Appendix 3: Glossary
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Acquis |
The accumulated body of law (treaties, legislation, court decisions, principles etc) |
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ADNS |
Animal Disease Notification System |
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AHDB |
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board |
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APHA |
Animal and Plant Health Agency |
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ASBO |
Anti-social behaviour order |
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BVA |
British Veterinary Association |
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CEFAS |
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science |
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CVO |
Chief Veterinary Officer |
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DAERA |
The Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
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Defra |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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DG SANTE |
The Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety in the European Commission |
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EASIN NOTSYS |
The European Alien Species Notification System |
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EFSA |
European Food Safety Authority |
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EFTA |
European Free Trade Association. The organisation promotes free trade between its members: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland |
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EPPO |
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization |
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EURL |
European Union Reference Laboratory |
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European Commission |
The Executive of the European Union. It draws up proposals for new legislation and budgets and ensures EU law is being properly applied |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FMD |
Foot and mouth disease |
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FSA |
Food Standards Agency |
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IAS Regulation |
EU Regulation 1143/2014 on invasive alien species |
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IE |
Ireland |
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Invasive non-native species/ Invasive alien species |
Animals and plants introduced accidentally or deliberately into a natural environment where they are not normally found, with serious negative consequences for their new environment |
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NFU |
National Farmers Union |
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NI |
Northern Ireland |
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NPA |
National Pig Association |
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NRL |
National Reference Laboratory |
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OIE |
World Organisation for Animal Health |
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Phyto |
Phytosanitary certificate. Issued to prove plant and plant products entering the EU are properly inspected and free from harmful organisms. |
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ProMED |
The Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases. Part of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, ProMED is an internet-based reporting system providing global notifications on disease outbreaks |
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RASFF |
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed |
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ROI |
Republic of Ireland |
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Third Countries |
Countries not part of the EU |
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TRACES |
Trade Control and Expert System |
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WAHIS |
World Animal Health Information System |
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Withdrawal Bill/ Act |
Withdrawal Bill/ Act: the EU (Withdrawal) Act became law in June 2018 and aims to facilitate Brexit by transferring EU law into UK law. |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization |