Acronyms and abbreviations

ACC

American Chemistry Council

BRIICS

Brazil, Russian Federation, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa

ECHA

European Chemicals Agency

EHS

Environment, Health and Safety

EU

European Union

GDP

Gross domestic product

GLP

Good Laboratory Practice

HPV

High Production Volume

IATA

Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment

KKDIK

Kimyasalların Kaydı, Değerlendirmesi, İzni ve Kısıtlanması (Turkish “REACH”-like regulation)

K-REACH

Korea’s Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals

MAD

Mutual Acceptance of Data

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PCBs

Polychlorinated biphenyls

PFASs

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

PRTR

Pollutant Release and Transfer Register

(Q)SAR

(Quantitative) Structure-Activity Relationship

REACH

Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals

RPA

Risk & Policy Analysts Limited

SAICM

Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

SIDS

Screening Information Data Set

TBT

Technical barrier to trade

USD

United States dollar

US EPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

WTO

World Trade Organization

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