Abbreviations and acronyms

AHWP

Asian Harmonization Working Party

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

ASTM

ASTM International

BIPM

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures

BRS Conventions

Basel and Stockholm Convention Secretariat and the UNEP part of the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat

CARICOM

Caribbean Community

CBD

Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

CITES

Secretariat to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered species of Wild Fauna and Flora

CODEX

Codex Alimentarius Commission

COMESA

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

EC

European Commission

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

IAF

International Accreditation Forum

IATA

International Air Transport Association

ICANN

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

ICN

International Competition Network

ICRC

International Committee of the Red Cross

IEA

International Energy Agency

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission

IFAC

International Federation of Accountants

IFRC

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent

IGOs

Intergovernmental Organisations

IHO

International Hydrographic Organization

ILAC

International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IMO

International Maritime Organisation

INECE

International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement

IOM

International Organization for Migration

IOs

International Organisations

IOSCO

International Organization of Security Commissions

IRC

International Regulatory Co-operation

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

ITU

International Telecommunication Union

IUCN

International Union for the Conservation of Nature

MOPAN

Multilateral Organization Performance Assessment Network

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OIE

World Organisation for Animal Health

OIML

International Organization of Legal Metrology

OPEC

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

OTIF

Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail

OZONE Secretariat

Secretariat for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

PIC/S

Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme

SAICM

Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management

SELA

Latin American and Caribbean Economic System

SIECA

Secretariat for the Economic Integration of Central America

SPS

Sanitary and Phytosanitary

TBT

Technical Barriers to Trade

UNCITRAL

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNHCR

United Nations Office of the High Commissioner to Refugees

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

UNIDROIT

International Institute for the Unification of Private Law

UPU

Universal Postal Union

WADA

World Anti-Doping Agency

WCO

World Customs Organization

WHO

World Health Organization

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organization

WMO

World Meteorological Organization

WTO

World Trade Organization

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