| Acronym |
Full Name |
| A.I.S.E. |
Association Internationale de la Savonnerie,
de la Détergence et des Produits d'Entretien
International Association for Soaps, Detergents & Maintenance
Products |
| CECED |
European Committee of Manufacturers of Domestic
Equipment |
| CEECs |
Central and Eastern European
Countries |
| Cefic |
Conseil Européen de l'Industrie Chimique
- European Chemical Industry Council |
| CEN |
Comité Européen
de Normalisation - European Committee for Standardization |
| CESIO |
Comité Européen des Agents de Surface
et de leurs Intermédiaires Organiques -
European Committee of Organic Surfactants and their Intermediates |
| CLP |
Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures |
| Colipa |
European Cosmetic Toiletry and Perfumery Association |
| CSA/CSR |
Chemical Safety Assessment/Chemical Safety Report |
| DG |
Directorate General (European Commission) |
| DPD |
Dangerous Preparations Directive |
| DSD |
Dangerous Substances Directive |
| EC |
European Commission |
| ECETOC |
European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals |
| EPAA |
European Partnership on Alternative Approaches |
| ERASM |
Environmental Risk Assessment Steering Management
Committee of A.I.S.E. / CESIO |
| EU |
European Union |
| EUSES |
European Uniform System for the Evaluation of
Substances |
| FEMIN |
European Federation of Manufacturers
and Traders of Cleaning machines, material and Accessories |
| GHS |
Globally Harmonised Hazard Classification and
compatible labelling system |
| GREAT-ER |
Geography-referenced Regional
Exposure Assessment Tool for European Rivers |
| HERA |
Human and Environmental Risk Assessment on ingredients
of Household Cleaning Products |
| I&I |
Industrial & Institutional Products |
| ISO |
International Standardisation
Organisation |
| LCA |
Life Cycle Assessment |
| LSP |
Laundry Sustainability Projects |
| NGO |
Non-Governmental Organisation |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development |
| OSPARCOM |
Commission for the Oslo and
Paris Convention for the protection of the North Sea |
| (Q)SAR |
(Quantitative) Structure Activity Relationship |
| REACH |
Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals |
| RIP |
REACH Implementation Project |
| SCP/SIP |
Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy |
| SDA (USA) |
The Soap and Detergent Association |
| SDS |
Safety data Sheet |
| SEPAWA |
Vereinigung der Seifen-, parfum – und Washmittelfachleute e.V. (Association of Soap, Perfume and Detergent Experts) |
| SMEs |
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
| SVHC |
Substances of Very High Concern |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNCETGD |
United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport
of Dangerous Goods |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment
Programme |
