| 6EAP |
Sixth Environmental Action Programme |
| 7RFP |
Seventh Research Framework Programme |
| ACER |
Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators |
| Altener programme for the promotion of renewable energy sources |
| APS |
Annual Policy Strategy |
| BAT |
Best Available Technology |
| BATNEEC |
Best Available Technology Not Entailing Excessive Costs |
| BEG |
Biodiversity Expert Group |
| BEPG |
Broad Economic Policy Guidelines |
| CAFE |
Clean Air for Europe |
| CAP |
Common Agricultural Policy |
| CARE |
Climate Action and Renewable Energy |
| CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CCAMLR |
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
| CEC |
Commission of the European Community (often used as shorthand for the European Commission) |
| CECAF |
Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic |
| CEECs |
central and eastern European countries |
| CEN |
European Committee for Standardisation (FR: Comité européen de normalisation) |
| CERD |
European Research and Development Committee (FR: Comité européen de la recherche et du développement) |
| CERN |
European Organisation for Nuclear Research (FR: Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire) |
| CFCs |
chlorofluorocarbons |
| CFP |
Common Fisheries Policy |
| CFPE |
Community financing projects for the environment |
| CHP |
Combined Heat and Power (plant, generation etc.) |
| CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| Cogeca |
General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the European Union |
| COPA |
Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations |
| CoR |
Committee of the Regions |
| Corine |
coordination of information on the environment in Europe |
| COST |
European cooperation in science and technology |
| DG |
Directorate General (of the European Commission) |
| DPSIR |
Drivers, Pressures, State of the environment, Impacts and Responses |
| EAFRD |
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development |
| EAGF |
European Agricultural Guarantee Fund |
| EAGGF |
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund |
| EAP |
Environmental Action Programme |
| EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ECDIN |
Environmental chemicals data and information network |
| ECHA |
European Chemicals Agency |
| EEAS |
European External Action Service |
| EDF |
European Development Fund |
| EFF |
European Fisheries Fund |
| EC |
European Community (replaced by the European Union under the Lisbon Treaty) |
| ECJ |
European Court of Justice |
| ECCP |
European Climate Change Programme |
| ECOFIN |
Economic and Financial Affairs Council |
| Ecosco |
Economic and Social Council (UN) |
| EEA |
European Environment Agency |
| EEB |
European Environment Bureau |
| EEC |
European Economic Community (replaced by the European Union under the Lisbon Treaty) |
| EECCA |
Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia |
| EESC |
European Economic and Social Committee |
| EFCA |
European Fisheries Control Agency |
| EFTA |
European Free Trade Association |
| EIA |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EIB |
European Investment Bank |
| EMAS |
Eco-Management and Audit Scheme |
| EMODNET |
European Marine Observation and Data Network |
| EMS |
Environmental Management System |
| ENEA |
European Nuclear Energy Agency |
| ENP |
European Neighbourhood Policy |
| EP |
European Parliament |
| EPBRS |
European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy |
| EP OPRA |
Environmental Protection, Operator Pollution Risk Appraisal |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agencies |
| EPI |
Environmental Policy Integration |
| EPR |
Environmental Performance Reviews |
| EPRG |
Environment Policy Review Group |
| ERDF |
European Regional Development Fund |
| ETAP |
Environmental Technologies Action Plan |
| EU |
European Union |
| EuP |
Energy using Products |
| EURATOM |
The Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community |
| EUR-lex |
website providing access to EU law |
| EU SDS |
EU Sustainable Development Strategy |
| EU15 |
The EU Member States pre-enlargement in 2004 |
| EU27 |
The enlarged EU as of 1 January 2007 |
| FADN |
farm accountancy data network |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN) |
| FIFG |
Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance |
| GAC |
General Affairs Council |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GFCM |
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean |
| GIS |
Geographical Information System |
| GNI |
Gross National Income |
| GPP |
Green Public Procurement |
| IA |
Impact Assessment |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organisation |
| IEA |
International Energy Agency (OECD) |
| ILUC |
Indirect Land Use Change |
| IMCO |
Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organisation |
| IMP |
Integrated Maritime Policy |
| IMPEL |
Implementation Network (of EU Member States) |
| INECE |
International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement |
| INFCE |
international nuclear fuel cycle evaluation |
| IPP |
Integrated Product Policy |
| IPPC |
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control |
| IRENA |
Indicator Reporting on the Integration of Environmental Concerns into Agricultural Policy |
| ISO 14001 |
International environmental management standard |
| IPA |
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance |
| JRC |
Joint Research Centre - EU’s scientific and technical research laboratory and part of the European Commission |
| Leader |
links between actions for the development of the rural economy |
| LCP |
Large Combustion Plant |
| LIFE+ |
Financial Instrument for the Environment |
| MEP |
Member of the European Parliament |
| MS |
Member States |
| MSFD |
Marine Strategy Framework Directive |
| MTE |
Mid-Term Evaluation |
| NACE |
general industrical classification of economic activities within the European Union |
| NAFO |
North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation |
| NEA |
Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD) |
| NEC |
National Emissions Ceiling |
| NGO |
Non-governmental organisation |
| NIS |
new independent States (of the former Soviet Union) |
| NSDS |
National Sustainable Development Strategy |
| NSRF |
National Strategic Reference Framework (Structural Funds) |
| NUTS |
nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (Eurostat) |
| OCTs |
overseas countries and territories |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OMC |
Open Method of Coordination |
| OJ |
‘Official Journal’ in which all adopted legislative texts are published |
| OP |
Operational Programme |
| OPARDF |
Operational Programme of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food |
| PCD |
Policy coherence for development |
| PPP |
Plant Protection Products |
| PPP |
purchasing power parity |
| PPP |
'polluter pays' principle |
| QMV |
Qualified Majority Voting |
| REACH |
Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals |
| RES |
Renewable Energy Sources |
| RIA |
Regulatory Impact Assessment |
| RTD |
Research and Technology Development |
| SAC |
Special Area of Conservation |
| SCP |
Sustainable Consumption and Production |
| SD |
Sustainable Development |
| SDS |
Sustainable Development Strategy |
| SEA |
Strategic Environmental Assessment |
| SIA |
Sustainability Impact Assessment |
| SIP |
Sustainable Industrial Policy |
| Sixth EAP |
Sixth Environment Action Programme (Decision 1600/2002) |
| SMEs |
Small and medium sized enterprises |
| SoER |
State of Environment Report |
| SPA |
Special Protection Area |
| STOA |
scientific and technological options assessment |
| TAC |
total allowable catch |
| TEC |
Treaty establishing the European Community |
| TEN-T |
Trans-European transport network |
| TERM |
Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism |
| TEU |
Treaty on the European Union |
| TFEU |
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |
| TWGs |
Technical Working Groups |
| UAA |
Utilisable Agricultural Area |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNECE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| URBAN |
intiative concerning urban areas |
| VOCs |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
| WEU |
Western European Union |
| WFD |
Water Framework Directive |
| WSSD |
World Summit on Sustainable Development |
| WTO |
World Trade Organisation |
| WWF |
Worldwide Fund for Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund) |
