The Union may accept gifts, legacies and subventions, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee, and shall maintain a roll of benefactors on which shall be inscribed annually the names of those individuals or institutions that have contributed. The Secretary of the Union shall act also as its Treasurer, unless the Executive Committee appoints one of its members at large for that purpose. The legal domicile of the Union shall be located at the offices of the Secretary. The financing of special projects of the Union shall be kept distinct from general expenditure, and an Adhering Organization shall be pledged only for the annual subscription in respect of general expenditure. The Adhering Organizations shall be responsible for the payment of their respective annual contributions in accordance with the Groups in which they adhere.
Subscriptions are due and payable on the first day of the calendar year to which they apply.
Any Adhering Organization which is in arrears with its contributions for two years shall be warned and shall be deprived of its voting rights. Any Adhering Organization which is in arrears for four years shall cease to be an adherent of the Union. In any case, before taking action, the Executive Committee shall submit the question to the members of the Union by correspondence or at a meeting of the General Assembly who under special circumstances may waive these provisions by a two-thirds majority of the total number of votes assigned to the members. Any Adhering Organization which shall withdraw from the Union or shall cease for any reason to be an adherent thereof shall forfeit claims upon the funds of the Union. Statutes Changes in the Statutes may be proposed by the Executive Committee or by any of the Adhering Organizations.