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A

ADECRI
Agency for the Development and Coordination of International Relations (French social security action in the international area)
ADEME
French Environment and Energy Management Agency
AFNOR
French Standards Association. AFNOR (French Standards Association. AFNOR Group revolves around 4 core competency areas: standardization, certification, industry press and training) Group revolves around 4 core competency areas: standardization, certification, industry press and training

C

CAOA
Central Agency for organisation and administration. CAOA (Central Agency for organisation and administration. CAOA aims to reform Egyptian government administration systems) aims to reform Egyptian government administration systems
CDM
Clean Development Mechanism
CGEFi
General Economic and Financial Audit Department (Ministries for Budget, Economy and Finance)
CIAT
The Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT (The Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) supports the efforts of national governments by promoting the institutional strengthening of tax administrations ...) ) supports the efforts of national governments by promoting the institutional strengthening of tax administrations and encouraging international cooperation. A non-profit international public organization, CIAT (The Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) supports the efforts of national governments by promoting the institutional strengthening of tax administrations ...) provides specialized technical assistance for the modernization of tax administrations
CICID
The Inter-ministerial Committee for International Cooperation and Development. Sector-based strategic orientations for French Public Development Aid and its geographic priorities are defined by the CICID (The Inter-ministerial Committee for International Cooperation and Development. Sector-based strategic orientations for French Public Development Aid and its geographic ...)
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States (in French see CEI)
CREDAF
Conference and Study Center for Tax Administration Managers. The CREDAF (Conference and Study Center for Tax Administration Managers. The CREDAF gathers 29 French-speaking countries. It aims at promoting dialogue between Tax Administration ...) gathers 29 French-speaking countries. It aims at promoting dialogue between Tax Administration managers of the member countries

D

DATAR
Interministerial Delegation for Urban Development and Regional Attractiveness
DB
Budget Directorate (Ministry for the Budget, Public Accounts, the Civil Service and State Reform)
DGAFP
General Directorate for the Administration and the Civil Service (ministry for the Budget, Public Accounts, the Civil Service and State Reform)
DGCCRF
General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (Ministry for the Economy, France)
DGCIS
General Directorate for Competitiveness, Industry and Services (Ministry for the Economy, Finance and Industry)
DGDDI
General Directorate of Customs and Excise (Ministry for Budget, Public Accounts, the Civil Service and State Reform)
DGEC
General Directorate for Energy and Climate (Ministry for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable development and the Seas)
DGFiP
General Directorate for Public Finance (Ministry for the Budget, Public Accounts and State Reform)
DGM
General Directorate for Globalization, Development and Partnerships (MAEE (Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs) )
DGME
General Directorate for State Modernisation (Ministry for the Budget, Public Accounts and State Reform)
DGT
Treasury General Directorate (Ministry for the Economy, Finance and Industry)
DIRECCTE
The Regional Directorates for Business, Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment. These decentralised services are shared by the Ministry for the Economy, Industry and Employment and the Ministry for Labour, Solidarity and the Civil Service

E

ECCAS
Economic Community of Central African States (in French, see CEMAC)
ECLAC
UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (in French see CEPALC)
ECOFIN
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council, or ECOFIN (The Economic and Financial Affairs Council, or ECOFIN Council, is composed of the Economics and Finance Ministries of the EU Members States) Council, is composed of the Economics and Finance Ministries of the EU Members States
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States (in French see CEDEAO)
EFTA
European Free Trade Association, between Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland (in French see AELE)
EIB
European Investment Bank
ENA
French National School of Administration
ENPI
The European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument is the single cooperation instrument for EU's eastern and southern neighbours plus Russia (17 partner countries) (in French see IEVP)
ESTP
European Statistical Training Programme. The purpose of the European Statistical Training Programme is to enhance the vocational training of European statisticians by providing the opportunity to participate in international training courses, workshops and seminars at postgraduate level.
EUROsociAL I
programme funded by the European Union on the contribution of public policies to the improvement of social cohesion in Latin America

F

FGEF
French Global Environment Fund
FGEF
French Global Environment Facility
FIIAPP
The International and Ibero-American Foundation of Public Administration and Policies

I

IDM
Institute for Delegated Management
IFEJI
French Institute of International Legal Experts
IGPDE
Institute for Public Management and Economic Development
IMF
International Monetary Fund
INSEE
National Statistics and Economic Studies Institute (Ministry for the Economy, Finance and Industry)
IOTA
Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations
IPA
The Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance is the financial instrument for the European Union pre-accession process for the period 2007-2013 (in French see IAP)
IPSAS
International Public Sector Accounting Standards
IRA
Regional Institute of Administration
IRG
Institute for Research and Debate on Governance

L

Lolf
French Constitutional bylaw on budget acts

M

MAEE
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
MEDDTL
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing
MEDSTAT III – Euro-Mediterranean statistical cooperation
MEDSTAT III is a project funded by the European Union aiming at improving the statistical capacity and insuring the institutional strengthening of the national statistics Institutes in Mediterranean Partner Countries
MINEFI
Ministry for the Economy, Finance and Industry
MSP
Mediterranean Solar Plan

O

OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (in French see OCDE)
OLAF
European Anti-Fraud Office (aims at strenghtening the means of fraud prevention within the European Union)

P

PFVT
The French Alliance for Cities and Territorial Development

T

TAIEX
Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Unit (European Union) - TAIEX (Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Unit (European Union) - TAIEX backs, for short term missions, new member States and candidate countries, but also ...) backs, for short term missions, new member States and candidate countries, but also countries from the neighbouring areas.
TSD
Tax Service Directorate

U

UfM
The Barcelona process was re-launched in 2008 as the Union for the Mediterranean

W

WAEMU
West African Economic and Monetary Union (in French, see UEMOA)
WAEMU
West African Economic and Monetary Union