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Acronyms and Abbreviations
 
Acronyms and Abbreviations
 
ABU -Adult Bovine Unit
AC -Accession Countries
ACC -Accession and Candidate Countries
a.s.l. -above sea level
BSE -Bovine spongiform encephalopaty
CAP -Common Agricultural Policy
DG -Directorate-General(s) of the Commission of the European Communities
DM -Dry matter
EEC -European Economic Community
EU -European Union
EUROSTAT -Statistical Office of the European Union
FAO -Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations
FU -Fodder unit
GIS -Geographical Information System
ha -hectare
IPSC -Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen
JRC -Joint Research Centre
km², km2 -Square kilometre
K -Potassium
Kg -kilogram
LU -Livestock unit
MARS -Monitoring Agriculture with Remote Sensing
MS -Member States
mm -millimetre
N -nitrogen
New Cronos -general statistical database at EUROSTAT
NUTS -Nomenclature of territorial units in the EU
P -Phosphate
q -100 kg
t -Tonne, ton
UAA -Utilised Agricultural Area
UNEP -United Nations Environment Programme
   
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