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Camera and Imaging Products Association
Rules on the Establishment and Management ofProject Council

Camera and Imaging Products Association
General Incorporated Association

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Chapter I General provisions
Article 1

Purpose of the rules

1.

The rules stipulate the establishment, improvement or abolition, and methods of action
etc. of the project council and its subsidiary organizations within the Camera andImaging Products Association (hereinafter “CIPA.”)2.

The rules shall be special provisions on Rules on the establishment and management ofcommittees and working groups separately stipulated by the Board of Directors, andthese rules shall take precedence in respect of the project council and its subsidiaryorganizations.

Article 2

Establishment of project council and projects

1.

In accordance with Article 39 of CIPA’s Articles of Association, a project council(hereinafter ‘the project council’) shall be established as a consultative body to theBoard of Directors, and projects (hereinafter ‘PJ’) shall be established as subsidiaryorganizations to the project council.

2.

The items for consultation at the project council shall be as follows:(1) When immediate decisions are required;(2) When the content of the matter being deliberated over extends across several
committees;(3) When a special obligation of confidentiality is imposed.

Article 3

Chair, vice chairs and members of the project council

1.

The Board of Directors may, by its resolution, appoint a chair, vice chairs and a few
members (hereinafter ‘the project council members’).

2.

The term of office of the chair and vice chairs shall be two years. The reelection of thechair and vice chairs shall not be precluded.

3.

Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the Board of Directors may, by its resolution,
dismiss the chair or vice chairs at any time.

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4.

The chair shall coordinate the activities of the project council in accordance with therequests of the Board of Directors.

5.

The vice chairs shall assist the chair, and act on behalf of the chair in accordance withhis or her instructions.

Article 4

Establishment of new project, and improvement or abolition of projects

1.

The Board of Directors may, by its resolution, establish new PJ under the project
council, abolish existing PJ, or change their titles, purposes and terms.

2.

The chair and vice chairs of the project council may, with regard to new PJ, summarize
the title, purpose, chief or when necessary sub-chiefs, candidate members required toachieve the purposes of the PJ, and an approximate estimate of the expenses for its
activities, and propose their establishment, or with regard to existing PJ, propose theirabolition, or the change of their title, purpose or term etc, to the Board of Directors.

Article 5

Project chiefs, sub-chiefs and members

1.

The Board of Directors may, by its resolution, appoint chiefs, sub-chiefs and members
for each PJ (hereinafter ‘PJ members’).

2.

The term of office of PJ members shall be for the duration of the PJ.

3.

Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the Board of Directors may, by its resolution,
dismiss the chiefs or sub-chiefs at any time.

4.

The chief shall coordinate the activities of the PJ in which he or she is in charge of.

5.

The sub-chief shall assist the chief, and act on behalf of the chief in accordance with hisor her instructions.

6.

The chief may summarize the title, purpose, candidate members necessary in order toachieve the purpose of a PJ and an approximate estimate of the expenses for its
activities, and propose these to the project council.

Article 5-2

Obligation of Confidentiality

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1.

Council members and project members must not carelessly reveal to third parties any
information obtained through participation in the Project Council or project activities,
nor shall they reveal to others information specified as being subject to obligation ofconfidentiality, information for which it stands to reason that there is a clear obligationof confidentiality, nor shall they use the information for anything other than its original
purpose.

2.

In the event that Project Council members or project members are in violation of theobligation of confidentiality stated in the preceding paragraph, Article 5-2-1, or create aconsiderable hindrance to the business activities of the Association or other Participant
Members, the Board of Directors shall be able to expel the member in question.

Article 6

Role of the secretariat

1.

The secretariat shall conduct the general affairs of the project council and the PJ.

2.

The secretariat shall support the chair, vice chairs and the chief and sub-chiefs of each
PJ in order to ensure the smooth management of the project council and PJ.

Chapter II Activities of the project council
Article 7

Role of the project council

1.

The project council shall deliberate on items submitted for consultation by the Board ofDirectors, and hold responsibility for summarizing their results and reporting on themto the Board of Directors.

2.

Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the project council may, in order to protect
the interests of CIPA members, with the consent of the Representative Directors, deal
with urgent matters without waiting for the deliberations of the Board of Directors, anddeliver an ex-post facto report to the Board of Directors.

Article 8

Holding of project council meetings

The members of the project council may, when deemed necessary, hold a project council
meeting.

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Article 9

Attendance at project council meetings

1.

The members of the project council shall have the right to attend the deliberations of
the project council, and shall fulfill their obligations.

2.

The chair, upon consultation with the vice chairs and when it is deemed necessary, may
permit the participation at meetings of third parties other than project council members,
and request these third parties to provide opinions or explanations.

Article 10

Deliberations of the project council

The chair may, upon consultation with the vice chairs, proceed with the deliberations of theproject council by discussions via e-mail or other appropriate methods.

Chapter III Project activities
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Role of projects

The PJ shall deliberate on items submitted for consultation by the Board of Directors,
and hold responsibility for summarizing their results and making suggestions to theproject council about the content of their reports to the Board of Directors.

Article 12

Holding of project meetings

PJ members may, when deemed necessary, call a PJ meeting.
Article 13

Attendance at project meetings

1.

PJ members themselves shall have the right to attend the deliberations of the PJ, andshall fulfill their obligations.

2.

The chief, upon consultation with the sub-chiefs and when it is deemed necessary, may
permit the participation at meetings of third parties other than PJ members, and request
these third parties to provide opinions or explanations.

Article 14

Deliberations over projects

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The chief may, upon consultation with the sub-chiefs, proceed with deliberations over PJ bydiscussions via e-mail or other appropriate methods.

Chapter IV Expenses for project activities
Article 15

Expenses for project activities

1.

CIPA Members with affiliates who are PJ members shall, with regard to the expenses
necessary to fund the activities of the PJ in which they participate, bear the cost ofexpenses for PJ activities stipulated in Annex 1 in order to cover expenses other thanthose stipulated as being under general management by the Board of Directors.

2.

The chair and vice chairs of the project council shall draft plans after discussion withthe relevant PJ chiefs and sub-chiefs concerning any changes to the amounts thatshould be borne as expenses for PJ activities, and propose these to the Board ofDirectors.

3.

The Board of Directors shall implement changes in the amounts of expenses for project
activities by its resolution.

4.

In cases where the changes in the preceding paragraph are made, the Representative
Directors shall immediately make the appropriate revisions to Annex 1 in order toreflect the relevant configuration.

5.

Participant Members shall pay the amount of expenses calculated in accordance withthe method of payment stipulated at the end of Annex 1.

Chapter V Supplementary provisions
Article 16

Revision of rules

Amendments to these rules shall be made by the Board of Directors.

Effective as of January 27, 2009
Revised on May 24, 20115

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Revised on July 8, 2020

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Schedule I
Schedule I (Expenses for project activities)
Project

Project expenses (monthly)

Camera & Photo Imaging Show Project￥0

Lithium-ion Battery PSE Project￥0

PictBridge General Project￥0

Photo Aid Project￥01) The amount of the expenses for activities that the Participant Members shall bear thecost for, shall be the total of the amounts indicated in the chart above configured foreach PJ.
2)

The expenses for project activities shall be for each calendar month, and nocalculations on a monthly pro-rata basis shall be made. The amounts are regardless of
the actual number of days on which meetings were held or any other circumstances ofthe PJs.

3) The Participant Members shall pay CIPA by bank transfer the amount for the next
month’s expenses for project activities by no later than the last day of the previousmonth. Members whose participation starts in the middle of a calendar month shall,
shortly after participating, pay the relevant month’s expenses for project activities.

Effective as of January 27, 2009
Revised on May 24, 20117