AAPA is an independent, third party certification body and Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation which is committed to a policy of management system certification, product certification and chain of custody certification. This includes certifying management system, new products, continuing product compliance, and evaluations of system modification as well as alternative materials for products/components previously certified by AAPA. In general, these services will provide design evaluation and certification reports that AAPA will use in making their final decision regarding certification of the management and product.