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Foreword to the 2007 Ed.
Preface to the First Ed.


International Trade
and WTO Terms

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I
J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R
S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
Index

International Organisations,
Agreements and Groups

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I
J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R
S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
Index

Acronyms
A

Advisory Centre on WTO Law (ACWL)

 

Andean Community (CAN)

African and Malagasy Patent Rights Authority (OAMPI)

 

Andean Pact

African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)

 

Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)

African Development Bank (AfDB)

 

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

African Economic Community (AEC)

 

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) I and II

 

Association of Caribbean States (ACS)

African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)

 

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

African Union (AU)

 

Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Agreement (ANZCERTA or CER)

Agence intergouvernementale de la Francophonie (AIF)

 

Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Agreement (ANZCERTA) Protocol on Trade in Services

Agency for International Trade Information and Cooperation (AITIC)

 

 



B

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel Convention)

 

 

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Berne Convention)

 

 

Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)

 

 

Boksburg Group

 

 

Bretton Woods Institutions

 

 



C

Cairns Group

 

Codex Alimentarius Commission

Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI)

 

Colorado Group

Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)

 

Common Fund for Commodities (CFC)

Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA)

 

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM)

 

The Commonwealth

Cartagena Agreement

 

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

 

Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)

Central African Customs and Economic Union (CACEU)

 

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CAEMC)

 

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)

Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) / The Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)

 

Core Group

Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)

 

Cotonou Agreement

Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL)

 

Cotton Four (C-4)

Codex Alimentarius

 

Customs Cooperation Council (CCC)



E

Earth Summit

 

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

 

European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

 

European Communities (EC)

Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

 

European Community (EC)

Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE)

 

European Development Fund (EDF)

Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)

 

European Economic Area (EEA)

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

 

European Economic Community (EEC)

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

 

European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)

 

European Union (EU)

European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM)

 

 



F

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

 

 

Free Trade Area for the Americas (FTAA)

 

 



G

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1947 and 1994

 

 

Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) in the WTO

 

 

Group of Eight (G-8, G8)

 

 

Group of Seven (G-7, G7)

 

 

Group of Six (G-6, G6)    

Group of 10 (G-10, G10)

 

 

Group of 15 (G-15, G15)

 

 

Group of 20 (G-20, G20)

 

 

Group of 33 (G-33, G33)

 

 

Group of 77 (G-77, G77)

 

 

Group of 90 (G-90, G90)

 

 

GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova)

 

 



I

Integrated Framework (IF)

 

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

 

International Grains Council (IGC)

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

 

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Interim Commission for the International Trade Organization (ICITO)

 

International Labour Organization (ILO)

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

 

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

 

International Office of Epizootics (OIE)

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)

 

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

 

International Sugar Organization (ISO)

International Cocoa Agreement

 

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Coffee Agreement

 

International Textiles and Clothing Bureau (ITCB)

International Coffee Organization (ICO)

 

International Trade Centre (ITC)

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)

 

International Trade Organization (ITO)

International Development Association (IDA)

 

International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)

International Development Law Institute (IDLI)

 

International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)

International Development Law Organization (IDLO)

 

International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (FIATA)

 

Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

International Federation of Inspection Agencies (IFIA)

 

 



J

Joint Integrated Technical Assistance Program (JITAP)

 

 

JUSCANZ

 

 



K

Kyoto Convention (1974)

 

 

Kyoto Protocol

 

 



L

Latin American Economic System (SELA)

 

 

Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)

 

 

League of Arab States

 

 

least-developed countries (LDCs)

 

 

Like-Minded Group (LMG) of Developing Countries

 

 

Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (Lisbon Agreement)

 

 

Lomé Convention

 

 



M

Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Agreement)

 

 

Marrakesh Agreements

 

 

Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG)

 

 

Miami Group

 

 

Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol)

 

 

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

 

 



N
NAMA-11    

New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)

 

 

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

 

 



O

Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)

 

 

Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

 

 

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

 

 

Organization of African Unity (OAU)

 

 

Organization of American States (OAS)

 

 

Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)

 

 

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

 

 



P

Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER)

 

 

Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)

 

 

Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)

 

 

Pan American Union

 

 

Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Paris Convention)

 

 

Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States (PTA)

 

 



R

Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD)

 

 

Revised Kyoto Convention

 

 

Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (Rome Convention)

 

 



S

Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA)

 

 

Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

 

 

Société générale de surveillance (SGS)

 

 

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

 

 

South Centre

 

 

South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement (SPARTECA)

 

 

Southern African Customs Union (SACU)

 

 

Southern African Development Community (SADC)

 

 

Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)

 

 

Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA)

 

 

Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe (SPSEE)

 

 



U

United Nations Commission for International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

 

 

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)

 

 

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

 

 

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

 

 

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

 

 

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNCWA)

 

 

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

 

 

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

 

 

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC)

 

 

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

 

 

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

 

 

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

 

 

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

 

 

United Nations Organization (UNO, UN)

 

 



V

Valdivia Group

 

 



W

West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)

 

 

World Bank

 

 

World Bank Group

 

 

World Conservation Union

 

 

World Customs Organization (WCO)

 

 

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

 

 

World Tourism Organization (WTO / OMT)

 

 

World Trade Organization (WTO)

 

 

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

 

 

WTO Global Trust Fund

 

 



Y

Yaoundé Convention

 

 

 

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Revised impression November 2003
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