In case of violation of membership duties or dishonourable behaviour, the Committee founded under paragraph 4.1 shall have the right to suspend the membership. Official language English and German shall be the two official languages of the Association. The Board can convene an irregular session at any time. For the regular as well as for the irregular sessions, all members shall receive a written invitation at least two weeks before the respective date. The invitation shall also contain the agenda of the session and shall be issued by the Managing Secretary.
Every member holds one vote.
The General Assembly has a quorum if one half of the members eligible to vote are present. If the General Assembly does not have a quorum at the time fixed, it shall resume its tasks ten minutes later under the same agenda and shall have a quorum with no regard to the number of members present. Decisions amending the statutes of the Association or dissolving the latter shall, however, need a qualified majority of two thirds of the valid votes. The sessions of the General Assembly shall be chaired by the President, in case of absence, by the Vice President. If the latter is also absent, the Managing Secretary shall chair the session.