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| 5EAP | 5 th Environmental ActionProgramme |
| A | All Länder of Germany |
| ADEME | Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise del'energie, France |
| AFNOR | French standard on the design of vehicles tooptimise their recycling/re-use at end of life |
| AIJ/JI | Activities implemented jointly/JointImplementation |
| AIP | Associação Industrial Portuguesa, Associationof Portuguese Industries |
| BAU | Business as Usual |
| BDI | Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie, FederalAssociation of German Industry |
| BDZ | Bundesverband der Deutschen Ziegelindustrie,Federal Association of German Cement Industry |
| BGW | Bundesverband der deutschen Gas- undWasserwirtschaft, Federal Association of German Gas and WaterUtilities |
| BMW | Bayerische Motorenwerke (car manufacturer),Munich/Germany |
| BOD | Biological Oxygen Demand |
| CAIMA | Small Portuguese pulp paper producingcompany |
| CEC | Commission of the EuropeanCommunities |
| CEFIC | European Confederation of ChemicalIndustry |
| CELPA | Sector da Pasta de Papel, Portuguese pulp paperassociation |
| CEP | Company Environmental Plan,Netherlands |
| CEPA | Consolidated Environmental Protection Act,Denmark |
| CFC | Chlorinated Flour-Carbons |
| CFF | Compagnie Française de la Feraille, FrenchCompany operating many shredder sites. |
| CGS | Centre de Gestion Scientifique, Unit in ‘Ecolede Mines’, Paris/France |
| CIRED | Centre International de Recherche surl’Environnement et le Développement, International Centre for Researchon Environment and Development, France |
| CNPA | Conseil National des Professions del’Automobile, association of car dismantlers, France |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| CO 2 | Carbon dioxide |
| COD | Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| COP | Conference of the Parties |
| D | Germany |
| DCMR | Association of Provinces,Netherlands |
| DG | Directorate General (of the EuropeanCommission) |
| DGA | Direcção-Geral Do Ambiente, PortugueseEnvironment Ministry |
| DGI | Direcção Geral Da Indústria, PortugueseIndustry Ministry |
| DHS | Dansk Handel Service, Danish TradeService |
| DIW | Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung(German Institute for Economics Research) |
| DK | Denmark |
| DOE | Department of Environment, (here:Ireland) |
| DRIRE | Regional environmental regulator,France |
| DSD | Duales System Deutschland |
| DSM | Demand side management |
| EA | Environmental Agreement |
| EC | European Commission |
| ECU | European Currency Unit |
| EEA | European Environment Agency |
| EEB | European Environmental Bureau |
| EIONET | European Environment Information andObservation Network |
| ELV | End-of-Life Vehicles |
| EM | Environmental Management Act,Netherlands |
| EMAS | Environmental Management and AuditingSystem |
| EMS | Environmental Management System,Netherlands |
| en. | Energy |
| EP | European Parliament |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency, here: Sweden,Denmark |
| EPS | Expanded polystyrene |
| ERM | Environmental Resource Management, BritishConsultant |
| est. | estimated |
| ETUC | European Trade Union Confederation |
| EU | European Union |
| EURELECTRIC | Grouping of the Electricity SupplyIndustry |
| FCCC | Framework Convention on ClimateChange |
| FEDEREC | Fédération Française de la Récupération pour laGestion Industrielle de l’Environnement et du Recyclage, FrenchRecovery Federation for Industrial Management of the Environment andRecycling |
| FGD | Flue Gas Desulphurisation |
| FO | Consultative Group for the Chemical Industry,Netherlands |
| FoE | Friends of the Earth, environmental NGO, here:Sweden |
| FR | France |
| FRF | French Francs |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| H 2 S | Hydrogen Sulphide |
| HDPE | High-density polyethylene |
| ICCA | International Council of ChemicalsAssociations |
| IEA | International Energy Agency,Paris/France |
| IETP | Integrated Environmental Target Plan,Netherlands |
| ifo | Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Institutefor Economics Research, Munich/Germany |
| IPPC | Integrated Pollution PreventionControl |
| ISO | International Organisation forStandardisation |
| ITOT | International Environment Technology TransferCentre, Leipzig/Germany |
| KL | Kommunernres Landsforening, NationalAssociation of Local Authorities, Denmark |
| KPMG | International Consultant Group |
| LDPE | Low-density polyethylene |
| MEP | Member of Parliament |
| MSW | Municipal Solid Waste |
| MWV | Mineralölwirtschaftsverband, Oil RefiningIndustry, Germany |
| MYA | Multi-year agreement |
| N | New Länder, former part ofEast-Germany |
| NEPP | National Environmental Policy Plan,Netherlands |
| NFP | National Focal Point (of the EEA) |
| NFR | Swedish Packaging Council |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation (here mainly usedfor environmental ones) |
| NL | Netherlands |
| NM 3 | normal cubic meter |
| NO x | Nitrogen oxides |
| O | Old Länder, former part ofWest-Germany |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation andDevelopment, Paris |
| P | Portugal |
| P&P | Pulp Paper |
| PAH | Polycyclic (or polynuclear) aromatichydrocarbons |
| PARCOM | Convention for the Prevention of MaritimePollution from Land Based Sources (Paris Convention) |
| PCB | Polychlorobiphenyls |
| PEDIP | Specific Programme for Development ofPortuguese Industry |
| Perf. | Performance |
| Pers. Comm. | Personal Communication |
| PET | Polyethylene terephthalate |
| PORTARIA | Portuguese law on water/effluent and airemissions of pulp paper industry |
| PORTUCEL | Large Portuguese pulp paper producingcompany |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| prod. | Production |
| PRTR | Pollutant Release and TransferRegister |
| PSA | French car company with the two constituentcompanies Peugeot and Citroën |
| PTE | Portuguese Escudos |
| PVC | Polyvinylchlorine |
| PWS | Priority Waste Streams |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| red’n | Reduction |
| Ref. | Reference |
| REPA | Reparegistret, Swedish Packaging CollectionScheme |
| RES | Renewable Energy Sources |
| RUE | Rational Use of Energy |
| RWE | Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektriztitätswerk,Utility company, Germany |
| RWI | Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut fürWirtschaftsforschung, Rhine-Westphalian Economics Research Institute,Germany |
| S | Sweden/Sulphur |
| SEARN | Secretarias de Estado do Ambiente e dosRecursos Naturais |
| SEI | Secretarias de Estado da Industria |
| SEK | Swedish Crones |
| SME | Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
| SNM | Stichting Natuur en Milieu, Dutch EnvironmentalNGO |
| SO 2 | Sulphur dioxide |
| SOPORCEL | Large Portuguese pulp paper producingcompany |
| sp. | Specific |
| SPMP | Syndicat des Producteurs de MatièresPlastiques, Association of plastic manufacturers, France |
| STORA | Medium Portuguese pulp paper producingcompany |
| TEU | Treaty on European Union |
| tot. | total |
| TSS | Total Suspended Solids |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference on Environment andDevelopment |
| UNICE | Union of Industrial and Employers’Confederation of Europe |
| VA | Voluntary Agreements |
| VCI | Verband der Chemischen Industrie, Associationof Chemical Industry, Germany |
| VDEW | Vereinigung Deutscher Elektrizitätswerke,Association of German electricity supply companies |
| VDZ | Verein Deutscher Zementwerke, Association ofGerman cement companies |
| VIK | Verband der Industriellen Energie- undKraftwirtschaft, Federation of Industrial Energy Consumer andSelf-Producers, Germany |
| VKU | Verband kommunaler Unternehmen, Association ofMunicipal Enterprises, Germany |
| VNCI | Dutch Chemical IndustriesAssociations |
| VNONCW | Confederation of the Netherlands’ Industry andEmployers |
| VROM | Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning andthe Environment |
| WWT | Waste Water Treatment |
| yr | year |
| ZEW | Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung,Centre for European Economics Research, Mannheim/Germany |
| ZVEI | Zentralverband der Elektro-Industrie,Association of the Household Appliances Industries, Germany |