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