APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian
Nations
CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade
HACCP
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Point
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
INFOSAN
International Food Safety Authorities
Network
IPPC
International Plant Protection
Convention
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food
Additives
JEMRA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on
Microbiological Risk Assessment
JMPR
Joint FAO/WHO Meetings on Pesticide
Residues
MERCOSUR
Southern Common Market
MRL
maximum residue limit
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
NGO
non-governmental organization
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development
OIE
World Organisation for Animal Health
SPS Agreement
Agreement on the Application of
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
TBT Agreement
Agreement on Technical Barriers to
Trade
UN
United Nations
UNECE
United Nations Economic Commission for
Europe
WHO
World Health Organization
WTO
World Trade Organization
