| Item 9: Duties of the General Meeting |
| The following duties are reserved to the General Meeting: |
| a) |
Acceptance and approval of the report of Association activities and the statement of accounts. |
| b) |
Acceptance of the auditors’ report. |
| c) |
Discharge of the Board of Directors. |
| d) |
Appointment and dismissal of members of the Board of Directors and the auditors. |
| e) |
Decision on the amount of the accession fee and membership dues. |
| f) |
Conferment and withdrawal of honorary membership. |
| g) |
Decision on the appeal against expulsions of members. |
| h) |
Resolution on statutes’ modifications and the voluntary dissolution of the Association. |
| i) |
Discussion and resolution of other items of the agenda. |
| Item 10: The Board of Directors |
| 10.1. |
The Board of Directors consists of:
a) the Chairwoman
b) the Vice-President
c) the 1st Counselor
d) the Secretary
e) the Deputy Secretary
f) the Treasurer
g) the Deputy Treasurer |
| 10.2. |
The term of office of the Board of Directors is 2 years. In any case it lasts until a new Board of Directors is elected. Retired members of the Board of Directors can be reelected. |
| 10.3. |
The Board of Directors has the right to co-opt another eligible member in place of an elected member leaving the Board (before her term is up). In this case retroactive approval has to be obtained in the next General Meeting. |
| 10.4. |
The Board of Directors is convened, in writing or verbally, by the Chairwoman, her deputy or the 1st counselor respectively. |
| 10.5. |
There is a quorum if all the members of the Board of Directors have been invited and if at least half of them attend the meeting. |
| 10.6. |
The Board of Directors passes a resolution with simple majority vote. In the event of a tie, the Chairwoman’s vote is decisive. |
| 10.7. |
The Chairwoman presides over the Board. If she is unable to come, her deputy will fulfill this function. In case the deputy cannot be present, the 1st Counselor chairs the meeting. |
| 10.8. |
The term of office of a member of the Board of Directors ends in case of her death or
when the term expires (Item 10.2), as well as by dismissal (Item 10.9) or resignation (Item 10.10). |
| 10.9. |
The General Meeting can remove the entire Board of Directors or individual members of the Board of Directors from their offices at any time |
| 10.10. |
The members of the Board of Directors can declare their resignation in writing. This declaration of resignation must be sent to the Board of Directors. If the entire Board of Directors’ resigns, notice must be sent to the General Meeting. |
| Item 11: Scope of Duties of the Board of Directors |
| The task of the Board of Directors is to manage the Association. It is responsible for all the jobs that are not assigned by the statutes to another body of the Association.
Its sphere of activity includes the following matters in particular: |
| a) |
Organizing the training of lactation consultants IBCLC. |
| b) |
Preparing and organizing continuing education events. This must be done in coordination with the national federations and can be taken over by the latter. |
| c) |
Carrying out public relations. |
| d) |
Cultivating relations to vocational authorities, federations, societies and governments and to have discussions and negotiations with them as far as this is necessary and desirable. |
| e) |
Preparing and deciding upon the annual budget. |
| f) |
Drawing up the report of activities and the closing of accounts. |
| g) |
Preparing and calling regular and extraordinary General Meetings. |
| h) |
Administration of the Association’s assets. |
| i) |
Appointment, exclusion and expulsion of members of the Association. |
| j) |
Employment and dismissal of employees of the Association. |
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