Acronyms - Peterson Institute for International Economics

10--Acronyms--493-498
9/16/05
11:51 AM
Page 493
Acronyms
AD
AFL-CIO
AgJOBS
AGOA
Alianza
AMS
ASERCA
ASF
Banamex
bcf
BECA
BECC
BEIF
BIE
BLS
BRRA
BTU
CAFE
CAFTA
CAW
CBI
CBM
CDC
CEC
antidumping
American Federation of Labor and Congress of
Industrial Organizations
Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act
African Growth and Opportunity Act
Alianza para el Campo
aggregate measurement of support
Apoyos y Servicios a la Comercialización Agropecuaria
Auditoría Superior de la Federacíon
Banco Nacional de Mexico
billion cubic feet
Border Environmental Cooperation Agreement
Border Environment Cooperation Commission
Border Environment Infrastructure Fund
Banco de Información Económica database (INEGI)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bus Regulatory Reform Act
British thermal unit
corporate average fuel economy
Central American Free Trade Agreement
Canadian Auto Workers
Caribbean Basin Initiative
coalbed methane
US Centers for Disease Control
North American Commission for Environmental
Cooperation
493
10--Acronyms--493-498
CET
CFE
CIC
CIMARIs
CITT
CLC
CNOOC
COFIDAN
Conasupo
CPS
CRE
CT
CTM
CUSFTA
CWB
CVD
DOC
DOE
DOL
DOT
DOV
DSB
DSU
ECC
ECE
ECM
EEP
EIA
EIM
EIS
EKS
EPA
ERO
ESI
FAO
FDI
FERC
FINASA
FSIR
FSLMRA
FTA
FTAA
FTC
GATT
494
9/16/05
11:51 AM
Page 494
common external tariff
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Integrated Centers for Handling, Recycling, and
Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Canadian International Trade Tribunal
Commission on Labor Cooperation
China National Offshore Oil Company
Corporación Financiera de América del Norte
La Compañía Nacional de Subsistencias Populares
Current Population Survey
Comisión Reguladora de Energia
Congreso del Trabajo
Confederación de Trabajadores Mexicanos
Canada-US Free Trade Agreement
Canadian Wheat Board
countervailing duty
US Department of Commerce
US Department of Energy
US Department of Labor
US Department of Transportation
dried on vine
WTO Dispute Settlement Body
WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding
Extraordinary Challenge Committee
Evaluation Committee of Experts
Energy Consultative Mechanism
Export Enhancement Program
Encuesta Industrial Anual
Encuesta Industrial Mensual
environmental impact statement
environmental Kuznets curve
US Environmental Protection Agency
electricity reliability organization
Environmental Sustainability Index
Food and Agriculture Organization
foreign direct investment
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Financiera Nacional Azucarera SA
Fair and Secure Immigration Reform
Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act
free trade agreement
Free Trade Area of the Americas
Free Trade Commission (NAFTA)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
NAFTA REVISITED: ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES
10--Acronyms--493-498
HFCS
HS
HTS
ICSID
IDP
ILO
IMSS
INE
INEGI
INET
INS
IRCA
IT
ITA
ITI
JPAC
LCE
LGEEPA
LIRLF
LNG
MAI
MEA
Mercosur
MFA
MFN
MJDS
MOU
mtrv
NAAEC
NAALC
NADBank
NAEWG
NAFTA
NAFTA-TAA
NAICS
NAO
NEP
NERC
NGO
NLRA
9/16/05
11:51 AM
Page 495
high-fructose corn syrup
Harmonized System
Harmonized Tariff System
International Center for Settlement of Investment
Disputes
NADBank Institutional Development Cooperation
Program
International Labor Organization
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Instituto Nacional de Ecologia
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia, e
Informatica
Indigenous Network of Economies and Trade
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Immigration Reform and Control Act
information technology
US International Trade Administration
intraindustry trade index
Joint Public Advisory Committee
Ley de Comercio Exterior
Ley General del Equilibrium Ecológico y la Protección al
Ambiente
Low Interest Rate Lending Facility
liquefied natural gas
Multilateral Agreement on Investment
Multilateral Environmental Agreement
Mercado Común del Sur
Multi-Fiber Arrangement
most-favored nation
Multi-Jurisdictional Disclosure System
memorandum of understanding
metric tons raw value
North American Agreement on Environmental
Cooperation
North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation
North American Development Bank
North American Energy Working Group
North American Free Trade Agreement
NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance
North American Industry Classification System
national administrative offices
National Energy Program
North American Electric Reliability Council
nongovernmental organization
National Labor Relations Act
ACRONYMS
495
10--Acronyms--493-498
NLRB
OECD
OPEC
OSHA
PAFN
PAN
PCB
Pemex
PITEX
PRB
PRD
PRI
Procampo
Profepa
RPS
RTO
SAW
SCM
SEC
Secofi
Sedesol
Semarnat
SIC
SIMBAD
SITC
SLA
SMD
SOLVE
SPS
STPS
SUV
SWEP
SWL
TAA
tcf
Telmex
TFP
TN
TRIMs
TRQs
UAW
UFW
496
9/16/05
11:51 AM
Page 496
National Labor Relations Board
Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Programa Ambiental de la Frontera Norte de Mexico
Partido Acción Nacional
polychlorinated biphenyls
Petróleos Mexicanos
Programa de Importación Temporal para Producir
Artículos de Exportación
Population Reference Bureau
Partido de la Revolución Democrática
Partido Revolucionario Institucional
Programa de Apoyos Directos para el Campo
Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente
renewable portfolio standard
regional transmission organization
special agricultural worker
WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing
Measures
Securities and Exchange Commission
Secretaria de Comercio y Fomento Industrial
Direcion de Residuos Solidos Municipales
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Standard Industrial Classification
Sistema Municipal de Bases de Datos database (INEGI)
Standard International Trade Classification
US-Canada Agreement on Trade in Softwood Lumber
standard market design
Safe, Orderly, Legal Visas and Enforcement Act
sanitary and phytosanitary
Secretaria del Trabajo y Prevision Social
sport utility vehicle
Solid Waste Environmental Program
softwood lumber
Trade Adjustment Assistance
trillion cubic feet
Telefonos de Mexico
total factor productivity
temporary visa (NAFTA)
WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures
tariff rate quotas
United Auto Workers
United Farm Workers
NAFTA REVISITED: ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES
10--Acronyms--493-498
UI
UNCITRAL
UNICEF
UNT
USCIS
USITC
USTR
WAFP
WHO
WTO
9/16/05
11:51 AM
Page 497
unemployment insurance
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
United Nations Children’s Fund
Unión Nacional Trabajadores
US Citizenship and Immigration Services
US International Trade Commission
United States Trade Representative
Wheat Access Facilitation Program
World Health Organization
World Trade Organization
ACRONYMS
497
10--Acronyms--493-498
9/16/05
11:51 AM
Page 498