Abbreviations and acronyms

AAR

Accelerated access review

ANZLF

New Zealand and Australia Leadership Forum

ANZSOG

Australia and New Zealand School of Government

BEIS

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

BEREC

Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communication

BoE

Bank of England

BRE

Better Regulation Executive

BRUs

Better Regulation Units

BSI

British Standards Institution

CABs

Conformity assessment bodies

CAPs

conformity assessment procedures

CDR

Cabinet Directive on Regulation

CETA

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

CFDA

China Food and Drug Administration

CFR

Community of Federal Regulators

CFTC

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

CPTPP

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

CSS

Commission on Safety Standards

CUSMA

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement

Defra

Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

DIT

Department for International Trade

EA

European Accreditation Cooperation

EC

European Commission

EEA

European Economic Area

EFTA

European Free Trade Association

EMA

European Medicines Agency

ESARDA

European Safeguards Research and Development Association

ESMA

European Securities and Markets Authority

FATF

Financial Action Task Force

FCA

Financial Conduct Authority

FCO

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

GFIN

Global Financial Innovation Network

GFPs

Global Financial Partnerships

GMP

Good Manufacturing Practice

G-REG

Government Regulatory Practice Initiative

GRP

Good Regulatory Practices

HSE

Health and Safety Executive

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

IAF

International Accreditation Forum

ICMRA

International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities

IEAs

Information Exchange Arrangements

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission

ILAC

International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IOs

International organisations

IOSCO

International Organization of Securities Commissions

IPPAS

International Physical Protection Advisory Service

IRC

International regulatory co-operation

IRRS

International Atomic Energy Agency’s Integrated Regulatory Review Service

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

MDEP

Multinational Design Evaluation Programme

MHRA

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

MMoU

Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding

MoUs

Memoranda of Understanding

MRAs

Mutual Recognition Agreements

NANDO

New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations

NAO

National Audit Office

NCAs

Nuclear Cooperation Agreements

NDPBs

Non-Departmental Public Bodies

NEA

Nuclear Energy Agency

NIA

Nuclear Industry Association

NII

National Information Infrastructure

NMDs

Non-Ministerial Departments

NSGC

Nuclear Security Guidance Committee

ONR

Office for Nuclear Regulation

OPSS

Office for Product Safety and Standards

OSCE

Organization for Security Co-operation in Europe

PC

Productivity Commission

PIR

Post-Implementation Review

PRA

Prudential Regulation Authority

PSR

Payment Systems Regulator

RCC

Regulatory Cooperation Council

RCF

Regulatory Cooperation Forum

RIA

Regulatory impact assessment

ROAMEF

Rationale, Objectives, Appraisal, Monitoring, Evaluation and Feedback

RPC

Regulatory Policy Committee

RRC

Reducing Regulation Sub-Committee

SAGSI

Standing Advisory Group on Safeguards Implementation

SBEE

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment

SFC

Securities and Futures Commission

SMR

Small Modular Reactor

SPS

sanitary and phytosanitary

TBS

Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada

TBT

technical barriers to trade

TTMRA

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement

UKAS

United Kingdom Accreditation Service

UKAS

United Kingdom Accreditation Service

WTO

World Trade Organization