Appendix 4: Glossary
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AA |
Automobile Association |
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Cabotage |
Transport solely within a single country by a non-resident operator |
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CEF |
Connecting Europe Facility |
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CER |
Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies |
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CIT |
International Transport Committee |
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COTIF |
Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail |
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CPC |
Certificate of Professional Competence |
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CPT |
Confederation of Passenger Transport |
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Cross-trade |
The transport of goods between two countries by a haulier resident in a different country |
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CTA |
Common Travel Area |
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DfT |
Department for Transport |
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ECMT |
European Conference of Ministers of Transport |
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EMSA |
European Maritime Safety Agency |
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ERA |
European Union Agency for Railways or European Railways Agency |
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ERTMS |
European Railway Traffic Management System |
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FOC |
Freight Operating Company |
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FTA |
Freight Transport Association |
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HGV |
Heavy Goods Vehicle |
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IDP |
International Driving Permit |
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IGC |
Intergovernmental Commission (responsible for governing the Channel Tunnel on behalf of the UK and French governments) |
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IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
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MCA |
Maritime and Coastguard Agency |
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NAO |
National Audit Office |
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NRCoT |
National Rail Conditions of Travel |
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NSM |
North Sea-Mediterranean |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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ORR |
Office of Rail and Road |
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OTIF |
Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail |
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RDG |
Rail Delivery Group |
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RHA |
Road Haulage Association |
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RIA |
Railway Industry Association |
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RoRo |
Roll-on / Roll-off |
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SME |
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise |
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STCW |
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers |
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TEN-E |
Trans-European Energy Network |
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TEN-T |
Trans-European Transport Network |
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TOC |
Train Operating Company |
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TSI |
Technical Specification for Interoperability |
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UKSR |
UK Ship Register |
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UNCLOS |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
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UNECE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
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VCA |
Vehicle Certification Agency |
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WP.29 |
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations |