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Acronym List for International Contributors

AANZFTA
ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
AC
Administrative Circular
AMD
Amendment
APCF
Asia Pacific Cooperation Forum (IEC)
APEC
Asia Pacific Economic Community
APEC SCSC
Asia Pacific Economic Community, Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance
APLAC
Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Program
APLMF
Asia Pacific Legal Metrology Forum
APMP
Asia Pacific Metrology Programme
APRC
Asia Pacific Regional Centre (IEC)
AS
Australian Standard
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AU NC
Australian National Committee of the IEC
AWI
Approved Work Item
CA
Conformity Assessment
CAB
Conformity Assessment Board (IEC)
CAG
Chairs Advisory Group
CB
Council Board (IEC)
CD
Committee Draft
CDV
Committee Draft for Vote
CEN
European Committee for Standardisation
CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation
CER
Closer Economic Relations (NZ)
CIB
Committee Internal Balloting
COPANT
Pan-American Standards Commission
COPOLCO
ISO Committee on Consumer Policy
CPAG
Commercial Policy Advisory Group
DEVCO
ISO Committee on Developing Country Matters
DFAT
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DIS
Draft International Standard
DISER
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
DMT
Directives Maintenance Team
EN
European Standards
EU
European Union
FDIS
Final Draft International Standard
GA
ISO General Assembly
GST
Goods and Services Tax
IA-CEPA
Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
ICT
Information and Communication Technology
IDT
Identical Adoption
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IEC CO
IEC Central Office
IECEE
IEC System for Conformity Testing and Certification of Electrotechnical Equipment and Components
IECEx
IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres
IECQ
IEC Quality Assessment for Electrical Components
IECRE
IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Renewable Energy Applications
IPC
International Participation Case
IRG
International Review Group
IS
International Standards
ISO
International Organisation for Standardisation
ISO CS
ISO Central Secretariat
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
IWA
International Workshop Agreement
JTC 1
ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 – Information Technology
JWG
Joint Working Group
MOD
Modified Adoption
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MRA
Mutual Recognition Agreement
MSB
IEC Market Strategy Board
MT
Maintenance Team
NCC
National Construction Code
NEQ
Not Equivalent
NFTA
New Field of Technical Activity
NMC
National Mirror Committee
NP
New Proposal
NSB
National Standards Body
NWIP
New Work Item Proposal
O-Member
Observer Member
PAS
Publically Available Specifications
PASC
Pacific Area Standards Congress
PC
Project Committee
PM
Project Manager
P-Member
Participating Member
PMG
Production Management Group
PNW
New Work Item Proposal
PSB
Partner Standardisation Body
PWI
Preliminary Work Item
RFI
Request for Information
RoV
Report of Voting
RUL
Ruling
SA
Standards Australia
SAG
Sales Advisory Group
SBP
Strategic Business Plan
SC
Subcommittee
SDAC
Standards Development and Accreditation Committee
SDO
Standards Development Organisation
SG
Standardisation Guide
SISO
Support for Industry Service Organisations Program
SMB
IEC Standardisation Management Board
SME
Small to Medium Enterprises OR Subject Matter Expert
SyC
Systems Committee
TBT
Technical Barriers to Trade
TC
Technical Committee
TMB
ISO Technical Management Board
ToR
Terms of Reference
TR
Technical Report
TS
Technical Specification
WD
Working Draft
WG
Working Group
WPUB
Withdrawn Publication
WSC
World Standards Council
WTO
World Trade Organisation