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77 <h1><font color="#3e1220">Articles of the Association</font></h1>
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78 <h2><font color="#df8f06">Statutes</font></h2>
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79
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80 <h3>General</h3>
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81 <h4>Article 1: Name, location and duration</h4>
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82 <p>
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83 The "SliTaz GNU/Linux Association" is a non-profit, politically and
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84 religiously neutral association, corporately organized in line with
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85 article 60 of the Swiss Civil Code. The headquarters of the Association
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86 are based in Montpreveyres Switzerland. Its duration is unlimited.
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88
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91 The goal of the Association is to maintain, provide support, and promote and
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92 expand the SliTaz GNU/Linux distribution, thus providing an ultra-light, modern,
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93 stable, portable, fast and free operating system.
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98 <p>
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99 Individuals or groups interested in the goals of the Association may
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100 become members. Applications for admission are addressed to the Committee
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101 which admits new members and informs the General Assembly.
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102 </p>
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103
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104 <h4>Article 4: Admission, resignation and exclusion</h4>
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105 <p>
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106 Each member shall recognize the statutes of the Association
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107 and decisions of the various bodies. Membership is gained
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108 by the payment of dues.
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109 </p>
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110 <p>
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111 Any resignation shall be communicated in writing to the Committee.
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112 Any member resigning shall continue to pay their membership during
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113 the current year in question.
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114 </p>
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115 <p>
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116 The Committee may decide on the exclusion of members for any valid
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117 reason. The Committee shall inform the General Assembly. Any member is
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118 entitled to appeal to the General Assembly. Members who resign lose any
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119 rights to the assets of the Association.
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120 </p>
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121
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122 <h4>Article 5: Responsibility</h4>
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123 <p>
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124 Association members incur no personal liability for commitments
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125 made by the Association, only commitments secured by the assets thereof.
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126 </p>
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127
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128 <h3>Bodies</h3>
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129 <h4>Article 6: Bodies</h4>
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130 <p>
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131 The bodies of the Association are:
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132 </p>
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133 <ul>
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134 <li>The General Assembly</li>
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135 <li>The Committee</li>
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136 <li>The Board of Auditors</li>
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137 </ul>
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138
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139 <h4>Article 7: The General Assembly</h4>
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140 <p>
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141 The supreme body of the Association is the General Assembly. It takes place
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142 each year and consists of all members of the Association. The agenda
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143 and date must be communicated in writing to members at least eight weeks
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144 in advance. It can occur at the same time as a 'SliTazDays' or
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145 via videoconference.
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146 </p>
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147 <p>
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148 The General Assembly is constituted as soon as 6 members with a right to
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149 vote are present in person or via videoconference. It aims to:
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150 </p>
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151 <ul>
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152 <li>Elect the Committee and Board of Auditors</li>
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153 <li>Adopt the report of the Committee</li>
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154 <li>Discuss the general policy of the Association</li>
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155 <li>Decide on the proposals made to it</li>
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156 <li>Adopt the accounts and budget vote</li>
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157 <li>Discharge the Committee and the Board of Audit</li>
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158 <li>Set the amount of annual fees</li>
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159 <li>Adopt and amend the statutes</li>
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160 <li>Dissolve the Association</li>
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161 </ul>
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162 <p>
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163 Each member individually or collectively shall have one vote. The
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164 cumulation of votes is prohibited. In the event of a tie, the casting
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165 vote of the Chairperson of the meeting is decisive. The voting and
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166 elections are held by show of hands or 10 days in advance by mail. They
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167 can be held by secret ballot if 1/5 of the members so request.
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169 <p>
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170 The General Assembly is chaired by a member of the Committee.
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171 Individual proposals must be received by the Committee at least 5
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172 days before the date of the General Assembly.
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174
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176 <p>
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177 An Extraordinary General Meeting may be held by the Committee or
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178 following the request of at least 1/5 of the members entitled to vote.
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180
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183 The Committee enacts itself and is composed of 3 to 5 members. It
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184 is elected by the General Assembly, but the determination of roles is
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185 under its own jurisdiction. For special tasks, the Committee may designate
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186 and appoint an officer governing working groups. The length of service
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187 of all members of the Committee shall be indefinite. This can be revoked
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188 by the General Meeting for just cause and after a commission report
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189 investigation.
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190 </p>
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191 <p>
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192 The Committee directs the activities of the Association. It meets at times
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193 as and when necessary at the request of one of the members. The Committee
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194 represents the Association in relation to third parties. The signature of a member
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195 of the Committee binds the responsibility of the Association.
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196 </p>
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197 <p>
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199 </p>
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200 <ul>
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201 <li>Take all necessary steps to achieve the goals of the Association</li>
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202 <li>Convene the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings</li>
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203 <li>Make decisions concerning the admission and exclusion of members</li>
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204 <li>Enforce the statutes</li>
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205 <li>Administer the property of the Association</li>
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206 <li>Employ staff and volunteers</li>
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207 </ul>
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208
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210 <p>
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211 The General Assembly shall elect two auditors for two years. They are
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212 re-elected. They are responsible for the audit of the Association and
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213 present the results of their review in a report at the request of the
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214 General Assembly.
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215 </p>
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216
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217 <h3>Finance</h3>
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218 <h4>Article 11: Resources</h4>
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219 <p>
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220 The resources of the Association are:
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221 </p>
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222 <ul>
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223 <li>Membership fees</li>
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224 <li>Specific products</li>
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225 <li>Grants, donations and possible bequests</li>
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226 </ul>
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227
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228 <h4>Article 12: Contributions</h4>
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229 <p>
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230 The contributions of individual members and groups are set by the
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231 General Meeting. Committee members and staff volunteers do not pay fees.
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232 </p>
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233
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234 <h3>Final Provisions</h3>
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235 <h4>Article 13: Amendments to the statutes</h4>
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236 <p>
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237 The modification of the Association may take place only on the decision
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238 of the Committee or a General Assembly with a majority of 2/3 of those
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239 present entitled to vote, provided that the change request is contained
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240 in the agenda.
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241 </p>
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242
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243 <h4>Article 14: Dissolution</h4>
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244 <p>
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245 The dissolution of the Association may be decided only at the request of
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246 the Committee or by half of the members entitled to vote in an
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247 Extraordinary General Meeting convened specifically for that purpose.
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248 The decision of the dissolution requires the approval of 2/3 of persons
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249 entitled to vote. In the case of dissolution, the Extraordinary General
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250 Meeting decides on the disposal of the funds of the Association mindful
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251 of the purpose of the Association.
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252 </p>
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253
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254 <h4>Article 15: Ratification</h4>
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255 <p>
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256 The statutes were adopted by the General Assembly constituted on 31 March
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257 2009. The statutes are effective immediately. For any which are not
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258 included in these statutes, please refer to Article 60 of the Swiss Civil
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259 Code.
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261
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262 <h4>Place and date: Paris on 31 March 2009</h4>
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263
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264 <h4>For the Association:</h4>
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265 <p style="text-align: center"><i>
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266 Christophe Lincoln Pascal Bellard Eric Joseph-Alexandre
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