| Documents | Format |
| Meeting Documentation Guidelines | Word (40 KB) |
| Annex 1 - Cover Template | Word (186 KB) |
| Annex 2 - Document Classification List Template | Word (196 KB) |
| Annex 3 - Documentation Information Request Form (DIRF) Template | Word (35 KB) |
| Implementation of the Document Access Policy | Word (32.5 KB) |
| Lead Shepherds | Format |
| Revised Guidelines for Lead Shepherd/Chair and Deputy Lead Shepherd/Chair or APEC Working Groups and SOM Task Forces | PDF (97.4 KB) |
| Cross-Fora Collaboration Guidelines | PDF (66.6 KB) |
| Branding, Logo and Copyright | Format |
| APEC Branding Manual | PDF (52.6 MB) |
| APEC Intellectual Property Policy | PDF (280 KB) |
| Meetings | Format |
| Guidelines for Hosting APEC Meetings | PDF (1.8 MB) |
| APEC Meetings Communications Guidelines | PDF (548 KB) |
| Remote Participation Guidelines | PDF (View from MDDB) |
| Member and Non-Member Participation | Format |
| APEC Guidelines on Managing Cooperation with Non-Members | PDF (89.3 KB) |
| APEC Ministerial Statement on Membership (Approved by the 9th APEC Ministerial Meeting, Nov 1997) APEC Ministerial Decisions on Non-Member Participation (Nov 1997) | PDF (10 KB) PDF (7 KB) |
| Decision by APEC Economic Leaders on APEC Membership (Vancouver, Canada, Nov 1997) | PDF (7 KB) |
| Projects | Format |
| See APEC Projects - Forms and Resources |
| Publications | Format |
| APEC Publications Guidelines (Updated August 2023) | PDF (1.24 MB) |
| APEC Publications Toolkit (October 2018) | PDF (2.3 MB) |
| APEC Publication Number and Request for ISBN Application Form (Updated September 2020) | Word (301 KB) |
| Sponsorship | Format |
| APEC Sponsorship Policy and Guidelines (Approved by SOM, September 2010) | PDF (152 KB) |
| Website | Format |
| APEC Websites Guidelines (November 2024) | PDF (414 KB) |
| Social Media | Format |
| APEC Social Media Guidelines (September 2017) | PDF (261 KB) |
| Others | Format |
| APEC Secretariat Whistleblower Policy (July 2025) | PDF (104 KB) |