UNDERSTANDING THE
WTO:
Abbreviations
Some of the abbreviations and acronyms used in the WTO:
| ACP | African, Caribbean and Pacific Group (Lomé Convention and Cotonu Agreement) |
| AD, A-D | Anti-dumping measures |
| AFTA | ASEAN Free Trade Area |
| AMS | Aggregate measurement of support (agriculture) |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ATC | Agreement on Textiles and Clothing |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CCC | (former) Customs Co-operation Council (now WCO) |
| CER | [Australia New Zealand] Closer Economic Relations [Trade Agreement] (also ANCERTA) |
| COMESA | Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
| CTD | Committee on Trade and Development |
| CTE | Committee on Trade and Environment |
| CVD | Countervailing duty (subsidies) |
| DDA | Doha Development Agenda |
| DSB | Dispute Settlement Body |
| DSU | Dispute Settlement Understanding |
| EC | European Communities |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| GATS | General Agreement on Trade in Services |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GSP | Generalized System of Preferences |
| HS | Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System |
| ICITO | Interim Commission for the International Trade Organization |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| ITC | International Trade Centre |
| ITO | International Trade Organization |
| MEA | Multilateral environmental agreement |
| MERCOSUR | Southern Common Market |
| MFA | Multifibre Arrangement (replaced by ATC) |
| MFN | Most-favoured-nation |
| MTN | Multilateral trade negotiations |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| PSE | Producer subsidy equivalent (agriculture) |
| PSI | Pre-shipment inspection |
| S&D, SDT | Special and differential treatment (for developing countries) |
| SAARC | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| SDR | Special Drawing Rights (IMF) |
| SELA | Latin American Economic System |
| SPS | Sanitary and phytosanitary measures |
| TBT | Technical barriers to trade |
| TMB | Textiles Monitoring Body |
| TNC | Trade Negotiations Committee |
| TPRB | Trade Policy Review Body |
| TPRM | Trade Policy Review Mechanism |
| TRIMs | Trade-related investment measures |
| TRIPS | Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCTAD | UN Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP | UN Development Programme |
| UNEP | UN Environment Programme |
| UPOV | International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants |
| UR | Uruguay Round |
| VER | Voluntary export restraint |
| VRA | Voluntary restraint agreement |
| WCO | World Customs Organization |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
Share
