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Abbreviations used

AC
alpha-chloralose
AF
antifouling
AMAP
Arctic Monitoring Assessment Program
BPF
biocidal product family
BRP
biocidal product regulation
CLP
Classification, Labelling and Packaging
ECHA
European Chemicals Agency
EEA
European Environmental Agency
EOF
extractable organic fluorine
EU
European Union
F-gas
fluorinated greenhouse gases
GHS
Globally Harmonised System
GWP
global warming potential
HELCOM
Helsinki Commission
HFCs
hydrochlorofluorocarbons
NBG
Nordic Biocidal Group
NEG
Nordic Enforcement Group
NEXPO
Nordic Exposure Group
NKE
Nordic working group for chemicals, environment, and health
NKLG
Nordic Classification Group
N-NANO
Nordic Nano Group
NOFG
Nordic Ozone and F-gas Group
NGO
non-governmental organisation
NORAP
Nordic Risk Assessment Project group
Nord-UTTE
Nordic Coordination for the Development of Test Methods in Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
NPG
Nordic Products Group
NPLVG
Nordic Pesticide Group
NPRTR
Nordic Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
NScG
Nordic Screening Group
ODSs
ozone depleting substances
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OSPAR
Oslo and Paris Conventions
PARC
Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals
PCB
polychlorinated biphenyl
PFAS
per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
POPs
persistent organic pollutants
PRTR
pollution release and transfer register
REACH
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
RoHS
Restriction of Hazardous Substances
SPIN
Substances in Preparations in Nordic Countries
TG
test guideline
UNECE
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
VOC
volatile organic compound
WPEA
working party on exposure assessment