ABBREVIATIONS and ACRONYMS ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution: extra-judicial procedures used for resolving civil or commercial disputes.

Context: ADR in its various forms of mediation, conciliation, 'mini-trial', expert determination, early neutral evaluation and the like - does not produce an enforceable outcome: unless the parties agree otherwise, the ADR process does not lead to a binding award. Ex: It resolves its product liability cases through a company that provides ADR services. (Source: European Commission - Justice and Home Affairs) RO: SAL: Soluionarea Alternativ a Litigiilor (Source: InterActive Terminology for Europe)

CEPOL The European Police College, an academy for the training of senior and middle-ranking EU police officials; set up initially as a network of existing training institutes, CEPOL began to offer courses on European policing in 2001. Context: A European Police College (CEPOL) is hereby established. (Source: European Commission - Justice and Home Affairs) RO: CEP :Colegiul European de Politie (Source: InterActive Terminology for Europe)

CIS Customs Information System: a secure electronic database between Member States' customs services designed to assist in the prevention, investigation and prosecution of serious breaches of national laws, through improving information exchange. Context: The 'Customs Information System`, hereinafter referred to as the 'CIS`, is hereby established to meet the requirements of the administrative authorities responsible for applying the legislation on customs matters (Source: European Commission - Justice and Home Affairs) RO: SIV: Serviciul de Informare Vamala (Source: InterActive Terminology for Europe)

EMCDDA European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction: 1 of 12 decentralised European Community agencies, set up in 1993 in response to demands for an accurate picture of the drugs phenomenon throughout the EU. Context: EMCDDA was formerly referred to as the "EU Drugs Agency. (Source: European Commission - Justice and Home Affairs) RO: OEDT :Observatorul European pentru Droguri i Toxicomanie (Source: InterActive Terminology for Europe)

EURES A web site offering job seekers and employers an information and advisory service about employment. Context: Eures is also known as the "European Job Mobility Portal" (Source: European Commission - Justice and Home Affairs) Ro: Re eaua De Servicii Europene Pentru Ocuparea For ei De Munc (Source: InterActive Terminology for Europe)

IGC Intergovernmental Conference: negotiations between Member States' governments with a view to amending the Treaties. Context:The final act of the Intergovernmental Conference was discussed a great period of time. (Source: European Commission - Justice and Home Affairs) RO: CIG: Conferina interguvernamental (Source: InterActive Terminology for Europe)

OECD The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is an international organisation, which aims to foster economic prosperity. All EU Member States are OECD members. Context: The OECD currently has 34 member countries, Romania is one of them. (Source: European Commission - Justice and Home Affairs) RO: OCDE :Organizaia pentru Cooperare i Dezvoltare Economic (Source: InterActive Terminology for Europe)

OSCE Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe - A pan-European organisation for early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management, and post-conflict rehabilitation in Europe. Context: OSCE is the worlds largest regional security organization, working to ensure peace, democracy and stability for more than a billion people. (Source: European Commission - Justice and Home Affairs) RO: OSCE : Organizaia pentru Securitate i Cooperare n Europa (Source: InterActive Terminology for Europe)

OLAF European Anti-Fraud Office. Established in 1999 as an independent investigation service within the Commission to investigate fraud damaging to the Community's interests. Its tasks also include detection and monitoring of fraud in the customs field. Contex: OLAF helps the authorities responsible for managing EU funds to understand fraud types, trends, threats and risks, and to protect the EU's financial interests by preventing fraud of all kinds. (Source: European Commission - Justice and Home Affairs)

RO: OELA :Oficiul European de Lupt Antifraud (Source: InterActive Terminology for Europe)

UNHCR Pursuant to a decision of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was established as of 1 January 1951. According to the Statute of the Office the High Commissioner is called upon - inter alia - to provide international protection, under the auspices of the United Nations, to refugees falling within the competence of the Office. Context: UNHCR was established on 14 December 1951 by the United Nations General Assembly. (Source: European Commission - Justice and Home Affairs) RO: ICNUR :Inaltul comisariat al natiunilor unite pentru refugiati (Source: InterActive Terminology for Europe)