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Abbreviations and acronyms

BCRCSA Basel Convention Regional Centre for South America for Training and
Technology Transfer

CEGIRE Executive Committee for Integral Management of Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment.

COMEX Ministry of Foreign Trade
CU Compliance Unit
DGA Directorate General of Customs, Ministry of Finance
DPRSA Radiation Protection and Environmental Health Directorate

EEE Electrical and Electronic Equipment
EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
ENAHO National Household Survey

EPR Extended Producer Responsibility
GAM Great Metropolitan Area
GEF Global Environment Facility

GHG Greenhouse Gases
HS Harmonized System Codes - World Customs Organization
ICT Information and Communication Technologies

IFAM Institute for Municipal Development and Advisory Services
INEC National Institute of Statistics and Census
ISO International Organization for Standardization

ITU International Telecommunication Union
KPI Key performance indicators
MEIC Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade

MICITT Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications
MINAE Ministry of Environment and Energy
NDC Nationally Determined Contributions
NGO Non-Governmental Organizations

OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
PREAL Electrical and Electronic Waste Project for Latin America

SDG Sustainable Development Goals
SINAGIRE National System for Management of Electronic Waste
SME Small and Medium Enterprise
UCCAEP Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of Private Enterprises

UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNU United Nations University
WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

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