Rules in SIAA's Articles of Association 5
Confidentiality Level D

Provisions Concerning the Administration of the Organization(Objective)
1. These detailed rules stipulate the rules concerning the administration of this organization tomeet the objective and operations of this organization (Articles 2 and 3 of the Articles ofIncorporation) according to Article 49 of the Articles of Incorporation.
(Membership)
2. Regarding the participation of the members in the administration and operations of theorganization, the “Membership Provisions” shall apply.
(Expenditures)
3. The organization’s administration expenditures shall be covered by the admission fees andmembership fees collected from the members, and other income, on the basis of the“Membership Fees Provisions.”(Organization)
4. The organization of the organization is shown in the table below.
(Board of Standing Directors)
5. The Board of Standing Directors shall consist of the chairperson, vice-chairpersons, andmanaging director, as well as the standing directors nominated by the chairperson. For
discussing matters concerning the implementation of institutional operations, however, meetingsof the Board of Standing Directors shall be attended by the presiding officer of the Congress ofChairpersons of Committees.
(Congress of Chairpersons of Committees)
6. DELETED(Special Committees)
7. This society may be assigned committees and an information exchange group following adecision taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors.
（1）Kinds of Committees
Committees consist of a Special Committee, Central Committee and Technical Committee.
（2）Chairperson and vice-chairperson
The chairperson and vice-chairpersons of each committee shall be decided in accordancewith the membership provisions with the approval of the Board of Directors.
（3）Members of Committees
Members of each committee may assume the role in accordance with the membershipprovisions with the approval of the chairperson of the committee.
（4）Action Plan and Budget of Committees
Committees may commence their activities prior to the meeting of the General Assemblyin accordance with the proposed action plan and proposed budget for activities of thecommittees with the approval of the Board of Standing Directors and Board of Directors.
However, the formal action plan and balance estimation of the committees shall beapproved of at a meeting of the General Assembly with the agreement of the Board ofDirectors under Article 49 of Articles of Incorporation.
（5）Operation of Committees
Holding, actions and costs of committees may be operated at the chairperson's discretion
the basis of the approved action plan and budget for activities. When the significant
difference between the actual details of activities and cost of activities and the approved
plan is expected, the prior approval of the Board of Standing Directors and the Board ofDirectors must be obtained. In addition, the results of activities and settlement of accounts
shall be reported to and approved of at the Board of Directors.

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Rules in SIAA's Articles of Association 5Confidentiality Level D(Special Committees)
8. A Special Committee refers to an internal organization for promoting project operations judged
to be necessary for each operating year. Internal rules for each Special Committee shall be
stipulated whenever deemed necessary.
(Central Committee)
9. The Central Committee refers to an internal organization for promoting the operations of thisorganization shared by all members. Internal rules for the Central Committee shall beformulated separately.
(Technical Committee)
10. The Technical Committee refers to an organization for promoting the operations of thisorganization that concern the clarification of various technical issues, development andcommissioned research etc. The internal rules for the Technical Committee shall be
formulated separately.
(Information Exchange Group)
11. The Information Exchange Group refers to an internal organization for promoting informationexchange, encouraging technical development, and fostering friendship among the members
involved in particular products or particular industrial fields within the operations of thisorganization, and among the antibacterial products control managers and antibacterial agents
control managers. The internal rules for the Technical Committee shall be formulated separately
whenever necessary.

Formulated : June 24, 1998
Amended : June 9, 2004
Tentatively amended: March 22, 2013

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