WFCC - World Federation for Chess Composition

The World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC) is the highest body governing the official activities in the chess composition.
Currently 44 countries are represented in the WFCC.
The goal of the WFCC’s existence and work is the dissemination and encouragement of chess composition throughout the world.
The principal activities of the WFCC are derived from its goal; they include:
1) the formulation of rules and guidelines in all domains of chess composition
2) the arrangement of official international composing and solving competitions
3) the initiation of the publication of collections of chess compositions of general interest
4) the attribution of titles to particularly deserving persons active in chess composition.
An organization deemed by the WFCC to represent the residents of a country interested in chess composition (or a majority thereof) can be a country member of the WFCC.