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EAEU Eurasian Economic Union
ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EFTA European Free Trade Association
ERTS Enhanced Remote Transit Shed
eTIR electronic TIR
EU European Union
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
GAFTA Greater Arab Free Trade Area
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GCC Gulf Cooperation Council
GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
GMS NCTS Guarantee Management System
GPS Global Positioning System
IBM Integrated Border Management
ICT Information Communication Technology
IMO United Nations and International Maritime Organization
IRM Integrated Risk Management
IRU Road Transport Union
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ISO TC Technical Committees
KCS Kyrgyz Customs Service
KPI Key Performance Indicators
LLDC landlocked developing countries
LPI Logistics Performance Index
MCC NCTS Minimal Common Core
MERCOSUR Southern America Common Market
MoU Memoranda of Understanding
MRN Movement Reference Number
NCTS New Computerized Transit System
NCTTA Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Agreement
NII Non-intrusive inspection technology
ODECA
Organization of Central American States - Organización de Estados
Centroamericanos
OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
OGA Other Government Agencies
OIC Organization of Islamic Cooperation
OSBP One-stop border post
OTS Old Transit System
RADDEx Revenue Authorities Digital Data Exchange system
RCTG CARNET Regional Customs Transit Guarantee scheme
RECAUCA Regulations of Central American Customs Code
RIF Risk Information Form
RILO Regional Intelligence Liaison Office
RKC Revised Kyoto Convention
RRECTS Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System
RTS Real-Time Safe TIR