Bulgaria's road to Accession

List of Abbreviations

BAT Best available techniques
BATREF BAT Reference Documents
CAP Community programme on Agriculture
DANCEE Danish Co-operation for Environment in Eastern Europe
EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EDIS Extended decentralisation implementation System
EIA Environmental impact assessment
EIB European Investment Bank
ELV Emission limit values
EPR Emitted Pollutant Register
ETPR Emitted and Transferred Pollutant Register
EU European Union
GHG Greenhouse gases
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IFI International financing institutions
IPPC Integrated pollution prevention and control
ISO International Standardisation Organisation
ISPA Structural Instrument for Pre-Accession
JI Joint implementation
MEUR Million euros
MoEW Ministry of Environment and Water
MoF Ministry of Finance
MoH Ministry of Health
MoPWRD Ministry of Public Works and Regional Development
NGO Non-governmental organisation
OP Operational Programme
SAC Special areas of conservation
SAPARD Special accession programme for agriculture and rural development
UWWTD Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive
VOC Volatile organic compounds
WFD Water Framework Directive