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7.3 Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Meaning
AIDS
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
ANZFA
Australia New Zealand Food Authority
ANZFSC
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council
BSE
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Bt
Bacillus thuringiensis
CAC
Codex Alimentarius Commission
CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity
CRI
Crown Research Institute
DDT
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
DOC
Department of Conservation
ERMA
Environmental Risk Management Authority
ESR
Institute of Environmental Science and Research
EU
European Union
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
GE
genetic engineering
GM
genetic modification
GMO
genetically modified organism
GMP
genetically modified product
HGT
horizontal gene transfer
HSNO Act
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
ICCPR
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
IP
intellectual property
MAF
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
MCA
Ministry of Consumer Affairs
MED
Ministry of Economic Development
MOH
Ministry of Health
SPS Agreement
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures
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
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization
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UPOV
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
WTO
World Trade Organization