ACP-country | Country in Africa, the Caribbean or the Pacific that has signed the Cotonou agreement with the European Community |
AEAAZ | Agricultural Ethics Assurance Association of Zimbabwe |
COLEACP | Association of stakeholders in EU-ACP horticultural trade |
COLSIBA | Co-ordination of Latin American Banana Workers' Unions |
ETI | Ethical Trading Initiative |
EUREP | European Retailer Produce Association |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FLO | Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International |
GAP | Good Agriculture Practices |
GMO | Genetically Modified Organism |
HACCP | Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points |
IBS | IFOAM Basic Standards |
ICFTU | International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
IFOAM | International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements |
IIED | International Institute for Environment and Development |
ILO | International Labour Organization |
IOAS | International Organic Accreditation Service |
IPM | Integrated Pest Management |
IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention |
ISEAL-Alliance | International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling Alliance |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
IUF | International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations |
NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
NRET | Natural Resources and Ethical Trade programme of the Natural Resources Institute |
PIC | Prior Informed Consent (procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemical and Pesticides in International Trade) |
POPs | Persistent Organic Pollutants |
RUTA | Regional Unit for Technical Assistance |
SAI | Social Accountability International |
SAN | Sustainable Agriculture Network |
SASA-project | Social Accountability in Sustainable Agriculture project |
UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
UPC | Unique Product Code |
WHO | World Health Organization |