English: Free Trade Agreement FTA – U.S. Federal Transit Administration FTAA – Free Trade Area of the Americas GATS – General Agreement on Trade in Services GATT – General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GDP – gross domestic product GM – genetically modified GMO – genetically modified organism G7 / 8 – Group of Seven leading industrialized nations plus Russian Federation HKSAR – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region IAP – individual action plan ICT – information technology and telecommunications IEC – Intergovernmental Economic Commission (Canada-Russia, Canada-Ukraine) IMF – International Monetary Fund IP – intellectual property IPPC – International Plant Convention ISO – International Organization for Standardization IT – Information Technology ITA – Information Technology Agreement (1997) ITC – U.S. International Trade Commission JAS – Japan Agricultural Standards JETRO – Japan External Trade Organization LDC – least-developed countries MoAFF – (Japan's) Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Mercosur – Southern Cone Common Market (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) MFN – most-favoured-nation MMPA – (U.S.) Marine Mammal Protection Act MOU – Memorandum of understanding MRA – Mutual recognition agreement NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement NATAP – North American Trade Automation Prototype NEBS – New Exporters to Border States NGO – non-governmental organization NSTB – (Singapore's) National Science and Technology Board NTB – non-tariff barrier NTM – non-tariff measure NTT – Nippon Telegraph and Telephone OECD – Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OSB – oriented-strand board PEMD – Program for Export Market Development PEMEX – PetrÃ³Ã³leos Mexicanos (Mexico's state oil firm) PWN – pinewood nematode QFP – quasi-fire protection zone R&D – research and development RGO Registered Grading Organizations ROU – record of understanding SAGIT – Sectoral Advisory Group on International Trade SBT – (Michigan) single business tax SCFAIT – Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade SERC – State Regulatory Commission SMEs – small and medium-sized enterprises SPS – sanitary and phytosanitary SPWG – (Canada-Korea) Special Partnership Working Group TBT – technical barriers to trade TEA-21 – (U.S.)
French: Federal Transit Administration GATT – Accord gÃ©nÃ©ral sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce GCSCE – Groupes de consultations sectorielles sur le commerce extÃ©rieur GTPS – Groupe de travail pour un partenariat spÃ©cial (Canada-CorÃ©e) G7/G8 – Groupe des Sept pays les plus industrialisÃ©s plus la FÃ©dÃ©ration de Russie ICCU – Initiative commerciale Canada-Union europÃ©enne ICDE – Investissement canadien direct Ã l'Ã©tranger IED – Investissement Ã©tranger direct ITC – Commission du commerce international des Ã‰tats-Unis JAS – Normes agricoles japonaises JETRO – Organisation du commerce extÃ©rieur du Japon MAECI – MinistÃ¨re des Affaires Ã©trangÃ¨res et du Commerce international MAFP – MinistÃ¨re de l'Agriculture, des ForÃªts et des PÃªches (Japon) MercosurMarchÃ© commun du cÃ´ne Sud (Argentine, BrÃ©sil, Paraguay et Uruguay) MNT – Mesure non tarifaire MIC – Mesure concernant les investissements et liÃ©e au commerce MMPA – Loi amÃ©ricaine sur la protection des mammifÃ¨res marins NPF – Nation la plus favorisÃ©e NTT – Nippon Telegraph and Telephone OCDE – Organisation de coopÃ©ration et de dÃ©veloppement Ã©conomiques OCE – Organisme de classification enregistrÃ© OGM – Organisme gÃ©nÃ©tiquement modifiÃ© OHE – Organisme d'homologation enregistrÃ© OMC – Organisation mondiale du commerce ONG – Organisation non gouvernementale ONU – Organisation des Nations Unies ORD – Organe de rÃ¨glement des diffÃ©rends OSB – Panneaux Ã copeaux orientÃ©s PAC – Politique agricole commune PAI – Plan d'action individuel PDME – Programme de dÃ©veloppement des marchÃ©s d'exportation PEMEX – SociÃ©tÃ© pÃ©troliÃ¨re nationale du Mexique PIB – Produit intÃ©rieur brut PME – Petites et moyennes entreprises PSCA – Partenariat stratÃ©gique canado-amÃ©ricain PWN – NÃ©matode du pin R-D – Recherche et dÃ©veloppement SPS – Sanitaire et phytosanitaire TEA-21 – (U.S.)