Statutes of the VELB - Page 4
Verband Europäischer Laktationsberaterinnen IBCLC
International Board Certified Lactation Consultants |
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| Item 12: Special Duties of the Individual Members of the Board of Directors |
| Der Generalversammlung sind folgende Aufgaben vorbehalten: |
| 12.1 |
The Chairwoman, her Deputy or the 1st Counselor represent the Association externally. |
| 12.2 |
The following refers to internal affairs: |
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The Chairwoman presides over the General Meetings and meetings of the Board of Directors’.
Where there is an immediate and present danger she is authorized, even in those matters that normally belong within the sphere of activity of the General Meeting or the Board of Directors, to give orders independently on her own authority. These orders, however, require the retroactive approval of the respective Association body. |
| b) |
The Secretary supports the Chairwoman in the management of the Associations affairs. She takes the minutes of the General Meeting and the meetings of the Board of Directors. |
| c) |
The Treasurer is responsible for the orderly administration of the association’s finances. |
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The Chairwoman and her deputies have a responsibility towards the Association to prepare written declarations and publications of the Association, especially if they are binding for the Association, in cooperation with the Secretary. In financial affairs they cooperate with the Treasurer. |
| e) |
The deputies for the Chairwoman, the Secretary or the Treasurer are only allowed to take action if the Chairwoman, the Secretary or the Treasurer are unable to act; the efficacy of proxy actions by the deputies is unaffected by this. |
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| Item 13: The Auditors |
| Der Verein, dessen Tätigkeit nicht auf Gewinn gerichtet ist, bezweckt: |
| 13.1. |
Both of the Auditors are elected by the General Meeting for the term of office of the Board of Directors. They can be re-elected. |
| 13.2. |
The Auditors are responsible for regular business control and the auditing of the closing of the accounts. They must inform the General Meeting of the result of the audit. |
| 13.3. |
Otherwise the regulations of Articles 10.2., 10.8., 10.9. and 10.10. apply to the Auditors as well. |
| Item 14: The Court of Arbitration |
| 14.1. |
All disputes arising relative to the Association are decided by the Court of Arbitration. |
| 14.2. |
The Court of Arbitration consists of five full members. It is composed so that each disputing party can, within two weeks, identify to the Board of Directors two full members to be arbitrators. These identified arbitrators choose, by a majority vote, a fifth full member as Chairwoman of the Court of Arbitration. In case of a tie, the decision will be made by drawing lots. |
| 14.3. |
The Court of Arbitration decides with by a simple majority with all its members present. It decides to the best of its knowledge and in good conscience. Its decisions are valid within the Association. |
| Item 15: Dissolution of the Association |
| 15.1. |
The voluntary dissolution of the Association can only be decided upon within an extraordinary General Meeting called for just that purpose and only by a majority vote as stipulated in the statutes, Article 8.7. |
| 15.2. |
The last Board of Directors of the Association must, in writing, inform the public authority for associations about the voluntary dissolution and, in accordance with § 26 of the Association Law 1951, announce the voluntary dissolution in an official periodical. |
| 15.3. |
In case of a voluntary dissolution, the Association’s available assets, of whatever kind, may not be used for the benefit of the Association’s members but must be handed over by the retiring Board of Directors or by a liquidator nominated by the General Meeting to an organization that is to be determined by the General Meeting deciding the dissolution, and that is recognized according to the §§ 34 ff of the Federal tax code (Bundesabgabenordnung) to be non-profit, charitable or ecclesiastical.
This commitment of assets also applies if the non-profit making character of the Association no longer obtains. |
Pfaffstätten, June 1997
Statutenänderung: October 7, 1999
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