APEC Glossary
Updated: February 12, 2001 by APEC Secretariat
ABAC APEC Business Advisory Council ABTC APEC Business Travel Card ACI Airports Council International for Pacific Region ADR-EEP Alternative Dispute Resolution – Executive Education Project AFS APEC Food System AGGI Advisory Group on Gender Integration AIFN APEC Infrastructure Facilitation Network AIRIC APEC Infrastructure Resource Integration Centre AMETC APEC Marine Environmental Training and Education Center AMETEC APEC Marine Environment Training and Education Center APCIC Asia-Pacific Chemical Industry Coalition APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APIAN Asia-Pacific International Assessment Network APII Asia Pacific Information Infrastructure APIS Asia Pacific Information Society ARIC Asia Recovery Information Center ASC APEC Study Centers ASCC APEC 2000 Study Center Consortium AST APEC Science and Technology ATCEG Agricultural Technical Cooperation Experts’ Group ATCWG Agricultural Technical Cooperation Working Group ATL Accelerated Tariff Liberalization BAC Budget and Administrative Committee BMC Budget and Management Committee BMN Business Management Network CAP Collective Action Plans CBN Capacity Building Network CPD Competition Policy and Deregulation CTI Committee on Trade and Investment DMEG Dispute Mediation Experts’ Group EBN EWG Business Network EC Economic Committee ECE Economic Commission for Europe ECOTECH Economic and Technical Cooperation ECSG Electronics Commerce Steering Group EDNET Education Network e-IAP Electronic Individual Action Plan ESC ECOTECH Sub-Committee of the SOM EVSL Early Voluntary Sectoral Liberalization EWG Energy Working Group FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FDI Foreign Direct Investment FEEEP Impact of Expanding Population and Economic Growth on Food, Energy and the Environment FIA Federation International de l’Automobile FWG Fisheries Working Group GDP Gross Domestic Product GEI Group on Economic Infrastructure GIS Gender Information Sessions GOS Group on Services GP Government Procurement GPA Global Programme of Action GPEG Government Procurement Experts’ Group GPS Global Positioning System HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points HRD Human Resources Development HRDWG Human Resources Development Working Group IAP Individual Action Plan ICAIS International Charging Arrangements for Internet Services ICAO International Civil Maritime Organization ICFA International Coalition of Fisheries Association IEG Investment Experts’ Group IEGBM Informal Experts’ Group on Business Mobility IFAT Implementation Facilitation Assistance Team ILO International Labour Organization IMD International Institute for Management Development IMMA International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association IMTA International Transport Association INDECOPI National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property INTA International Trademark Association IPEG Intellectual Property Rights Experts’ Group IPP Independent Power Producer IPR Intellectual Property Rights IST Industrial Science and Technology ISTWG Industrial Science and Technology Working Group ITI Information Technology Industry Council ITU International Telecommunications Union IUU Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported IWS Infrastructure Workshop KBE Knowledge-based Economy LSP Labor and Social Protection Network MAG Market Access Group MNE Multinational Enterprise MRA Mutual Recognition Arrangement MRC Marine Resource Conservation MRT Ministers Responsible for Trade NGO Non-Governmental Organization NTM Non-tariff Measures OAA Osaka Action Agenda OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OICA International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers OMISAR Ocean Model and Information System PATA Pacific Asia Travel Association PECC Pacific Economic Cooperation Council PLGSME Policy Level Group on Small and Medium Enterprises REDAP Peruvian Network for Asia Pacific Studies RFMO Regional Fisheries Management Organization RGC Regional Growth Center RISE Regional Integration for Sustainable Economies ROO Rules of Origin RTAs Regional Trade Agreements RTHP Road Transport Harmonization Project SCCP Sub-committee on Customs Procedures SCSC Sub-committee on Standards and Conformance SIS Seafood Information Systems SMEs Small and Medium Enterprises SMEWG Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group SOM Senior Officials’ Meeting SPAN Integrated Plan of Action for SME Development TDB APEC Tariff Database TEL Telecommunications and Information Working Group TILF Trade and Investment Liberalization and Facilitation TPF Trade Policy Forum TPM Total Productive Maintenance TPT-WG Transportation Working Group TPWG Trade Promotion Working Group TRIPS Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property TWG Tourism Working Group UN/EDIFACT United Nations Rules for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport UN-ECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UR Uruguay Round URI Uruguay Round Implementation VAP Voluntary Action Plan WCO World Customs Organization WG Working Group WGTP Working Group on Trade Promotion WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization WTO World Trade Organization WTTC World Travel and Tourism Council