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 |