Articles of OpenStreetMap Česká republika z.s.
1. Name, form and residence
Association OpenStreetMap Česká republika (later just „association“) if legal entity establishedaccording to Czech civil code no. 89/2012 Sb., in actual reading. Residence of association is Brno.

2. Nature of association
Association is voluntary alliance of its members, where favourers, contributors and users of
database maintained by British OpenStreetMap Foundation confederate with common goal ofevolving of international project OpenStreetMap (later just „OSM“) by improving the quality of
database content and creating user outputs etc, mainly with regards to spatial data of CzechRepublic.

3. Main purpose of association
Main purpose of association is support of activities connected with project of open spatial data
OpenStreetMap.org of OpenStreetMap Foundation on the area of Czech republic.

4. Association membership
Association membership arises by the day, when the board of association decides about acceptanceof a member based on his application form. Application must contain name of the applicant, hisaddress, e-mail address, date of application and manual sign of the applicant.
Association board decides about acceptance on its closest meeting after application delivery.
Member of the association can mainly:• be part of all activities of association, vote board members and be elected to board,• review and accept reports about association activities,• submit proposals, suggestions and topics for association activities.
Member of association have to mainly••••

complain these articles,
protect association's interests,
inform board about changes in information from application.
properly pay annual member fees.

6. End of membership
Association membership and by advertisement of the member, member's death or banishment of themember based on hard violence of these articles and finally if the member does not pay his annualfee.

7. Authorities of association
1. The highes authority of association is annual membership meeting, that need to occur at least
once a year toa) accept eventual change of these articles,b) vote at least three person board for next election period or revoke this board,c) accept reports about association activities and finance statements for previous period,d) set the concept of association activities for next period,e) set amount of annual member fee,f) vote for honorary members of association, decide about banishment of a member,g) decide about liquidation of association or its transformation,h) banish a member for hard violence of these articles
2. Annual member meeting is called to by board. The meeting is quorate with presence of morethen half of all association members.. If the meeting is not quorate, board will call for compensatory
member meeting, that will occur in less then one month after the original one. This new meeting isquorable without limits of present members.
3.

Member meeting will be called for in case more then one third of members will ask for it.

4. Member meeting accept its decition by more then one half of votes. It is possible to votepersonally, on ones behalf or electronic. Qualified majority is necessary for association liquidation
or transformation.
5. Activities of association between member meetings is ruled by the board.
6. Association board consists of at least three persons. The election period is three years. Board
meets as needed and can accept conclusions with more then half members present. Any decision isaccepted it voted for by more then half of present board members.
7. In case of abdication, repeal or death of board member, the board need to call for a member
meeting in less then 60 days for complementing the board.
8.

Board of association is its statutory authority and stand for association in all cases.

8. Economy of the association
1. The association uses resources gained from its members in amount accepted by member
meeting and eventual donations from natural person or legal entities or with grants. All resources
are used only for purposes connected associations goal and are regularly backed by actuarial
documents.
2.

Board presents economy of association on every member meeting.

3. In case of association liquidation its property divided between current members based on
actual membership fee value.

9. Final statement
1.

All issues not managed by these articles are subject to current czech law.

2. Articles were accepted on constituent member meeting 17.11.2018. They are forcible after
registration in association list maintained by Regional court in Brno.

Writen by: Tomáš Kašpárek
Verified by: Mirek Suchý