| ABS | Alternative business structures |
| AdC | Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência) |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| ASAP | Portuguese Association of Law Firms (Associação das Sociedades de Advogados de Portugal) |
| AT | Tax and Customs Authority (Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira) |
| CAAJ | Commission for the monitoring of Justice Assistants (Comissão para o Acompanhamento dos Auxiliares de Justiça) |
| CAN | Centre for Nutrition Advocacy (US) |
| CCB | Canadian Competition Bureau |
| CCBE | Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe |
| CDN | National directive council |
| CDR | Regional directive council |
| CED | Council of European Dentists |
| CEDIPRE | Centre for Studies in Public Law and Regulation (Centro de Estudos de Direito Público e Regulação) |
| CLC | Council for Licensed Conveyancers (UK) |
| CMVM | Securities Market Commission (Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários) |
| CNEF | National Committee for Education and training (Confederação Nacional de Educação e Formação) |
| COICOP | Classification of individual consumption by purpose |
| CPE | Common Professional examination (UK) |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| CPME | Standing Committee of European Doctors |
| CSJPS | Civil and Social Justice Panel Survey |
| CSMP | High Council of the Public Prosecution Service (Conselho Superior do Ministério Público) |
| CSN | High Council of French Notaries (Conseil Supérieur du Notariat) |
| DGERT | Directorate General for Employment and Labour Relations, Portugal (Direção-Geral do Emprego e das Relações de Trabalho) |
| ECTS | European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| ERC | Enterprise Research Centre (UK) |
| FCA | French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence) |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| GDL | Graduate Diploma in Law (England and Wales), formerly CPE |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GOR | Gross operating rate |
| GPA | Grade point average |
| GVA | Gross value added |
| HLC | High-level committee |
| ICAEW | Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales |
| ICDA | International Confederation of Dietetic Associations |
| IFAC | International Federation of Accountants |
| ILP | Incorporated legal practices (New South Wales, Australia) |
| IMPIC | Institute of Public Markets, Real Estate and Construction (Instituto dos Mercados Públicos, do Imobiliário e da Construção) |
| INE | Portuguese Bureau of Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estatistica) |
| IPF | International Pharmaceutical Federation |
| IPR | Intellectual property rights |
| IT | Information technology |
| JD | Juris doctor |
| KIBS | knowledge-intensive business services |
| LDP | Legal disciplinary partnership |
| LSAT | Law School Admission Test (US) |
| LSB | Legal Services Board (England and Wales) |
| MDP | Multi-disciplinary partnership |
| MFP | Multifactor productivity |
| MoU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| n.e.c. | Not elsewhere classified |
| NACE | Statistical Classification of Economic Activities (European Union) |
| OCC | Professional Association of Certified Accountants (Ordem dos Contabilistas Certificados) |
| ODE | Professional Association of Economists (Ordem dos Economistas) |
| ODO | Professional Association of Customs Brokers (Ordem dos Despachantes Oficiais) |
| ODR | Online dispute resolution |
| OROC | Portuguese Association of Auditors (Ordem dos Revisores Oficiais de Contas) |
| PGEU | Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union |
| PMR | Product Market Regulation (indicators) |
| PSC | Points of Single Contact |
| QLD | Qualifying Law Degree (UK) |
| R&D | Research and development |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| SRA | Solicitors Regulation Authority (UK) |
| TFEU | Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |
OECD Competition Assessment Reviews: Portugal
Volume II - Self-Regulated Professions