Abbreviations Flashcards
EPO
European Patent Office
BH
Budget Holder
EPC
European Patent Convention
NWoW
New Ways of Working
QMS
Quality Management System
Legal Certainty
Service - reliable, efficient, effective
Continual Improvement
Involvement
Informed Decision Making
Openness
Commitment
PPH
Patent Prosecution Highway
PGP
Patent Granting Process
PD
Principal Director
Principal Directorate
PCT
Patent Cooperation Treaty
AI
Administrative Instructions
ESOP
European Search Opinion
RO
Receiving Office
RFees
Rules regulating to Fees
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organisation
HR
Human Resources
PaSP
Procurement and Sourcing Portal
S2P
Source to Pay
(epo.ivalua.app)
CP
Central Procurement
FR
Financial Regulations
TG
Tender Guidelines
GR
Goods Receipt
SPE
Single Point of Entry
FiPS
Finance and Personnel System
FR
Funds Reservation
BU
Business Unit
DAO
Delivery Acceptance Offer
RfQ
Request for Quotation
PO
Purchase Order
Procurement Officer
SAP
Systems Applications & Products
ERP
Enterprise Resource Planning
CPL
Central Procurement Library
DPR
Data Protection Rules
DPL
Data Protection Liaisons
DPO
Data Protection Officer
DPB
Data Protection Board
RoP
Rules of Procedure
BIT
Business Information Technology
RO
Reporting Officer (line manager)
CDP
Competitive Direct Placement
DPR
Data Protection Rules
GCT
General Conditions of Tender
SCT
Specific Conditions of Tender
SCC
Specific Conditions of Contract
GCC
General Conditions of Contract
HoD
Head of Department
SLA
Service Level Agreement
YTD
Year To Date
AC
Administrative Council
APR
Annual Percentage Rate
Bid
Incoming document, including offer (formal procedure)
Bidder
Potential supplier / vendor (formal procedure)
BIT
Business Information Technology
CoE
Center of Excellence
CC
Cost Centre
CFO
Chief Financial Officer
CPL
Central Procurement Library
CPO
Chief Procurement Officer
FC
Funds Centre
DTR
Duty Trip
Duty Travel Request
EPD
Early Payment Discount
FiPS- FI
FiPS - Financial Accounting Tool
FiPS-FM
FiPS Funds Management Tool
FiPS-MM
FiPS Material Management Tool
FiPS-PS
FiPS Project Systems Tool
FiPS-SD
FiPS Sales and Distribution Tool
Form A
Approval of Choice of Procedure
Form B
Approval of Choice of Supplier
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards
(www.IFRS.org)
ICC
International Chamber of Commerce
ION
Internal Order Number (SAP)
KPI
Key Performance Indicator
L&D
Learning & Development
MAPS
Management Application & Process (former PD 4.1)
NPO
National Patent Office
Offer
Incoming document (formal procedure), linked to contract
OHS
Occupational Health Service
PAO
Principal Authorizing Officer
PPO
Principal Procurement Officer (FiPS)
Procurement Project Office
PR
Purchase Request
PReq
FIPS Purchase Requisition
PRQ
Procurement Request
PT
Procurement Team
PTO
Procurement Optimization
Quotation
Incoming offer (informal procedure), maintained in FiPS, not necessarily linked to a contract
RfO
Request for Offer (formal procedure)
SPoC
Single Point of Contact
VAT
Value Added Tax
ViCo
Video Conference
VP4
Vice President DG4
WBS
Work Breakdown Structure (SAP PS Subject)
YEC
Year End Closure