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pankso@776 67 <h4>Association statutes</h4>
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pankso@776 69 The SliTaz GNU/Linux association is a non-profit entity that
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pankso@714 94 <h2>Statutes</h2>
paul@492 95
paul@492 96 <h3>General</h3>
paul@492 97 <h4>Article 1: Name, location and duration</h4>
paul@492 98 <p>
paul@492 99 The "SliTaz GNU/Linux Association" is a non-profit, politically and
paul@492 100 religiously neutral association, corporately organized in line with
paul@492 101 article 60 of the Swiss Civil Code. The headquarters of the Association
paul@492 102 are based in Montpreveyres Switzerland. Its duration is unlimited.
paul@492 103 </p>
paul@492 104
paul@492 105 <h4>Article 2: Purpose</h4>
paul@492 106 <p>
paul@492 107 The goal of the Association is to maintain, provide support, and promote and
paul@492 108 expand the SliTaz GNU/Linux distribution, thus providing an ultra-light, modern,
paul@492 109 stable, portable, fast and free operating system.
paul@492 110 </p>
paul@492 111
paul@492 112 <h3>Members</h3>
paul@492 113 <h4>Article 3: Members</h4>
paul@492 114 <p>
paul@492 115 Individuals or groups interested in the goals of the Association may
paul@492 116 become members. Applications for admission are addressed to the Committee
paul@492 117 which admits new members and informs the General Assembly.
paul@492 118 </p>
paul@492 119
paul@492 120 <h4>Article 4: Admission, resignation and exclusion</h4>
paul@492 121 <p>
paul@492 122 Each member shall recognize the statutes of the Association
paul@492 123 and decisions of the various bodies. Membership is gained
paul@492 124 by the payment of dues.
paul@492 125 </p>
paul@492 126 <p>
paul@492 127 Any resignation shall be communicated in writing to the Committee.
paul@492 128 Any member resigning shall continue to pay their membership during
paul@492 129 the current year in question.
paul@492 130 </p>
paul@492 131 <p>
paul@492 132 The Committee may decide on the exclusion of members for any valid
paul@492 133 reason. The Committee shall inform the General Assembly. Any member is
paul@492 134 entitled to appeal to the General Assembly. Members who resign lose any
paul@492 135 rights to the assets of the Association.
paul@492 136 </p>
paul@492 137
paul@492 138 <h4>Article 5: Responsibility</h4>
paul@492 139 <p>
paul@492 140 Association members incur no personal liability for commitments
paul@492 141 made by the Association, only commitments secured by the assets thereof.
paul@492 142 </p>
paul@492 143
paul@492 144 <h3>Bodies</h3>
paul@492 145 <h4>Article 6: Bodies</h4>
paul@492 146 <p>
paul@492 147 The bodies of the Association are:
paul@492 148 </p>
paul@492 149 <ul>
paul@492 150 <li>The General Assembly</li>
paul@492 151 <li>The Committee</li>
paul@492 152 <li>The Board of Auditors</li>
paul@492 153 </ul>
paul@492 154
paul@492 155 <h4>Article 7: The General Assembly</h4>
paul@492 156 <p>
paul@492 157 The supreme body of the Association is the General Assembly. It takes place
paul@492 158 each year and consists of all members of the Association. The agenda
paul@492 159 and date must be communicated in writing to members at least eight weeks
paul@492 160 in advance. It can occur at the same time as a 'SliTazDays' or
paul@492 161 via videoconference.
paul@492 162 </p>
paul@492 163 <p>
paul@492 164 The General Assembly is constituted as soon as 6 members with a right to
paul@492 165 vote are present in person or via videoconference. It aims to:
paul@492 166 </p>
paul@492 167 <ul>
paul@492 168 <li>Elect the Committee and Board of Auditors</li>
paul@492 169 <li>Adopt the report of the Committee</li>
paul@492 170 <li>Discuss the general policy of the Association</li>
paul@492 171 <li>Decide on the proposals made to it</li>
paul@492 172 <li>Adopt the accounts and budget vote</li>
paul@492 173 <li>Discharge the Committee and the Board of Audit</li>
paul@492 174 <li>Set the amount of annual fees</li>
paul@492 175 <li>Adopt and amend the statutes</li>
paul@492 176 <li>Dissolve the Association</li>
paul@492 177 </ul>
paul@492 178 <p>
paul@492 179 Each member individually or collectively shall have one vote. The
paul@492 180 cumulation of votes is prohibited. In the event of a tie, the casting
paul@492 181 vote of the Chairperson of the meeting is decisive. The voting and
paul@492 182 elections are held by show of hands or 10 days in advance by mail. They
paul@492 183 can be held by secret ballot if 1/5 of the members so request.
paul@492 184 </p>
paul@492 185 <p>
paul@492 186 The General Assembly is chaired by a member of the Committee.
paul@492 187 Individual proposals must be received by the Committee at least 5
paul@492 188 days before the date of the General Assembly.
paul@492 189 </p>
paul@492 190
paul@492 191 <h4>Article 8: Extraordinary General Meeting</h4>
paul@492 192 <p>
paul@492 193 An Extraordinary General Meeting may be held by the Committee or
paul@492 194 following the request of at least 1/5 of the members entitled to vote.
paul@492 195 </p>
paul@492 196
paul@492 197 <h4>Article 9: The Committee</h4>
paul@492 198 <p>
paul@492 199 The Committee enacts itself and is composed of 3 to 5 members. It
paul@492 200 is elected by the General Assembly, but the determination of roles is
paul@492 201 under its own jurisdiction. For special tasks, the Committee may designate
paul@492 202 and appoint an officer governing working groups. The length of service
paul@492 203 of all members of the Committee shall be indefinite. This can be revoked
paul@492 204 by the General Meeting for just cause and after a commission report
paul@492 205 investigation.
paul@492 206 </p>
paul@492 207 <p>
paul@492 208 The Committee directs the activities of the Association. It meets at times
paul@492 209 as and when necessary at the request of one of the members. The Committee
paul@492 210 represents the Association in relation to third parties. The signature of a member
paul@492 211 of the Committee binds the responsibility of the Association.
paul@492 212 </p>
paul@492 213 <p>
paul@492 214 The Committee shall:
paul@492 215 </p>
paul@492 216 <ul>
paul@492 217 <li>Take all necessary steps to achieve the goals of the Association</li>
paul@492 218 <li>Convene the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings</li>
paul@492 219 <li>Make decisions concerning the admission and exclusion of members</li>
paul@492 220 <li>Enforce the statutes</li>
paul@492 221 <li>Administer the property of the Association</li>
paul@492 222 <li>Employ staff and volunteers</li>
paul@492 223 </ul>
paul@492 224
paul@492 225 <h4>Article 10: Board of Audit</h4>
paul@492 226 <p>
paul@492 227 The General Assembly shall elect two auditors for two years. They are
paul@492 228 re-elected. They are responsible for the audit of the Association and
paul@492 229 present the results of their review in a report at the request of the
paul@492 230 General Assembly.
paul@492 231 </p>
paul@492 232
paul@492 233 <h3>Finance</h3>
paul@492 234 <h4>Article 11: Resources</h4>
paul@492 235 <p>
paul@492 236 The resources of the Association are:
paul@492 237 </p>
paul@492 238 <ul>
paul@492 239 <li>Membership fees</li>
paul@492 240 <li>Specific products</li>
paul@492 241 <li>Grants, donations and possible bequests</li>
paul@492 242 </ul>
paul@492 243
paul@492 244 <h4>Article 12: Contributions</h4>
paul@492 245 <p>
paul@492 246 The contributions of individual members and groups are set by the
paul@492 247 General Meeting. Committee members and staff volunteers do not pay fees.
paul@492 248 </p>
paul@492 249
paul@492 250 <h3>Final Provisions</h3>
paul@492 251 <h4>Article 13: Amendments to the statutes</h4>
paul@492 252 <p>
paul@492 253 The modification of the Association may take place only on the decision
paul@492 254 of the Committee or a General Assembly with a majority of 2/3 of those
paul@492 255 present entitled to vote, provided that the change request is contained
paul@492 256 in the agenda.
paul@492 257 </p>
paul@492 258
paul@492 259 <h4>Article 14: Dissolution</h4>
paul@492 260 <p>
paul@492 261 The dissolution of the Association may be decided only at the request of
paul@492 262 the Committee or by half of the members entitled to vote in an
paul@492 263 Extraordinary General Meeting convened specifically for that purpose.
paul@492 264 The decision of the dissolution requires the approval of 2/3 of persons
paul@492 265 entitled to vote. In the case of dissolution, the Extraordinary General
paul@492 266 Meeting decides on the disposal of the funds of the Association mindful
paul@492 267 of the purpose of the Association.
paul@492 268 </p>
paul@492 269
paul@492 270 <h4>Article 15: Ratification</h4>
paul@492 271 <p>
paul@492 272 The statutes were adopted by the General Assembly constituted on 31 March
paul@492 273 2009. The statutes are effective immediately. For any which are not
paul@492 274 included in these statutes, please refer to Article 60 of the Swiss Civil
paul@492 275 Code.
paul@492 276 </p>
paul@492 277
paul@492 278 <h4>Place and date: Paris on 31 March 2009</h4>
paul@492 279
paul@492 280 <h4>For the Association:</h4>
paul@492 281 <p style="text-align: center"><i>
paul@492 282 Christophe Lincoln Pascal Bellard Eric Joseph-Alexandre
paul@492 283 </i></p>
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