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Its mission is to ensure 1.31 + the durability of the project. It provides an infrastruture 1.32 + and delivers professional services to users, developers and 1.33 + business enterprises using the distribution. 1.34 + </p> 1.35 + <p>Help the project via a small donation:</p> 1.36 + <?php include("../../lib/html/donate.html"); ?> 1.37 + </div> 1.38 +</div> 1.39 + 1.40 +<!-- Content --> 1.41 +<div id="content"> 1.42 + 1.43 +<h2>Statutes</h2> 1.44 + 1.45 +<h3>General</h3> 1.46 +<h4>Article 1: Name, location and duration</h4> 1.47 +<p> 1.48 +The "SliTaz GNU/Linux Association" is a non-profit, politically and 1.49 +religiously neutral association, corporately organized in line with 1.50 +article 60 of the Swiss Civil Code. The headquarters of the Association 1.51 +are based in Montpreveyres Switzerland. Its duration is unlimited. 1.52 +</p> 1.53 + 1.54 +<h4>Article 2: Purpose</h4> 1.55 +<p> 1.56 +The goal of the Association is to maintain, provide support, and promote and 1.57 +expand the SliTaz GNU/Linux distribution, thus providing an ultra-light, modern, 1.58 +stable, portable, fast and free operating system. 1.59 +</p> 1.60 + 1.61 +<h3>Members</h3> 1.62 +<h4>Article 3: Members</h4> 1.63 +<p> 1.64 +Individuals or groups interested in the goals of the Association may 1.65 +become members. Applications for admission are addressed to the Committee 1.66 +which admits new members and informs the General Assembly. 1.67 +</p> 1.68 + 1.69 +<h4>Article 4: Admission, resignation and exclusion</h4> 1.70 +<p> 1.71 +Each member shall recognize the statutes of the Association 1.72 +and decisions of the various bodies. Membership is gained 1.73 +by the payment of dues. 1.74 +</p> 1.75 +<p> 1.76 +Any resignation shall be communicated in writing to the Committee. 1.77 +Any member resigning shall continue to pay their membership during 1.78 +the current year in question. 1.79 +</p> 1.80 +<p> 1.81 +The Committee may decide on the exclusion of members for any valid 1.82 +reason. The Committee shall inform the General Assembly. Any member is 1.83 +entitled to appeal to the General Assembly. Members who resign lose any 1.84 +rights to the assets of the Association. 1.85 +</p> 1.86 + 1.87 +<h4>Article 5: Responsibility</h4> 1.88 +<p> 1.89 +Association members incur no personal liability for commitments 1.90 +made by the Association, only commitments secured by the assets thereof. 1.91 +</p> 1.92 + 1.93 +<h3>Bodies</h3> 1.94 +<h4>Article 6: Bodies</h4> 1.95 +<p> 1.96 +The bodies of the Association are: 1.97 +</p> 1.98 +<ul> 1.99 + <li>The General Assembly</li> 1.100 + <li>The Committee</li> 1.101 + <li>The Board of Auditors</li> 1.102 +</ul> 1.103 + 1.104 +<h4>Article 7: The General Assembly</h4> 1.105 +<p> 1.106 +The supreme body of the Association is the General Assembly. It takes place 1.107 +each year and consists of all members of the Association. The agenda 1.108 +and date must be communicated in writing to members at least eight weeks 1.109 +in advance. It can occur at the same time as a 'SliTazDays' or 1.110 +via videoconference. 1.111 +</p> 1.112 +<p> 1.113 +The General Assembly is constituted as soon as 6 members with a right to 1.114 +vote are present in person or via videoconference. It aims to: 1.115 +</p> 1.116 +<ul> 1.117 + <li>Elect the Committee and Board of Auditors</li> 1.118 + <li>Adopt the report of the Committee</li> 1.119 + <li>Discuss the general policy of the Association</li> 1.120 + <li>Decide on the proposals made to it</li> 1.121 + <li>Adopt the accounts and budget vote</li> 1.122 + <li>Discharge the Committee and the Board of Audit</li> 1.123 + <li>Set the amount of annual fees</li> 1.124 + <li>Adopt and amend the statutes</li> 1.125 + <li>Dissolve the Association</li> 1.126 +</ul> 1.127 +<p> 1.128 +Each member individually or collectively shall have one vote. The 1.129 +cumulation of votes is prohibited. In the event of a tie, the casting 1.130 +vote of the Chairperson of the meeting is decisive. The voting and 1.131 +elections are held by show of hands or 10 days in advance by mail. They 1.132 +can be held by secret ballot if 1/5 of the members so request. 1.133 +</p> 1.134 +<p> 1.135 +The General Assembly is chaired by a member of the Committee. 1.136 +Individual proposals must be received by the Committee at least 5 1.137 +days before the date of the General Assembly. 1.138 +</p> 1.139 + 1.140 +<h4>Article 8: Extraordinary General Meeting</h4> 1.141 +<p> 1.142 +An Extraordinary General Meeting may be held by the Committee or 1.143 +following the request of at least 1/5 of the members entitled to vote. 1.144 +</p> 1.145 + 1.146 +<h4>Article 9: The Committee</h4> 1.147 +<p> 1.148 +The Committee enacts itself and is composed of 3 to 5 members. It 1.149 +is elected by the General Assembly, but the determination of roles is 1.150 +under its own jurisdiction. For special tasks, the Committee may designate 1.151 +and appoint an officer governing working groups. The length of service 1.152 +of all members of the Committee shall be indefinite. This can be revoked 1.153 +by the General Meeting for just cause and after a commission report 1.154 +investigation. 1.155 +</p> 1.156 +<p> 1.157 +The Committee directs the activities of the Association. It meets at times 1.158 +as and when necessary at the request of one of the members. The Committee 1.159 +represents the Association in relation to third parties. The signature of a member 1.160 +of the Committee binds the responsibility of the Association. 1.161 +</p> 1.162 +<p> 1.163 +The Committee shall: 1.164 +</p> 1.165 +<ul> 1.166 + <li>Take all necessary steps to achieve the goals of the Association</li> 1.167 + <li>Convene the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings</li> 1.168 + <li>Make decisions concerning the admission and exclusion of members</li> 1.169 + <li>Enforce the statutes</li> 1.170 + <li>Administer the property of the Association</li> 1.171 + <li>Employ staff and volunteers</li> 1.172 +</ul> 1.173 + 1.174 +<h4>Article 10: Board of Audit</h4> 1.175 +<p> 1.176 +The General Assembly shall elect two auditors for two years. They are 1.177 +re-elected. They are responsible for the audit of the Association and 1.178 +present the results of their review in a report at the request of the 1.179 +General Assembly. 1.180 +</p> 1.181 + 1.182 +<h3>Finance</h3> 1.183 +<h4>Article 11: Resources</h4> 1.184 +<p> 1.185 +The resources of the Association are: 1.186 +</p> 1.187 +<ul> 1.188 + <li>Membership fees</li> 1.189 + <li>Specific products</li> 1.190 + <li>Grants, donations and possible bequests</li> 1.191 +</ul> 1.192 + 1.193 +<h4>Article 12: Contributions</h4> 1.194 +<p> 1.195 +The contributions of individual members and groups are set by the 1.196 +General Meeting. Committee members and staff volunteers do not pay fees. 1.197 +</p> 1.198 + 1.199 +<h3>Final Provisions</h3> 1.200 +<h4>Article 13: Amendments to the statutes</h4> 1.201 +<p> 1.202 +The modification of the Association may take place only on the decision 1.203 +of the Committee or a General Assembly with a majority of 2/3 of those 1.204 +present entitled to vote, provided that the change request is contained 1.205 +in the agenda. 1.206 +</p> 1.207 + 1.208 +<h4>Article 14: Dissolution</h4> 1.209 +<p> 1.210 +The dissolution of the Association may be decided only at the request of 1.211 +the Committee or by half of the members entitled to vote in an 1.212 +Extraordinary General Meeting convened specifically for that purpose. 1.213 +The decision of the dissolution requires the approval of 2/3 of persons 1.214 +entitled to vote. In the case of dissolution, the Extraordinary General 1.215 +Meeting decides on the disposal of the funds of the Association mindful 1.216 +of the purpose of the Association. 1.217 +</p> 1.218 + 1.219 +<h4>Article 15: Ratification</h4> 1.220 +<p> 1.221 +The statutes were adopted by the General Assembly constituted on 31 March 1.222 +2009. The statutes are effective immediately. For any which are not 1.223 +included in these statutes, please refer to Article 60 of the Swiss Civil 1.224 +Code. 1.225 +</p> 1.226 + 1.227 +<h4>Place and date: Paris on 31 March 2009</h4> 1.228 + 1.229 +<h4>For the Association:</h4> 1.230 +<p style="text-align: center"><i> 1.231 +Christophe Lincoln Pascal Bellard Eric Joseph-Alexandre 1.232 +</i></p> 1.233 + 1.234 +<!-- End of content --> 1.235 +</div> 1.236 + 1.237 +<?php include("../../lib/html/footer.html"); ?> 1.238 + 1.239 +</body> 1.240 +</html>