Membership is decided by the Cefic General Assembly and candidates may apply to join under one of the following headings:
Federation membership (AFEM – Consultative Assembly of Member Federations)
The national federations representing the chemical industry in European countries
These federations constitute the Consultative Assembly of the Member Federations (AFEM)
Associate federation membership
The leading national federations representing the chemical industry in other European countries than those defined for the federation members, and that fulfil the following criteria should submit application for this category of membership:
* The countries in question must belong to the Council of Europe and the World Trade Organisation
* The applicant federation must be constituted as a non-governmental federation
* The candidate federation shall demonstrate its capacity to fulfil the obligations listed in Article 7 of Cefic Statutes (adopted 21 June 2006)
Corporate membership (ACOM – Consultative Assembly of Member Companies)
Companies fulfilling the following conditions:
* having a centre of operation in one or more of the European countries in which the Association has either a federation member or an associate federation member
* being engaged in the production of chemicals in one or more European countries
However, in accordance with their worldwide chemicals production turnover, the applicant company shall be admitted either as :
* corporate member : should the applicant company have a worldwide chemicals production turnover above one billion euro
* business member : should the applicant company have a worldwide chemicals production turnover under one billion euro
Business membership (ABM – Assembly of Business Members)
Companies (with the exception of corporate members) which are engaged in chemical manufacturing in a Cefic member country and take part in Cefic activities. Business entities of corporate members are also eligible for business membership.
Associate membership
Companies being engaged in the production of chemicals in countries outside Europe in which the Association has neither a member federation, nor an associate federation, should submit application for this category of membership.