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AAHA
Asian Animal Health Association (South East Asia)

AB
Antibiotic

ABPI
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (UK)

ACINF
Advisory Committee on Irradiated and Novel Foods

ACS
American Chemical Society

ADI
Acceptable Daily Intake

ADR
Adverse Drug Reaction

AEM
Agencia Española de Medicamentos - Spanish Agency of Medicinal Products (E)

AESGP
Association Européenne des Spécialités Pharmaceutiques Grand Public/Association of the European Self-Medication Industry

AFIA
American Feed Industry Association

AFSSA
Agence Française de Securité Sanitaire des Aliments - (French Agency for Food Safety) (F)

AGCARM
Association for Animal Health and Crop Protection (New Zealand)

AGIM/AVGI
Association Générale de l'Industrie du Médicament - Algemene Vereniging van de Geneesmiddelenindustrie (B) (now "pharma.be")

AHDA
Animal Health Distributors Association (UK)

AHG
Ad Hoc Group

AHI
Animal Health Institute (USA)

AISA
Associazione Nazionale Industria Salute Animale (I)

AI
Avian Influenza

AITF
Avian Influenza Task Force (IFAH)

AIWP
Anti-infectives Working Party (IFAH-Europe)

AMCHAM
American Chamber of Commerce

AMFEP
Association of Manufacturers of Enzyme Products

ANMV
Agence Nationale du Médicament Vétérinaire (F)

APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

APHA
Animal & Plant Health Association (IRL)

APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USA)

API
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient

APIC
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Committee

APIFARMA
Associaçao Portuguesa da Industria Farmaceutica (PT)

ASOHI
Indonesian Veterinary Drugs Association

ASSINSEL
International Association of Plant Breeders

AVC
Associations des Vétérinaires Consultants/Association of Veterinary Consultants

AVEC
Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Import and Export Trade in the European Union

BEUC
European Bureau of Consumer Unions

BfT
Bundesverband für Tiergesundheit (D)

BgVV
Bundesinstitut für gesundheitlichen Verbraucheschintz und Veterinärmedizin (now BVL)

BIA
BioIndustry Association

BIO
Biological

BMA
British Medical Association (UK)

BPG
Best Practice Guide

BPMF
British Poultry Meat Federation (UK)

BSA
Brand-specific approval

BSE
Bovine Spongiform Ecephalopathy

BVA
British Veterinary Association (UK)

BWP
Biological Working Party (IFAH-Europe)

CA
Competent Authority

CAC
Codex Alimentarius Commission

CADREAC
Collaboration Agreement of Drug Regulatory Authorities in EU Associated Countries (10 countries)

CAHI
Canadian Animal Health Institute

CAP
Common Agriculture Policy

CAPROVE
Camara Argentina de la Industria de Productos Veterinarios

CAT
COMISA Antibiotic Team

CAVEMID
Cyprus Veterinary Medicines Importers and Distributors Association

CCEURO
Codex Regional Co-ordinating Committee for Europe

CCFAC
Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants

CCFH
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

CCFL
Codex Committee on Food Labelling

CCGP
Codex Committee on General Principles

CCPR
Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

CCRVDF
Codex Committee on Veterinary Drug Residues in Food

CEEC
Central Eastern European Countries

CEESA
Centre Européen d'Etudes pour la Santé Animale - European Animal Health Study Centre

CEFIC
European Council of Chemical Manufacturers' Association

CEN
European Committee for Standardisation

CEO
Chief Executive Officer

CEPS
Centre for European Policy Studies

CFR
Code of Federal Regulations (USA)

CIA
Chemical Industries' Association (UK)

CIAA
Confédération des Industries Agro-alimentaires de l'UE - Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU

CMD(v)
Coordination Group Mutual Recognition and Decentralised Procedure - (veterinary)

CMS
Concerned Member State

CNA
Committee of National Associations (IFAH-Europe)

CNEVA
Centre Nationale d'Etudes Vétérinaires et Alimentaires (F)

COGECA
General Committee for Agriculture Cooperation in the European Union

COLIPA
The European Cosmetic Toiletry and Perfumery Association

COMISA
Confédération Mondiale de l'Industrie de la Santé Animale - World Federation of the Animal Health Industry (now IFAH)

COMCOM
Communications Committee (IFAH-Europe)

COMP
Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products

COPA
Committee of Agricultural Organisations in the European Union

COREPER
Committee of EU Permanent Representatives

CP
Centralised Procedure

CHMP
Committee for Human Medicinal Products (EMEA)

CTD
Common Technical Document

CVMP
EMEA Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products

CVO
Chief Veterinary Officer

CWP
Codex Working Party (IFAH)

DG
Directorate General (eg. DG Enterprise, DG Research ) of the European Commission

DG SANCO
European Commission Directorate General for Public Health and Consumer Affairs

DMF
Drug Master File

DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid

EAAP
European Association for Animal Production

EARSS
European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System

EASSA
CEESA European Antimicrobial Susceptibility Surveillance in Animals Group

EAVPT
European Association of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology

EC
European Commission

ECJ
European Court of Justice

ECOSOC
EU Economic and Social Committee

ECPA
European Crop Protection Association

ECPI
European Centre for Pharmaceutical Information

ECVAM
European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods

EDMA
European Diagnostics Manufacturers' Association

EDQM
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines

EEA
European Environment Agency

EEB
European Environment Bureau

EFB
European Federation of Biotechnology

EFIC
European Food Information Council

EFLA
European Food Law Association

EFMA
European Fertilizer Manufacturers Association

EFPIA
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations

EFSA
European Food Safety Authority

EFTA
European Free Trade Association

EGA
European Generics Association

EGGVP
European Group for Generic Veterinary Products

EIA
Environmental Impact Assessment

EISA
European Initiative for Sustainable Development in Agriculture

EMACOLEX
European Medicines Agencies Co-operation on Legal and Legislative Issues

EMEA
European Medicines Agency

EPA
Environment Protection Act

EPAA
European Partnership for Alternative approaches to Animal testing

EPAR
European Public Assessment Report

EP
European Parliament // European Pharmacopoeia

EPC
European Policy Centre

EPRUMA
European Platform for the Responsible Use of Medicines in Animals

ERA
Environmental Risk Assessment

ERAWP
Environmental Risk Assessment Working Party (EMEA)

ESA
European Seeds Association

ESAE
European Society of Association Executives

ESS
European Surveillance Strategy

ETOMEP
European Technical Office for Medicinal Products

ETPGAH
European Technology Platform for Global Animal Health

EU
European Union

EUDRANET
European Union Drug Regulatory Authority Network

EUROPABIO
The European Association for Bioindustries

EUDRATRACK
European Union Tracking System for Marketing Authorisation Procedures Via Mutual Recognition

EV
EudraVigilance

EWP-V
Efficacy Working Party veterinary (EMEA)

FAC
Food Advisory Committee

FAIP
Farm Animal Industrial Platform (NL)

FAO
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations

FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions

FDA
Food and Drug Administration (USA)

FEBC
Forum for European Bioindustry Coordination

FEDESA
European Federation of Animal Health (now IFAH-Europe)

FEFAC
Fédération Européenne des Fabricants d'Aliments Composés - European Feed Manufacturers Federation

FEFANA
European Federation of the Animal Feed Additive Manufacturers

FIDIN
Vereniging van Fabrikanten en Importeurs van Diergeneesmiddelen In Nederland

FVE
Federation of Veterinarians of Europe

GACT
Global Antimicrobial Core Team (IFAH)

GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GCP
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GCPF
Global Crop Protection Federation

GIBIP
Green Industry Biotechnology Platform

GL
Guideline

GLP
Good Laboratory Practice

GMO
Genetically Modified Organism

GMP
Good Manufacturing Practice

GPUE
Groupement Pharmaceutique de l'Union européenne - Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union

GRCT
Global Regulatory Core Team (IFAH)

GRIMV
General Requirements for Inactivated Mammalian Vaccines

GRMLV
General Requirements for Mammalian Live Vaccines

GTT
IFAH Global Traceability Team (IFAH)

GVPPG
Good Veterinary Pharmacovigilance Practice Guide

HAN
Heidelberg Appeal Netherlands

HAVEPHARM
Hellenic Association of Distributors Importers and Manufacturers of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals (GR)

HEVRA
Heads of European Veterinary Regulatory Authorities (now HMA)

HMA
Heads of Medicines Agencies

IABS
International Association of Biological Standardisation

IACFO
International Association of Consumer Food Organisations

ICA
International Co-operative Alliance

ICC
International Chamber of Commerce

ICH
International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use

IFA
International Seed Trade Federation

IFAP
International Federation of Agricultural Producers

IFIC
International Food Information Council

IFPMA
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations

IFWP
In-Feed Working Party (IFAH-Europe)

IGC
Inter-Governmental Conference

IMS
International Meat Secretariat

INFARMED
Instituto Nacional da Farmacia e do Medicamento (P)

INFARVET
CANIFARMA ... (Mexico)

ITCVMP
International Technical Consultation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (early called: ITCVDR)

IVMP
Immunological Veterinary Medicinal Product

IWP
Immunological Working Party (EMEA)

KAHPA
Korea Animal Health Product Association

LIF
Läkemedelsindustriföreningen - The Swedish Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry (S)

MA
Marketing Authorisation

MAH
Marketing Authorisation Holder

MAA
Marketing Authorisation Application

MAFF
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (UK)

MAGYOSZ
Magyarorszagi Gyogyszergyartok Orszagos Szövetsége - Hungarian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (HU)

MAVIS
Medicines Act Veterinary Information Service (UK)

MCA
Medicines Control Agency (UK)

MEP
Member of the European Parliament

MIC
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration

MRA
Mutual Recognition Agreement

MRL
Maximum Residue Limit

MRP
Mutual Recognition Procedure

MS
Member State

NEFATO
Vereiniging van Nederlandse Fabrikanten van Voedertoevoegingen - Animal Feed Additive Manufacturers (NL)

NGO
Non-Governmental Organisation

NIBSC
National Institute for Biological Standards and Control

NOAH
National Office of Animal Health (UK)

NA
Notice to Applicants

OBPR
Official Batch Protocol Review

OCABR
Official Control Authority Batch Release

OECD
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

OIE
Office International des Epizooties - The World Organisation for Animal Health

OJ
Official Journal of the European Communities

OMCL
Official Medicines Control Laboratory (under European Pharmacopoeia)

OTC
Over the counter

PEC
Predicted Environmental Concentration

PEI
Paul Ehrlich Institut (D)

PERF
Pan European Regulatory Forum on Pharmaceuticals

PIC/S
Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention Scheme

PhRMA
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

PhV
Pharmacovigilance

PhVWP-V -
Pharmacovigilance Working Party - Veterinary (EMEA)

POLPROWET
Polskie Stowarzyszenie Zagranicznych Producentów i Importerów Leków Weterynaryjnych (Polish Association of Veterinary Drug Producers and Importers) (PL) POM - Prescription-only medicine

POM
Prescription-only medicine

PSU PSUR
Periodic Safety Update/Periodic Safety Update Report

PV
Pharmacovigilance

QA
Quality Assurance

QC
Quality Control

QP
Qualified Person

QRD
Working group on the Quality Review of Documents (EMEA)

QWP
Quality Working Party (EMEA)

RAM
Routine Analytical Method

RIVM
National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection (NL)

RMS
Reference Member State

RUMA -
Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (UK)

R&D;
Research & Development

SAAHA
South African Animal Health Association

SAGAM
Scientific Advice Group on AntiMicrobials (EMEA)

SAR
Suspected Adverse Reaction

SAWP-V
Scientific Advice Working Party - Veterinary (EMEA)

SC
Steering Committee

SCAN
European Commission Committee for Animal Nutrition

SCVPH
European Commission Scientific Committee of Veterinary measures relating to Public Health

SEAP
Society of European Affairs Professionals

SGCI/SSIC
Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Chemische Industrie - Société Suisse des Industries Chimiques (CH)

SIMV
Syndicat de l'Industrie du Médicament Vétérinaire et Réactif (F)

SINDAN
Sindicato Nacional da Industria de Produtos para Saude Animal (Brasil)

SME
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

SmPC
Summary of Product Characteristics

SPC
Supplementary Protection Certificate

SPMA
Working Group for Animal Health (Slovenia)

SPSAg
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement

SRA
ETPGAH Strategic Research Agenda

SSC
European Commission Scientific Steering Committee

SWP-V
Safety Working Party - Veterinary (EMEA)

TABD
Trans-Atlantic Business Dialogue

TACD
Trans-Atlantic Consumer Dialogue

TAIEX
Technical Assistance Information Exchange Office

TAS
Target Animal Safety

TAST
Target Animal Safety Testing

TGD
Technical Guidance Document

TIG
Telematics Implementation Group (EMEA)

TRC
Technical and Regulatory Committee (IFAH-Europe)

TSE
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy

UEVP
Union of European Veterinary Practitioners

UN
United Nations

USDA
United States Department of Agriculture

VEDDRA
List of clinical terms/terminology for suspected adverse reactions to veterinary medicines in animals

VETERINDUSTRIA
Asociación Empresarial de la Industria Zoosanitaria - Spanish Association of Animal Health Industry (E)

VGCP
Veterinary Good Clinical Practice

VICH
International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products

VIF
Veterinaermedicinsk Industriforening (DK)

VISAD
Veteriner Itaclari Bivolojik Maddeler ve Yem Katkilari Sanayici Ithalatçi ve Temsilcileri Dernegi -(TUR)

VMD
Veterinary Medicines Directorate (UK)

VMP
Veterinary Medicinal Product

VMRFG
Veterinary Mutual Recognition Facilitation Group (now CMD(v))

WAH/SPMA
Worling Group Animal Health of the Slovenian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (SL)

WHO
World Health Organisation

WG
Working Group WP - Working Party

WTO
World Trade Organisation

WVA
World Veterinary Association 

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