Acronyms

• Author: Edwin Laurent
• Pages: 15-16

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Introduction

ACP African Caribbean and Pacific

BFA Banana Framework Agreement

BPOA Barba dos Programme of Action (adopted in 1994 by the 1st

UN conference on the sustainable development of SIDS).

CAP Common Agricultural Policy

CARICOM Caribbean Common Market

CARIBCAN Caribbean-Canada Agreement

CARIFTA Caribbean Free Trade Area

CBI Caribbean Basin Initiative

CET Common External Tariff

COM or CMO Common Organisation of the Market (in the EU)

COTED Council for Trade and Economic Development

CRNM Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery

CSME Caribbean Single Market and Economy

DDA Doha Development Agenda

DFID (UK) Department for International Development

DSB Dispute Settlement Body

DSU Dispute Settlement Understanding

DTI Department for Trade and Industry (UK)

EBA Everything But Arms Initiative

EC European Community

ECCM East Caribbean Common Market

EDF European Development Fund

EEC European Economic Community

EIB European Investment Bank

EPA Economic Partnership Agreement

ESM European Single Market

EU European Union

FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation

FLEX Fluctuation in Export Earnings

FOB Free on Board

FTA Free Trade Area

ACRONYMS