IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS USED IN LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAMME

S.NO	ABBREVIATION	EXPANSION
1.	AOAC	Association of Official Analytical Chemists
2.	APLAC	Asian Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Co-Operation
3.	APMP	Asia Pacific Metrology Program
4.	AQC	Analytical Quality Control
5.	BIPM	International Bureau of Weights and Measures
6.	CEN	European Committee for Standardization
7.	CITAC	Co-Operation on International Traceability in Analytical Chemistry
8.	COC	Chain Of Custody (Sample)
9.	CRM	Certified Reference Material
10.	DAR	German Accreditation Council
11.	DAP	German Accreditation Body
12.	EAL	European Accreditation of Laboratories
13.	ECD	Organization for Economic Co-Operation & Development
14.	EFTA	European Free Trade Association
15.	EN	European Norms
16.	GLP	Good Laboratory Practice
17.	IEC	International Electro-technical Commission
18.	ILAC	International Laboratory Accreditation Conference
19.	IRMM	Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements
20.	ISO	International Standard Organization
21.	JAB	Japan Accreditation Board
22.	LIMS	Laboratory Information Management System
23.	LRM	Laboratory Reference Material
24.	MRA	Multilateral Mutual Recognition Arrangement
25.	NABL	National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration of Laboratories
26.	NC	Non-Conformity (in Quality System)
27.	NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology
28.	PAC	Pacific Accreditation Co-Operation
29.	PT	Proficiency Testing
30.	QA	Quality Assurance
31.	QC	Quality Control
32.	QCI	Quality Council of India
33.	QM	Quality Manager
34.	QS	Quality System
35.	RM	Reference Material
36.	SOP	Standard Operating Procedure
37.	TM	Technical Manager
38.	TQM	Total Quality Management
39.	US EPA	United States Environmental Protection Agency
40.	WTO	World Trade Organization
41.	ACIL	American Council of Independence Laboratory
42.	NELAC	National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference