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RA rapid
appraisal (work
procedures, methods)
RAG Ratsarbeitsgruppe = Council Working Party (EU)
RAL Deutsches Institut
für Gütesicherung und Kennzeichnung
(modern
name: originally called "Reichsausschuß für
Lieferbedingungen und
Gütesicherung"; body does independent quality monitoring of
consumer
goods
for health and safety)
RAS rien à signaler
RATU = (WEU)
Residual Administrative Tasks Unit
RAXEN
European Racism and Xenophobia Network (part
of EUMC
q.v.)
RBA Regionaal Bureau voor de
Arbeidsvoorziening (NL)
= Regional Employment Office
RCCB
residual current circuit breaker (elec.)
RCD
residual current devices (elec.:
trips)
R&D
research and development
RDA
Regional Development Agency (UK:
1998)
RDF
refuse-derived fuel (energy:
also called waste-derived
fuel WDF)
Rdn. Randnummer
RDP Reconstruction
and Development Programme (South
Africa)
RDS-TMC
radio data system - traffic message
channel (transport)
REA
Rauchgas-Entschwefelungs-Anlage
= FGD plant, see FGD
REDD
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and
Forest
Degradation (programme)
REFA i.
Reichsausschuß
für Arbeitszeitermittlung
(Arbeitsstudien) (D)
now
called Verband
für Arbeitsstudien
RELEX relations
extérieures external
relations (EU
jargon)
REFA ii.
eV
Darmstadt
= (suggest)
REFA work study association
RETI
(Association des)
Régions Européennes Technologiques et
Industrielles = (Association of)
Technological and Industrial
Regions of
Europe (EP)
(NB
"Traditional
Industrial Regions" also seen..)
RFRL Rückführungsrichtlinie =
Return Directive
(EU,Directive
2008/115/EC)
RGPD Règlement général sur la
protection des données, see GDPR
RGV Rahmen Gegenseitiger
Verpflichtungen (EU)
= FMO
q.v.
RGW
Rad für gegenseitige Wirtschaftshilfe
= COMECON
RH
i.
relative humidity
RH ii.
resources humaines
= HR
q.v.
RIC reconnaissance intelligente
des caractères = ICR
q.v.
RID Rijksinstituut voor
Drinkwatervoorziening (NL)
= (suggest)
National Drinking Water Supply Authority
RIIA
Royal Institute of International Affairs (based
London)
RIP
Regional Indicative Programme (EU:
development, EDF)
RITTS
regional innovation and technology transfer strategies (EU)
RJE
Réseau Judiciaire Européen
= EJN
q.v.
RLT Raumlufttechnische Anlagen =
air conditioning and control
systems
RLU
relative light unit (phys.)
RMC Règlement sur la
marque communautaire = CTMR
q.v.
ROC
reconnaissance optique des caractères
= OCR
q.v.
ROFF
(analyse
des) risques,
occasions,
forces, et faiblesses = SWOT
q.v.
ROI
Republic of Ireland (Eire)
RON
octane rating (automotive)
ROPS
roll-over protection structures (automotive)
ROSCO
rolling stock leasing company (UK)
(railways)
ROTEB Reinigings-,
Ontsmettings-, Transport- en Brandweerdienst
(NL)
= (suggest)
Cleansing,
Decontamination, Transport and Fire Service
R/P
ratio = reserves/production ratio (oil
e.g.)
RRA rural
rapid appraisal (methodology)
RS Recueil
Systématique des lois et ordonnances
(CH)
= statute book)
RSD
relative standard deviation (stat.);
residual
standard deviation (stat.)
RSE responsabilité
sociale
des entreprises = CSR
q.v.
RSF
Reporters Sans Frontières
RSP responsabilité
sociale
partagée = shared
social responsibility (Council
of Europe)
RTD
research and technological development (EU,
e.g.)
RTE réseau
transeuropéen = TEN
q.v.
RTI Région de
Tradition Industrielle = TIR
q.v.
RV relatieve vochtigheid = RH
q.v.
RVS
roestvrij staal
= stainless steel
RWA Rioolering en
Waterhuishouding Amsterdam (city
dept.)
RWK Regionalwirtschaftskonzept =
regional economic strategy
RWS Rijkswaterstaat (NL)
=
Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management
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Last
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