GA - Gypsum Association

GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

GAD - Gas Appliances Directive (European)

GAMA - Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association

GANDALF - General Alpha-Numeric Direct Access Library Facility (Search System)

GAP - Global Action Plan (Canada and USA)

Garment Dyed - Garments that are dyed after the apparel production process.

Garment Processed - Garments that have finishing processes added to them after the apparel production process.

GASTEC - Dutch Centre of Gas Technology

GASTEC (Netherlands) - GASTEC NV was established in 1929 and has operated as the Gastec group since 1998. The Gastec group includes: GASTEC NV, GASTEC at CRE Ltd, GASTEC Italia Spa, GASTEC Bulgaria, Petrogas Gas-systems BV, and Dejatech BV. As gas technology specialist they develop, manufacture and provicde products and services for the supply and use of natural gas and other gases as a source of heat, cold and power. In the Netherlands around 275 people work at the corporate headquarters in Apeldoorn and 40 are employed at our subsidiaries Petrogas Gas Systems and Dejatech. The number of employees in their branches in Italy, the UK and Bulgaria is about 30. They also have representatives in Japan, the United States, Greece, Spain and Colombia. GASTEC QA Mark Certification marks awarded by Gastec include the CE marking (Gastec has been officially accredited as a Notified Body for the Gas Appliances Directive (GAD) and as a Competant Body for the EMC Directive) and the GASKEUR (logo not available) and GASTEC QA marks.

GATT - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 关税与贸易总协定

Gauge - The number of needles and the closeness of the needles used to knit the fabric. Reflects the closeness of the stitches.

GB - 中国强制性国家标准

GC - Gaschromatography: a technique for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; characterised by the use of the mobile phase gas moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid)

GC-ECD - Gaschromatography, Electron Capture Detector

GD - Ground Detector

GEMI - Global Environmental Management Initiative (USA)

GEN - Generator

GESC - Government Electronic Data Processing Standards

GFCI - Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter

GGT - Global Gas Tank

GIECF - Government Industry Electronic Components Forum (Canada)

GII - Generic Inspection Instructions (CB Procedures)

GIVEG - Mark of GASTEC

GM - General Manager

GMAS - General Master list (ANSI Canvass list)

GMAST - General Master list (ANSI Canvass list)

GMP - Good Manufacturing Practices

GND - Ground

GNP - Gross National Product

GOS - Grade of Service

GOSIP - Government OSI Profiles (USA government equivalent of COSAC)

GOST - Gostandard of Russia

GOST-R - Product certification scheme (Russia)

GPA - Gas Processors Association

GPC - General Policy Committee (IEC)

GPI - Glass Packaging Institute

GPS - General Product Safety (EU)

GPS - Global Product Standards

GPSG - Gerte und Produktsicherheitsgesetz 德国产品设备安全法规

GPT - Global Pricing Tool

Graspable - A toy component that can be grasped by the thumb and forefinger or the teeth. Hemispherical or tapered components are examined for a presence of a 0.04 inch (1 millimeter) gap between the component and the body of the toy to determine if it is graspable.

Green Dot Recycling Symbol - European recycling symbol (voluntary), requires contract with specific organization.

Greige Goods - Fabrics in their loom or knitted state before any preparation, dyeing or finishing processes have taken place.

GRI - Gas Research Institute

GSA - General Services Administration

GSA - Global Service Agreement

GSB - Ghana Standards Board

GSWM - Global Strategic Work Management policy for managing work between US offices and affiliates.

GTI - Gas Technology Institute

GTO - Gas Tube Oil

GUI - Graphical User Interface

GWGS - Global Working Group for Standards