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Camera and Imaging Products Association
Rules on Admission Fees, Membership Fees andDirector Member’s Special Contributions

Camera and Imaging Products AssociationGeneral Incorporated Association

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Article 1

Purpose

These Rules provide for the necessary matters concerning admission fees, membership feesand Director Member’s Special Contributions to be paid by the members of the Camera andImaging Products Association (hereinafter referred to as CIPA).
Article 21.

Those corporations seeking admission to CIPA shall pay either of the following fees
together with consumption tax into CIPA’s account by the end of the month preceding therequested date of admission; provided that special members need not pay any admission
fee:
(1)
(2)

2.

Regular member: ¥200,000
Supporting member: ¥50,000

A change in admission fees requires, under Article 146 of the Act on General
Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations, a revision of Paragraph
1 of Article 16 of the Articles of Association by a resolution at a general meeting.

Article 31.

Admission fees

Membership fees

The regular and supporting members shall pay the following fees; provided that thespecial members need not pay any membership fee:
(1)
(2)

Regular member: ¥ 100,000 monthly
Supporting member: ¥25,000 monthly

2.

A change in membership fees requires, under Article 146 of the Act on General
Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations, a revision of Paragraph
2 of Article 16 of the Articles of Association by a resolution at a general meeting.

3.

The regular and supporting members shall pay the monthly membership fee together with
consumption tax for the next month into CIPA’s account by the end of the current month.
Any regular or supporting member that joins CIPA in the middle of any business year
shall pay its initial monthly membership fee for the month which includes the requested
date of admission together with consumption tax into CIPA’s account by the end of themonth preceding the requested date of admission.

Article 4
1.

Director Member’s Special Contributions“Director Member’s Special Contributions” shall mean membership fees that are fixed by
the Board of Directors according to the business plan and the budget for each businessyear and payable only by the Director Members in addition to their normal membershipfees as regular members. The Board of Directors may make a change in the Director
Member’s Special Contributions from time to time. The Board of Directors shallendeavor to reduce the amount of the Director Member’s Special Contribution bydecreasing CIPA’s general administrative expenses and through the sound management ofits profitable businesses.

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2.

Each Director Member shall determine the category that it falls under with reference tothe Schedule entitled “Classification of Director Members and Director Member’s
Special Contributions,” and report the category to the Secretariat by the end of eachbusiness year. The Board of Directors may not ask any Director Member to submit
documentary evidence of the categorization. The Director Members shall pay a Director
Member’s Special Contribution for the next month together with consumption tax into
CIPA’s account by the end of the current month.

3.

When the Board of Directors makes a change in the amount of Director Member’s
Special Contribution according to Paragraph 1 hereof, the Board of Directors shall revise
the Schedule accordingly.

Article 5No refund of fees

No member that has lost its membership due to withdrawal or expulsion may claim a refundof the admission fees, membership fees or Director Member’s Special Contributions that havealready been paid to CIPA.
Article 6

Maximum amount of fees or contributions

In no event shall the sum of a Director Member’s monthly membership fee and Special
Contribution exceed 1.67 million yen, excluding consumption tax.
Article 7

Remittance of fees from foreign members

When foreign members remit admission fees, membership fees or Director Member’s Special
Contributions to CIPA from overseas, they shall bear the charges for the currency exchangeand remittance so that CIPA can receive the exact amount fixed hereby in yen.
Article 8

Revision or abolition of these Rules

Revision or abolition of these Rules shall be subject to a resolution of the Board of Directors,
except for changes in admission fees as provided for in Article 2 and membership fees asprovided for in Article 3 hereof.
Supplementary Provisions
Article 1
These Rules shall come into effect on the date of the foundation of CIPA.
Article 2
The original regular members (including Director Members) and supporting members at thetime of the foundation of CIPA shall pay the following into CIPA’s account within 30 days ofthe foundation: admission fees; membership fees for the month of the foundation and thefollowing month; Director Member’s Special Contributions, if applicable; and the related
consumption tax.

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Effective as of July 1, 2002
Revised on January 27, 2009
Revised on May 24, 20113

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Schedule: Classification of Director Members and Director Member’s SpecialContributions

Class ofDirectorMembers
A1
A2
A3
A4A5A6A7A8A9(In thousands of yen; excluding consumption tax)
SpecialMembership
Total
Total shipment of products*
Contribution
fee(yearly)(monthly)(monthly)(monthly)Over 130,000,000
1,570
100
1,670
100,000,000 – 130,000,000
1,150
100
1,250
70,000,000 – 100,000,000
730
100
830
50,000,000 – 70,000,000
570
100
670
30,000,000 – 50,000,000
400
100
500
20,000,000 – 30,000,000
230
100
330
15,000,000 – 20,000,000
190
100
290
13,000,000 – 15,000,000
150
100
250
Less than 13,000,000
110
100
210

*Note:
1. Total shipment is the total amount of domestic sales (excluding consumption tax) andexports (FOB) during one calendar year.
2. Products are film cameras, digital cameras, and related devices (including **lenses,accessories and parts), instruments, software, etc.
** Including the lens units which take still images as a main function in it’s image capture
functions

Revised on January 30, 20074