abbreviated word	official name
B	BfR	German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment / Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung
	BIAC	Business and Industry Advisory Committee
	BraCVAM	Brazulian Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods
C	CERI	Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute
	CCAAM/CaCVAM	Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods / Canadian Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods
E	EC	European Commission
	ECHA	European Chemicals Agency
	EFSA	European Food Safety Authority
	EMA	European Medicines Agency
	EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
	EURL ECVAM	European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing
F	FDA	Food and Drug Administration
I	ICATM	International Cooperation on Alternative Test Methods
	ICAPO	International Council on Animal Protection in OECD Programmes
	ICCVAM	Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods
	ICH	International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
	ISO	International Organization for Standardization
J	JaCVAM	Japanese Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods
	JALAS	Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science
	JEMS	The Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society
	JSAAE	Japanese Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments
	JSOT	Japanese Society of Toxicology
	JSIT	Japanese Society of Immunotoxicology
	JCIA	Japan Chemical Industry Association
	JCIA	Japan Cosmetic Industry Association
	JPMA	Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
	JRC	Joint Reserach Center
K	KoCVAM	Korean Center for the Validation of Alternative Method
M	MAFF	Ministry Agiculture, Forestry and Fisheries
	METI	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
	MFDS	Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
	MHLW	Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
	MOE	Ministry of Environment Government
N	NEDO	New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
	NICEATM	NTP interagency Center for the Evalution of Alternative Toxicological Methods
	NIES	National Institute for Environmental Studies
	NIHS	National Institute of Health Sciences
	NIID	National Institute of Infectious Diseases
	NTP	National Toxicology Program
O	OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
P	Ph. Eur.	Pharmacopoea Europaea