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21 <h4>Association statutes</h4>
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22 <p>
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23 The SliTaz GNU/Linux association is a non-profit entity that
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24 maintains and manages the project. Its mission is to ensure
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38
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39 <h2>Statutes</h2>
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40
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41 <h3>General</h3>
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42 <h4>Article 1: Name, location and duration</h4>
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43 <p>
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44 The "SliTaz GNU/Linux Association" is a non-profit, politically and
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45 religiously neutral association, corporately organized in line with
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46 article 60 of the Swiss Civil Code. The headquarters of the Association
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47 are based in Montpreveyres Switzerland. Its duration is unlimited.
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48 </p>
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49
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50 <h4>Article 2: Purpose</h4>
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51 <p>
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52 The goal of the Association is to maintain, provide support, and promote and
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53 expand the SliTaz GNU/Linux distribution, thus providing an ultra-light, modern,
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54 stable, portable, fast and free operating system.
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55 </p>
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56
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57 <h3>Members</h3>
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58 <h4>Article 3: Members</h4>
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59 <p>
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60 Individuals or groups interested in the goals of the Association may
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61 become members. Applications for admission are addressed to the Committee
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62 which admits new members and informs the General Assembly.
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63 </p>
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64
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65 <h4>Article 4: Admission, resignation and exclusion</h4>
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66 <p>
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67 Each member shall recognize the statutes of the Association
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68 and decisions of the various bodies. Membership is gained
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69 by the payment of dues.
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70 </p>
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71 <p>
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72 Any resignation shall be communicated in writing to the Committee.
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73 Any member resigning shall continue to pay their membership during
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74 the current year in question.
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75 </p>
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76 <p>
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77 The Committee may decide on the exclusion of members for any valid
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78 reason. The Committee shall inform the General Assembly. Any member is
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79 entitled to appeal to the General Assembly. Members who resign lose any
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80 rights to the assets of the Association.
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81 </p>
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82
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83 <h4>Article 5: Responsibility</h4>
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84 <p>
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85 Association members incur no personal liability for commitments
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86 made by the Association, only commitments secured by the assets thereof.
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87 </p>
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88
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89 <h3>Bodies</h3>
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90 <h4>Article 6: Bodies</h4>
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91 <p>
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92 The bodies of the Association are:
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93 </p>
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94 <ul>
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95 <li>The General Assembly</li>
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96 <li>The Committee</li>
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97 <li>The Board of Auditors</li>
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98 </ul>
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99
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100 <h4>Article 7: The General Assembly</h4>
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101 <p>
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102 The supreme body of the Association is the General Assembly. It takes place
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103 each year and consists of all members of the Association. The agenda
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104 and date must be communicated in writing to members at least eight weeks
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105 in advance. It can occur at the same time as a 'SliTazDays' or
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106 via videoconference.
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107 </p>
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108 <p>
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109 The General Assembly is constituted as soon as 6 members with a right to
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110 vote are present in person or via videoconference. It aims to:
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111 </p>
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112 <ul>
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113 <li>Elect the Committee and Board of Auditors</li>
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114 <li>Adopt the report of the Committee</li>
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115 <li>Discuss the general policy of the Association</li>
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116 <li>Decide on the proposals made to it</li>
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117 <li>Adopt the accounts and budget vote</li>
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118 <li>Discharge the Committee and the Board of Audit</li>
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119 <li>Set the amount of annual fees</li>
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120 <li>Adopt and amend the statutes</li>
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121 <li>Dissolve the Association</li>
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122 </ul>
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123 <p>
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124 Each member individually or collectively shall have one vote. The
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125 cumulation of votes is prohibited. In the event of a tie, the casting
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126 vote of the Chairperson of the meeting is decisive. The voting and
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127 elections are held by show of hands or 10 days in advance by mail. They
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128 can be held by secret ballot if 1/5 of the members so request.
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129 </p>
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130 <p>
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131 The General Assembly is chaired by a member of the Committee.
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132 Individual proposals must be received by the Committee at least 5
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133 days before the date of the General Assembly.
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134 </p>
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135
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136 <h4>Article 8: Extraordinary General Meeting</h4>
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137 <p>
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138 An Extraordinary General Meeting may be held by the Committee or
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139 following the request of at least 1/5 of the members entitled to vote.
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140 </p>
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141
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142 <h4>Article 9: The Committee</h4>
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143 <p>
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144 The Committee enacts itself and is composed of 3 to 5 members. It
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145 is elected by the General Assembly, but the determination of roles is
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146 under its own jurisdiction. For special tasks, the Committee may designate
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147 and appoint an officer governing working groups. The length of service
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148 of all members of the Committee shall be indefinite. This can be revoked
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149 by the General Meeting for just cause and after a commission report
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150 investigation.
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151 </p>
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152 <p>
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153 The Committee directs the activities of the Association. It meets at times
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154 as and when necessary at the request of one of the members. The Committee
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155 represents the Association in relation to third parties. The signature of a member
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156 of the Committee binds the responsibility of the Association.
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157 </p>
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158 <p>
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159 The Committee shall:
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160 </p>
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161 <ul>
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162 <li>Take all necessary steps to achieve the goals of the Association</li>
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163 <li>Convene the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings</li>
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164 <li>Make decisions concerning the admission and exclusion of members</li>
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165 <li>Enforce the statutes</li>
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166 <li>Administer the property of the Association</li>
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167 <li>Employ staff and volunteers</li>
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168 </ul>
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169
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170 <h4>Article 10: Board of Audit</h4>
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171 <p>
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172 The General Assembly shall elect two auditors for two years. They are
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173 re-elected. They are responsible for the audit of the Association and
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174 present the results of their review in a report at the request of the
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175 General Assembly.
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176 </p>
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177
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178 <h3>Finance</h3>
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179 <h4>Article 11: Resources</h4>
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180 <p>
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181 The resources of the Association are:
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182 </p>
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183 <ul>
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184 <li>Membership fees</li>
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185 <li>Specific products</li>
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186 <li>Grants, donations and possible bequests</li>
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187 </ul>
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188
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189 <h4>Article 12: Contributions</h4>
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190 <p>
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191 The contributions of individual members and groups are set by the
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192 General Meeting. Committee members and staff volunteers do not pay fees.
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193 </p>
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194
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195 <h3>Final Provisions</h3>
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196 <h4>Article 13: Amendments to the statutes</h4>
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197 <p>
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198 The modification of the Association may take place only on the decision
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199 of the Committee or a General Assembly with a majority of 2/3 of those
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200 present entitled to vote, provided that the change request is contained
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201 in the agenda.
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202 </p>
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203
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204 <h4>Article 14: Dissolution</h4>
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205 <p>
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206 The dissolution of the Association may be decided only at the request of
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207 the Committee or by half of the members entitled to vote in an
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208 Extraordinary General Meeting convened specifically for that purpose.
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209 The decision of the dissolution requires the approval of 2/3 of persons
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210 entitled to vote. In the case of dissolution, the Extraordinary General
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211 Meeting decides on the disposal of the funds of the Association mindful
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212 of the purpose of the Association.
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213 </p>
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214
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215 <h4>Article 15: Ratification</h4>
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216 <p>
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217 The statutes were adopted by the General Assembly constituted on 31 March
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218 2009. The statutes are effective immediately. For any which are not
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219 included in these statutes, please refer to Article 60 of the Swiss Civil
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220 Code.
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221 </p>
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222
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223 <h4>Place and date: Paris on 31 March 2009</h4>
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224
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225 <h4>For the Association:</h4>
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226 <p style="text-align: center"><i>
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227 Christophe Lincoln Pascal Bellard Eric Joseph-Alexandre
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228 </i></p>
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