Sectoral Bodies/Committees
Area of Cooperation Under AEM | Sectoral Body | Level | Reporting Line | Year of First Meeting |
| High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration (HLTF-EI) | High-ranking officials | Reports to AEM | 2003 |
| Senior Economic Officials’ Meeting (SEOM) | High-ranking officials | Reports to AEM | 1977 |
| ASEAN Trade Facilitation Joint Consultative Committee (ATF-JCC) | (i) Representatives of National Trade Facilitation Committee and/or focal point of Trade Facilitation; and (ii) Senior Officials in charge of trade, customs, transport, standards and conformance, and sanitary and phytosanitary measures | Reports to AFTA Council through SEOM | 2010 |
Coordinating Committee on the Implementation of the ATIGA (CCA) | Heads of National AFTA Units | Reports to AFTA Council through SEOM | 2010 | |
Coordinating Committee on Customs (CCC) | Director level at national customs administration | Reports to Customs DG and inform SEOM on the report | 2006 | |
ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Conformance (ACCSQ) | Head of National Standards Body or equivalent | Reports to AFTA Council through SEOM | 1992 | |
ASEAN Single Window Steering Committee (ASWSC); | Officers of senior level from Line ministries and lead agencies responsible for managing international trade | Reports to AFTA Council through SEOM | 2007 | |
| Coordinating Committee on Services | Director | Reports to AEM through SEOM | 1996 |
| ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF) Committee | High-level executive committee | Reports to AEM through SEOM for the economic track (Also reports to Ministerial Meetings on Education and Labour) | 2017 |
| Coordinating Committee on Investment (CCI) | Senior Officials | Reports to AIA Council through SEOM | 1998 |
| ASEAN Experts Group on Competition (AEGC) | Senior Representatives | Reports to AEM through SEOM | 2007 |
| ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection (ACCP) | Heads of offices or agencies in charge of consumer protection | Reports to AEM through SEOM | 2007 |
Task Force on ASEAN Food Safety Regulatory Framework | Representatives from Trade, Health, and agriculture sectors. | Reports to AEM through SEOM for the economic track (Also reports to Ministerial Meetings on Health and Agriculture | 2017 | |
| ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights Cooperation (AWGIPC) | Heads of Intellectual Property Offices and Senior Officials from each Intellectual Property Office or the relevant Ministries | Reports to AEM through SEOM | 1996 |
| ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Electronic Commerce (ACCEC) | Representative of each AMS | Reports to AEM through SEOM | 2017 |
| ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME) | (i) Permanent Members (Heads of SME Agencies) (ii) Ad-hoc Members (representatives from AMS and private sector bodies) | Reports to AEM through SEOM | 2016, previously known as ACCSME (2015), or ASEAN SMEWG (1995) |
ASEAN MSME Advisory Board (AMAB) | (i) the Head of the MSME Agencies focal point (or equivalent level); (ii) At least one recognised private sector representative from each AMS’ MSME sector, selected by each AMS | Reports to AEM and submit an annual report for consideration of the Ministers | 2011 | |
| ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) | Representatives of the private sectors from AMS | Engage with the AEM and reports to ASEAN Leaders | 2003 |
| ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) Committee | Chief Statisticians or Heads of National Statistical Offices | Reports to AEM through SEOM | 2011
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| Task Force on ASEAN Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism (TF-EDSM) | Director level | Reports to AEM and through SEOM | 2004 |
| Joint Committees/Trade Negotiating Committees established under the ASEAN+ FTAs | Director level | Reports to AEM and through SEOM | Varies, based on Respective FTAs |
