AA1000: Accountability series and standards
AACME: American Academy of Continuing Medical Education
ADA: American Diabetes Association
AFEP: French Association of Private Companies
ALDEE: Actions Locales de Développement Économique et d’Échanges (local actions for business development and exchange)
AMM: Marketing authorization
ASCO: American Society of Clinical Oncology
BCR: Binding Corporate Rules
BLIHR: Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights
BTS: Brevet de Technicien Supérieur (French postsecondary technical certificate)
CEFIC: European Chemical Industry Council
CFR21: Code of Federal Regulations, title 21, Food and Drugs
CMO: Chief Medical Officer
CNAC: National Anti-Counterfeit Committee
CNIL: French national data protection authority
CO2: Carbon Dioxide
COD: Chemical Oxygen Demand
CPP: Comité de Protection des Personnes (French independent ethics review board)
CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility
DNDi: Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
EACCME: European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
edH: Entreprises pour les droits de l’Homme (Businesses for Human Rights)
EEA: European Economic Area
EFPIA: European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
EMA: European Medicines Agency
EPEAT: Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
ESC: European Society of Cardiology
FDA: Food and Drug Administration
GCP: Good Clinical Practices
GPEC: Workforce Planning Agreement
GRI: Global Reporting Initiative
GSC: Group Sustainability Committee
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HR: Human Resources
HSE: Hygiene, Safety, Environment
ICH: International Conference on Harmonization
IFPMA: International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations
ILAR: Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
ILO: International Labor Organization
INTERPOL: INTERnational POLice
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
LEEM: The French Pharmaceutical Companies Association
MEDEF: Mouvement des Entreprises de France (French employers association)
MHLW: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
MMV: Medicines for Malaria Venture
MSR: Medical Sales Representatives
MSRS: Monthly Safety Reporting System
MWh: Megawatt hour
NGO: Non-Governmental Organization
NOx: Nitrogen Oxides
NRE: Nouvelles Régulations Économiques
OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OFR: Operating and Financial Review
PACA: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (region of France)
PACT+™: Providing Access to Cancer Therapy
PAP: Patient Assistance Programs
PMDA: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (Japan)
PhRMA: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
PPA: Prescription Assistance Program
PSI: Pharmaceutical Security Institute
QBPC: Quality Brands Protection Committee
R&D: Research and Development
SME: Small and medium size enterprises
SOPRAN: Society for the Promotion of New Activities (a sanofi-aventis affiliate)
SOX: Sarbanes-Oxley Act
SOx: Sulfur Oxides
SPC: Summary of Product Characteristics
UFAW: Universities Federations for Animal Welfare
VIE: Corporate volunteer program
VOCs: Volatile Organic Compounds
WHO: World Health Organization