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