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ECEP07050 - Glossary of terms

The following list shows abbreviations used in this book:

ACP

African, Caribbean and Pacific States

AOR

Advanced Origin Ruling

BOI

Binding Origin Information

CEMA

The Customs and Excise Management Act 1979

CPU

Central Processing Unit (Salford)

ECSM

Excise, Customs, Stamps and Money

EU

European Union (Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Austria, Finland and Sweden)

EEA

European Economic Area (Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and the EU)

EFTA

The European Free Trade Association - Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein

EPA

Economic Partnership Agreements

GSP

Generalised System of Preferences

OCT

Overseas Countries and Territories

UoE

Unit of Expertise