Source: http://en.chopin.nifc.pl/institute/bip/statute
Timestamp: 2019-04-25 02:29:20+00:00

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§ 2. 1. The Institute is seated in the Capital City of Warsaw and the area of its operation is the territory of the Republic of Poland.
2. The Institute may engage in activities outside of the Republic of Poland.
§ 3. The Institute shall be supervised by the Minister.
§ 4. The Institute is entered in the Cultural Register kept by the Minister under the registry no. 51/2001 and has a legal personality.
§ 5. 1. The tasks of the Institute are set out in Article 5 of the Act.
16) drawing up annual reports on the area of the Institute’s activity and submitting them to the Minister.
§ 6. The authorities of the Institute are: the Director and the Programme Board of the Institute, hereinafter referred to as the "Board".
§7. 1. The Institute is headed by its Director, who is appointed and dismissed by the Minister in the mode set out in the Act on Conducting and Organising Cultural Activities.
2. The Director manages the Institute's affairs and represents the Institute externally.
4. The Director shall manage the Institute assisted by two deputies.
5. The Deputies shall be appointed and dismissed by the Director upon obtaining the consent of the Minister.
6. The detailed organisational structure of the Institute shall be determined by the organisational by-laws granted by the Director under Article 13 section 3 of the Act on Organising and Conducting Cultural Activities.
7. Changes to the organisational by-laws shall be made in the mode prescribed for the granting thereof.
§ 8. The Fryderyk Chopin Museum and Library operate within the organisational structure of the Institute.
§ 9. 1. The Institute is an employer within the meaning of the provisions of the Labour Code Act of 26 June 1974 (Journal of Laws of 2016 items 1666, 2138, and 2255 and of 2017 item 60).
2. Acts in law arising towards employees from the Labour Code shall be performed by the Director with the reservation of section 3.
3. Acts in law arising towards the Director from the Labour Code in the scope of entering and terminating the employment relationship, granting awards, and punishments for infringing on employee duties shall be performed by the Minister.
§ 10.1. The Board shall be an advisory and consultative body of the Institute.
2. The Board shall be composed of 13 individuals representing cultural circles related to Fryderyk Chopin’s music, including representatives of the Minister.
3. The Members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister, upon request of the Director, for a five-year term of office.
4. The first session of the Board shall be convened by the Director.
5. The members of the Board select the Chairman and his deputies from among its members.
7. If the membership in the Board expires, the Minister shall appoint Board members pursuant to the provisions of section 2.
8. The members of the Board shall receive no remuneration for the participation in the works of the Board.
9. The costs of operation of and services for the Board shall be borne by the Institute.
10. The employees of the Institute may not be members of the Board.
4) expressing opinions and submitting requests to the Minister in all material issues connected with the activities of the Institute.
5) expressing opinions and submitting requests to the Director in all material issues connected with the activities of the Institute.
§ 12.1. The Board shall meet as the need arises, however, not less frequently than twice a year.
2. Meetings of the Board shall be convened by its Chairman.
3. The Director or other persons invited by the Chairman of the Board may participate in the meetings of the Board, without voting rights.
5. The meetings of the Board shall be recorded in the form of minutes, and the documentation of the meetings shall be kept in the Institute.
6. The detailed procedure of the Board's activities shall be determined in the rules and regulations adopted thereby.
§ 13.1. The Institute shall manage its finances according to the rules set out in the Act on Organising and Conducting Cultural Activities.
2. The basis for the financial management of the Institute shall be the annual financial plan defined by the Director with the preservation of the subsidy of the Minister.
§ 15.1. The sources of financing of the Institute shall be proceeds from the conducted activities, including sales of the movables, lease and tenancy of asset components, specified-user subsidies and designated subsidies from the state budget or a local government unit, funds received from natural and legal persons, as well as from other sources.
2. Revenues of the Institute may also include proceeds from extra activities.
3. The Institute may not sell or pledge museum or library collections and shares in real estate connected with Fryderyk Chopin.
4. The Director of the Institute shall ensure preparation of the annual financial statements on the due date, its mandatory examination by an expert auditor and submission thereof for the Minister's approval.
§ 16. The Institute shall allocate the proceeds obtained to cover the costs of its statutory activities and obligations.
§ 17.1. The Director shall be authorised to perform acts in law on behalf of the Institute, including the making of declarations of intent in terms of its rights and liabilities as to the property.
2. The Director may appoint attorneys to perform selected acts [in law] on behalf of the Institute, each time specifying their scope of the powers of attorney.
3. Granting or revoking a power of attorney shall be disclosed in the Cultural Register kept by the Minister, barring powers of attorney ad litem.
§ 18. Amendments to the Statute shall be made in the manner applicable to the granting thereof.
 Amendments to the uniform text of the aforementioned Act were announced in the Journal of Laws of 2014, item 423, of 2015 items 337 and 1505, and of 2016 item 1020.
 Amendments to the uniform text of the aforementioned Act were announced in the Journal of Laws of 2015 item 1505, of 2016 items 352, 749, 868, and 1330, and of 2017 items 60 and 132.

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