constitution (excerpt)
I - Name / Registered Office
The Association has the name: Jörg Weise Association for the Promotion of International Understanding(Förderverein für internationale Kommunikation, Jörg Weise Association)
The Association has its registered office in Leverkusen and is listed in the Register of Associations. The business year corresponds to the calendar year.
II – Aim / Non-profit-making status
The aim of the Association is to promote friendship and understanding between people of different countries, in particular through grants, language courses, meetings, etc.The Association has no political or religious affiliations.
The Association does not pursue economic interests but is exclusively a non-profit-making organization, as defined in the paragraph Tax-privileged activities of the tax regulations of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its activities are altruistic and it does not work primarily for its own economic gain. The Association's funds can only be used for the purposes defined in the Constitution. Members can not receive gifts from the Association's funds. No person can receive money from the Association's funds if it is to be used for purposes other than those of the Association or if the amount is disproportionately large.
III – Membership
Any individual can become a member of the Association.Membership is obtained by application to the Committee and is effective from the first of the month following acceptance of the application.
Membership ends upon death of the member. Each member is has the right to terminate his membership by giving three months' written notice to the Committee.
The Committee can decide to exclude a member who has persistently acted against the aims of the Association. The member must be informed of any such decision. This decision must be declared in writing by the Committee.
The member can appeal against the decision to exclude him by requesting a General Meeting within a month after receipt of the Committee's written decision.
Exclusion becomes effective on the first of the month following the Committee's decision or on the first of the month following an unsuccessful appeal to the General Meeting.
Membership is divided into Ordinary Members, Honorary Members, Sponsoring Members and Guest Members.
IV - Subscription
Each member must pay a regular annual subscription as specified in the Internal Rules.V – Committee
The General Committee is made up of:1. the Chairman
2. the First Deputy Chairman
3. the Second Deputy Chairman
4. the Secretary
5. the Treasurer
The Committee or Vorstand within the meaning of paragraph 26 of the B.G.B. (West German Civil Code), consists only of the Chairman and the two Deputy Chairmen. The Association is represented by any two of these acting jointly. Together they form the Executive Committee.
All the members of the Committee form the General Committee and have the same rights as the Executive Committee but for the power of representation.
The Executive Committee is bound by the decisions of the General Committee which, in turn, is bound by the decisions of the General Meeting.
The Committee is elected by the General Meeting for a period of two years and remains in office until new elections are held. Re-election is permitted. In the vent of death or resignation of a Committee-member during his term of office, the General Committee can co-opt a new member for the period up to the next General Meeting.
These positions within the Association are honorary. No payment is made. Under the internal rules expenses can be reimbursed.
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