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4.3 Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Meaning
ANZFA
Australia New Zealand Food Authority
ACVM Act
Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act
ANZCERTA
Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade
Agreement
APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
BSE
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
CAC
Codex Alimentarius Commission
CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity
CER
Closer Economic Relations [with Australia] (CER
includes ANZCERTA)
CRESA
Centre for Research Evaluation and Social Assessment
CRI
Crown research institute
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
ERMA
Environmental Risk Management Authority
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
G-CSF
granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GE
genetic engineering
GM
genetic modification
GMAC
Genetic Modifications Approval Committee
GMO
genetically modified organism
GST
Goods and Services Tax
GTAC
Genetic Technology Advisory Committee
HCV
hepatitis C virus
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
HSNO Act
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
IBSC
Institutional Biological Safety Committee
IP
(a) Interested Person
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(b) intellectual property
IPM
Integrated Pest Management
IPPC
International Plant Protection Convention
IPR
intellectual property right
ISE
International Society of Ethnobiologists
LMO
living modified organism
MAF
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
NIP
non-interested persons
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OIE
Office International des Épizooties
OSH
Occupational Safety and Health Service
PKU
phenylketonuria
PVR
Plant Variety Rights
SCOTT
Standing Committee on Therapeutic Trials
SPS Agreement
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures
SPSS
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
TBT Agreement
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
TRIPS Agreement Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights
TTMRA
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement
UN
United Nations
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization
UPOV
Union Internationale pour la Protection des
Obtentions Végétale
WHO
World Health Organization
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
WTO
World Trade Organization