61. Tomoko1 Task Force HIMA Health industry Manufacturers Association Organization ITA International trade Administration of the US Department of commerce JAAME Japan http://www.commercialdiplomacy.org/ma_projects/ma_tomoko1.htm

return to MA Projects Deregulation of the Medical Equipment Industry in Japan -Expansion of Market Access- Monterey Institute of International Studies Tomoko Endo Advisor: Professor Keith Bovetti April, 2000 This paper was researched and written to fulfill the M.A. project requirement for completing the Monterey Institute of International Studies’ Master of Arts in Commercial Diplomacy. It was not commissioned by any government or other organization. The views and analysis presented are those of the student alone. Names of people, corporations, businesses and governments are used only as examples in fictitious sample correspondence, statements, etc. in order to depict a realistic, albeit fictional, scenario. This does not represent any knowledge of these examples, nor does it in any way represent an endorsement by an individual, corporation, business or government. For more information about the Commercial Diplomacy program and the M.A. project requirement, please visit www.commercialdiplomacy.org. PREFACE This project was completed to fulfill the M.A. project requirement of the Monterey Institute of International Studies’ Master’s in Commercial Diplomacy program. For the purposes of the project, I assume the fictitious role of independent consultant to a ficticious industry association, the Japan Medical Equipment Association (JMEA). JMEA is a trade association that represents over 15 other medical associations that specialize in everything from medical equipment manufacturing to distribution.

62. Transport Industry Reference Desk International Shipping Glossary. National trade Database. Transportation industry Jokes. Journal of commerce Handbook For Int l trade shipping terms. http://www.cargolaw.com/d2.referencedesk.html

The Freight Detective Transportation Virtual Reference Desk, Incoterms, Incotems, tranportation references, transport terminology, trade terminology, transport terminolgy,transport jokes, aviation reference, ocean cargo reference, freight forwarder references, transport handbook, trade handbook, nautical charts, marine terminoolgy, transport Acronyms, Maritime Law Glossary, Maritime Glossary The Freight Detective's Transportation Reference Desk The Logistics - Customs Broker Attorneys "Overlooking Runway 25 - Right, at Los Angeles International Airport" INDEX TO TRANSPORT REFERENCE DESK FIATA Transport Industry Calendars General Transport References U.S. Government Resources ... General Information Reference Desk Search Our Cargo Law Use The Search Engine Here: Search The Cargo Law Site or The Entire World Wide Web powered by FreeFind Site Search Web Search Index To Our General Services Legal Services of The Firm The Cargo Law Network Search Engine For This Internet Portal - Find Everything You Need Transport Reference Desk - Virtual Transport Library Pirates Database The Photo Gallery of Cargo Loss Transport Law Navigator ... General Reference Desk - virtual public library TRANS CAMS CLICK HERE TRANS GAMES - free transport related adventure games that play directly Online !

63. U.S. Export Center - The Cargo Letter Freightgate industry Air, Ocean, Forwarder, NVOCC, Customs Export Reporting Service trade statistics. The Freight Detective Electronic commerce Center. http://www.cargolaw.com/d2.export_center.html

The Logistics - Customs Broker Attorneys "Overlooking Runway 25 - Right, at Los Angeles International Airport" World Trade Calendars U.S. Government General Trade References Legal Resources ... Database Search Our Cargo Law Use The Search Engine Here: Search The Cargo Law Site or The Entire World Wide Web powered by FreeFind Site Search Web Search Index To Our General Services Legal Services of The Firm The Cargo Law Network Search Engine For This Internet Portal - Find Everything You Need Transport Reference Desk - Virtual Transport Library Pirates Database The Photo Gallery of Cargo Loss Transport Law Navigator ... General Reference Desk - virtual public library TRANS CAMS CLICK HERE TRANS GAMES - free transport related adventure games that play directly Online ! CLICK HERE The Freight Detecive Transport Terminology Center World Trade Calendars FITA World Trade Show Page Transportation Trade Shows Calendar Seminars, Conferences, Conventions,

64. Movements Of People, Ideas, Trade And Technology FPCCI, Federation of Pakistan Chamber of commerce and industry. of Pakistan Chambers of traders and Cottage Industries. SAFTA, South Asian Free trade Area. http://www.cmc.sandia.gov/links/cmc-papers/sand-98-0505-3/sand-98-0505-3.html

Movements of People, Ideas, Trade and Technology: Toward a Peaceful Coexistence of India and Pakistan Samina Ahmed and Suranjan Das Cooperative Monitoring Center Sandia National Laboratories Abstract The potential exists for peaceful and constructive bilateral relations between India and Pakistan. Domestic developments in both countries, the changing global economic and political environment, and structural changes in regional trading patterns have created new opportunities for replacing traditional Indian and Pakistani perceptions of hostility and suspicion with mutual understanding and trust. This substitution process can be accelerated by increasing people-to-people contact, the free flow of information, and economic and technological cooperation between the two neighbors. Nonmilitary confidence building measures could create conditions for an incremental reduction on tensions between India and Pakistan. A popular consciousness for enhanced bilateral cooperation is growing. This process could be strengthened by identifying and exploring new areas of mutually beneficial cooperation that could pave the way for peace. Prepared by Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 and Livermore, California 94550

65. U.S. Government: Commonly Used Abbreviations And Acronyms and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (commerce) OSHA Occupational Development Agency TPCC trade Promotion Coordinating UNICOR Federal Prison Industries, Inc. http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/usabb.html

Site Search U.S. Government: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms Back to Acronyms and Abbreviations Updated Oct. 13, 2003. The following list reproduces Appendix A: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms, from the 2002-2003 United States Government Manual http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara001.html See also the Duke University Perkins Library government agency Acronyms Index, http://www.lib.duke.edu/texis/searchdb/uslinks/uslinks/acronyms.html APPENDIX A: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms top © 1996-2004, M.G. Gallagher Law Library Comments and Questions

66. International Trade - Resources and investment opportunities, import procedures, travel, industry reviews and for Women s work on trade, and a Internet resources relevant to commerce and trade http://www.electronics-ee.com/Resources/International_trade.htm

International trade Resources Created to promote international monetary cooperation; to facilitate the expansion and balanced growth of international trade; to promote exchange stability; to assist in the establishment of a multilateral system of payments; to make its general resources temporarily available to its members experiencing balance of payments difficulties under adequate safeguards; and to shorten the duration and lessen the degree of disequilibrium in the international balances of payments of members. Includes full text of working papers. Introduction Offers original articles and features about global business, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events.Topics include Asia, banks, contacts and trade leads, currency exchange, the energy industry, farming, imports and exports, insurance, legal resources, taxation, travel and tourism, transport and UN resources. Also includes indexes of business links for Africa, Central Europe, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan and Pakistan. Introduction The Institute of Export aims to enhance the export performance of the United Kingdom by setting and raising professional standards in international trade management and export practice. It provides information on education and training, export vacancies and industry news.

67. Glossary Of Abbreviations And Acronyms C I Commercial and Industrial. CAP Common Agricultural Policy. CC County Council. DTI Department of trade and industry. EA Environment Agency. http://www.recycle.mcmail.com/append1.htm

Appendix 1 GLOSSARY of Abbreviations and Acronyms ACORD Automotive Consortium on Recycling and Disposal ACORN Affiliated Cooking Oil Reclaimers Nationwide AD Anaerobic digestion: processing organic waste in the absence of oxygen BATNEEC Best Available Technique Not Entailing Excessive Cost BOSCA British Oil Spill Control Association BPEO Best Practicable Environmental Option BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BST Bovine Somatotropin synthetic growth hormone injected into cows to raise milk yields. Commercial and Industrial CAP Common Agricultural Policy CC County Council CFCs Chlorofluorocarbons, a group of semi-inert gases derived from the hydrocarbons methane and ethane, which liquefy easily. For more information see sections 44,45. CHP Combined Heat and Power CJD Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease CRA Chemical and Oil Recycling Association CRI Chemical Release Inventory DEFRA Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DfT Department for Transport DTLR (now changed) Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions DTI Department of Trade and Industry EA Environment Agency EC European Community or Commission EEDA East of England Development Agency EMAS Eco Management and Audit Scheme EPA The Environmental Protection Act 1990: a major piece of waste legislation, which has had subsequent additions and amendments. Also the US Environmental Protection Agency.

68. Infineum: Industry Acronyms L, LCV. Light Commercial Vehicle. LEV. MGO. Marine Gas Oil. MIRA. Motor industry Research Association. MITI. Ministry of International trade and industry. MON. http://www.infineum.com/information/acronyms.html

A B C D ... P Q R S T U ... W X Y Z Two-Stroke Four-Stroke A AAMA American Automobile Manufacturers Association ACEA ACS American Chemical Society AFNOR AFR Air/Fuel Ratio AFV Alternative Fuel Vehicle AGELFI Co-operative Research Organisation of the oil companies AGIP, ELF and FINA AGMA American Gear Manufacturer's Association AGO Automotive Gas Oil AHEM Association of Hydraulic Equipment Manufacturers ALTENER Alternative Energy Programme of the European Commission AMT Automated Manual Transmission ANFAVEA Auto Manufacturers Association (Brazil) ANPRM Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making (US EPA) ANSI American National Standards Institute APE Association of Petroleum Engineers (USA) API American Petroleum Institute ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM ATC Technical Committee of Petroleum Additive Manufacturers in Europe ATF Automatic Transmission Fluid ATIEL B BHRA British Hydromechanics Research Association BLF British Lubricants Federation BNP Bureau de Normalisation des Petroles BOCLE Ball On Cylinder Lubricity Evaluator BOI Base Oil Interchanger BRT Ball Rust Test BSI British Standards Institution BSN Bacharah Smoke Number BTC BTU British Thermal Units C cP centipoise CAFE Corporate Average Fuel Economy CARB California Air Resources Board CCD Combustion Chamber Deposit CCS Cold Cranking Simulator CD 1. Coefficient of Drag, 2. Calendar Day

69. Acronyms I Blame Microsoft ICC Interstate commerce Commission ICQ Revenue Service IS Industrial Specialist ISDN Technology ITA International trade Administration ITC http://www.lawrencecountyohio.org/definitions_and_acronyms.htm

Home Up POC Clients Recommended Websites ... On-line Application Form [ Acronyms ] Region 7 Events Virtual Library Small Business Development Centers State Links ... Doing Business with the DLA Acronyms ©2004 Greater Lawrence County Area Chamber of Commerce

70. International News And Periodicals tradePort country and industry reports, news, trade guides, event information; trade Compass has many links on international commerce, and features STAT-USA http://www.wcit.org/resources/resources.htm

Agriculture China Corporate Sustainability Imports ... President RESOURCES Calendars Publications Web Links WTO Archives ... About Resources Web Links WCIT maintains a library of international trade resources for its members, including periodicals and government publications. In addition, you can search the library on-line from this page, which provides links to several of our on-line resources. International Resources on the Internet How to Find International Resources Trade Resources U.S. Government Resources Washington State's Congressional Delegation ... International News and Periodicals How to Find International Trade Resources These various indices act as 'Yellow Pages' of WWW sites relating to international affairs, and are a good starting place for finding information. "Tools of the Trade" A directory of international organizations in Washington State The Economics Page at Helsinki This page has links to most known economics resources on the Internet. WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources A good resource for research and scholarly information.

71. Acronyms And Abbreviations Commonly Used In International Business Transactions DDTC. Directorate of Defense trade Controls (Previously ODTC ). DEC. DISC. Domestic Industrial Sales Corporation. DOA. DOC. Department of commerce (US). DOD. http://www.gattiassociates.com/CM/PracticalInformation/PracticalInformation705.a

A B C D ... Z A AAA American Arbitration Association AAEl ACDA ACE Automated Commercial Environment ACEP Advisory Committee on Export Policy ACH Automated Clearinghouse ACS Automated Commercial System ADB Asian Development Bank ADD Anti-dumping duty ADS Agent Distributor Service AECA Arms Export Control Act AES Automated Export System AFT Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms AG Australia Group AID Agency for International Development ANSI American National Standards Institute APEC Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations AT Anti-Terriorism ATA Carnet "Admission Temporaire-Temporary Admission" Carnet AWB Air Waybill B BATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms B/E Bill of Exchange BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis BEET Business Executive Enforcement Team BENELUX Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg BFP Bona Fide Purchaser BIS Bank for International Settlements BIS Bureau of Industry and Security (Previously "BXA") BISNIS Business Information Services for Newly Independent States BIT(s) Bilateral Investment Treaty(ies) B/L Bill of Lading BOP Balance of Payments BOT Balance of Trade BSA Bilateral Steel Agreement BTN Brussels Tariff Nomenclature C C.A.F.

72. NCCI - Namibian Chamber Of Commerce And Industry - Home Page Namibia Chamber of commerce and industry. The Voice of Business . Disclaimer. Speak Up! click here to send your feedback to the NCCI. Namibia trade Directory. http://www.ncci.org.na/

www.ncci.org.na - Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry "The Voice of Business" Speak Up! click here to send your feedback to the NCCI Membership Directory Membership Information About Namibia Namibia Fast Facts Detailed Country Info Namibia Map Key Industries ... Trade Agreement Documents Namibia Trade Directory The comprehensive directory of top companies and business leaders in Namibia. NCCI Newsletter TBD January 2001 - PDF version Business Survey Results document.write("" + day + month); document.write(myweekday); Business Opportunities Network Dr. L. Hangala President of the NCCI Import Opportunities Companies from Namibia Companies from Abroad Export Opportunities Companies from Namibia Companies from Abroad Joint Venture Opportunities Companies from Namibia Companies from Abroad Government Tenders International Contacts ... Annual Economic Review 2000 GTN - Global Technology Network

73. Canadian Government Abbreviations, Acronyms, And Initialisms for the Advancement of Research, industry and Education CANMET CATS Canadian AgriFood trade System CBC Service Centre CCC Canadian Commercial Corporation CCMD http://www.wlu.ca/wwwlib/subject/gov/gdabbr.html

Library Home Page Resources by Subject Government Canadian Government Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms Entries have been found in government publications, in paper and on the Internet, in general directories, periodicals and newspapers. Letter-by-letter alphabetical arrangement is used, without punctuation and spacing between letters. Where it is known that the period punctuation mark does occur, it has been so noted in square brackets following the main entry (cf. FSA [F.S.A.]). Occasional explanatory notes are given. Federal (English) A - G [H - O] [P - Z] Bottom of Page AAFC Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AAPCI Atlantic Agri-Products Competitiveness Initiative ABE Automated Buyer Environment. Bilingual client/server that automates the federal government's procurement operations. ACCORD Administration and Control of Contracting and Regional Data. PWGSC database of qualified general and specialty trade contractors. ACIS Automated Customs Information Service ACOA Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency ACSDP Atlantic Canada Supplier Development Program ACSS Automated clearing settlement system ACST Advisory Council on Science and Technology AECB Atomic Energy Control Board AECL Atomic Energy of Canada Limited AEXDP Accelerated Executive Development Program. Learning program under CCMD.

74. BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: International Trade 20001215 Lex Mercatoria Focuses on commercial and international can be browsed by industry such as terms and acronyms associated with trade liberalisation, a http://bubl.ac.uk/link/i/internationaltrade.htm

BUBL LINK / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus A-Z ... About International trade A-Z Index Titles Descriptions IMF - Balance of Payments Statistics SOSIG World Catalogue: Trade and Commerce UNIDO Commodity Balance Statistics 6-Digit ISIC code 2001 Trade Policy Agenda and 2000 Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program ... World Trade Organisation Page last updated: 17 March 2003 Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk IMF - Balance of Payments Statistics Contains time series which provide information on the balance of payments for numerous countries and geographical areas, mostly from the mid-1970's to the present. Topics covered include transactions in goods, sources, and income between an economy and the rest of the world, changes of ownership and other changes in that country's monetary gold. Author: IMF and MIMAS Subjects: economics research, financial research, international trade DeweyClass: ResourceType: reference data Location: uk Last checked: SOSIG World Catalogue: Trade and Commerce Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to commerce and trade. Author: SOSIG, Bristol University

75. List Of Abbreviations Disaster Management ASEAN Russia Working Group on trade, Economic Cooperation ASEAN Surveillance Coordinating Unit ASEAN Chambers of commerce and industry. http://www.aseansec.org/73.htm

About ASEAN Overview Basic Documents History ... < Previous page List of Abbreviations A B C D ... Z A AADCP AADCP ASEAN Australia Development Cooperation ASEAN Aquaculture Development and Coordinating Programme AAECP AAF AAM AAPSIP AARNET ABAPAST ABASF ASEAN-Australia Economic Cooperation Programme ASEAN Automotive Federation ASEAN Airlines Meeting ASEAN-Australia Postharvest System Improvement Programme ASEAN-AVRDC Regional Network for Vegetable Research and Development Advisory Body on ASEAN Plan of Action on Science and Technology Advisory Body of ASEAN Science Fund ABF ACBC ACBC ACCICG ACCORD ASEAN Business Forum ASEAN-China Business Council AFTA-CER Business Council AFTA-CER CEP Implementationand Coordination Group ASEAN and China Cooperative Operations in Response to Dangerous Drugs ACCSM ASEAN Conference on Civil Service Matters ACCSQ ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality ACEDAC ACF ACFTA ACJCC ACSOC ACTC ACTD ASEAN Centre for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives ASEAN Cultural Fund ASEAN-China Free Trade Area ASEAN-China Joint CooperationCommittee ASEAN-China Senior Officials Consultation ASEAN Center for Combating Transnational Crime ASEAN Common Technical Dossiers ACTS ACTT ACW ACWGDC ADB ADCF ADCG ADGICM ADPC ADPC AEBF AEEAP ASEAN Cargo Transport Study ASEAN Communication Team for Tourism ASEAN Committee on women ASEAN-China Working Group on Development Cooperation ASEAN Development Bank ASEAN Development Cooperation Forum ASEAN Datacom Coordinating Group ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Consular Affairs Division

76. FoEI Citizens Guide To TES ICC International Chamber of commerce (ICC). of the ICC Commission on International trade and Investment promotes technological fixes that allow industry to continue http://www.foei.org/trade/activistguide/icc.htm

77. WNPJ Brochure - Free Trade Or Fair Trade? - How Corporate Sweatshops Threaten Wi of children. Big Bill Haywood, Industrial Workers of inscription on the US commerce Dept., Washington DC. WTO, FTAA - these free trade acronyms have become http://www.wnpj.org/brfairtr.shtml

WNPJ WNPJ Home Peace Walk 2004 Assembly 2004 Alerts ... NET TG Free Trade or Fair Trade? How Corporate Sweatshops Threaten Wisconsin Brochure prepared by WNPJ Corporate Accountability Task Group Number 6 in a Series "The worst thief is he who steals the playtime of children." - Big Bill Haywood, Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) "Commerce defies every wind, outrides every tempest, and invades every zone." - inscription on the U.S. Commerce Dept., Washington DC What is Free Trade? NAFTA, GATT, MAI, WTO, FTAA - these "free trade" acronyms have become household words for many people around the world. Globalization, though, has also meant greater corporate power at the expense of freedom, dignity, and prosperity for all. The basic rights of workers - to join a union, to earn a living wage, to not suffer abuse or face danger on the job - are under attack as corporations demand concessions in the name of remaining competitive. This "race to the bottom" has left many people wondering whether a rising economic tide really does lift all boats - or just the yachts of the wealthy. Corporations that leave U.S. communities often relocate to "export processing zones" in developing countries like Mexico, China, or Madagascar, encouraged by overseas investment subsidies, duty free exemptions, and generous tax holidays. Others rely on domestic sweatshops - in overseas U.S. territories, prisons, or marginal communities where people of color and undocumented immigrants dominate.

78. E-Commerce Library Subject Guide - Francis A. Drexel Library @ SJU from major newspapers, business journals, trade publications, and The industry Standard, www.thestandard.com/. Ecommerce Webopedia e-comm.webopedia.com/ Terms http://www.sju.edu/libraries/drexel/business/ecomm.html

Library Subject Guide for E-Commerce www.sju.edu/libraries/drexel/business/crimlrg.htm Please Note: Abbreviations to the left of the call numbers below with the following library locations: PER Current Periodicals Stacks Circulating Books REF Reference Stacks CD-ROM Reference Area REF Desk Reference Desk WWW World Wide Web When you click a " View catalog record details " link below, our catalog record will clearly show the availability for that specific resource, including notification of resources that are restricted to use by SJU currently registered students, faculty, and staff. ( show me When accessing restricted resources from off-campus, an SJU network Username/Password is required.

79. Welcome To AAfA CR Continuing Resolution. FPI Federal Prison Industries (also known as UNICOR). FR Flame Retardant/Flame Resistant. FTC Federal trade Commission. of commerce). http://www.apparelandfootwear.org/3col.cfm?pageID=286

80. Site Map - Industry Canada trade Data Online; Virtual trade Show. industry References; ATIP Offices in the industry Portfolio. Permission to Reproduce Noncommercial Reproduction; Commercial http://www.ic.gc.ca/cmb/welcomeic.nsf/ICPages/SiteMap

Contact Us Sectors/Branches/Offices Contacts Media Relations Contacts Minister's Office ... Secretaries/Ministers of State Milestones Industry Canada Milestones: October 17, 2000, to January 20, 2002 Industry Canada Milestones: 1993-2000 Acts Modern Comptrollership Initiative ( ... National Research Council Canada NRC Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada NSERC Networks of Centres of Excellence Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada ( SSHRC Intellectual Property ... Canadian Intellectual Property Office CIPO Intellectual Property Policy Internet Internet and Consumers Illegal and Offensive Content on the Internet ... Corporate and Insolvency Law Policy Directorate CILPD Investment Canada Act Measurement Canada Office of the Ethics Commissioner Lobbyists Registration System ... Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy OSB Standards Council of Canada SCC Voluntary Codes Radio, Spectrum and Telecommunications Amateur Radio Information Broadband for Rural and Northern Development ... Communications Research Centre Canada CRC Emergency Telecommunications Restricted Operator's Certificate (Maritime) Solving Interference Problems Spectrum Direct ... Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications Gateway

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