| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| AIDA | Applicativo Integrato Di Autocontrollo (Italian for Integrated Self-Control Application) |
| AIR | Analisi di impatto della regolazione (Italian for ex ante impact assessment) |
| ANEEL | Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency) |
| ATR | Adviescollege Toetsing Regeldruk (Dutch Advisory Board on Regulatory Burden) |
| BMKOES | Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport (Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport) |
| BOSA | Federale Overheidsdienst Beleid en Ondersteuning/Service Public Fédéral Stratégie et Appui (Belgian Federal Public Service Strategy and Support) |
| BRF | Better Regulation Framework (UK) |
| BRU | Better Regulation Unit |
| CBA | Cost-Benefit Analysis |
| CfE | Call for Evidence |
| CNEP | Comisión Nacional de Evaluación y Productividad (Chilean Commission for Evaluation and Productivity) |
| CONAMER | Comisión Nacional de Mejora Regulatoria (Mexican National Commission for Better Regulation) |
| COP | United Nations Climate Change Conference |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus pandemic |
| CSOs | Civil Society Organisations |
| DAGL | Dipartimento per gli affari giuridici e legislative (Italian Department for Legal and Legislative Affairs) |
| DBA | Danish Business Authority |
| DBRF | Danish Business Regulation Forum |
| DFØ | Direktoratet for forvaltning og økonomistyring (Norwegian Government Agency for Public and Financial Management) |
| DNP | Departamento Nacional de Planeación (Colombian National Planning Department) |
| DPF | Department of Public Finances (Colombia) |
| EANDCB | Equivalent Annual Net Direct Cost to Business |
| EC | European Commission |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EMM | Enforcement Management Model (UK Health and Safety Executive) |
| eNAP | eNachhaltigkeitsprüfung (German for Impact assessment) |
| EPE | Ex post evaluations |
| EU | European Union |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration (US) |
| FAQs | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FCRIA | Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis |
| GBA | Gender-Based Analysis |
| GCO | Government Control Office (Hungary) |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| GISA | Gestione Integrata Servizi e Attività (Italian for Integrated Management of Services and Activities) |
| goAML | Anti-Money-Laundering System |
| GSLPA | Greek Secretariat General of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs |
| IAC | Impact Assessment Committee (Belgium) |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technologies |
| ILRA | Israeli Regulatory Authority |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IRC | International Regulatory Co-operation |
| iREG | Indicators of Regulatory Performance and Governance |
| L&P | Licensing and permitting |
| MRP | Measuring Regulatory Performance |
| NGOs | Non-Governmental Organisations |
| NKR | Nationale Normenkontrollrat (German National Regulatory Control Council) |
| NUVIR | Nucleo di valutazione dell’impatto della regolamentazione (Italian regulatory impact assessment unit) |
| OGPC | Office for Government Policy Coordination (Korea) |
| OIA | Office of Impact Analysis (Australia) |
| OIOO | One-In One-Out |
| OIRA | Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (US) |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget (US) |
| OPSS | Office for Product Safety and Standards (UK) |
| ORCS | Online Regulatory Consultation System (Canada) |
| PAFER | Performance Assessment Framework for Economic Regulators |
| PCA | Parliamentary Control of the Administration (Sweden) |
| PEReN | Pôle d’Expertise de la Régulation Numérique (French Center of Expertise for Digital Regulation) |
| PlanAPP | Centro de Planeamento e Avaliação de Políticas Públicas (Portuguese Competence Centre for Planning, Policies and Foresight of the Public Administration) |
| PIRs | Post-Implementation Reviews |
| PM&C | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia) |
| REFIT | Regulatory Fitness and Performance |
| RIA | Regulatory impact assessment |
| RIAD | Regulatory Impact Assessment Department (Türkiye) |
| RPC | Regulatory Policy Committee (UK) |
| RRC | Regulatory Reform Committee (Korea) |
| RSB | Regulatory Scrutiny Board (EU) |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SEA | Strategic Evaluation Agenda (Netherlands) |
| SEC | Securities Exchange Commission (US) |
| SECO | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Switzerland) |
| SEEA | Strategic Environmental and Economic Assessment |
| SEGPRES | Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia (Chilean Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency) |
| SILE | Silent Agents Affected by Legislation |
| SMEs | Small and Medium Enterprises |
| STPR | Social Time Preference Rate |
| STRATA | Strategic Analysis Centre (Lithuania) |
| SUCOP | Sistema Único de Consulta Pública (Colombian Single Public Consultation System) |
| TBS | Treasury Board Secretariat (Canada) |
| TRRs | Targeted Regulatory Reviews (Canada) |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UTAIL | Unidade Técnica de Avaliação de Impacto Legislativo (Portuguese Technical Unit for Legislative Impact Assessment) |
| VIR | Valutazione di impatto della regolazione (Italian for ex post impact assessment) |
OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2025
