Compendium of International Organisations’ Practices

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