WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/121/Add.1
15 March 2000
(00-1067)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
APPLICANTS FOR OBSERVER STATUS
Note by the Secretariat
Addendum
The following additional application for observer status in the SPS Committee was received
on 25 October 1999.
I. ASIAN AND PACIFIC COCONUT COMMUNITY (APCC)
1. Membership (13)
Mircronesia (Fed. States of) Malaysia Solomon Islands Vietnam
Fiji Papua New Guinea Sri LankaIndia Philippines Thailand
Indonesia Samoa Vanuatu
2. Mandate, Scope and Area of Work
The APCC is mandated to promote, coordinate and harmonize all activities in the coconut
industry.  Its activities include:
(a) assisting and encouraging its members to improve quality of coconut products in
order to meet increasing demands made by consumers;
(b) the establishment of quality standards for coconut products acceptable to both
producers and consumers and update them as need arises; and
(c) the elimination of trade restrictions between importers and exporters.
3. Contribution to the Work of the SPS Committee
The APCC accounts for about 90 per cent of world production and exports of coconut
products and represents its members in international fora.  It has expertise in the areas of  coconut
production, processing, quality and trade.
4. Reciprocity
The APCC may invite any non-member state or interested international organizations and/or
non governmental organizations to participate in a consultative capacity in its consideration of any
matter of particular concern to it.
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