| Accession countries | Countries with which the EU has an Accession Treaty and are due to join the EU on 1 January 2007 or 2008 - Bulgaria and Romania |
| Acquis communautaire | The body of EU legislation that has been built up since the Treaty of Rome, including the regulations and directives passed by the Council of Ministers and the judgements of the European Court of Justice |
| Candidate countries | Countries given candidate status by the EU - Croatia and Turkey |
| CAP | Common Agricultural Policy |
| ESU | European size unit - a measure of the size of farms. 1 ESU equals 1 200 euros of standard gross margin |
| EU | European Union |
| FADN | Farm Accountancy Data Network |
| IACS | Integrated Administration and Control System for the payment of subsidies under the Common Agricultural Policy |
| LPIS | Land Parcel Information System |
| Member State | Country that is a Member of the European Union |
| New Member State | Countries that joined the EU on 1 May 2004 - Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia |
| NPAA | National Programme for the Adoption of the Acquis adopted by each EU applicant |
| RLR | Rural Land Register |
| SAPARD | Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development |
| SGM | Standard gross margin - an estimate of the income generated by a farming enterprise; equals the value of the output less the variable costs directly attributable to the enterprise |
| UAA | Utilized agricultural area |
