| ATR | Dutch independent advisory body (Adviescollege Toetsing Regeldruk) |
| DG | Directorate-General (European Commission) |
| EC | European Commission |
| EIS | Electronic Coordination System for Draft Legislation (Estonia) |
| EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service |
| EU | European Union |
| FCRIA | Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis |
| ICT | Information, Communications and Technology |
| IIA | Inception impact assessment (European Commission) |
| iREG | Indicators of Regulatory Policy and Governance |
| MEUSAC | Malta-EU Steering Action Committee |
| NBRC | Norwegian Better Regulation Council |
| NKR | German national regulatory control body (Nationaler Normenkontrollrat) (Germany) |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| REFIT | Regulatory Fitness and Performance programme |
| RIA | regulatory impact assessment |
| RIAB | Regulatory Impact Assessment Board (Czech Republic) |
| RPC | Regulatory Policy Committee (United Kingdom) |
| RSB | Regulatory Scrutiny Board (Europe) |
| SBRC | Swedish Better Regulation Council |
| SME | Small and Medium Enterprises |
Better Regulation Practices across the European Union
