Part D Appendices
Terms and Definitions Used
| CEPs | Closer Economic Partnerships focus on the liberalisation of trade between two or more economies |
| CODEX | Codex is the internationally recognised standards setting body for food safety. Its full name is the Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission |
| CRIs | Crown Research Institutes |
| DOC | Department of Conservation |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GIF | The Growth and Innovation Framework sets out the Government's sustainable economic growth objectives |
| IPPC | The IPPC is the international treaty relating to plant health |
| LTSA | Land Transport Safety Authority |
| MFAT | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| MFish | Ministry of Fisheries |
| MoH | Ministry of Health |
| MoRST | Ministry of Research, Science and Technology |
| NAEAC | The National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee provides independent advice to the Minister of Agriculture on policy and practices relating to the use of animals in research, testing and teaching |
| NAWAC | The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee provides advice to the Minister of Agriculture on issues relating to the welfare of animals, and develops and advises the Minister on codes of welfare |
| NZFSA | New Zealand Food Safety Authority |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OIE | The OIE, also known as the World Animal Health Organisation deals with animal health and zoonoses (diseases of animals transmissible to humans) and sets sanitary standards for the international trade of animals and animal products |
| SILNA | South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 |
| SPS Agreement | The SPS Agreement covers all sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures that affect international trade between WTO members |
| Tb | Tuberculosis |
| WTO | The international organisation established by the Uruguay Round to oversee and provide a single administrative and legal umbrella for all of the Round's Agreements |
Contact for Enquiries
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