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Articles of Association

Camera and Imaging Products Association
General Incorporated Association

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Chapter I General provisions
Article 1

Name

The name of this General Incorporated Association is Camera and Imaging Products
Association (hereinafter referred to as the “CIPA”).
Article 2
1.

PurposeThe purpose of the CIPA is to facilitate the further growth of our members who are
engaged in the development, production or sale of standard film cameras, digital cameras,
and related devices, instruments and software (hereinafter collectively referred to as the“Visual Equipment”) by dealing with problems of the industry, such as environmental
problems, inadequate compatibility or interoperability between products, and themaintenance of fair market competition, and by promoting research and informationexchange. For this purpose, the CIPA will carry out the following:(1)

Statistical surveys and provision of information concerning the technicaldevelopment of the Visual Equipment and the market for its products(2) Research and provision of information concerning measures to deal withenvironmental problems related to the Visual Equipment(3) Research and provision of information concerning measures related to the safety of
the consumers of the Visual Equipment(4) Research and provision of information concerning copyright and other intellectual
property rights related to the Visual Equipment(5) Establishment and diffusion of standards for compatibility or interoperability of the
Visual Equipment(6) Establishment of rules to ensure fair market competition in the development,
production and sale of the Visual Equipment(7) Research and provision of information concerning measures to deal with issues
related to commerce and trading of the Visual Equipment(8) Supply of information of the Visual Equipment to consumers, for example, by
holding exhibitions related to the Visual Equipment(9) Scientific research and lectures for the development of photography and the visual
imaging culture(10) Other projects that contribute to the purposes of the CIPA
2.

CIPA shall not distribute any profits or account surpluses from the projects to themembers. The Profits or surpluses shall be used for the repayment of funds according to
the Act on General Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations(Act No. 48 of 2006: hereinafter referred to as the “General Incorporated
Associations/Foundations Act”) or carried forward to the following business year or
subsequent years.

Article 3
1.

OfficeThe principal office of the CIPA is located in Minato-ku, Tokyo.

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2.

The CIPA may establish one or more branches at specified locations in Japan or overseas,
subject to a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Article 4

Public announcements

1.

Public announcements by the CIPA shall be issued through electronic public notices.

2.

If, due to unavoidable circumstances, the public announcements cannot be made throughthe electronic public notices, they will be printed in a government gazette.

Chapter II Funds
Article 5 Solicitation for funds
The CIPA may solicit persons to underwrite the funds.
Article 6

Contributions towards funds

1.

Funds paid by contributors shall be regarded as deposits and shall be repaid to thecontributors only in accordance with the Article 8.

2.

No interest shall be added to a claim for repayment of the funds.

3.

No contributor of funds shall transfer or mortgage any claim for the repayment of thefunds to a third party without a consent of the Board of Directors.

4.

No contributor of funds shall have voting and other rights related to the management of
the CIPA.

5.

Any contributor of funds may assume a position as a member of the CIPA.

Article 7

Rights of the contributors

No contributor of funds may claim repayment of the funds until the expiration of the period ofdeferment specified in the Fund Contribution Contract entered into with the CIPA.
Article 8

Procedure for the repayment of funds

When a claim for the repayment of funds is submitted by a contributor and approved at aregular general meeting, the CIPA shall repay the amount to the contributor according to therelated rules established by the Board of Directors.

Chapter III Membership
Article 9

Categories of members

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1.

The categories of the membership of the CIPA shall be divided into regular members,
supporting members and special members. Only the regular members shall constitute themembers of the CIPA under the General Incorporated Associations/Foundations Act .

2.

Each member shall be treated equitably according to their category.

Article 10

Regular members

1.

Regular members shall be joint-stock corporations or other corporations (including thoseestablished under the law of a foreign country; the same shall apply hereinafter) thatagree on the purposes of the CIPA and are engaged in the development or production of
the Visual Equipment in Japan or overseas.

2.

Each regular member shall be entitled to one vote regarding respective resolutions at any
general meeting.

3.

In addition to the voting right specified in the preceding Paragraph 2 and the rights
provided by the General Incorporated Associations/Foundations Act, each regularmember has the following rights:(1)(2)

The right to recommend a person to the position of Director according to the Article
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The right to appoint a committee member according to the Paragraph 1 of Article
38

Article 11

Supporting members

1.

Supporting members shall be joint-stock corporations or other corporations that agree on
the purposes of the CIPA and are engaged in the development, production or sale of the
Visual Equipment in Japan or overseas.

2.

Each supporting member has the right to appoint a committee member according to theParagraph 1 of Article 38.

Article 12

Special members

1.

Special members shall be Japanese or foreign universities, other higher educational
institutions, research institutes, researchers, organizations concerned with standardization,or other public interest organizations or nonprofit organizations (including corporations)that can be considered supportive of the purposes of the CIPA.

2.

If requested by a committee, special members may offer opinions concerning topics fordiscussion to such committees by attending meetings of the committee or by other means,such as in writing.

Article 13

Treatment of corporate groups

When a corporation, such as a joint-stock corporation, directly or indirectly, has a majority of3

[English translation for the sake of convenience. Original written in Japanese language.]the voting rights in another corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Parent Company” andthe “Subsidiary” respectively), the Parent Company and a group consisted of one or morethan one Subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporate Group”) shall be regarded as
one corporation with regard to the exercise of voting rights at general meetings, committee
meetings and project councils, the presentation of an objection according to the Paragraph 6of Article 16, and nomination to the Board of Directors according to the Article 27.
Article 14

Admission1.

Any corporation seeking admission as a regular or supporting member shall submit awritten application for admission to the Board of Directors according to the related rules
established by the Board of Directors.

2.

If the Board of Directors recognizes that a corporation seeking admission satisfies thequalifications specified in the Paragraph 1 of Article 10 or the Paragraph 1 of Article 11,
the Board of Directors shall grant admission to the corporation; provided, however, that
this shall not apply in the case where the Board of Directors recognizes a considerable
reason that the corporation could not fulfill its obligations specified in the Article 18.
The admitted corporation shall obtain the position of a regular or supporting member on
the first day of the subsequent calendar month following the payment of the admission
fee specified in the Paragraph 1 of Article 16.

3.

The Board of Directors may offer the post of special member to any organization orindividual that the Board of Directors recognizes as fulfilling the qualifications specified
in the Paragraph 1 of Article 12. Designation as a special member shall be granted tothe organization or individual when the organization or individual accepts the offer.

Article 15

Transfer of membership1.

No member shall transfer the membership in the CIPA.

2.

Notwithstanding the provision of the preceding Paragraph 1, any regular or supporting
member may transfer membership to another corporation (whether the Parent Company
or the Subsidiary) within its Corporate Group; provided that the concerned corporation
shall satisfy the qualifications specified in the Paragraph 1 of Article 10 or the Paragraph
1 of Article 11.

Article 16

Admission fees, membership fees, expenses related to activities of thecommittees and projects, and the Director Member’s special contribution

1.

As for the admission fee, the regular and supporting members shall pay two hundred
thousand yen (200,000) and fifty thousand yen (50,000), respectively, to the CIPA
according to the related rules established by the Board of Directors. No admission fee
shall be charged to the special members.

2.

The regular and supporting members shall pay one hundred thousand yen (100,000) andtwenty-five thousand yen (25,000) monthly, respectively, as a membership fee to the
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the related rules established by the Board of Directors. Corporations that become regularor supporting members during the business year of the CIPA shall regularly pay amembership fee from the calendar month following the month in which the corporations
obtains the membership status. No membership fee shall be charged to special members.
3.

When a regular or supporting member appoints a committee member according to theParagraph 1 of Article 38, the regular or supporting member shall, in accordance with therelated rules established by the Board of Directors, pay committee activity fees to the
CIPA, which shall use the fees to cover expenses incurred by the activities of one or moreworking groups in which the committee member participates.

4.

When a project member is elected in accordance with the Paragraph 1 of Article 40, theregular or supporting members with which the said project member is affiliated shall, in
accordance with the related rules established by the Board of Directors, pay project
activity fees to the CIPA, which shall use the fees to cover expenses incurred by theactivities of the project in which the project member participates.

5.

A regular member whose nominee becomes a Director according to the Article 27(hereinafter referred to as the “Director Member”) shall pay the Director Member’s
special contribution to the CIPA according to the related rules established by the Board of
Directors.

Article 17

Withdrawal and expulsion

1.

Any member may withdraw from the CIPA at any time by giving a thirty (30) days priornotice to the Board of Directors. The dissolution of a regular, supporting, or special
membership or the death of a special member shall be deemed that such member has
withdrawn from the CIPA.

2.

If any of the following occurs, the Representative Directors may, with tapproval of theBoard of Directors, submit the expulsion of a regular or supporting member for
discussion at a general meeting:
(1)

(2)
(3)

The member fails to pay the membership fee, and such failure remains uncured forninety (90) days after receiving a demand for the payment from the Board of
Directors.
The member breaches the Paragraph 2 of Article 18.
The member ceases to fulfill the qualifications specified in the Paragraph 1 of
Article 10 or the Paragraph 1 of Article 11.

3.

A resolution at a general meeting on the expulsion of a regular or supporting member
requires approval of not less than three-fourths of the total number of votes to which theregular members are entitled.

4.

The Representative Directors may dismiss a special member at any time with approval of
the Board of Directors.

5.

Those who lost their membership due to the withdrawal or the expulsion shall not claim
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repayment of the admission fees, member fees, committee activity fees, or Director
Member’s special contribution that they have already paid to the CIPA.
6.

The rights and the obligations (including the rights and the obligations related to thestandards adopted by the Board of Directors according to the Paragraph 2 of Article 31)of those who lost their membership due to the withdrawal or the expulsion shall be
subject to the related rules established by the Board of Directors.

Article 18

Member obligations

1.

Each member has an obligation to exercise their voting and other rights in good faithaccording to the category of their membership and owes a duty to cooperate in the
management of the CIPA to achieve the purposes of the CIPA.

2.

With regard to the CIPA’s activities, such as general meetings, board meetings andcommittee meetings, no member shall commit any act that may restrict or hinder fair andfree market competition.

Article 19

Conflicts of interest transactions

When the CIPA proposes to enter into any transaction, contract or other arrangement, such as
the outsourcing of R&D or a research, with a regular or supporting member (including othercorporations that belong to the same Corporate Group with such a regular or supporting
member), the CIPA shall obtain prior approval of the Board of Directors.

Chapter IV General meeting
Article 20

Structure of general meetings

1.

General meetings shall consist of regular members.

2.

The general meetings in the preceding Paragraph 1 shall be the general meetings ofmembers under the General Incorporated Associations/Foundations Act.

Article 21

Authority of general meetings

The general meeting functions as a forum for the discussion and resolution of mattersspecified in the General Incorporated Associations/Foundations Act and these Articles of
Association as well as matters submitted by the Representative Directors with the approval of
the Board of Directors.
Article 221.

Convocation of a general meeting

General meetings include regular and extraordinary general meetings. The regular
general meetings shall be held annually in May, and the extraordinary general meetings
shall be held as required.

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2.

Unless otherwise provided for in the General Incorporated Associations/Foundations Act,
the Representative Directors shall convene a general meeting with approval of theBoard of Directors.

3.

To convene a general meeting, the Representative Directors shall send a notice with adate, place, topics, and agenda of the general meeting to all the regular members no later
than one week prior to the date of such general meeting.

Article 23

Chairperson of general meetings

The chairperson of general meetings shall be assumed by the Chair & Representative Director
or the Vice Chair & Representative Director.
Article 24

Resolutions of general meetings

1. Unless otherwise provided for in the General Incorporated Associations/Foundations Act
or these Articles of Association, a resolution on an agenda at a general meeting shall bepassed by a majority vote of at least a quorum; provided that a majority of all the regularmembers constitutes a quorum.
2.

Any regular member may exercise their voting rights by proxy; provided that the proxyshall be a director, an executive officer (including an “executive officer” as described in
the Companies Act (Act No. 86 of 2005). The same shall apply hereinafter.) or a manager
or any other employee of a regular member or other regular member.

3.

A matter subject to a resolution at a general meeting shall be regarded as being approved
when all the regular members approve the matter in writing or electromagnetic record.
The provisions in the preceding Article 23 and the Paragraph 3 of Article 22 shall not
apply to such a resolution in writing or electromagnetic record.

Article 25

Minutes of general meetings

Minutes of general meetings shall be made pursuant to the stipulations of law, and the
directors and auditors present at the general meeting shall affix their names and seals to theminutes.

Chapter V Directors and the Board of Directors
Article 26

Number of Directors

The number of Directors of the CIPA shall be no less than three (3) and no more thanseventeen (17).
Article 27

Nomination to the Board of Directors

Any regular member may nominate one person to the Board of Directors. Such a person shallbe a director, an executive officer, a manager or any other employee of the nominating regular7

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Article 28

Election methods

1.

Any Director shall be elected at a general meeting from among the candidates who arenominated in accordance with the provision of Article 27.

2.

For the purpose of electing Directors at a general meeting, each regular member shall beentitled to a number of votes equal to the number of Directors to be elected thereat. Those
votes may either be cast for a single candidate or be distributed among two or morecandidates in such proportion as the regular member deems appropriate. In the order ofthe highest number of votes received, the candidates shall be elected as Directors until thevacancies of Directors are filled up.

Article 29

Term of office1.

The term of office of a Director shall expire upon conclusion of the regular general
meeting held in the last business year ending within two (2) years after his or her
election.

2.

Notwithstanding the provision of the preceding Paragraph 1, the term of office for a
Director elected to fill a vacancy caused by a resignation, removal or other cause shalllast until his or her predecessor’s original term expires.

Article 30

Structure of the Board of Directors

1.

The CIPA shall have a Board of Directors.

2.

The Board of Directors shall consist of all the directors.

Article 31

Authority of the Board of Directors

1.

The Board of Directors shall manage the affairs and business of the CIPA, supervise theexecution of duties of Representative Directors and other Directors, and select anddismiss the Representative Directors.

2.

The Board of Directors shall be responsible and have sole authority on the following
matters and any other important duties and shall not delegate such responsibilities orauthorities to the Representative Directors or other Directors:
(1)

(2)
(3)
(4)

Matters subject to a resolution or approval of the Board of Directors under
the General Incorporated Associations/Foundations Act and these Articles of
Association
Matters related to the adoption, use and diffusion of the standards for thecompatibility or interoperability of the Visual Equipment
Acquisition and disposal of real property (including leases)
Opening and closing of current accounts and issuance, acceptance, endorsement orother transactions of bills, notes, or checks on behalf of the CIPA(5)Borrowing
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guarantees
Donation

Article 32

Convening a board meeting1.

Any Director may convene a board meeting as he or she deems necessary. In this case,
the Director shall send a notification of the board meeting to all the Directors andAuditors no later than one week before the board meeting.

2.

Notwithstanding the preceding Paragraph 1, the convocation procedure may be waived
with the consent of all the Directors and Auditors to hold a board meeting.

Article 33

Resolutions at board meetings

1.

The Chair & Representative Director shall preside at a board meeting and arrange theproceedings. If the Chair & Representative Director is unable to attend the board meeting,
the Vice Chair & Representative Director shall instead preside over the board meeting.

2.

Resolutions shall be passed by a majority vote of at least a quorum; provided that amajority of all the Directors excluding those Directors who have a special interest in theproceedings constitutes a quorum.
Agendas for resolutions at board meetings shall be regarded as having been adopted oncesuch agendas have been approved in writing or an electromagnetic record (with the
exception of cases in which an Auditor expresses an objection to the proceedings) by all
the Directors (with the exception of those Directors who have a special interest in theproceedings).

3.

Article 34

Minutes of board meetings

Minutes of board meetings shall be made pursuant to the stipulations of law, and theRepresentative Directors and Auditors present at the board meeting shall affix their names andseals to the minutes.
Article 35

Chair & Representative Director and Vice Chair & Representative Director

1.

From the full complement of Directors, the Board of Directors shall select two
Representative Directors, of which one shall be elected as the Chair and the other be theVice Chair. The Chair & Representative Director and the Vice Chair & Representative
Director severally have the authority to represent the CIPA. The other Directors have noauthority to represent the CIPA.

2.

The Chair & Representative Director shall execute the CIPA’s duties according to theresolutions passed at general meetings and board meetings.

3.

The Vice Chair & Representative Director shall assist the Chair & Representative
Director and execute the CIPA’s duties according to resolutions passed at general
meetings and board meetings and under the direction of the Chair & Representative
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Director.
Article 36

Director remuneration

1.

The Chair & Representative Director, the Vice Chair & Representative Director and theother Directors shall receive no remuneration for their services as such.

2.

The preceding Paragraph 1 shall not be construed to preclude any Director from claiming
prepayment or reimbursement of travel and other expenses necessary for the execution of
the duties against the CIPA.

Chapter VI Committees
Article 37

Establishment of committees

1.

The Board of Directors may, by its resolution, establish one or more committees asadvisory bodies to the Board of Directors.

2.

The Board of Directors may, by its resolution, establish working groups within acommittee and allot the task of deliberation on the relevant matters referred to thecommittee among the working groups.

3.

When a committee or a working group is established according to the preceding
Paragraphs 1 and 2, the Board of Directors shall establish rules on the names of thecommittees or the working groups, the matters on which the committees or the working
groups need to advise, the budget and calculation criteria of committee activity fees, andthe deliberation procedures, including voting procedures, at the committees or theworking groups, etc..

Article 38

Committee members

1.

To participate in the activities organized by a committee, each regular or supporting
member may appoint a person as a member of the committee.

2.

Any committee member shall be a director, an executive officer, a manager or any other
employee of the regular member or the supporting member who has appointed thecommittee member or any other corporation within the same Corporate Group as the said
regular member or the supporting member that satisfies the qualifications specified in the
Paragraph 1 of Article 10 or the Paragraph 1 of Article 11.

3.

The details of the appointment, replacement and expulsion of a committee member shallbe as set forth in the rules established by the Board of Directors.

4.

The committee members shall receive no remuneration for their services as such. The
regular or supporting member who appointed a committee member shall bear travel andother expenses necessary for the activities carried out by the committee member..

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5.

The preceding Paragraph 4 shall not be construed to preclude the regular or supporting
member from claiming a consideration for development or any other task commissionedby the CIPA as a part of committee activities against the CIPA. The basis of theconsideration, billing procedures or any other details shall be as set forth in the rules
established by the Board of Directors.

Chapter VII Project council
Article 39

Establishment of project councils and projects

1. When the Board of Directors judges that it is necessary to establish a project council dueto the reasons stated below, the Board may, by its resolution, establish a project council asa consultative body to the Board of Directors, establish one or more projects within the
project council, and make the project council be responsible for deliberating overconsultative matters:(1) When immediate decisions are required;(2) When the content of the consultative matter extends across several committees; or(3) When a special obligation of confidentiality is imposed.
2.

The Board of Directors shall, when the Board establishes a project council and a project
as provided for in the preceding Paragraph 1, decide the consultative matters for the
project council and the purpose and the term of each project.

3.

The Board of Directors may, by its resolution, cause the projects that have reached theend of its term to continue. .

4.

The Board of Directors may, by its resolution, transfer the activities of a project to thebusiness of the Secretariat or to the activities of committees.

Article 40
1.

Project council members and project members

The Board of Directors, by its resolution, shall appoint the members of the project
council and the members of the projects.

2. Any project council member or project member shall be a director, an executive officer amanger or any other employee of a regular member, or a supporting member, or any othercorporation within the same Corporate Group as the said regular or the supporting
member that satisfies the qualifications specified in the Paragraph 1 of Article 10 or theParagraph 1 of Article 11 (hereinafter the “Participatory Member”).
3.

Notwithstanding the preceding Paragraph 2, the Board of Directors may, by its resolution,
appoint an individual, who is not affiliated with any Participatory Member, as a memberof the project council or a project when the Board acknowledges that such appointment is
helpful to achieve the objectives of the CIPA.

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remuneration for their services as such. The Participatory Member, who is affiliated withthe members of the project council or the project, shall bear travel and other expenses
necessary for the activities carried out by such members; however, the remuneration of a
project council member or a project member, who is not affiliated with any Participatory
Member, and the travel and other expenses necessary for the activities carried out by suchmember shall be decided separately as set forth in the rules established by the Board of
Directors.
5.

The preceding Paragraph 4 shall not be construed to preclude the regular or supporting
member from claiming a consideration for development or any other task commissionedby the CIPA as a part of activities of the project council or projects against the CIPA. The
basis of the consideration, billing procedures or any other details shall be as set forth in
the rules established by the Board of Directors.

Chapter VIII Auditors
Article 41

Number and election of Auditors

1.

The number of Auditors of the CIPA shall be no more than three (3).

2.

The Auditors shall be elected at a general meeting.

Article 42

Disqualification

1.

The Directors, the Secretary General and the other officers of the CIPA shall bedisqualified for appointment as Auditors.

2.

The directors, executive officers, managers and other employees of a Director Member(including other corporations which belong to the same Corporate Group with such
Director Member) shall be disqualified for appointment as Auditors while the Director,
whom the Director Member nominated to the Board of Directors, is in office.

Article 43

Term of office1.

The term of office of an Auditor shall expire upon conclusion of the regular general
meeting held in the last business year ending within four (4) years after his or her
election.

2.

Notwithstanding the preceding Paragraph 1, the term of office for an Auditor elected tofill a vacancy caused by a resignation, removal or other cause shall last until his or her
predecessor’s original term expires.

Article 441.

Authorities and duties of Auditors

The Auditor shall audit the execution of the Director’s duties and produce an audit reportpursuant to the stipulations of law. If there are two or more Auditors, each Auditor may
exercise his/her authority independently.
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2.

The Auditor shall attend general meetings and board meetings and state his/her opinions
when deemed necessary.

Article 45

Remuneration of Auditors

1.

The Auditors may receive appropriate remuneration as fixed by a resolution passed at a
general meeting.

2.

In addition to the remuneration as provided for in the preceding Paragraph 1, the Auditors
may claim prepayment or reimbursement of travel and other expenses necessary for the
execution of their duties against the CIPA.

Chapter IX Calculation
Article 46

Business year

The business year of the CIPA shall be from April 1 of each year to March 31 of the following
year.
Article 47

Business plan and budget

The Representative Directors shall, prior to the first day of the following business year, draft abusiness plan and a budget for the following business year and report the business plan andthe budget at the nearest general meeting after receiving approval on the business plan and thebudget from the Board of Directors. The same foregoing procedure shall be applied to makeany change in the business plan and the budget.
Article 48

Preparation and approval of financial statements

1.

Immediately after the end of each business year, the Representative Directors shallprepare a balance sheet, an income statement, a business report, and supplementaryschedules which add supplementary explanations on foregoing documents (hereinaftercollectively called the “Statement of Accounts”) and undergo an audit by the Auditor.

2.

After undergoing the audit of the Auditor with respect to the Statement of Accounts asprovided for in the preceding Paragraph 1, the Representative Directors shall submit theStatement of Accounts to the Board of Directors for approval.

3.

The Representative Directors shall submit the Statement of Accounts approved by the
Board of Directors to a regular general meeting and, at the regular general meeting, shallreport the business report and obtain approval on other documents of the Statement of
Accounts.

Chapter X Changes to the Articles of Association and Dissolution

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Article 49

Changes to the Articles of Association

These Articles of Association may be changed by a resolution at a general meeting, whichshall be passed by two-thirds vote of at least a quorum; provided that a majority of all theregular members constitutes a quorum.
Article 50

Dissolution

The CIPA shall be dissolved by a resolution of a general meeting or pursuant to the
stipulations of law.
Article 51

Liquidator

In the case of the dissolution of the CIPA, the Representative Directors shall assume the roleof liquidators of the CIPA, except in the case of a merger or bankruptcy.
Article 52

Ownership of residual assets

In the event of the dissolution of the CIPA, after the full payment of debts, its remaining
assets shall be transferred to a corporation or an organization in Japan or overseas engaged in
the same or similar business as the CIPA’s, provided such a corporation or an organization is
selected by a resolution of a general meeting.

Chapter XI Supplementary provisions
Article 53

Secretariat

1.

The CIPA shall have a secretariat. The secretariat shall be responsible for compiling andmaintaining the membership list, drawing up the minutes of general and board meetings,
keeping commercial books, managing budgets and conducting other office works
concerning the CIPA’s business activities.

2.

The secretariat shall have a Secretary General. The Secretary General shall be appointed
by a resolution of the Board of Directors. The Secretary General shall coordinate theSecretariat’s business under the direction of the Representative Directors.

3.

Important matters concerning the personnel of the Secretariat shall be determined byresolutions of the Board of Directors.

Article 54

Access to documents

Any regular member may ask the Representative Directors for permission to access or copy
the following documents:(1) These Articles of Association and the rules established by the Board of Directors(2) The membership list
(3) The Statement of Accounts and the audit reports for the past ten business years
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written consent or electromagnetic records substituting the general meetings(5) The minutes of the board meetings held within the past ten business years and any
written consent or electromagnetic records substituting the board meetings

Made on May 16, 2002
Revised on July 23, 2002
Revised on May 27, 2003
Revised on January 30, 2007
Revised on January 27, 2009
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