STATUTORY
"ASSOCIATION OF CULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF THE PREFECTURE OF KARDITSA"
CONSTITUTION - NAME - REGISTERED OFFICE
Article 1
A secondary association is founded in Karditsa, under the name "ENOSI CULTURAL CLUBS OF KARDITSA COUNTY", with its headquarters in the city of Karditsa.
OBJECTIVES AND MEANS OF ACHIEVING THEM
Article 2
Objectives of the Association:
1) The elevation of the intellectual and cultural level of the city and the wider region of Karditsa Prefecture.
2) The development of a spirit of cooperation and unity of the cultural associations of Karditsa and the coordination of their activities.
3) The cultivation of communication, cooperation and acquaintance,
developing closer spiritual ties and relationships with the
expatriate Karditsians, for the preservation, preservation and development of traditions, customs, traditions and love and offer for the hometown.
4) The promotion of an autonomous, decentralised, free,
an independent and politicised cultural movement, as well as the defence of the free functioning of associations from arbitrary interference from wherever it may come from.
The participation of the Association of Cultural Associations of Karditsa in the decision-making centres of the cultural movement of Karditsa Prefecture.
5) The development and dissemination of the ideas of Freedom,
of Democracy, Peace and National Independence, as well as contributing to the research, promotion and assertion of
solving local problems.
6) The promotion and promotion of the cultural potential of the
Karditsa Prefecture at national and international level.
Article 3
The means to achieve the objectives of the Association are:
1. 1.
2. The establishment and organization of a Library and the collection,
the republication of books and studies concerning the cultural history of Karditsa.
3. The establishment and organization of Offices and Clubs of the members.
of the Association for the gathering and entertainment of its members.
4. The organization of educational excursions, conferences and lectures for the training of the members of the Union of Cultural Associations of Karditsa and the people of Karditsa in general on issues related to culture.
5. The organization of Working Groups in Karditsa, as well as in Local Communities of Karditsa Prefecture.
6. The organization of festive events and banquets for the entertainment of members and the provision of resources for living and achieving the objectives of the Association.
Especially the organization and performance of the two leading cultural and artistic events: a) "KARAISKAKAKEA": Cultural events with international participation, dedicated to the local hero Georgios Karaiskakis, which since its foundation the Union of Cultural Associations of Karditsa took responsibility for their annual organization and performance and b) "Panhellenic Festival of Dramatic Theatre": which the Union of Cultural Associations established and made it a nationwide institution, aimed at encouraging and rewarding amateur creativity and cultivating theatrical education. The details of the organization and annual performance of the above top artistic events, which have been established and have become institutions, are determined by the respective Internal Regulations, approved by decisions of the General Assembly of the members of the Union of Cultural Associations.
7. Any other legal and moral means deemed appropriate for the promotion or realization of the objectives of the Association of Cultural Associations.
Article 4
The Union of Cultural Associations for the achievement and promotion of its objectives may cooperate with all cultural Associations of the city and the Prefecture of Karditsa, the other Prefectures of Thessaly and the whole of Greece and participate organically in higher trade union organizations, Federations, Confederations, which pursue similar objectives.
In the pursuit of its objectives, the Association seeks the cooperation of scientific, intellectual, artistic and cultural agents in general, representatives of the Church, schools and teachers, state services, municipalities and communities or other organizations and legal or natural persons who can contribute to the realization of its objectives.
SEAL - EMBLEM
Article 5
The Association has a round seal that reads regionally: "UNION OF CULTURAL CLUBS OF KARDITSAS COUNTY YEAR 1985" and in the middle a map of Karditsa Prefecture.
MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION
Article 6
Members of the Association can be all recognized registered in the Registers of recognized associations of Karditsa Court of First Instance Cultural Associations, as well as Civil Companies of non-profit character, published in the Court of First Instance of Karditsa, based in the city and the wider region of Karditsa and practice cultural work having the active willingness and ability to work for the success of its objectives.
Excluding Clubs with exclusive sporting activity.
Members of the Association are registered as members of the Association, after submission of an application by the candidate for registration to the Board of Directors of the Association (who obtains the application form from the Association's Offices), in which the desire to become a member is stated, as well as the knowledge and acceptance of the Association's Statutes, accompanied by the following supporting documents:
a) a copy of the articles of association.
b) constitution of the Board of Directors of the association as a body.
c) a copy of the minutes of the General Assembly election of the Board of Directors.
d) certificate of registration and publication in the books of recognized associations of the Court of First Instance of Karditsa.
e) a certificate from the competent Tax Office of the acquisition of a VAT number.
f)A list of two (2) full and two (2) alternate representatives.
The Board of Directors of the Association shall decide on the application at its first regular meeting, after its submission, accepting or rejecting it by majority vote, stating its reasons, within a period of no more than two months from the submission and entry of the relevant supporting documents for registration in the relevant register of incoming and outgoing documents.
In the event that the Board rejects the application or fails to decide within the above deadline, the interested Association may appeal to the General Assembly, within a period of fifteen (15) days from the notification of the decision rejecting the registration to the interested party by registered letter, which makes a final decision. Those members who are accepted shall pay the registration fee and the annual subscription to the Association and from that day onwards shall be considered regular members registered in the Register of Members of the Association.
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS
Article 7
Members actively participate in all the activities of the Association and develop cultural activities in their region.
Members are required to fulfil the financial obligations towards the Association, i.e. to pay the registration fee and the annual subscription fee to the Association in a single payment. The registration fee is set for members at EUR 10, payable in a lump sum on registration, and the annual subscription is set at EUR 5. The above amounts may be increased by decisions of the General Assembly of the Association.
A member who is in arrears with his/her annual subscription after a written warning, is deprived of the right to "elect and be elected" and is deleted after the proposal of the Treasurer of the Association by a decision of the Board of Directors which is ratified by the General Assembly. This member, upon application to the Board of Directors of the Association, may be re-registered by decision of the Board of Directors and simultaneous payment of the overdue annual membership fee.
Article 8
The members of the Association are obliged to comply with the provisions of the Statutes and the Internal Regulations (approved and adopted by General Assemblies), as well as the decisions of the General Assemblies and the Board of Directors.
By reasoned decisions of the Board of Directors of the Association, the following are deleted: a) Members who do not fulfill their obligations to the Association or who do not comply with the provisions of the Statutes, the Internal Regulations, the decisions of the General Assembly and the Board of Directors of the Association after a decision of the Board of Directors, ratified by the General Assembly, b) Members who have demonstrated conduct incompatible with the objectives of the Association, disregarding the interests of the Association, c) Members who have been convicted by final judgment for an act of dishonesty or abuse in relation to the management of the Association's property, while the expelled person may appeal to the General Assembly of Members, within fifteen (15) days from the notification by registered mail of the expulsion decision.
In particular, if there is a reason for expulsion for conduct of a member incompatible with the objectives of the Association, which damages the Association by reason and deed, by decision of the Board of Directors, a member of the Board of Directors shall be appointed as Rapporteur who shall conduct a preliminary investigation, the findings of which, together with the previous apology of the member, shall be taken into account for the expulsion or not of the member.
Any member may, by written declaration to the Board of Directors of the Association, request its deletion from the Association, while it may request its re-registration in accordance with the formalities of Article 6 of these Statutes.
Article 9
The members of the Association, who have the right to "elect and vote" in the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee, appear in person in the presence of their designated representatives who vote at General Assemblies. They may not be represented therein in any other way. Any member shall have the right to inspect the minutes of the General Assemblies, the Audit Committee and the decisions of the Board of Directors, as well as the books and forms kept by the Association, upon written request to the Board of Directors of the Association.
Members of the Union have equal rights. No special rights shall be conferred or imposed except as provided for in these Statutes or decided by the entire membership of the Association.
DELEGATIONS TO THE UNION
Article 10
α. Each Association - member of the Union by decision of its Board of Directors appoints or elects, if so stipulated in its statutes, two (2) regular and two (2) substitute representatives in the Union, and is obliged to inform the Secretariat of the Union immediately in writing of any change or alteration of the declared representative. The representatives shall participate in the General Meetings of the Association where they shall express the views and proposals of their Association in writing or orally and shall vote and represent only for the Member Association that appointed them. However, they may form their own opinion and make personal statements during the discussion. Representatives shall have the right to 'vote and be elected' in all bodies of the Association.
Representatives shall be deprived of their status:
1. If the Member Association withdraws or is deleted from the Association.
2. If the Member Association in a written statement to the Board of Directors of the Association indicates its withdrawal and replacement.
3. If the member association states in a written statement that it has deleted the member from its membership and replaces him/her.
In the above cases, if the representative is a member of the Board or the Union's EC, he/she shall be replaced by the list of alternates.
β. Each member of the Association is represented at the General Meetings by two (2) representatives who have the right to vote, by decision of the Association.
1. Only regular representatives are entitled to stand for the Board and the EC.
2. Regular representatives wishing to stand for election shall submit an application to the Association and declare their candidacy for the Board or the EU. Full representatives may not stand as candidates for both bodies at the same time.
3.Regular delegates must be regular members of the association they represent and their association must be financially solvent until the submission of their application as candidates.
4.The delegates representing their Association who are not candidates have the right to vote if their Association is financially settled and at the same time present a copy of the decision of their Association on their appointment as delegates.
5.Members shall exercise their voting rights through their legal representatives. Each representative shall be entitled to one (1) vote and may not represent more than one (1) member of the Union. The alternate shall vote in the absence of the regular delegate.
6.The deadline for the submission of the delegates who will represent their Association is five (5) days before the General Assembly convened for the election of the Board of Directors. This procedure and deadline for the submission of delegates to represent their association shall only apply to the General Assembly for the election of the statutory bodies of the Association.
7.The Board of Directors of the Association shall appoint the delegates three (3) days before the General Assembly.
8. The deadline for the submission of nominations for the Board of Directors and the E.U. begins from the day following the call for the convening of the General Assembly until (5) days before the General Assembly convened for the election of the Board of Directors.
9.The Board of Directors of the Association shall announce the candidates for election to the Board of Directors and the EC, three (3) days before the General Assembly and shall publish the nominations in a local newspaper.
10. For the first three (3) annual general assemblies and for all extraordinary general assemblies of the Union, the delegates appointed by their clubs have the right to participate in the General Assembly, provided that before the beginning of its work, they present the decision of the club that has appointed them as delegates and they have settled all the financial obligations of their club to the Union.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE ASSOCIATION
Article 11
The Association is governed by an eleven-member Board of Directors (BoD), consisting of the President, Vice President, General Secretary, Special Secretary, Treasurer, Curator and five members. Eleven (11) regular members and five (5) alternates shall be elected every four (4) years, from those eligible to vote, i.e. those registered at least two (2) months prior to the date of exercise of voting rights and who have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Association, by secret ballot and a relative majority of the members present and eligible to vote, at the regular Annual General Meeting held in the last month before the fourth year of the Board's term of office expires.
The eleven (11) elected Councillors, within the first week after their election, upon the invitation of the highest numbered Councillor, shall be constituted in a House, with the election of a President, Vice President, General Secretary, Special Secretary, Treasurer and Treasurer, by secret ballot. The services of the members of the Board shall be rendered on a pro bono basis and the offices shall be honorary. The term of office of the Board shall be four (4) years, the year commencing on the date of the Election. Board members are eligible for re-election. Board members shall be jointly and severally liable for all damages. The General Assembly (may recall a member or members of the Board of Directors by a decision taken by an absolute majority at a General Assembly. Resigned or recalled Board members shall be replaced by the first in the order of the list of alternate members.
The Board of Directors meets regularly once a month in a meeting, at the invitation of the President or his deputy and extraordinary, when the President deems it necessary or with a written proposal of at least four (4) members, in which the issues to be discussed are defined and decides on any matter concerning the administration and management of the Association, except for the issues that belong to the competence of the General Assembly.The Board of Directors meets in quorum and decides validly with the presence of at least six (6) members. Decisions shall be taken by a majority of the members present and in the event of a tie, the President shall have the casting vote. For personal matters of Directors, decisions shall be made by a quorum of seven (7) members, without the participation and vote thereon of the Board member for whom the personal matter arose.
A member of the Board of Directors who is absent without justification from three (3) consecutive regular meetings is considered to resign and is removed from office by decision of the Board of Directors and his/her place is automatically taken by the first alternate member. Elected alternate members, in the event that they do not fill a vacancy for a regular director, may, by resolution of the Board, participate in Board meetings, including holding ancillary offices of Board members, but without the right to vote at such meetings.
The Board is the executive body of the decisions of the General Assembly and coordinates the action of the Association in accordance with the principles of the Statutes. It shall draw up the annual budget of the Association and submit it to the ordinary General Assembly of the members for approval, having the right to justifiably increase approved budget expenditures or to find new resources for the smooth and uninterrupted operation of the Association and the realization of its objectives, provided that the expenditures do not exceed the total resources of the Association without the approval of the General Assembly.
The Board shall draw up the annual work programme of the Association. In order to divide and better organize the work of the Association, it may, by its decisions, establish and appoint seven- or nine-member Working Committees, permanent or temporary, made up of members representing Associations or, in the absence of specialists, of specialists who are not members of the Association, chaired by a member of the Board, determining the scope of work of each Working Committee and entrusting them with the management or study of specific issues. The Working Committees shall be set up to better promote the purpose of the Association, assist the Board in the implementation of its decisions and may not usurp the powers of the Board and may not act without its approval. These Working Committees shall operate under Internal Operating Regulations drawn up by the Board and approved by the General Assembly, the only body competent to amend the Internal Regulations.
The Board of Directors in case of violations by members may impose the following disciplinary sanctions: a) Written reprimand, b) Strict written reprimand, c) Temporary suspension up to one year and d) Permanent suspension in accordance with the provisions of Article 88 of the Greek Civil Code.
If he doesn't apologize, he's punished, no excuses. The General Assembly exercises disciplinary power over the members of the Board of Directors.
The decisions of the Board of Directors are recorded in the Book of Minutes of Board Meetings and signed by the members present after their signature in the Book of Minutes of Board Meetings.
The Board of Directors ensures the success of the objectives of the Association and the faithful application of the Statutes, Internal Regulations and decisions of the General Assembly of the Association and decides on any issue concerning the administration and management of the Association and concerning its expenses or legal obligations, as well as on any other issue not subject to the competence of the General Assembly.
The Board of Directors is obliged to keep the following Books: a) Register of Members of the Association, b) Protocol of incoming and outgoing documents, c) Book of Minutes of Board Meetings, d) Book of quorum of the General Assembly, f) Book of Minutes and decisions of General Assemblies, e) Book of the Association's Fund (Income and Expenses) and f) Asset Register of the Association, in which its assets (books, furniture, etc.) are recorded.
By decision of the Board of the Association, the representatives of the Association are appointed in the respective Cultural structures of the Regional Unit of Karditsa, the Municipality of Karditsa, etc.
DUTIES OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Article 12
The Chairman of the Board: represents the Association before any judicial, administrative or other authority, as well as third parties. He/she shall act in the name and on behalf of the Association by prior decision of the Board of Directors. He/she shall convene the meetings of the Board of Directors with the Secretary General. He/she shall draw up the agenda of each meeting with the Secretary General, preside over and direct the meetings of the Board of Directors. He/she shall, together with the Secretary-General of the Board, sign all general documents and payment orders and the minutes of the Board. Draw up with the Secretary General the Administrative Report and with the Secretary General and the Treasurer the Financial Report for the year ended and the Financial Budget for the following year and submit them to the ordinary General Assembly for approval. He/she shall be responsible for the execution and implementation of the decisions of the Board, the Internal Regulations of the Association and the General Meetings. He/she shall at all times control the Treasury and the Management Books of the Association and shall ensure the development and promotion of the Association. The Board in the public relations of the Association may also appoint a member of the Board for the joint conduct of public relations. The Vice President shall replace the President in the absence or incapacity of the President. In the absence of the President, the duties of his/her deputy shall be the same as those of the President.
The Vice-Chairman of the Board: assists the Chairman in the performance of his duties and replaces him when he is absent or indisposed.
The Secretary General of the Board: manages the offices of the Association, is responsible for the maintenance of its archives and keeps the Register of Members. He shall draw up the minutes of the meetings of the Board and the minutes of the ordinary and extraordinary General Assemblies. He/she shall conduct the correspondence and co-sign, with the President, all documents of the Association. He/she shall record in the Protocol on Incoming and Outgoing Documents every document of the Association. He/she shall countersign with the President the payment orders. Shall jointly with the President prepare the Report of Accomplishments, which shall be submitted to the Board and read at the Annual General Meeting for approval. He shall keep the seal of the Association and by his signature shall authenticate any decision of the Board or General Meeting of the Association. The General Secretary shall be replaced by the Special Secretary when absent or indisposed.
The Special Secretary: deputises for the Secretary-General when he is absent, and takes over part of the Secretary-General's duties if necessary.
The Treasurer of the Board: deals with the financial matters of the Association. He/she collects by means of duplicate receipts and Bills of Receipts, signed by him/her and the President, and makes payments by means of Payment Orders signed by the President and the Secretary General. He shall keep the Treasury Book (Income and Expenditure), prepare jointly with the President the annual Budget and Report of the Association, which shall be submitted to the Board of Directors and approved by the General Assembly. Facilitate the Audit Committee in the annual audit of the Association's management by providing the necessary explanations. He/she shall make the Association's treasury available to the Board of Directors for audit in any case where this is deemed necessary. Deposit in a branch of the Bank of Karditsa in the name of the President and in his name any available amount of money, in a joint account marked (Union of Cultural Associations of Karditsa Prefecture), except for a sum of money, the amount of which is determined by decision of the Board of Directors, to cover the current needs of the Association. The withdrawals shall be made by the Treasurer with an approved decision of the Board of Directors. He shall ensure the regular collection of the dues of the members of the Association in person or, in case of appointment of a Collector, by decision of the Board of Directors. Similarly, he shall see to the collection of all financial aid and generally all income of the Association by informing the Board of Directors. He shall propose the deletion of members who are in arrears with their dues for more than one year to the Board of Directors and shall certify in the General Meeting Membership Quorum Book the cash of the members present. The Treasurer when absent or incapacitated shall be replaced by a member appointed by decision of the Board.
The Curator of the Board:He takes care of the preservation of the historical and folklore material that is collected as well as any kind of studies, collections, memos, drafts of proposals etc. that are delivered or sent to the Association. He shall keep the Land Register Book, in which he shall record the movable and immovable assets of the Association (books, furniture, etc.), and shall be responsible for the preservation and maintenance of the Association's property. The Curator shall be replaced by a member of the Board appointed by the President or the Board when he is absent or indisposed.
Councillors participate in the meetings of the Board and are required to carry out the specific tasks assigned to them by the President or the Board.
The members of the Board of Directors who are relieved of their duties by the General Assembly or resign shall be replaced by the alternate members in the order of their election. In the event of the relieving or resignation of more than one member, up to five, if there are no alternates to cover their positions, an extraordinary General Assembly shall be convened without undue delay within a reasonable period of time for the additional election of five full members and an equal number of alternate members.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Article 13
The Audit Committee, a body of the Association, responsible for the supervision and control of the management operations of the Board, consists of three (3) full members and two (2) alternate members, elected together with the Board by the General Assembly during the conduct of the Association's Elections, by the representatives of the members, on a joint ballot with the Board, with separate candidates for the Board and the Audit Committee, by secret ballot.
The term of office of the Audit Committee is four years. It shall be constituted in a body by electing a Chairman, Secretary, Member within one month of its election. It shall meet at the written call of the President, regularly once a year and extraordinarily whenever the interests of the Association require it by the President of the Board or when requested by documents by five (5) members of the Board or twenty (20) members of the Association, stating the reasons for such meeting. Its decisions shall be recorded in the Audit Committee's Book of Acts kept.
The Audit Committee supervises and checks whether the actions of the Board of Directors, from the point of view of legality, comply with the provisions of the Law, the Statutes and the decisions of the General Assembly. It is obliged to check and examine the documents and the accounting Books and Forms of the Association, the annual Report and Budget, the closing of the Cash Book and the existence of a cash balance and draws up the relevant Report in which it records in detail everything concerning the annual movement of the Cash Book, in income and expenses, cash balance, with indications of the development of the Association's finances, which it communicates to the Board of Directors and is submitted to the General Assembly, upon reading by a member of the Board.
GENERAL MEETINGS
Article 14
The General Assembly of the members of the Association (GA) consists of the members, who have the right to vote (in good standing - two-month term of membership from registration until the time of exercising the right to vote) to "elect and be elected". The General Assembly shall meet regularly once a year by decision of the Board of Directors and extraordinary, when decided by the Board of Directors or upon written request of one fifth (1/5) of the members of the Association, stating the reasons and purpose of the meeting and the issues to be discussed, with the obligation of the Board of Directors to convene the General Assembly within fifteen (15) days from the submission of the request.
Regular Annual General Meetings shall be convened on any day of the week in the last month of each year, the term of the year to commence on the date of the Elections.
During the four-year term of the Board of Directors, the first Annual General Meeting has as its task : a) Report and control of the activities of the Board of Directors, b) Financial Report of the Board of Directors for the previous year; c) Audit of the Audit Committee, approval of the Board's activities and financial report and discharge of the Board's responsibility for this management period; d) Approval of the next year's Budget; e) Discussion and approval of the Association's Work Programme for the next year; and f ) Any other matter indicated in the invitation of the General Assembly. The second and third Annual General Meetings shall have as its business all the above matters and the fourth shall have as its business all the above matters and Elections for the election of a new Board of Directors and Audit Committee.
The General Assembly is quorate and meets validly for agenda items with the presence of half plus one (50 o/o + 1) of the registered members, who must be in good standing, subject to special arrangements provided for in the present statutes. An absolute majority of those present shall be an integral number immediately greater than one-half (1/2) of the number of members present. If a quorum is not present, then the General Meeting shall be reconvened on the same day after one (1) hour after the first meeting, with the same agenda at the same place. A quorum is not required for this second General Meeting, unless an item on the agenda relates to cases for which a special quorum is required.
The notice of the General Assembly shall be given by announcing it in the local daily press and by posting it on the wall at the Association's offices or by sending individual invitations to the members, at least fifteen (15) days before the date of its convening. A resolution on matters not included in the notice shall be null and void.
In order to establish the quorum of the General Assembly, the members present shall sign the General Assembly Quorum Check Book, where the Treasurer shall confirm in writing the number of registered members and the number of members present who have settled their accounts. The General Assembly is the supreme body of the Association and decides as the sovereign body on all matters concerning the Association by an absolute majority of the members present and in good standing. It shall elect the members of the Board of Directors, who shall be eleven (11) members and five (5) alternates, and the members of the Audit Committee, who shall be three (3) members and two (2) alternates, elected according to the number of votes received by each candidate. In the event of a tie, the order of success shall be determined by drawing lots by the Election Committee.
The General Assembly is chaired, at the beginning of the meeting, by the President of the Board of Directors, who, after establishing the quorum, proposes to the General Assembly to elect a three-member Bureau from the members of the General Assembly (President, Vice-President, Secretary), elected by the General Assembly itself, by open vote. The representatives of the associations that are members of the Association shall attend and vote in person. The discussions and decisions of the General Assembly shall be summarily recorded by the Secretary of the Bureau in the Book of Minutes of the General Assembly and signed by the members of the Bureau.
Voting at the AGM is open and secret. Open voting shall be by show of hands or by show of hands or by roll call. Voting by secret ballot shall be by ballot paper. For matters relating to elections, confidence in the administration, motions of censure, votes shall be taken by secret ballot.
The Election Committee, which is elected by the General Assembly for the election of a new Board of Directors and Audit Committee, is in charge of the Election Committee, which is elected by the General Assembly, is composed of three members, whose Chairman is always a judicial representative and whose sole purpose is to conduct the Elections, in accordance with the Statutes of the Association. The judicial representative shall be appointed by the Karditsa Bar Association at the request of the Association of Cultural Associations of Karditsa. The members of the Election Committee are not entitled to stand for the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee.
After the declaration of the candidates, the Board of Directors draws up a joint ballot paper with separate candidates for the Board of Directors (BoD) and the Audit Committee (AC), in alphabetical order of the candidates. The Chairman of the Electoral Committee shall receive the joint ballot paper and announce the names of the candidates. The Electoral Committee shall validate the ballot paper drawn up, which it shall then supply to the members present, accompanied by an envelope bearing the seal of the Association, so that they may exercise their right to vote. The voters shall retire to a specially prepared "screen" area where they shall vote for the Board of Directors up to seven (7) persons and for the Audit Committee up to two (2) persons. They enclose the ballot in the envelope, drop it in the ballot box and sign the Voting Membership List. Voting shall be done on presentation of an identity card or other public document.
The General Assembly has the right, at their request, to register Associations wishing to join the Association as members, provided they meet the conditions of registration according to Article 6 of the present Statutes, which may attend the proceedings of the General Assembly, but without the right to "vote and be elected". They shall acquire this right after two (2) months from the date of their registration in this manner.
Non-members of the Association are not allowed to participate in the General Meetings.
ASSOCIATION RESOURCES
Article 15
The Union's resources are:
α) The right of registration and membership fees.
b) Income from donations, inheritances, legacies and bequests as well as third party aid, the acceptance of which is decided by the Board.
c) Revenue from the proceeds of festivals, banquets, artistic events, lotteries, etc.
d) Income from the publication of the magazine and from the Association's publications in general.
e) Revenue from State grants, contributions from Municipalities, Communities, various Organizations, Legal Entities, Banks, etc.
f) Any unforeseen income legally received by the Union.
DONORS - BENEFACTORS - TITLES AND DISTINCTIONS
Article 16
Donors of the Association: by decision of the Board of Directors, the donors of money, objects or other values from 150,00 EUR to 600,00 EUR are called donors of the Association.
Major Donors of the Association: by decision of the Board of Directors, the donors who offer amounts of money, objects or other values from 600,00 EUR to 2.000,00 EUR are called Major Donors.
Benefactors of the Association: are declared by the Board of Directors' proposal and the approval of the General Assembly the offerers of money, objects or other values from 2.000,00 EUR to 3.000,00 EUR.
Great Benefactors of the Association: those who have offered amounts of money, objects or other values exceeding 3.000,00 EUR are declared by the Board of Directors and approved by the General Assembly.
The amounts mentioned above can only be modified by a decision of the General Assembly.
The names of the Donors and Benefactors of the Association are listed chronologically in special columns in the Offices of the Association and for the great benefactors a photograph of them is also posted in the above Offices, where, with the proposal of the Board and the approval of the General Assembly, photographs of persons whose contribution to the Association has been proven worthy of distinguished honor may be posted.
With the care of the Board of Directors, the names of donors and benefactors, as well as photographs of the benefactors are published in the publications issued by the Association.
The Board may, by decision of the Board, as a mark of honour, award titles and distinctions to members and non-members of the Union, natural or legal persons, who provide or can provide outstandingly important material or moral services to the Union. The titles that may be conferred shall be: honorary president, vice-president and member.
Gold Medal of the Union: the design, the type and size of which will be determined by decision of the Board, is the highest honorary distinction of the Union, awarded by proposal
of the Board and approval of the General Assembly in very specific cases.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 17
The amendment of these Statutes shall be made by a decision of an extraordinary General Assembly, a decision taken by a majority of half and one half of the members with voting rights and by a majority of 3/4 of the members present at a General Assembly convened specifically for this purpose.
The duration of the Association is unlimited.
The Association shall be dissolved by a decision of the General Assembly convened exclusively for this purpose, with the presence of half plus 1 of the registered members, by a decision taken by a majority of 3/4 of the members present and voting.
After the dissolution of the Union, its assets shall be equally divided among the member Associations of the Union.
Cases not regulated and not provided for by these Articles of Association are determined by the General Meetings within the framework of these Articles of Association and the provisions of the Civil Code and the Laws on Associations.
FINAL ARTICLE
The present Statutes consisting of seventeen (17) and one (17) articles, drawn up in accordance with the Law, after the amendments made, voted and approved article by article and in their entirety, by the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Association, convened for this purpose at the meeting of the General Assembly of Members, held on 20-11-2016 and constitutes the new codified Statutes of the "Union of Cultural Associations of Karditsa Prefecture", which will be effective from the registration of the amended Statutes in the maintained Registers of Associations of the Karditsa Court of First Instance and signed by the members of the Board of Directors:
Karditsa, 20-11-2016
For the Board.
THE PRESIDENT THE C. SECRETARY
MANNOLIS STERGIOPOULOS KASSIS AGRAFIOTIS