| ACC | American Chemistry Council |
| BRIICS | Brazil, Russian Federation, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa |
| ECHA | European Chemicals Agency |
| EHS | Environment, Health and Safety |
| EU | European Union |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GLP | Good Laboratory Practice |
| HPV | High Production Volume |
| IATA | Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment |
| KKDIK | Kimyasalların Kaydı, Değerlendirmesi, İzni ve Kısıtlanması (Turkish “REACH”-like regulation) |
| K-REACH | Korea’s Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals |
| MAD | Mutual Acceptance of Data |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PCBs | Polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PFASs | Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances |
| PRTR | Pollutant Release and Transfer Register |
| (Q)SAR | (Quantitative) Structure-Activity Relationship |
| REACH | Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals |
| RPA | Risk & Policy Analysts Limited |
| SAICM | Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SIDS | Screening Information Data Set |
| TBT | Technical barrier to trade |
| USD | United States dollar |
| US EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
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