for Safety and Health at Work |
| EURid | the European Registry of Internet Domain names |
| EUROFOUND | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions |
| EUROJUST | European Judicial Cooperation Unit |
| EUROPOL | European Police Office |
| EUSC | European Union Satellite Centre |
| EVCA | European Venture Capital Association |
| F |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organisation |
| FEE | Foundation for Environmental Education |
| FEEE | Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe |
| FIFG | Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guide |
| FTA | Foreign Trade Association |
| G |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GMOs | Genetically modified organisms |
| GNP | Gross National Product |
| GSP | Generalised System of Preferences |
| H |
| HACCP | Hazard analysis and critical control points |
| HS | Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System |
| I |
| ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |
| ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organisation |
| ICT | Information and communications technologies |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation |
| IMDG | International maritime code for the transport of dangerous goods |
| IMO | International Maritime Organisation |
| INTERPOL | International Criminal Police Organisation |
| IRU | International Road Transport Union |
| ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISO | International Organisation for Standartisation |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| ISS-EU | European Institute for Security Studies |
| J |
| JEV | Joint European Ventures |
| JHA | Justice and home affairs |
| K |
| KfW | Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau |
| L |
| LAGs | Local action groups |
| LLMC | Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims |
| M |
| MEBF | Mercosur-European Union Business Forum |
| MNF | Most-Favoured-Nation |
| MPs | Members of Parliament |
| MRFG | Mutual Recognition Facilitation Group |
| MRL | Maximum residue limits |
| MTOM/MTOW | Maximum take-off mass / Maximum take-off weight |
| N |
| NACE | EU classification of economic activities |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NCE | Non-compulsory expenditure |
| NCTS | New Computerised Transit System |
| NERA | National Economic Research Associates |
| NGOs | Non-governmental organisations |
| NT | National Treatment |
| O |
| OAPI | African Intellectual Property Organisation |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OHIM | Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market |
| OJEC | Official Journal of the European Communities |
| OLAF | European Anti-Fraud Office |
| OOPEC | Office for Official Publications of the European Communities |
| OSI | Open systems interconnection |
| OTE | Greek Telecommunications Organisation |
| P |
| P3P | Platform for Privacy Preferences Project |
| PBTs | Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances |
| PCT | Patent Cooperation Treaty |
| PentaBDE | Pentabromodiphenyl ether |
| PIN | Personal Identification Number |
| PNR | Passenger name record |
| POPs | Persistant organic pollutants |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| R |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RAPEX | Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products |
| RCAP | Risk capital action plan |
| S |
| SAD | Single Administrative Document |
| SCE | European Cooperative Society |
| SCPH | Standing Committee on Plant Health |
| SDR | Special Drawing Right |
| SIMAP | System of Information on Public Procurement of the European Commission |
| SMEs | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| SNB | Special negotiating body |
| SOLAS | International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea |
| T |
| TABD | Transatlantic Business Dialogue |
| TARIC | Integrated Tariff of the European Communities |
| TIR | International road transit |
| TLD | Top-level domain |
| TRC | Tokyo Round Convention |
| TSE | Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy |
| TSIs | Technical specifications for interoperability |
| U |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference for Trade and Development |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDCP | United Nations International Drug Control Programme |
| UN-ECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Convention |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| V |
| V.I.E.S. | VAT Information Exchange System |
| VAT | Value-added tax |
| VDR | Voyage data recorder |
| VMRFG | Veterinary Mutual Recognition Facilitation |
| VPVBs | Very persistent and very bioaccumulative substances |
| VTS | Vessel traffic services |
| W |
| WCO | World Customs Organisation |
| WCT | WIPO Copyright Treaty |
| WEEE | Waste electrical and electronic equipment |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organisation |
| WPPT | WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |
| www | World Wide Web |
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