Googling for the AMS I came across Charles' link which is worth checking (search for AMS):http://assembly.coe.int/Mainf.asp?link=http://assembly.coe.int/Documents/WorkingDocs/Doc99/edoc8354.htm
Here is the relevant excerpt:
ii.Furthermore, the Secretary General considered it appropriate to postpone examining the files of seven NGOs seeking consultative status for a period of two years.
They are as follows:
- European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (EALDH);
- Association internationale des Inventeurs, Créateurs et Designers (AIDIDC);
- Association médico-scientifique d'Information et d'Assistance du Malade (AMS);
- Centre de recherche et d'expression des Musiques médiévales (TROBAR);
- International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO);
- Union des Centres d'Etudes Transpyrénéens (UCET);
Although these NGOs do not fully meet the requirements for consultative status at the present time, they nevertheless appear to be in a position to contribute to certain Council of Europe activities. Consequently, these NGOs have been invited to establish initial contacts with the operational directorates concerned on an ad hoc, pragmatic basis. Arrangements for possible fruitful future co-operation with these NGOs might be determined, in years to come, on the basis of the results of those contacts.
- World Union for Peace and the Fundamental Human Rights and the Rights of People (UNIPAX).