Source: http://eamtm.org/Articles
Timestamp: 2019-09-21 09:11:41
Document Index: 193478580

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 1', 'Art. 2', 'Art. 4', 'Art. 8', 'Art. 13', 'Art. 14', 'Art. 18', 'Art. 31', 'Art. 32']

EAMTM - Articles of Association
The EAMTM is an International Association under Belgian law. Its articles of association are based on the law on international associations of 25th October 1919, modified by the law of 6th december 1954, modified by the law of May 2nd 2002.
Art. 1.- The name of the association is "European Association of Machine Tool Merchants". The abbreviation that must be used is "EAMTM". The English name takes priority over the following translations. In French, the association will be called "Association Européenne des Marchands de Machines-Outils". In German, this is "Europäischer Verein der Werkzeugmaschinenhändler". In Italian, "Associazione Europea di Commercianti di Macchine Utensili". In Spanish, "Asociacion Europea de Comerciantes de Maquinas Herramientas". In Dutch, "Europese Vereniging van Handelaren in Werktuigmachines". The association is set up according the Belgian law on international associations of October 25th 1919, modified by the law of December 6th 1954, modified by the law of May 2nd 2002.
Art. 2.- The association's registered offices are at the Villalaan 83 at 1190 Brussels under the jurisdiction of Brussels Courts.
Art. 4.- The decision to transfer the registered office is taken by the Annual General Meeting and is published in the "Belgisch Staatsblad".
Art. 8.- The association has four categories of members, namely full members, international members, the associated members and candidate members. Within the association, members from a country or from a group of countries, can set up a "Group" or a "Branch", if respectively minimum 6 or 20 members are located in that country or in that group of countries.
Art. 13.- Membership must be applied for in writing, with the support of at least two members, with the Council or with the Branch or Group of the country in which the registered offices of the applicant are established. The final acceptance is a right of the Council, which decides by three quarters' majority of votes.
Art. 14.- The membership fee is determined each year by the Council on the basis of the association's management rules.
Art. 18.- The expulsion of a full or international member can only be pronounced by the General Meeting with a three-quarter's majority of the votes, after the member concerned has had the possibility to defend himself. The Council can decide to suspend a full or international member awaiting the decision of the General Meeting. Associate and Candidate members can be excluded by the Council.
Art. 31.- A Secretary General appointed by the Council is responsible for the daily management of the association's secretariat. This Secretary General is authorised to carry out financial transactions up to 15.000 Euro per month (index linked).
Art. 32.- The Council can validly hold meetings and take decisions if at least one third of the Council members are present. All decisions are taken by simple majority of votes, except for the admission of new members and for the exclusion of associated or candidate members, where a three quarter's majority is required. The minutes of the Meetings of the Council are signed by the Secretary General and are held in the registered office of the EAMTM. The association is bound by the signature of at least two Council members. The President or one by the Council indicated Council member can on behalf of the association act as prosecutor or defender in lawsuits.