ACP

African, Caribbean and Pacific Group (Lomé Convention)

ASEAN

Association of South-East Asian Nations

DAP

Action Programme on Essential Drugs

DC

Developing countries

DSB

Dispute Settlement Body

DSU

Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

GATS

General Agreement on Trade in Services

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GSP

Generalized System of Preferences

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IPR

Intellectual property right

ISO

International Standards Organization

LDC

Least-developed countries

MERCOSUR

Southern Common Market

MFA

Multifibre Arrangement (on international trade in textiles)

MFN

Most-favoured-nation

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

R&D

Research and development

TBT

Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

TPRM

Trade Policy Review Mechanism

TRIMs

Trade-Related Investment Measures

TRIPS

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

UPOV

International Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties

WHO

World Health Organization

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organization

WTO

World Trade Organization