ACP |
African, Caribbean and Pacific |
AFTA |
ASEAN Free Trade Area |
AMS |
Aggregate Measure of Support |
AMU |
Arab Maghreb Union |
ANZCER |
Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Agreement |
AoA |
Agreement on Agriculture |
APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
ASEAN |
Association of South-East Asian Nations |
BEAC |
Bank of the Central African States |
BSEC |
Black Sea Economic Cooperation |
CACM |
Central American Common Market |
CARICOM |
Caribbean Community |
CARIFORUM |
Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States |
CBI |
Cross Border Initiative |
CEAO |
Economic Community of West Africa |
CEE |
Central and Eastern European |
CEFTA |
Central European Free Trade Area |
CEMAC |
Economic and Monetary Union of Central Africa |
CEN-SAD |
Community of Sahel-Saharan States |
CEPGL |
Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries |
CET |
Common External Tariff |
CMA |
Common Monetary Area |
COMESA |
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
CRTA |
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements |
CU |
Customs Union |
CUSTA |
US-Canada Free Trade Agreement |
EAC |
East African Community |
ECA |
Economic Commission for Africa |
ECCAS |
Economic Community of Central African States |
ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African States |
EDF |
European Development Fund |
EIA |
Economic Integration Arrangement |
EPA |
Economic Partnership Agreement |
EU |
European Union |
FTA |
Free trade area |
FTAA |
Free Trade Area of the Americas |
GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
GATS |
General Agreement on Trade in Services |
GSP |
Generalysed System of Preferences |
HS |
Harmonized commodity description and coding system |
IGAD |
Intergovernmental Authority on Development |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
LAIA |
Latin American Integration Association |
LPA |
Lagos Plan of Action |
MERCOSUR |
Southern Common Market |
MFN |
Most favoured nation |
MRU |
Mano River Union |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Area |
OAU |
Organisation for African Unity |
OECS |
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
PTA |
Preferential Trade Area |
REPA |
Regional Economic Partnership Arrangement |
RIA |
Regional Integration Arrangement |
RIFF |
Regional Integration Facilitation Forum |
ROW |
Rest of the world |
RPFS |
Regional Programme for Food Security |
RTA |
Regional Trade Arrangement |
SACU |
South African Customs Union |
SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
SADCC |
Southern African Development Coordination Conference |
SPF |
South Pacific Forum |
SPS |
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards |
SSA |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
TRIPS |
Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights |
TRQ |
Tariff Rate Quota |
UDEAC |
Economic and Customs Union of Central Africa |
VAT |
Value Added Tax |
WAEMU |
West African Economic and Monetary Union |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |