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The New Approach in Setting Product Standards for Safety, Environmental Protection and Human Health Appendix E
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| AENOR | Asociación Espa_ola de Normalización y Certificación |
| BAT | Best Available Techniques |
| BATREF/BREF | BAT Reference document |
| CEN | European Committee for Standardisation |
| CENELEC | European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation |
| CMC | CEN Management Center |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| DG | Directorate General |
| DG SANCO | DG Health and Consumer Protection |
| EC | European Communities |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EEB | European Environmental Bureau |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| EEE | Electrical and Electronic Equipment |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EMAS | Environmental Management Standards |
| EPD | Environmental Product Declaration |
| ETSI | European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
| EU | European Union |
| EUEB | European Union Eco-labelling Board |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| IMPEC | Committee on Impact on the Environment of Electric and Electronic Equipment |
| IPP | Integrated Product Policy |
| IPPC | Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control |
| ISO | International Standards Organisation |
| LCA | Life Cycle Assessment |
| NGOs | Non Governmental Organisations |
| ODS | Ozone Depleting Substances |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PBB | Polybrominated Biphenyl |
| PBDE | Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether |
| POEM | Product Oriented Environmental Management |
| PSR | Product Specific Requirements |
| REACH | Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals |
| RoHS | Restriction of Hazardous Substances |
| SABE | CEN Strategy Advisory Board on the Environment |
| SOGS | Senior Official Groups on Standardisation and Conformity Assessment Policy |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| TC | Technical Committee |
| UN CETDG | United Nations Committee of Experts on Transport of Dangerous Goods |
| UNCED | Conference on Environment and Development |
| VAT | Value Added Tax |
| WEE | Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |