Association of Business Women
Statute of the
Association of Business Women
Skopje, May 2010
In accord to the Associations and Foundations Act (Official Gazette of Republic of Macedonia Nr.52 from 16 April 2010), at the Iniciative session which took place on 05 May 2010, this Statute has been brought in accord with the Associations and Foundations Act.
STATUTEof the Association of Business Women
GENERAL Provisions
Article 1
1.
The name of the Association is Association of Business Women. The Association is independent organization of business women with shown interest for association in order to achieve results in their respective businesse, the development of their own projects as well as the projects of the Association.
2.
The Association performs its activities on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia.
The Association of Business Women is an association of citizens.
The Headquarters of the Association is on the following address: Skopska 28/3, Skopje.
3.
The founders of the Association are the following:
1. Valentina Disoska
Kuzman Josifovski Nr. 75
Prilep, Macedonia
2. Slagjana Taseva Petrovska
Goce Delchev 20
Kochani, Macedonia
3. Svetlana Janeva
Dame Gruev 1/5-18
Skopje, Center, Macedonia
4. Lenche Jovanovska
Anton Popov 172-1
Skopje, Gazibaba, Macedonia
5. Nevenka Terzievska
Vasil Stefanovski 13/1-4
Skopje, Center, Macedonia
6. Sanja Terzievska
Vaisl Stefanovski 13/1-4
Skopje, Center, Macedonia
7. Gordana Mitrovska
Nikshichka 12/19
Kumanovo, Macedonia
8. Savka Todorovska
Orce Nikolov 166
Skopje, Karposh, Macedonia
9. Ratka Pemova
Nikola Vapcarov 3/7
Skopje, Center, Macedonia
10. Gordana Trajcheska
Strushki Kepenci 23/1/13
Struga, Macedonia
11. Stanka Damjanovska
Partizanski Odredi 135
Skopje, Karposh, Macedonia
12. Irena Angjelkovilj-Terzikj
Jakim Stojkovski 6
Probishtip, Macedonia
Article 2
The Association has a status of a legal entity with all the rights and responsibilities described by the Constitution, Laws and this Statute.
In the legal transactions with other parties the Association acts on behalf and in account of itself. The Association is responsible for the taken commitments with its own assets. The Association gains the status of a legal entity after being registered in the Central Registry of the Republic of Macedonia.
Article 4
The Association is represented and delegated by the President and Vice President of the Association. Under certain conditions and circumstances, other agents empowered by the Managing Board can also represent the Association.
Article 5
The Association has its own seal, stamp and transaction account. The seal of the Association is circular with the diameter prescribed by the Laws, on which the following text is placed ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS WOMEN
In the centre of the seal is the sign of the Association.
The sign of the Association is a stylized four-leaved clover with three concentrical circles in the down right part of the leaf, and a text ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS WOMEN placed on the right side on the sign.
The stamp of the Association is quadrilateral with inscribed name and address of the Association.
II. AIMS OF THE ASSOCIATION
Article 6
The Association assembling its members in order to provide relationships between the business women of regional, national and international level, aiming at the development of their personal businesses respectively, at presentation of various possibilities and needs, and on the ground of forementioned, at identification and utilization of available domestic and foreign resources (partners, knowledge, new markets, capital assets, technology and similar).
The realization of the aims for its members from paragraph 1 of this article is attained through the following activities of the Association:
1. Support for the policies of promotion of women’s entrepreneurship;
2. Support for the policies of promotion of women’s entrepreneurship aimed at efficient strategis development of the women’s entrepreneurship;
3. Education in the field of the women’s entepreneurship;
4. Financing the women’s entepreneurship;
5. Promotion of the interests of women’s entrepreneurship;
6. Connecting with similar associations and groups abroad;
7. Supporting the profitable, creative and specialized sprojects of the members of the Association;
8. Supporting the members of the Association in promotion of their business interests;
9. Organizing and maintaining an information database for women in businesses;
10. Supporting through the network of women’s organizations the involvement of the members of the Association in the projects and credit lines of the state programs, as well as in the European and other worldwide programs, organizations and institutions;
11. Starting with the organization of the education for various aspects of starting and leading business;
12. Founding specialized centers or branches for information, consultational and educational services;
13. Enabling an inclusion of their members to the international databases;
14. Providing the members with the new knowledge and technologies;
15. Providing various support of profitable, creative, and specialized projects of its members.
II. ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION
Article 7
Activities of other Organisations based on non-membershiop, not mentioned otherwise
Activities of business organizations and organizations of business employees based on membership
Activities of specialised organizations based on membership
Other education, not mentioned otherwise
Market research and public opinion research
Research and experimental development in social and humanitarian sciences
Consulting activities in management and other works
Data handling, hosting and similar activities
Internet portals
III. INNER ORGANIZATION OF ASSOCIATION
Article 8
Membership in the Association is voluntary.
Member of the Association can be any person who accepts the Statute of the Association.
Membership of the Association is acquired with written acceptance of the aims and activities of the Association.
Article 9
Rights and obligations of the Association’s members are as follows:
- To be active in the work and and achieving the aims of the Association;
- To chose and to be chosed in the bodies of the Association;
- To offer suggestions, opinions and comments on the work of Association and its bodies;
- To participate in achieving the aims of the Association and to help in realization of its activities;
- To be informed on the work of the Association and its bodies, and on its material and financial transactions;
- To pay the membership fees in the Association if the same is declared and in due amount;
- Association is taking care of its members in accord to this Statute and will help out their respective works in realization of the aims of the Association.
Article 10
Membership in the Association is terminated by a written statement of redrawal by the member, or by expelling with a decision of a Managing Board of the Association. The expelling from the Association can occur when the member of the Association commits an act of disrespect to the Statute of the Association, or when a member of the Association commits and act contrary to the aims and activities of the Association from the Articles 6 through 8 from this Statute.
Membership is terminated because of not paying the membership fee for a year consecutively from the date of the written acceptance.
Managing Board can vote for the expelling of a member by a simple majority of votes, upon a request of at least three members of the Managing Board.
Association keeps a Registry of members which is updated annually.
IV. BODIES OF ASSOCIATION
Article 11
Bodies of the Association are as follows:
- Assembly
- Managing Board
- Supervisory Board
- President
- Vice President
- Programme Council
ASSEMBLY
Article 12
The Assembly is the collective body of Association consisting of all individual regular members of Association, and works on sessions chaired by working Presidency of the Assembly composed of three members.
Regular Assembly is held at least once a year, and is convened by the President of Association, by an initiative of the Managing Board, Supervisory Board, or upon a request submitted by at least one fifth of the members of the Association.
The President of the Association must convene an Assembly in 14 days period from receiving the request; otherwise, the Assembly can be convened by the Managing Board or by the sponsors of the initiative.
The Assembly is valid in decision-making when a simple majority of members is present. The decisions are made by a principle “One member, one vote” by a simple majority of the votes. The presence of the President of Association on the Assembly is obligatory.
The Assembly has the following rights and obligations:
- Issues Statute and its amendments;
- Plans the budget and adopts annual financial statement;
- Elects and relieves members of Managing and Supervisory Boards of duty;
- Elects and relieves the Chairperson of the Assembly;
- Issues other general acts necessary for Association's activities;
- Elects and relieves President, Vice President of duty;
- Makes decisions on amending the Statute of the Association, on the deleting of the Association from the Central Registry of the Republic of Macedonia;
- Makes decisions on the termination of the Association;
- Makes decision on the termination of branches of the Association as well as other forms of organization of Association;
- Makes decisions on the fiscal reports of the Association, the financial plans and the annual activities’ reports;
- Decides on other questions of importance to Association's activity established by this Statute, which are presented by the Managing Board.
MANAGING BOARD
Article 13
The Managing Board is comprised of 5 to 9 members.
The members of the Managing Board are appointed and elected for the period of 4 years with the possibility of re-election.
Every member of the Association can be elected in the Managing Board.
Article 14
The Managing Board or its member can be relieved from duty before the period of 4 years, and after the decision by the Assembly:
- On personal request;
- Due to the irregularities in the member’s work towards aims and activities of the Association;
- Due to the member’s violation of the decisions by the Assembly or the Statute of the Association;
- Due to the inactivity of the member (absence from three consecutive sessions).
Article 15
The Managing Board of the Association works on sessions.
The Managing Board meets at least at 4 sessions annually.
The decisions on the sessions are made if more than a half of the Board’s members voted for.
The member of the Board is excempted from voting for issues connected with his matrimonial partner or close relative first removed, or for issues connected with legal entities with a special interest for this member.
Rights and responsibilities of the Managing Board:
Article 16
The Managing Board of the Association has the folloving functions:
- Implements the decisions of the Assembly;
- Represents the Association;
- Manages the work of the Association between the sessions of the Assembly;
- Convenes sessions of the Association's assembly and proposes agenda;
- Implements the activities of the Association and monitors the legality of the activities;
- Makes decisions on forming organizational units of the Association, especially for informational and documentational activities;
The Managing Board coordinates the aims of the Association, makes decisions on the participation of its members on seminars, tenures and conferences in thee country and abroad, as well as monitoring of various programmes and projects.
The Managing Board makes decisions with a simple vote from the majority od present members.
The Managing Board is responsible for its work before the Assembly and presents the Assembly with an annual report for its activities, which is presented to the Assembly.
The Managing Board follows and analyses the situation and the problems in the work of the Association, predicts and forecasts future problems, situations, and possibilities.
The Managing Board strategically plans and prepares prospective, annual and periodical plans, working plans and financial plans.
The Managing Board is responsible for the execution of the programme, working plans and financial plans, and prepares and presents periodical and annual reports to the Assembly of the Association.
PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION
Article 17
The President of the Association is a member and a chair of the Managing Board.
The President of the Association is a chairperson of the Assembly.
As a President of the Association can be elected any member of the Association who is elected member of the Managing Board by the decision of the Assembly. The voting is public and is held at the Assembly after the proposal supported by the majority of members.
The President of the Association is elected for a four-years term, with possibility of re-election.
In case of resignation, the President is represented by the Vice President until the new President is being elected.
The President of the Association leads and manages the work of the Association.
The President of the Association is undersigned on the bank account of the Association, as well on the financial acts of the Association. Undersigned on the bank account could be also a member of the Association empowered by the President.
The President of the Association manages the executive office of the Association, plans, organizes and performs the work of the office, establishes the working procedures, establishes the indicators of achievements and corrects and evaluates the achievements.
The President of the Association performs other duties in accord to the law, Statute and other acts of the Association.
VICE PRESIDENT
Article 18
The Vice President of the Association is elected from the Managing Board members for the four-years term, with the possibility of the re-election.
The Vice President substitutes the President when the President is absent or out of the country.
Article 19
The President of the Association could be relieved from duty before the end of the mandate, on a personal demand or by the decision of the Assembly, due to the irregularities in the work of the President, due to the violation of this Statute or due to other reasons whivch make the President of the Association undeserving to perform the duties of the president. Relieving the President of the Association of duty does not mean relieving of the functions as a member of managing Board.
The President of the Association is responsible in front of the Assembly of the Managing Board.
Article 20
In cases described in previous article the Vice President and the Managing Board continue to work until the new member is elected in the Managing Board, but the most for 30 days from the day of the relieving from duty, which is the term when they have to convene an Assembly session for election and to appoint a new member of the Managing Board.
In case when the described procedure is not taking place, at least half of the members of the Assembly plus one member can convene the Assembly session and perform the proceedings for election and appointing in accord to this Statute.
SUPERVISORY BOARD
Article 21
The Supervisory Board is a body for control of the works of the Association.
The Supervisory Board is consisted of three members elected by the Assembly for a four year term.
The Supervisory Board elects a Chairperson out of its members.
The Supervisory Board develops a Plan for activities of the Supervisory Board of the Association.
The Assembly elects and relieves from duty the members of the Supervisory Board.
The Supervisory Board answers the Assembly for its work.
The Supervisory Board works independently and under orders from the Assembly, especially in issues as follows:
- Enforcement of the provisions of this Statute and other general acts of the Association
- Material-financial transactions and the use of Association's asset
- Enforcement of the decisions, conclusions and other legal acts
- Monitoring the duties and the responsibilities of the members of the Association in regard to this Statute and other acts of the Association;
- Member of the Supervisory Board can be relieved from duty before the end of the mandate, under the conditions and circumstances described in the Article 13 from this Statute considering the relieving of the members of the Managing Board.
Coordination of Projects:
Article 22
To work on concrete projects, coordinators are selected and appointed to execute the project. The project coordinators are answering to the President of the Association and Vice President of the Association.
PROGRAMME COUNCIL
Article 23
The Association can constitute the Programme Council from eminent scientific and cultural workers and experts from various fields connected to the aims and work of the Association.
The Programme Council can be constituted from persons who are not members of the Association, but who are willing to support the principles and aims of the Association.
The Programme Council constitutes and assembles when necessary, upon the invitation and proposal of the Managing Board.
The Programme Council suggests and offers opinion in regard to concrete issues of the proposed topic.
The member of the Programme Council can be engaged in the preparation and work on the projects and other activities of the Assembly.
Article 24
President of the Programme Council:
Upon the proposal of the Managiung Board the Assembly appoints and elects the Chairperson of the Programme Council for a four-years term with the possibility of the re-election.
The Chairperson chairs the Programme Council and participates in the work of the Council.
The Chairperson of the Programme Council contacts donors and other subjects on behalf of the Association in order to present the programme of the activities of the Association and other concrete projects. The Chairperson of the Programme Council shoul dbe experienced in project proposals and should have experience in works with contractors.
V ASSETS OF ASSOCIATION
Article 25
Assets of the Association consist of income realized through:
- Membership fees;
- Donations, subventions, sponsoship, assets received from international organizations thet support the activities of the Association;
- The interest from the deposited assest of the Association
- Assets realized through its activities in accordance to Law
- Other income in accordance to the Law.
Article 26
The decisions about financial and material assets of the Association are made by the Managing Board of the Association in accord to the criteria established with the regulations for financial operations.
The control over the financial and material operations is performed by the Supervisory Board of the Association
The regulations for financial operations are established by the Managing Board of the Association.
VI TRANSPARENCY IN THE WORK OF ASSOCIATION
Article 27
The sessions of the Assembly and of the Managing Board are public.
These sessions can be attended by other members of the Association without the right to vote, and by other persons in accord to the decision of the President of the Association.
The information to the general audience about the work of the Association is delivered by publishing the reports on the website of the Association, by publishing reports in periodicals, by public announcements through the public information services and by public events such as meetings and conferences.
VII TERMINATION OF ASSOCIATION
Article 28
Association is terminated in the cases as follows:
- If the Association is not achieving the aims
- Association is terminated by a decision of the Assembly and in cases regulated by law
The Association will be terminated if the number of its members falls below the necessary minimum for the Association to continue with its work.
Article 29
The assets of the Association which remains after the termination will be transferred to a charitable organization by the decision of the Assembly.
VIII PERFORMANCE OF SPECIALIZED TASKS
Article 30
The Association can establish a company in accord with the existing laws inb order to perform specialized and technical tasks or can delegate the tasks mentioned to other legal entities or private persons.
IX TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 31
This Statute can be amended the same manner is has been established, after the iniciative of the President of the Association, Managing Board or upon the iniciative of at least half of the members of the Assembly.
The amendments or the proposals should be argumented and explained.
If the iniciative has been refused, it cannot be submitted before the expiration day of six months from the refusal.
Article 32
The proposal Statute as well as their amendments is a matter of public review at the Assembly, and to be adopted in accord with the Article 11 from this Statute.
All acts of the Association must be in accord to this Statute.
Article 33
This Statute comes into force on the date of its issuing.
Association of Citizens
ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS WOMEN
Association of Business Women
Skopje, May 2010
In accord to the Associations and Foundations Act (Official Gazette of Republic of Macedonia Nr.52 from 16 April 2010), at the Iniciative session which took place on 05 May 2010, this Statute has been brought in accord with the Associations and Foundations Act.
STATUTEof the Association of Business Women
GENERAL Provisions
Article 1
1.
The name of the Association is Association of Business Women. The Association is independent organization of business women with shown interest for association in order to achieve results in their respective businesse, the development of their own projects as well as the projects of the Association.
2.
The Association performs its activities on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia.
The Association of Business Women is an association of citizens.
The Headquarters of the Association is on the following address: Skopska 28/3, Skopje.
3.
The founders of the Association are the following:
1. Valentina Disoska
Kuzman Josifovski Nr. 75
Prilep, Macedonia
2. Slagjana Taseva Petrovska
Goce Delchev 20
Kochani, Macedonia
3. Svetlana Janeva
Dame Gruev 1/5-18
Skopje, Center, Macedonia
4. Lenche Jovanovska
Anton Popov 172-1
Skopje, Gazibaba, Macedonia
5. Nevenka Terzievska
Vasil Stefanovski 13/1-4
Skopje, Center, Macedonia
6. Sanja Terzievska
Vaisl Stefanovski 13/1-4
Skopje, Center, Macedonia
7. Gordana Mitrovska
Nikshichka 12/19
Kumanovo, Macedonia
8. Savka Todorovska
Orce Nikolov 166
Skopje, Karposh, Macedonia
9. Ratka Pemova
Nikola Vapcarov 3/7
Skopje, Center, Macedonia
10. Gordana Trajcheska
Strushki Kepenci 23/1/13
Struga, Macedonia
11. Stanka Damjanovska
Partizanski Odredi 135
Skopje, Karposh, Macedonia
12. Irena Angjelkovilj-Terzikj
Jakim Stojkovski 6
Probishtip, Macedonia
Article 2
The Association has a status of a legal entity with all the rights and responsibilities described by the Constitution, Laws and this Statute.
In the legal transactions with other parties the Association acts on behalf and in account of itself. The Association is responsible for the taken commitments with its own assets. The Association gains the status of a legal entity after being registered in the Central Registry of the Republic of Macedonia.
Article 4
The Association is represented and delegated by the President and Vice President of the Association. Under certain conditions and circumstances, other agents empowered by the Managing Board can also represent the Association.
Article 5
The Association has its own seal, stamp and transaction account. The seal of the Association is circular with the diameter prescribed by the Laws, on which the following text is placed ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS WOMEN
In the centre of the seal is the sign of the Association.
The sign of the Association is a stylized four-leaved clover with three concentrical circles in the down right part of the leaf, and a text ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS WOMEN placed on the right side on the sign.
The stamp of the Association is quadrilateral with inscribed name and address of the Association.
II. AIMS OF THE ASSOCIATION
Article 6
The Association assembling its members in order to provide relationships between the business women of regional, national and international level, aiming at the development of their personal businesses respectively, at presentation of various possibilities and needs, and on the ground of forementioned, at identification and utilization of available domestic and foreign resources (partners, knowledge, new markets, capital assets, technology and similar).
The realization of the aims for its members from paragraph 1 of this article is attained through the following activities of the Association:
1. Support for the policies of promotion of women’s entrepreneurship;
2. Support for the policies of promotion of women’s entrepreneurship aimed at efficient strategis development of the women’s entrepreneurship;
3. Education in the field of the women’s entepreneurship;
4. Financing the women’s entepreneurship;
5. Promotion of the interests of women’s entrepreneurship;
6. Connecting with similar associations and groups abroad;
7. Supporting the profitable, creative and specialized sprojects of the members of the Association;
8. Supporting the members of the Association in promotion of their business interests;
9. Organizing and maintaining an information database for women in businesses;
10. Supporting through the network of women’s organizations the involvement of the members of the Association in the projects and credit lines of the state programs, as well as in the European and other worldwide programs, organizations and institutions;
11. Starting with the organization of the education for various aspects of starting and leading business;
12. Founding specialized centers or branches for information, consultational and educational services;
13. Enabling an inclusion of their members to the international databases;
14. Providing the members with the new knowledge and technologies;
15. Providing various support of profitable, creative, and specialized projects of its members.
II. ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION
Article 7
Activities of other Organisations based on non-membershiop, not mentioned otherwise
Activities of business organizations and organizations of business employees based on membership
Activities of specialised organizations based on membership
Other education, not mentioned otherwise
Market research and public opinion research
Research and experimental development in social and humanitarian sciences
Consulting activities in management and other works
Data handling, hosting and similar activities
Internet portals
III. INNER ORGANIZATION OF ASSOCIATION
Article 8
Membership in the Association is voluntary.
Member of the Association can be any person who accepts the Statute of the Association.
Membership of the Association is acquired with written acceptance of the aims and activities of the Association.
Article 9
Rights and obligations of the Association’s members are as follows:
- To be active in the work and and achieving the aims of the Association;
- To chose and to be chosed in the bodies of the Association;
- To offer suggestions, opinions and comments on the work of Association and its bodies;
- To participate in achieving the aims of the Association and to help in realization of its activities;
- To be informed on the work of the Association and its bodies, and on its material and financial transactions;
- To pay the membership fees in the Association if the same is declared and in due amount;
- Association is taking care of its members in accord to this Statute and will help out their respective works in realization of the aims of the Association.
Article 10
Membership in the Association is terminated by a written statement of redrawal by the member, or by expelling with a decision of a Managing Board of the Association. The expelling from the Association can occur when the member of the Association commits an act of disrespect to the Statute of the Association, or when a member of the Association commits and act contrary to the aims and activities of the Association from the Articles 6 through 8 from this Statute.
Membership is terminated because of not paying the membership fee for a year consecutively from the date of the written acceptance.
Managing Board can vote for the expelling of a member by a simple majority of votes, upon a request of at least three members of the Managing Board.
Association keeps a Registry of members which is updated annually.
IV. BODIES OF ASSOCIATION
Article 11
Bodies of the Association are as follows:
- Assembly
- Managing Board
- Supervisory Board
- President
- Vice President
- Programme Council
ASSEMBLY
Article 12
The Assembly is the collective body of Association consisting of all individual regular members of Association, and works on sessions chaired by working Presidency of the Assembly composed of three members.
Regular Assembly is held at least once a year, and is convened by the President of Association, by an initiative of the Managing Board, Supervisory Board, or upon a request submitted by at least one fifth of the members of the Association.
The President of the Association must convene an Assembly in 14 days period from receiving the request; otherwise, the Assembly can be convened by the Managing Board or by the sponsors of the initiative.
The Assembly is valid in decision-making when a simple majority of members is present. The decisions are made by a principle “One member, one vote” by a simple majority of the votes. The presence of the President of Association on the Assembly is obligatory.
The Assembly has the following rights and obligations:
- Issues Statute and its amendments;
- Plans the budget and adopts annual financial statement;
- Elects and relieves members of Managing and Supervisory Boards of duty;
- Elects and relieves the Chairperson of the Assembly;
- Issues other general acts necessary for Association's activities;
- Elects and relieves President, Vice President of duty;
- Makes decisions on amending the Statute of the Association, on the deleting of the Association from the Central Registry of the Republic of Macedonia;
- Makes decisions on the termination of the Association;
- Makes decision on the termination of branches of the Association as well as other forms of organization of Association;
- Makes decisions on the fiscal reports of the Association, the financial plans and the annual activities’ reports;
- Decides on other questions of importance to Association's activity established by this Statute, which are presented by the Managing Board.
MANAGING BOARD
Article 13
The Managing Board is comprised of 5 to 9 members.
The members of the Managing Board are appointed and elected for the period of 4 years with the possibility of re-election.
Every member of the Association can be elected in the Managing Board.
Article 14
The Managing Board or its member can be relieved from duty before the period of 4 years, and after the decision by the Assembly:
- On personal request;
- Due to the irregularities in the member’s work towards aims and activities of the Association;
- Due to the member’s violation of the decisions by the Assembly or the Statute of the Association;
- Due to the inactivity of the member (absence from three consecutive sessions).
Article 15
The Managing Board of the Association works on sessions.
The Managing Board meets at least at 4 sessions annually.
The decisions on the sessions are made if more than a half of the Board’s members voted for.
The member of the Board is excempted from voting for issues connected with his matrimonial partner or close relative first removed, or for issues connected with legal entities with a special interest for this member.
Rights and responsibilities of the Managing Board:
Article 16
The Managing Board of the Association has the folloving functions:
- Implements the decisions of the Assembly;
- Represents the Association;
- Manages the work of the Association between the sessions of the Assembly;
- Convenes sessions of the Association's assembly and proposes agenda;
- Implements the activities of the Association and monitors the legality of the activities;
- Makes decisions on forming organizational units of the Association, especially for informational and documentational activities;
The Managing Board coordinates the aims of the Association, makes decisions on the participation of its members on seminars, tenures and conferences in thee country and abroad, as well as monitoring of various programmes and projects.
The Managing Board makes decisions with a simple vote from the majority od present members.
The Managing Board is responsible for its work before the Assembly and presents the Assembly with an annual report for its activities, which is presented to the Assembly.
The Managing Board follows and analyses the situation and the problems in the work of the Association, predicts and forecasts future problems, situations, and possibilities.
The Managing Board strategically plans and prepares prospective, annual and periodical plans, working plans and financial plans.
The Managing Board is responsible for the execution of the programme, working plans and financial plans, and prepares and presents periodical and annual reports to the Assembly of the Association.
PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION
Article 17
The President of the Association is a member and a chair of the Managing Board.
The President of the Association is a chairperson of the Assembly.
As a President of the Association can be elected any member of the Association who is elected member of the Managing Board by the decision of the Assembly. The voting is public and is held at the Assembly after the proposal supported by the majority of members.
The President of the Association is elected for a four-years term, with possibility of re-election.
In case of resignation, the President is represented by the Vice President until the new President is being elected.
The President of the Association leads and manages the work of the Association.
The President of the Association is undersigned on the bank account of the Association, as well on the financial acts of the Association. Undersigned on the bank account could be also a member of the Association empowered by the President.
The President of the Association manages the executive office of the Association, plans, organizes and performs the work of the office, establishes the working procedures, establishes the indicators of achievements and corrects and evaluates the achievements.
The President of the Association performs other duties in accord to the law, Statute and other acts of the Association.
VICE PRESIDENT
Article 18
The Vice President of the Association is elected from the Managing Board members for the four-years term, with the possibility of the re-election.
The Vice President substitutes the President when the President is absent or out of the country.
Article 19
The President of the Association could be relieved from duty before the end of the mandate, on a personal demand or by the decision of the Assembly, due to the irregularities in the work of the President, due to the violation of this Statute or due to other reasons whivch make the President of the Association undeserving to perform the duties of the president. Relieving the President of the Association of duty does not mean relieving of the functions as a member of managing Board.
The President of the Association is responsible in front of the Assembly of the Managing Board.
Article 20
In cases described in previous article the Vice President and the Managing Board continue to work until the new member is elected in the Managing Board, but the most for 30 days from the day of the relieving from duty, which is the term when they have to convene an Assembly session for election and to appoint a new member of the Managing Board.
In case when the described procedure is not taking place, at least half of the members of the Assembly plus one member can convene the Assembly session and perform the proceedings for election and appointing in accord to this Statute.
SUPERVISORY BOARD
Article 21
The Supervisory Board is a body for control of the works of the Association.
The Supervisory Board is consisted of three members elected by the Assembly for a four year term.
The Supervisory Board elects a Chairperson out of its members.
The Supervisory Board develops a Plan for activities of the Supervisory Board of the Association.
The Assembly elects and relieves from duty the members of the Supervisory Board.
The Supervisory Board answers the Assembly for its work.
The Supervisory Board works independently and under orders from the Assembly, especially in issues as follows:
- Enforcement of the provisions of this Statute and other general acts of the Association
- Material-financial transactions and the use of Association's asset
- Enforcement of the decisions, conclusions and other legal acts
- Monitoring the duties and the responsibilities of the members of the Association in regard to this Statute and other acts of the Association;
- Member of the Supervisory Board can be relieved from duty before the end of the mandate, under the conditions and circumstances described in the Article 13 from this Statute considering the relieving of the members of the Managing Board.
Coordination of Projects:
Article 22
To work on concrete projects, coordinators are selected and appointed to execute the project. The project coordinators are answering to the President of the Association and Vice President of the Association.
PROGRAMME COUNCIL
Article 23
The Association can constitute the Programme Council from eminent scientific and cultural workers and experts from various fields connected to the aims and work of the Association.
The Programme Council can be constituted from persons who are not members of the Association, but who are willing to support the principles and aims of the Association.
The Programme Council constitutes and assembles when necessary, upon the invitation and proposal of the Managing Board.
The Programme Council suggests and offers opinion in regard to concrete issues of the proposed topic.
The member of the Programme Council can be engaged in the preparation and work on the projects and other activities of the Assembly.
Article 24
President of the Programme Council:
Upon the proposal of the Managiung Board the Assembly appoints and elects the Chairperson of the Programme Council for a four-years term with the possibility of the re-election.
The Chairperson chairs the Programme Council and participates in the work of the Council.
The Chairperson of the Programme Council contacts donors and other subjects on behalf of the Association in order to present the programme of the activities of the Association and other concrete projects. The Chairperson of the Programme Council shoul dbe experienced in project proposals and should have experience in works with contractors.
V ASSETS OF ASSOCIATION
Article 25
Assets of the Association consist of income realized through:
- Membership fees;
- Donations, subventions, sponsoship, assets received from international organizations thet support the activities of the Association;
- The interest from the deposited assest of the Association
- Assets realized through its activities in accordance to Law
- Other income in accordance to the Law.
Article 26
The decisions about financial and material assets of the Association are made by the Managing Board of the Association in accord to the criteria established with the regulations for financial operations.
The control over the financial and material operations is performed by the Supervisory Board of the Association
The regulations for financial operations are established by the Managing Board of the Association.
VI TRANSPARENCY IN THE WORK OF ASSOCIATION
Article 27
The sessions of the Assembly and of the Managing Board are public.
These sessions can be attended by other members of the Association without the right to vote, and by other persons in accord to the decision of the President of the Association.
The information to the general audience about the work of the Association is delivered by publishing the reports on the website of the Association, by publishing reports in periodicals, by public announcements through the public information services and by public events such as meetings and conferences.
VII TERMINATION OF ASSOCIATION
Article 28
Association is terminated in the cases as follows:
- If the Association is not achieving the aims
- Association is terminated by a decision of the Assembly and in cases regulated by law
The Association will be terminated if the number of its members falls below the necessary minimum for the Association to continue with its work.
Article 29
The assets of the Association which remains after the termination will be transferred to a charitable organization by the decision of the Assembly.
VIII PERFORMANCE OF SPECIALIZED TASKS
Article 30
The Association can establish a company in accord with the existing laws inb order to perform specialized and technical tasks or can delegate the tasks mentioned to other legal entities or private persons.
IX TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 31
This Statute can be amended the same manner is has been established, after the iniciative of the President of the Association, Managing Board or upon the iniciative of at least half of the members of the Assembly.
The amendments or the proposals should be argumented and explained.
If the iniciative has been refused, it cannot be submitted before the expiration day of six months from the refusal.
Article 32
The proposal Statute as well as their amendments is a matter of public review at the Assembly, and to be adopted in accord with the Article 11 from this Statute.
All acts of the Association must be in accord to this Statute.
Article 33
This Statute comes into force on the date of its issuing.
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