ELEPIN INTERNATIONAL HEADQUATER FOUND PLAN
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ELEPIN INTERNATIONAL HEADQUATER FOUND(SWIZERLAND, GENEVA) AND NPO(NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION) CERTICATION FROM UN(UNITED NATION)-[IT WILL FOUND AFTER 10 YEARS OR 15 YEARS]
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Model statutes (law of association, example)
Article 1
ELEPIN is a non-profit association governed by the present statutes and, secondarily, by Articles 60 et seq. of the Swiss Civil Code. It is neutral politically, and non-denominational.
Article 2
The Organization's headquarters are located in the State of Geneva.
The association shall be of limited / unlimited duration.
Members shall be (indicate membership conditions).
Any physical or moral person may request to join: (i) if, through their commitment or actions, they have proved their attachment to the aims of the Association, and (ii) they are not salaried by the Association.
(There may be different categories of members with different voting rights.)
The Association comprises:
founding members
active members
inactive members
honorary members
associate members
(This list is not compulsory and can be shortened.)
Requests to become a member must be addressed to the Committee. The Committee admits new members and informs the General Assembly accordingly.
Membership ceases:
a) on death;
b) by written resignation notified to the Committee at least six months before the end of the financial year;
c) by exclusion ordered by the Committee, for just cause, with a right of appeal to the General Assembly. Appeals must be lodged within 30 days of the Committee¡¯s decision being notified;
d) for non-payment of dues for more than one year.
In all cases the membership fee for the current year remains due. Members who have resigned or who are excluded have no rights to any part of the Association¡¯s assets.
Only the assets of the Association may be used to meet commitments. Members have no individual responsibility.
The General Assembly is the Association's supreme authority. It is composed of all the members.
It shall hold an Ordinary Meeting once each year. It may also meet in extraordinary session whenever necessary, by decision of the Committee or at the request of one-fifth of the members.
The General Assembly shall be considered valid regardless of the number of members present.
The Committee shall send notice of the meeting to members at least six weeks in advance. The convocation, including the proposed agenda, shall be sent to each member at least 10 days prior to the date of the meeting.
Article 8
The General Assembly:
a) shall approve the admission and expulsion of members;
b) appoints the members of the Committee and elects, at a minimum, the President, the Secretary and the Treasurer;
c) notes the contents of the reports and financial statements for the year and votes on their adoption;
d) approves the annual budget;
e) supervises the activity of other organs, which it may dismiss, stating the grounds therefore;
f) appoints an auditor for the Organization's accounts;
g) decides on any modification of statutes;
h) decides on the dissolution of the association;
i) fixes the annual membership fees.
Article 9
The General Assembly is presided over by (example: the president of the Association or the treasurer, not by name).
Article 10
Decisions of the General Assembly shall be taken by a majority vote of the members present. In case of deadlock, the President shall have the casting vote.
Decisions concerning the amendment of the Statutes and the dissolution of the Association must be approved by a two-third majority of the members present.
Article 11
Votes are by a show of hands. If requested by at least five members, they take place by secret ballot.
Article 12
The agenda of the ordinary annual session of the general assembly must include:
approval of the record of the previous General Assembly
the Committee¡¯s annual report on activities
report of the treasurer and of the auditor
setting of membership fees
approval of the budget
approval of reports and accounts
election of Committee members and auditor
other business
The Committee is authorized to carry out all acts that further the purposes of the association. It is authorized to manage the Organization's business.
Article 14
The Committee is composed of at least (¡¦) members elected by the General Assembly. Each member's term of office shall last for (...) and renewable (¡¦) times. The Committee meets as often as required.
Article 15
The Committee members act voluntarily and can only be compensated for their effective and travel costs. Eventual fees cannot exceed that paid for official commissions. For activities exceeding the usual function, each committee member can receive appropriate compensation.
The paid employees of the association have only a consultative vote in the committee.
Article 16
The functions of the Committee are:
to take all measures to attain the goals of the Association;
to convene General Assemblies;
to take decisions with regard to admission of new members, to resignations of members, and to their possible expulsion;
to ensure the Statutes are applied, to draft rules of procedure, and to administer the assets of the Association.
Article 17
The association shall be validly bound by the individual / joint signature of (...). (Example: President or member of the Committee not named).
The financial year shall begin on 1st of January and end on 31st of December of each year. The treasurer is responsible for the finances of the association.
The auditor appointed by the General Assembly shall audit the Association's accounts every year.
Article 19
In the case of the association being dissolved, the assets should be allotted to a non-profit organisation pursuing goals of public interest similar to those of the organisation benefiting from tax exemption. The goods cannot be returned to the founders or members, nor be used to their own profit.
The present Statutes have been approved by the Constituent General Assembly of ... at ...