Article V: Rights and duties of members
1. Members shall have the right, in particular,
a) to take part in the activities of the Association
b) to be elected to the representative bodies of the Association (if aged 18 or over)
c) to elect the representative bodies of the Association (if aged 15 or over)
d) to address ideas or complaints to the representative bodies of the Association and ask them for their reaction
2. Members shall have the duty, in particular,
a) to observe the statutes of the Association
b) to conscientiously carry out the functions entrusted to them in the representative bodies of the Association
3. Members shall be obliged to pay their membership subscriptions by the end of the first quarter of each calendar year.
Article VI: The representative bodies of the Association
The representative bodies of the Association shall be:
a) the conference of members
b) the executive committee
c) the auditing committee
Article VII: The conference of members
1. The conference of members shall be the supreme representative body of the Association.
2. The conference of members shall be made up of all the members of the Association.
3. The executive committee shall convene an ordinary conference of members once a year. Should the need arise, it shall convene an extraordinary conference of members. The executive committee shall also convene an extraordinary conference of members whenever at least one third of the members request this.
4. Should the executive committee not be functioning, then at least one third of the members shall have the right to elect a substitute body which shall convene an extraordinary conference of members.
5. The conference of members shall, in particular:
a) decide on changes in the statutes of the Association
b) decide on changes in the internal rules of procedure of the Association
c) determine and approve the tasks of the Association for the relevant period of time, and approve the annual report of the Association, the budget of the Association, and the annual statement of accounts of the Association
d) approve the amount of the membership fee
e) elect the president and the members of the executive committee and the auditing committee for a period of two years
f) decide to wind dissolve the Association if necessary
6. All the details relating to the convening, procedures and decision-making of the conference of members shall be laid down in the internal rules of procedure, which shall be approved at the second meeting of the conference of members at the latest.
Article VIII: The executive committee
1. The executive committee shall be the executive representative body of the Association, and shall be responsible for its activities to the conference of members.
2. The executive committee shall have a minimum of five and a maximum of eleven members. When electing it, representation of various countries should be taken into account.
3. The executive committee shall direct and arrange for the activities of the Association during the period between the meetings of the conference of members. The president, or in his or her absence the vice-president, shall convene a meeting of the executive committee at least three times a year.
4. The executive committee shall, in particular:
a) elect from among its members a vice-president, secretary and treasurer
b) coordinate and arrange for the activities of the Association
c) convene the conference of members
d) draw up an annual report of its activities and documents to assist the conference of members in its decision-making
e) accept new members of the Association
f) decide to terminate membership
5. The president shall represent the Association externally and shall act in its name in all matters independently. With the president's agreement, the vice-president or another member of the executive committee delegated by the president may deputise for the president.
6. The circumstances in which the president, vice-president and treasurer shall have the right to sign documents on behalf of the Association shall be laid down in the internal rules of procedure.
7. The executive committee may appoint a working committee from among the members of the Association to arrange for certain activities.
8. The executive committee shall be quorate if at least one third of its members is present. In matters deserving of consideration it shall be possible to take decisions without holding a meeting of the executive committee by setting down the decision on a document, to which all the members of the executive committee attach their agreement to the decision in writing.
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