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- **Extraordinary members** are natural persons and legal bodies, who through their membership declare their support of the Association’s purposes and aims, while refraining from voting rights and the exertion of the active members’ right to participate in the general assemblies. Legal bodies chose a representative to exercise the remaining rights and duties. | - **Extraordinary members** are natural persons and legal bodies, who through their membership declare their support of the Association’s purposes and aims, while refraining from voting rights and the exertion of the active members’ right to participate in the general assemblies. Legal bodies chose a representative to exercise the remaining rights and duties. | ||
- **Supporting Members** are extraordinary members supporting the Association’s purposes and aims primarily through financial or material contributions. If desired, their names will be published on the Association’s website, and they have the right to participate in the general meetings. They do not have any voting rights. | - **Supporting Members** are extraordinary members supporting the Association’s purposes and aims primarily through financial or material contributions. If desired, their names will be published on the Association’s website, and they have the right to participate in the general meetings. They do not have any voting rights. | ||
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- | - a serious violation of the Articles of Association or the goals and purposes | + | - if a member seriously violates regulations contained in the Articles of Association |
- | - an arrear of the member contributions despite multiple dunning letters | + | - if the membership fees are not paid over a period of 12 months |
- | - A member has to be heard before | + | //hub: I don't know how to ident in the wiki here// Before such a decision |
- | - There is no refund of maybe added assets in case of exclusion or disorganization | + | - If a member leaves the Association or the Association |
===== Organs of the Association ===== | ===== Organs of the Association ===== | ||
- | The Organs | + | The organs |
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- | ===== General | + | ===== General |
- | TODO | + | - The General Assembly consists of all of the Association’s active members, who have one vote. |
+ | - The General Assembly takes place at least once a year. The Board invites the members per mail or email, providing a preliminary agenda. The invitation has to be sent at least six weeks prior to the meeting. The time limit starts on the day after the invitation letter was sent. The date of the post mark and the date when the email was sent are binding. The invitation letter is considered as delivered, if it was addressed to the last address the member advised in writing. The members may submit additional agenda items to the board either in writing or electronically until two weeks before the assembly. The date when the letter or email was received is binding. The Board will publish the final agenda in the internet, and the address is to be mentioned in the written invitation. | ||
+ | - If it is in the Association’s interest, an extraordinary General Assembly may be called for. If this request is submitted to the Board in written form by at least 20% of the members, the Board is compelled to call for an extraordinary General Assembly within six weeks. The member’s request must contain the desired agenda item. | ||
+ | - Independent from the number of members present, the General Assembly only has a quorum if the invitation was submitted in proper form. It nominates one of the members present as head of the General Assembly. Unless otherwise decided by the General Assembly, all decisions will be taken openly by show of hands and with a simple majority. Should the number of pro and contra votes should be equal, the application is considered as dismissed. | ||
+ | - Differing from (4), a majority of 3/4 of the votes of the General Assembly and a minimum of half of the votes of all active members are necessary to amend the Articles of Association or decide the liquidation of the Association. | ||
+ | - An active member who cannot personally participate in the General Assembly may ask another member, who will be personally present, to represent him during the General Assembly. The representative will exercise both members’ voting rights. The representative will legitimise himself at the beginning of the General Assembly by presenting to the Board the original of a written authorisation. A representative may represent a maximum of two additional members. | ||
===== Duties of the General Meeting ===== | ===== Duties of the General Meeting ===== |