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Food Quality Standards - as required by EU Law and the Private
Division 45 Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food Food Quality and Safety Standards as required by EU Law and the Private Industry With special reference to the MEDA countries’ exports of fresh and processed fruit & vegetables, herbs & spices M. Will List of Abbreviations Editor: Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH Postfach 5180, 65726 Eschborn, Germany Internet: http://www.gtz.de Division 45 – Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food Author: Margret Will Layout CD-ROM: Gisela Will – Zeichen der Zeit Distributor: GTZ – Division 45 November 2003 CONTENTS Contents LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS III i LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS List of Abbreviations ABM Assured British Meat ACP African – Caribbean – Pacific AENOR Asociación Española de Normalización (Spanish Association of Standardisation) AFNOR Association Française de Normalisation (French Association of Standardisation) AFSSA Agence Française de la Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments (French Food Safety Agency) AHPA American Herbal Products Association AIS Approved third country inspection service ANSI American National Standards Institute AoA Agreement on Agriculture APS Assured Produce Scheme ASQ American Society for Quality BASI Business and Social Initiatives Database BGI Verband des Deutschen Blumen-Gross- und Importhandels (Association of the German Flower Wholesale and Import Trade) BDH Bundesvereinigung deutscher Handelsverbaende e.V. (German Union of Trade Associations) BfR Bundesinstitut fuer Risikobewertung (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) BLE Bundesanstalt fuer Landwirtschaft und Ernaehrung (Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food) BLL Bund fuer Lebensmittelrecht und Lebenmittelkunde/Germany (German Federation of Food Law and Food Science) BMVEL Bundesministerium fuer Verbraucherschutz, Ernaehrung und Landwirtschaft (Federal Ministry for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture) BMZ Bundesministerium fuer wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development) BRC British Retail Consortium BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis BVL Bundesamt fuer Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety) CAC Codex Alimentarius Commission CAP Common Agricultural Policy CBI Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (Rotterdam) CCP Critical Control Point CCT Common Customs Tariff CDR Centre for Development Research CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardisation) CENELEC Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation) CIAA Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries in the EU CIES The Food Business Forum CN Combined Nomenclature iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS COCERAL Comité du Commerce des Céréales, Aliments du Bétail, Oléagineux, Huile d’Olive, Huiles et Graisses et Agrofournitures COM Common Organization of Markets CS Commonwealth Secretariat CSR Corporate Social Responsibility CTA Centre Technique de Coopération Agricole et Rurale ACP-UE (Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU) DAP Defect action point analyses DCI Direction du Commerce Intérieur (Directorate for Interior Commerce) DFHV Deutscher Fruchthandelsverband (German Association of Fresh Produce Trade) DFID Department for International Development DG SANCO Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection DIN Deutsches Institut fuer Normung DPVCTRF Direction de la Protection des Végétaux, des Contrôles Techniques et de la Répression des Fraudes (Directorate of Plant Protection, Technical Control and Suppression of Fraud) DSU Understanding the Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes EACCE Etablissement Autonome de Contrôle et de Coordination des Exportations (Autonomous Office for the Control and Coordination of Exports) EAN.UCC European Article Number – Uniform Code Council EC European Commission ECPA European Crop Protection Association EEA European Economic Area EEC European Economic Community EFSA European Food Safety Authority EFSIS European Food Safety Inspection Service EFTA European Free Trade Association EHI EuroHandelsinstitut EU European Union EUREP European Retailer Produce Working Group ‘fruit and vegetables’ EUREPGAP European Retailer Produce Working Group ‘fruit and vegetables’ Good Agricultural Practices FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation FDF Fachverband Deutscher Floristen (Professional Association of German Florists) FENAGRI Fédération Nationale de l’Agroalimentaire (National Federation of the agri-food sector) FICOPAM Fédération des Industries de la Conserve des Produits Agricoles du Maroc (Federation of the Industries for the Preservation of Moroccan Agricultural Products) FLP Flower Label Program FPTP Fresh Produce Traceability Project freshfel the Forum for the European Fresh Produce Industry FSA Food Standards Agency (UK) FVO Food and Veterinary Office GAP Good Agricultural Practice GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade iv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS GDP Good Distribution Practices GFSI Global Food Safety Initiative GHP Good Hygiene Practice GLP Good Laboratory Practice GSP Generalised System of Preferences GMO Genetically Modified Organism GMP Good Manufacturing Practice GTP Good Trading Practice GTZ Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (German Agency for Technical Cooperation) HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point HEIA Horticulture Export Improvement Association IAC International Agricultural Center (Wageningen) IBLF The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum ICM Integrated Crop Management ICPM Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IFS International Food Standard I.K.B. Integrale Ketenbeheersing (Integrated Chain Control) ILO International Labour Organisation IOOC International Olive Oil Council IPFSAPH International Portal for Food Safety, Plant and Animal Health IPM Integrated Pest Management IPPC International Plant Protection Convention IRI Industrial Research Institute ISO International Organisation for Standardisation ISPM International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures ITC International Trade Centre JEPAFV Jordan Exporters’ and Producers’ Association for Fruit & Vegetables JECFA Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives LMBG Lebensmittel- und Bedarfsgegenstaendegesetz (Food and Commodities Law) MCPD Monochloropropane Diol MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement MEDA Mesures d’accompagnement (Mediterranean Region partnership relations/Barcelona agreement) MedC Mediterranean Countries MRA Mutual Recognition Agreement MRL Maximum Residue Level NAFTA North American Free Trade Association NTM Non-Tariff Measure OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OIE Office Internationale des Epizooties (Organisation Mondiale de la Santé Animale/World Organisation for Animal Health) OML Overall Migration Limit v LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS PAH Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon PDO Protected Designation of Origin PGI Protected Geographical Indication PIAQ Programme Intégré d’Amélioration de la Qualité (Integrated Programme for Quality Improvement) PPM Process and Production Methods QA Quality Assurance RHmV Rueckstands-Hoechstmengen-Verordnung (Maximum Residue Level Directive) RIAS Rabobank International Services (Utrecht) SAI Social Accountability International SHAFFE Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters SML Specific Migration Limit TAIEX Technical Assistance Information Exchange Office TARIC Tarif Intégré Communautaire (Integrated Community Tariff) TC Technical Committee TRIPs Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights TSG Traditional Speciality Guaranteed UK United Kingdom UN United Nations UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe USAID United States Agency for International Development USDA United States Agency on Agriculture WHO World Health Organisation WTO World Trade Organisation vi
