Pesticides Forum: Glossary of Abbreviations
- ACOS
- Advisory Committee on Organic Standards
- ACP
- Advisory Committee on Pesticides
- AEA
- Agricultural Engineers’ Association
- AP
- Assured Produce
- AIC
- Agriculture Industries Confederation (formerly UKASTA)
- AP
- Assured Produce
- ASS
- Arable Stewardship Scheme
- AWSF
- Agricultural Waste Stakeholder Forum
- BETA
- Biodiversity and Environmental Training for Advisers
- BRC
- British Retailers Consortium
- BREW
- Business Resource Efficiency and Waste
- CLA
- Country Land and Business Association
- COT
- Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.
- CPA
- Crop Protection Association
- CPMP
- Crop Protection Management Plan
- CRD
- Chemicals Regulation Directorate
- DARDNI
- Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Northern Ireland
- Defra
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- DETR
- (former) Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions
- DoH
- Department of Health
- DTi
- Department of Trade and Industry
- Efra
- Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- EA
- Environment Agency
- ELS
- Entry-Level Scheme
- EMA
- Environmental Management for Agriculture
- FPC
- Fresh Produce Consortium
- FSA
- Food Standards Agency
- FWAG
- Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group
- GCT
- Game Conservancy Trust
- Green Code
- Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Pesticides on Farms and Holdings
- HDC
- Horticulture Development Council
- HSE
- Health and Safety Executive
- IFM
- Integrated farm management
- LEAF
- Linking Environment and Farming
- LERAPs
- Local Environment Risk Assessment for Pesticides
- LINK
- General name given to joint Defra-industry funded research projects
- LTAEU
- Long-Term Arrangements for Extension of Use
- MRL
- Maximum Residue Level
- NAAC
- National Association of Agricultural Contractors
- NFU
- National Farmers’ Union
- NUFUS
- National Farmers Union Scotland
- NRoSO
- National Register of Sprayer Operators
- NSTS
- National Sprayer Testing Scheme
- PAN (UK)
- Pesticides Action Network UK
- POWER
- Protection of Water the Environment and Recommendations
- PSD
- Pesticides Safety Directorate
- RBC
- River Basin Characterisation
- RCEP
- Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
- SAC
- (formerly) the Scottish Agriculture Colleges
- SAFFIE
- Sustainable Arable Farming for an Improved Environment
- SEERAD
- Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department
- SNH
- Scottish Natural Heritage
- TIBRE
- Targeted Inputs for a Better Rural Environment
- TGWU
- Transport and General Workers Union
- UK
- United Kingdom
- VI
- Voluntary Initiative for pesticides
- WG
- Welsh Government (previously Welsh Assembly Government (WAG))
- WCL
- Wildlife and Countryside Link
- WIIS
- Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme
- WFU
- Women’s Farming Union
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