| ARCEP | French Electronic Communications, Postal and Print Media Distribution Regulatory Authority (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) |
| ALGA | Australian Local Government Association |
| ASEA | Agency for Safety, Energy and Environment (Agencia de Seguridad, Energía y Ambiente) |
| ASTM | ASTM International |
| ATR | Dutch Advisory Board on Regulatory Burden |
| BEIS | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, United Kingdom |
| BI | Behavioral insights |
| BIPM | International Bureau for Weights and Measures (Bureau International des Poids et Mesures) |
| BRE | Better Regulation Executive of the United Kingdom |
| CCNR | Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine |
| CDR | Cabinet Directive on Regulation of Canada |
| CETA | Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement |
| CFIA | Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
| CNMC | Spanish National Commission of Markets and Competition (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia) |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| CONAMER | Mexican National Commission for Better Regulation (Comisión Nacional de Mejora Regulatoria) |
| COVID | Coronavirus Disease |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease of 2019 |
| CPTPP | Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership |
| CQC | Care Quality Commission |
| DBA | Danish Business Authority |
| DIT | Department of International Trade of the United Kingdom |
| DPMC | Australian Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
| EBR | Ethical business regulation |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FCDO | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom |
| FICIL | Foreign Investors’Council in Latvia |
| FSVP | Foreign Supplier Verification Programs |
| FTA | Free Trade Agreement |
| GFSI | Global Food Safety Initiative |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practices |
| GRPs | Good Regulatory Practices |
| HAKOM | Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (Hrvatska Regulatorna Agencija za Mrežne Djelatnosti) |
| HSE | Health and Safety Executive |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICT | Information communication technology |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IGO | Intergovernmental Organisations |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| INTERPOL | International Criminal Police Organization |
| IO | International Organisations |
| IRC | International regulatory co-operation |
| iREG | Indicators of Regulatory Policy and Governance |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| IVC | Inspection Surveillance and Control (Inspección Vigilancia y Control) |
| JRC | Joint Research Centre |
| L.P. | Liquefied petroleum |
| MBIE | Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment of New Zealand |
| MFAT | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand |
| MRA | Mutual Recognition Agreement |
| NER | Network of Economic Regulators |
| NERV | Czech Republic’s National Economic Council |
| NFRC | Australian National Federation Reform Council |
| NGOs | non-governmental organisations |
| NRA | National Regulatory Authority |
| OBPR | Office of Best Practice Regulation (Australia) |
| OCS | Office of the Council of State (Thailand) |
| OIE | World Organisation for Animal Health |
| OIML | International Organisation for Legal Metrology (Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale) |
| OMB | United States Office of Management and Budget |
| OPSS | Office for Product Safety & Standards |
| OSH | Occupational Safety and Health |
| PAFER | Performance Assessment Framework for Economic Regulators |
| PIR | Post-implementation review |
| PMR | Product Market Regulation |
| PUC | Latvian Public Utilities Commission |
| RAC | Rating Audit Control |
| RIA | Regulatory impact assessment |
| ROB | Regulatory oversight body |
| RPC | Regulatory Policy Committee of the United Kingdom |
| RSB | Regulatory Scrutiny Board |
| SaMBA | British Small and Micro Business Assessment |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SICOPRE | Sistema Control Previo |
| SME | Small and Medium-sized Enterprise |
| SPS | Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures |
| SUCOP | Sistema Único de Consulta Pública |
| TBS | Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada |
| TBT | Technical Barriers to Trade |
| TGN | Transgovernmental Network of Regulators |
| ToRs | Terms of Reference |
| TRA | Threat-Risk Assessment |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates |
| UNWTO | World Tourism Organization |
| US FDA | United States Department Food and Drug Administration |
| USAID | US Agency for International Development |
| USMCA | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement |
| UTAIL | Technical Unit for Legislative Impact Assessment (Portugal) |
| WCO | World Customs Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2021
OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook
