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