Acronyms and abbreviations appearing in the Technical Guidelines and the BCIS stand for the following organizations, programmes and titles:
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AG |
Advisory Group on Aquatic Animal Health |
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AAHRI |
Aquatic Animal Health Research Institute |
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AAPQIS |
Aquatic Animal Pathogen and Quarantine Information System |
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ACIAR |
Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research |
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ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
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ADG |
Asia Diagnostic Guide to Aquatic Animal Diseases |
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AFFA |
(Department of) Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia |
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APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation |
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ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
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AusAID |
Australian Agency for International Development |
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BCIS |
Beijing Consensus and Implementation Strategy |
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BIMST-EC |
Bangladesh-India-Malaysia-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation |
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CA |
Competent Authority |
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CCRF |
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries |
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COFI |
Committee on Fisheries |
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CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia) |
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DFID |
Department for International Development (United Kingdom) |
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EIFAC |
European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission |
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EU |
European Union |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FDC |
Fish Disease Commission (of OIE) |
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GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
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ICES |
International Council for Exploration of the Sea |
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IRA |
Import Risk Analysis |
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LIFDC |
Low-income food-deficit country |
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MRC |
Mekong River Commission |
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NACA |
Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific |
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NC |
National Coordinator |
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NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
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OIE |
Office International des Épizooties (the World Organization for Animal Health) |
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RWG |
Regional Working Group |
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SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation |
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SEAADCP |
Southeast Asia Aquatic Disease Control Project |
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SEAFDEC-AQD |
Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center - Aquaculture Department |
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SPS |
WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
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TCP |
Technical Cooperation Programme |
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TSS |
Technical Support Services |
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WB |
World Bank |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization |
