Frequently used abbreviations in ÚNMZ agendas

A. Abbreviations and symbols of institutions
1. International and regional organisations, foreign entities
Abbreviation (symbol)	Foreign language name	English name	Note
ACCT	Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation	Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation	UN, Council of Europe and other organisations
ACP	African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States	African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States	www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/html/index.cs.html
AFNOR	Association Française de Normalisation	French Society for standardisation	www.afnor.org
AL	Arab League (Jamiat al-dural al-Arabiya - League of Arab States, LAS)	Arab League (also Arab League)	www.arableagueonline.org
ALADI	Asociación Latinoamericana de Libre Comercio	Latin American Free Trade Association	www.aladi.org
ANSI	American National Standards Institute	American National Standards Institute	www.ansi.org
APLMF	Asia Pacific Legal Metrology Forum	Asia Pacific Legal Metrology Forum	www.aplmf.org
ARSO	African Organisation of Standardisation	African Regional Standards Organisation	www.arso-oran.org
ASEAN	Association of South East Asian Nations	Association of Southeast Asian Nations	www.asean.org
ASMO	Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology	Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology
ASTM	American Society of Testing and Materials	American company for testing and materials	www.astm.org
BAM	Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung and -prüfung Institute for Material Research and Testing	Federal Institute for Research and testing of materials	www.bam.de SRN
BIML	Bureau International de Métrologie Légale International Bureau of Legal Metrology	International Bureau of Legal Metrology	www.bipm.fr see OIML
BIPM	Bureau International des Poids et Mesures International Bureau of Weights and Measures	International Bureau of Weights and Measures	www.bipm.org/noflash.html
BIS	Bank for International Settlements	Bank for International Settlements	www.bis.org
BISFA	Bureau International pour la Standardisation des Fibres Artificielles International Bureau for Standardization of Man-made Fibres	International Office for the standardisation of man-made fibres	www.bisfa.org
BSI	British Standards Institution	British Standards Institution	www.bsi-global.com
CASCO	Committee on Conformity Assessment	Conformity Assessment Committee	see ISO
CCC	Customs Cooperation Council	Customs Cooperation Council
CCIR	International Consultative Committee on Radio Communications	International Advisory Committee for radio communications
CE	Council of Europe	Council of Europe	also European conformity mark
CECIP	Comité Européen des Constructeurs d´Instruments de Pesage European Committee of Weighing Instruments Manufacturers	European Committee of Weighing Instrument Manufacturers (Federation of national trade organisations representing European weighing instruments manufacturers)	www.cecip.eu
CEFACT	Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business	Centre for Trade Facilitation and E-Commerce	www.unece.org/cefact See UNECE
CEFTA	Central European Free Trade Agreement	Central European Agreement on free trade	www.cefta.int
CEN	Comité Européen de Normalisation European Committee for Standardization	European Committee for Standardisation	www.cen.eu NGO
CENELEC	Comité Européen de Normalisation Électrotechnique European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization	European Committee for Standardisation in electrical engineering	www.cenelec.eu NGO
CEOC	Confédération Européenne des Organismes de Contrôle technique, d´inspection, de certification et de prévention European Confederation of Organizations for Testing, Inspection, Certification and Prevention	European Confederation of Testing, Inspection, Certification and Prevention Organisations	www.ceoc.com
CERN	Conseil Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire European Council for Nuclear Research	European Council for Nuclear Research	public.web.cern.ch/public
CGML	Conférence Générale de Métrologie Légale General Conference of Legal Metrology	General Conference for Legal Metrology
CGPM	Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures General Conference on Weights and Measures	General Conference for Weights and Measures
CIB	International Council for research and Innovation in Building and Construction	International Council for Research Studies and Documentation in the construction industry	www.cibworld.nl
CIE	Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage International Commission on Illumination	International Commission for illumination	www.cie.co.at
CIML	Comité International de Métrologie Légale International Committee of Legal Metrology	International Committee for Legal Metrology
CIPM	Comité International des Poids et Mesures International Committee for Weights and Measures	International Committee on Weights and Measures
CISPR	Comité International Spécial des Perturbations Radioéléctrique International Special Committee on Radio Interference	International Special Committee on Radio Interference	www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID,FSP_LANG_ID:1298,25
COOMET	Organization of National Metrological Institutions of the States of Central and Eastern Europe	Organisation of national metrology institutions of Central and Eastern European countries
COPOLCO	Committee on Consumer Policy	Consumer Protection Committee	see ISO
CORDIS	Community Research and Development Information Service for the European Union	European Union Research and Development Information Service	www.cordis.lu
CORESTA	Cooperation Centre for Scientific Research Relative to Tobacco	Cooperation Centre for scientific research in the field of tobacco	www.coresta.org NGO
CSD	Commission for Sustainable Development	Commission for Sustainable Development	http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/csd.html UN
DEVCO	Committee on Developing Country Matters	Committee on Aid to Developing Countries	see ISO
DIN	Deutsches Institut für Normung	German Institute for standardisation	www.din.de SRN
EA - EA MLA	European Cooperation for Accreditation EA Multi-Lateral Agreement	European cooperation in accreditation Multilateral agreement within the EA	www.european-accreditation.org www.european-accreditation.org/the-mla EA was formed by the merger of EAC (European Accreditation of Certification-Europe. org. for accreditation of certif. Certification-Europe) and ALE (Euroepan Co-operation for Accreditation of Laboratories-Europe. Org. for Accreditation of Laboratories)
EBRD	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	European Bank for Reconstruction and development	www.ebrd.com
EC	1. European Community 2. European Communities	1. European Community 2. European Communities
ECB	European Central Bank	European Central Bank	www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/html/index.cs.html
ECHR	European Court of Human Rights	European Court of Human Rights	www.echr.coe.int/Pages/home.aspx?p=home
ECITC	European Committee for Information Technology, Testing and Certification	European Committee for Information Technology, Testing and certification
ECJ	European Court of Justice	European Court of Justice	http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo1_6308/ EU
ECOFIN	Economic and Finance Council of Ministers	Council of Ministers for Economic Affairs and financial matters	EU
ECOSOC	Economic and Social Council	Economic and Social Council	www.un.org/en/ecosoc UN
ECSC	European Coal and Steel Community	European Coal and Steel Community	EU
EEA	European Economic Area	European Economic Area (EEA)	www.efta.int/eea EC-EFTA agreement of 1991
EEC	European Economic Community	European Economic Community	EU The EEC was an international organisation that existed between 1958 and 1993, created to promote economic integration between Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The EEC Treaty was signed on 25 March 1957 as part of the Treaties of Rome, which also established the European Atomic Energy Community.
EFQM	European Foundation for Quality Management	European Foundation for Quality Management
EFTA	European Free Trade Association	European Free Trade Association (EFTA)	www.efta.int
EIA	European Information Association	European Information Association	www.eia.org.uk
EIB	European Investment Bank	European Investment Bank
ELEC	European League for Economic Cooperation	European League for Economic Cooperation
ELSECOM	European Electrotechnical Sectoral Committee for Testing and Certification	European Electrotechnical Sectoral Committee for Testing and Certification
EMEA	European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products	European Medicines Agency	EU
EMeTAS	European Metrology Type Approval System	European metrology system for type approval of measuring instruments	www.emetas.org
EMI	European Monetary Institute	European Monetary Institute	EU
EOQ	European Organization for Quality	European Quality Organisation	www.eoq.org
EOQC	European Organization for Quality Control	European organisations for quality control
EOTA	European Office of Technical Approvals	European Technical Approvals Authority	www.eota.be
EOTC	European Organization for Conformity Assessment	European organisations for conformity assessment	www.eotc.be
EP	European Parliament The European Parliament	European Parliament	www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/cs EU
EQNET	European Network for Quality Assessment and Certification	European Network for Quality Assessment and Certification
EQS	1. European Committee for Quality Assessment and Certification 2. European Quality System	1. European Committee for assessment and quality certification 2. European system quality
ESCIF	European Sectoral Committee for Intrusion and Fire Protection	European Sectoral Committee for unwanted entry and fire protection
ESF	European Science Foundation	European Science Foundation	www.esf.org
ETSI	European Telecommunications Standards Institute	European Telecommunications Standards Institute	www.etsi.org
EU	European Union	European Union	www.europa.eu
EU On-Line	European Union On Line (News, Activities, Institutions, Abc, Official Documents, Information Sources)	European Union in direct connection (news, activities, institutions, abc, official documents, sources of information)	www.europa.eu
EURATOM	European Atomic Energy Community	European Atomic Energy Community	www.euratom.og EU
EUROLAB	European Federation of National Associations of Measurement, Testing and Analytical Laboratories	European Federation of National Associations of Measuring, Testing and Analytical Laboratories	www.eurolab.org
EUROMET	European Collaboration in Measurement Standards	European cooperation for benchmark development
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN	Food organisations and agriculture of the United Nations	www.fao.org
FID	Fédération Internationale de Documentation International Federation for Information and Documentation	International Federation for documentation
FIDH	International Federation for Human Rights	International Federation for Human Rights	www.fidh.org
GATT	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade	For more detailed information on GATT, please see here (available in Czech language only) now WTO
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency	International Agency for atomic energy	www.iaea.org
IAF	International Accreditation Forum	International Forum for Accreditation	www.iaf.nu
IATA	International Air Transport Association	International Association air carriers	www.iata.org
IATCA	International Auditor Training and Certification Association	International Association for Auditor Education and Certification
IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - World Bank	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - World Bank	www.worldbank.org/ibrd
ICC	International Chamber of Commerce	International Chamber of Commerce	www.iccwbo.org
ICJ	International Court of Justice	International Court of Justice	www.icj-cij.org headquarters in The Hague
ICRM	International Committee for Radionuclide Metrology	International Committee for radionuclide metrology
IDA	International Development Association	International Development Association	www.worldbank.org/ida UN
IEC	International Electrotechnical Commission	International Electrotechnical Commission	www.iec.ch
IECEE - CCB - CTL	Worldwide System for Conformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment Committee of Certification Bodies of the IECEE Committee of Testing Laboratories of the IECEE	IEC system for conformity testing and certification of electrical equipment IECEE Committee of Certification Bodies IECEE Testing Laboratories Committee	www.iecee.org www.iecee.org/ctl/aboutctl.htm
IECQ - CMC - ICC	IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components CertificationManagement Committee of the IECQInspectorate Coordination Committee of the IECQ	IEC system for determining the quality of components for electronics IECQ Certification Steering Committee IECQ Inspectorate Coordinating Committee	www.iecq.org/index.htm
IFAN	International Federation of Standards Users	International Federation of Standards Users	www.ifan.org
IFC	International Finance Corporation	International Financial Corporations	www.ifc.org
IIL	International Law Institute	Institute of International Law	www.ili.org Council of Europe
IIOC	Independent International Organization for Certification	An independent international certification organisation	www.iioc.org
IIR	International Institute of Refrigeration	International Institute of Refrigeration Technology	www.iifiir.org
ILAC	International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation	International cooperation for laboratory accreditation	www.ilac.org
ILO	International Labour Organisation	International Labour Organisation	www.ilo.org
IMECO	International Measurement Confederation	International Union for Measurement	www.imeko.org
IMF	International Monetary Fund	International Monetary Fund	www.imf.org
IMO	International Maritime Organization	International Maritime Organisation	www.imo.org UN
INTELSAT	International Telecommunications Satellite Organization	International Organisation for the Establishment and Operation of Communications Satellite Systems	www.itso.int
INTERPOL	International Criminal Police Organization	International Criminal Police Organisation	www.interpol.int
IOCU	International Organization of Consumers Unions	International Organisation of Consumer Associations	www.consumersinternational.org
IPCS	International Programme on Chemical Safety	International Chemical Safety Programme	www.inchem.org WHO
IRPTC	International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals	International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals
ISO - CASCO -COPOLCO - DEVCO - NET - REMCO	International Organization for Standardization Committee on Conformity Assessment Committee on Consumer Policy Committee on Developing Country Matters Information Network Committee on Reference Materials	International Organization for Standardization Conformity Assessment Committee Consumer Strategy Committee Committee on Aid to Developing Countries Information network Reference Materials Committee	www.iso.org www.iso.org/iso/Casco www.iso.org/iso/copolco www.iso.org/iso/aboutiso/isostructure/DEVCO.html www.iso.org more about ISO/REMCO here (available in Czech language only)
ITC	International Trade Center	International Business Centre	www.intracen.org
ITU	International Telecommunication Union	International Telecommunication Union	www.itu.int
IVWO	International Vine and Wine Office	International Office of Viticulture and Wine
JRC	Joint Research Centre	Joint Research Centre	www.ec.europa.eu/jrc EU
NAFTA	North American Free Trade Agreement	North American Agreement on free trade	www.naftanow.org
HOME	National Measurement Accreditation Service	National Accreditation measurement service	United Kingdom
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organisation	North Atlantic Treaty Organisation	www.nato.int
NEA	Nuclear Energy Agency	Atomic Energy Agency	www.oecd-nea.org
NEN	Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut Netherlands Standardization Institute	Netherlands Standards Institute	www.nen.nl
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology	USA www.nist.gov
NMI	National Metrology Institute of the Netherlands	National Metrology Institute of the Netherlands	www.nmi.nl
NPL	National Physical Laboratory	National Physical Laboratory	United Kingdom www.npl.co.uk
NWML	National Weights and Measures Laboratory	National Laboratory of Weights and Measures	United Kingdom
OAPC	Organization of Arabic Petroleum Exporting Countries	Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
OAU	Organization of African Unity	Organisation of African Unity	more about OAU here (available in Czech language only)
OCTI	Office Central des Transports Internationaux par Chemin de Fer Central Office for International Railway Transport	Central Office for International Transport by Rail
OECD	Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development	www.oecd.org
OEEC	Organisation for European Economic Cooperation	Organisation for European Economic Cooperation	for more information about the OEEC please see here (available in Czech language only)
OIML - BIML - TAGCERT	Organization Internationale de Métrologie Légale International Organization of Legal Metrology Bureau International de Métrologie International Bureau of Legal Metrology Technical Advisory Group for Certification of Measuring Instruments	International Organization for Legal Metrology International Office of Legal Metrology (OIML Secretariat) Technical Advisory Group for the Certification of Measuring Instruments	www.oiml.org www.oiml.org/en/structure/biml
OLAF	European Office de Lutte Antifraude European Anti-Fraud Office	European Anti-Fraud Office	EU http://ec.europa.eu/anti_fraud/index_cs.htm
OPEC	Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries	Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries	www.opec.org
OSCE	Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe	Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)	www.osce.org
PE	The European Parliament European Parliament	European Parliament	www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/cs EU
REMCO	Committee on Reference Materials	Reference Materials Committee	see ISO
RILEM	International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures	International Union of Laboratories for testing and research on materials and structures	www.rilem.org
SEATO	South-East Asia Treaty Organization	Organisation of the South-East Asia Pact
TAGCERT	Technical Advisory Group for Certification of Measuring Instruments	Technical Advisory group for certification of measuring instruments	see OIML
TAIEX	Technical Assistance Information Exchange Office	Exchange Office information on technical help	www.ec.europa.eu/enlargement/taiex EU
TRA	Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union	Translation Centre for EU installations	www.cdt.europa.eu/CS/Pages/Homepage.aspx
UEAtc	Union Européenne pour l´Agrément Technique dans la Construction European Union for Technical Approvals in Construction	European Union for Technical Approval in Construction	www.ueatc.eu
UIC	International Union of Railways	International Railway Union	www.uic.org
UN	United Nations	United Nations	www.un.org/en/ UN
UN ECE - CTIED - CEFACT	United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Committee for Trade, Industry and Enterprise Development Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business	United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Committee on Trade, Industry and Enterprise Development Centre for Trade Facilitation and E-Commerce	www.unece.org www.unece.org/cefact
UNCTAD	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	www.unctad.org
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme	United Nations Development Programme	www.undp.org
UNEP	United Nations Environment Programme	United Nations Environment Programme	www.unep.org
UNICEF	United Nations Children's Fund	United Nations Children's Fund	www.unice.org UN
UNIDO	United Nations Industrial Development Organization	United Nations Industrial Development Organisation	www.unido.org
UNIPEDE	Union Internationale des Producteurs et Distributeurs d´Énergie Électrique International Union of Producers and Distributors of Electrical Energy	International Federation of Manufacturers and electricity distributors
UNPROFOR	United Nations Protection Force	UN Protection Force	www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/past/unprofor.htm UN
UPU	Universal Postal Union	World Postal Union	www.upu.int
VDA	Verband Deutscher Automobilindustrie	Association of the German Automotive Industry	www.vda.de SRN
WELMEC	European Cooperation in Legal Metrology	European cooperation in legal metrology	www.welmec.org
WHO	World Health Organization	World Health Organization	UN www.who.int/en/
WIPO	World Intellectual Property Organization	World Intellectual Property Organization	www.wipo.int UN
WMO	World Meteorological Organization	World Meteorological Organisation	www.wmo.int UN
WTO - CTBT - CSPM	World Trade Organization Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Committee on Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures	World Trade Organisation Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Committee on the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures	www.wto.org www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbt_e.htm
2. Domestic institutions
Shortcut	Foreign language name	English name	Note
AAAO	Association of Accredited and Authorized Organizations	Association of Accredited and Authorised Organisations	www.aaao.cz
CAI	Czech Accreditation Institute	Czech Institute for Accreditation, o. p. s. (HERE)	www.cai.cz
CEMC	Czech Environmental Management Centre	Czech Ecological Management Centre	www.cemc.cz
CFA	Centre for Foreign Assistance	Centre for Foreign Aid	MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC basic information about the Foreign Aid Centre here (available in Czech language only)
CMI	Czech Metrology Institute	Czech Metrology Institute (CMI)	www.cmi.cz
COI	Czech Trade Inspection	Czech Trade Inspection Authority (CTIA)	www.coi.cz
CQS	Czech Association for Quality Certification	Czech Association for Quality Systems Certification	www.cqs.cz
CSNI	Czech Standards Institute	Czech Standards Institute (CSNI)	cancelled, from 2009 see Journal
CSO	Czech Statistical Office	Czech Statistical Office (CSO)	www.czso.cz
CSQ	Czech Society for Quality	Czech Society for Quality (CSJ)	www.csq.cz
Journal	Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing	Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing	www.unmz.cz
B. Other abbreviations
ADCO	Administrative Cooperation Groups (EC)	Administrative Cooperation Groups (EC)
ARS	African Regional Standards	African regional standards
BIC	Business Innovation Centre	Business Innovation Centre
CAB	Conformity Assessment Body	Legal entity for conformity assessment
CAP	Common Agricultural Policy	Common agricultural policy	EU
CBC	Cross Border Cooperation	Cross-border cooperation	EU
CCE	Countries of Central Europe	Central European countries
CFCU	Central Financing and Contracting Unit	Central Finance and Contracting Unit	MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC For more information about CFCU, please visit here (available in Czech language only)
COP	Country Operational Programme	Territorial Operational Programme	EU
COREPER	Comité des Représentants Permanent Permanent Representatives Committee	Permanent Representatives Committee	EU For more information about Coreper, please visit here (available in Czech language only)
COST	European Cooperation Science and Technology	European cooperation in scientific and technical research	www.cost.eu
EDF	European Development Fund	European Development Fund (EDF)	EU For more information about EDF, please see here (available in Czech language only)
EDI	Electronic Data Interchange	Electronic data exchange
EINECS	European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances	European Inventory of Existing Chemicals
ELINCS	European List of Notified Chemical Substances	European List of Registered Chemicals
EMAS	Eco-Management and Audit Scheme	Corporate governance and environmental audits Eco-management and eco-audit programme	EU http://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/index_en.htm
EMS	Environmental Management System European Monetary System	Environmental management system European Monetary System
EMU	European Monetary Unit	European Monetary Unit	EUR
EN	Norme Européenne European Standard Europäische Norm	European standard	EU
ERDF	European Regional Development Fund	European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)	ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/thefunds/regional/index_en.cfm EU
ESCB	European System of Central Banks	European System of Central Banks	www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/orga/escb/html/index.en.html
ESI	Export Supporting Institutions	Export Promotion Institutions
ESF	European Social Fund	European Social Fund	http://ec.europa.eu/esf/home.jsp EU
GDP	Gross Domestic Product	Gross domestic product
GIS	Geographical Info System	Geographical Information System
GLP	Good Laboratory Practice	Good laboratory practice
GMP	Good Manufacturing Practice	Good manufacturing practice
HACCP	Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points	Critical points system
IFAD	International Fund for Agricultural Development	International Fund for Agricultural Development	www.ifad.org UN
IPPC	Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control	Integrated pollution prevention and control
IT	Information Technologies	Information Technology
JEPs	Joint European Projects	Joint European projects
LAP	Legal Approximation Project	Legal Convergence Project	EU
MIP	Multiannual Indicative Programme	Multiannual indicative programme	EU
MLA	Multi-Lateral Agreement	Multilateral agreement
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding	Memorandum of Understanding
MRA	Mutual Recognition Agreement	Mutual recognition agreement
NAO	National Authorising Officer	National Authorising Officer	MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
NPPA	National Programme of Preparation for the Accession of the Czech Republic to the EU	National programme for the preparation of the Czech Republic's accession to the EU
NGO	Non Governmental Organisation (NGOs - plural)	NGOs
PAO	Programme Authorising Officer	Programme Authorising Officer	MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Phare	Pologne-Hongrie: Actions pour la Reconversion Économique (= PHARE) Poland and Hungary: Action for Restructuring of Economy (original name)	Poland and Hungary: events for rebuilding the economy (original title)	EU currently a Phare programme involving 13 Central and Eastern European countries You can find out more about the PHARE programme here (available in Czech language only)
PIU	Project Implementation Unit	Project Implementation Unit	EU
PMU	Programme Management Unit	Programme Management Unit
PRAQ	Regional Programme for Quality Assurance	Regional quality assurance programme	EU
PROSAFE	Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe	European Forum for the Promotion of Product Safety	EU www.prosafe.org
PSU	Project Support Unit	Project Support Unit
QA	Quality Assessment	Quality assessment
QMS	Quality Management System	Quality management system
QS	Quality System	Quality system
QSAR	Quality System Assessment Recognition	Recognition of the quality assessment system
RDP	Regional Development Plan	Regional Development Plan	EU
ROP	Regional Operational Programme	Regional Operational Programme	EU
SAPARD	Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development	Special programme for agricultural and rural development in the period of accession to the EU	EU
SF	Structural funds	Structural Funds	EU
SIMI	Support to Internal Market Institutions	Support for internal market institutions	EU
SMES	Small and Medium-Size Enterprises	Small and medium-sized enterprises
SOGS	Senior Officials Group for Standardization and Conformity Assessment	Group of Senior Officials for Standardisation and Conformity Assessment	EU
SOP	Sector Operational Programme	Sectoral Operational Programme	EU
SOP	Senior Programme Officer	Senior Programme Officer	MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
TA	Technical Assistance	Technical assistance
TACIS	Technical Assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent States	Technical assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent States	EU
TBT	Technical Barriers to Trade	Technical barriers to trade	www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbt_e.htm
TF	Transition Facility	Transition Tool	MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
TQM	Total Quality Management	Comprehensive quality management
TQMS	Total Quality Management System	Comprehensive system quality management
TOR	Terms of Reference	Scope/list of documents (e.g. for the project)
UCFA	Unit for Coordination of Foreign Assistance	Foreign Aid Coordination Unit	MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC