| Articles for the |
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| § 1 – Name and address: |
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| § 1.1 |
Name of the Society is:
Fontanas Venner (International: NGO Fontana) established at founding general assembly, 24th April, 1998. |
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| § 1.2 |
Address of the Society is with the Chairman, unless otherwise decided by the Committee. |
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| § 2 – Object of the Society: |
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| § 2.1 |
The object of the Society is: |
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- The spreading of knowledge of the treatment possibilities in relieving on addiction diseases
- Contributing to improve the family’s conditions inland as well as abroad.
- The Society aims at having special focus on weak groups of population in developing countries, which are directly or
indirectly affected by HIV / Aids, Tuberculose, Malaria, Alcohol- and/or Drug Abuse as well as other poverty-affecting problems.
- The Society can perform treatment or other therapeutical activities for the diseases mentioned in above point 3) – in Denmark as well as abroad.
- The Society can – at the discretion of the Committee – enter into agreement with other Companies, Societies, NGO’s, Institutions etc. operating within the frame of the objects of the Society.
- The Society can contribute with financial aid to other humanitarian aims at the discretion of the Committee.
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| § 3 – Membership and subscription fee: |
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| § 3.1 |
To join the Society pay the subscription fee to the Society’s Postal account – same time advise name, address and e-mail addres (if any available). |
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| § 3.2 |
The amount of the subscription fee is decided every year at the general assembly. |
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| § 3.3 |
Membership can be achieved by anyone, who wish to support the Object of the Society. |
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| § 3.4 |
The Committee can exclude a member in arrears with subscription fee, or if otherwise it is found necessary. |
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| § 3.5 |
The Committee are allowed to establish new kinds of memberships: Free 6-months trial-membership for newly treated, household-membership at half price, support-membership at half price for members of other societies etc. Such memberships to participate equally with normal memberships. However, such memberships have no voting-right at general assemblies. |
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| § 4 – Economy: |
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| § 4.1 |
The Society’s funds and means to be deposited in Commercial Bank, Savings Bank or the Society’s Postal account. |
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| § 4.2 |
The chairman’s and/or the treasurer’s signature binds the Society and they can entitle another member of the Committee or third person to sign for the Society. |
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| § 4.3 |
The Society is a Self-Governing Institution, which operates on a non-profit foundation. |
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| § 4.4 |
The Society will achieve its income to finance its activities via collection of subscription fees from the members and by applying for financial support. |
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| § 5 – Ordinary General Meeting: |
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| § 5.1 |
The highest authority of the Society is the General Meeting. |
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| § 5.2 |
The General Meeting consists of the members of the Society. |
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| § 5.3 |
Ordinary General Meeting is held each year about 14 days after finishing the Statement of Accounts, however latest 30th June. |
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| § 5.4 |
The agenda for general meeting to be: |
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- Election of Chair of Meeting
- The Committee’s Statement
- Presentation of Statement of Accounts for approval.
- Presentation of Budget, including confirmation of subscription fee.
- Motions from members and the Committee
- Election of Committee- members and 2 substitutes
- Election of Auditor and auditor-substitute
- A.O.B – any other business.
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| § 5.5 |
Motions from members must, to be dealt with at the General Meeting, submitted to the Chairmen with written motivation latest 5 days before the General Meeting. |
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| § 5.6 |
Summoning for General Meeting to be given with at least 14 days notice in a news-letter or in other written form to the members. |
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| § 6 – Extraordinary General Meeting |
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| § 6.1 |
Extraordinary General Meeting can at any time be summoned by the Committee. |
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| § 6.2 |
The Committee has the obligation to summon for extraordinary general meeting, when at least 1/3 of the members demand it. |
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| § 6.3 |
Summoning for extraordinary general meeting to be with at least 8 days notice. |
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| § 7 – The Committee of the Society: |
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The management of the Society is handled by a Committee of up to 12 members. |
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The Committee’s decisions is taken by normal majority of votes. |
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In case of parity of votes the chairman’s vote is decisive. |
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| § 7.4 |
The Committee constitutes itself with Chairman, Treasurer etc. and as required Executive Board and related subcommittees with the responsibility towards DANIDA, Minipuljen and other economically supporting institutions/organisations. |
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| § 7.5 |
The Committee can as required constitute itself with further members of the association upto to the amount of 12 committee-members, however with substitutes elected on the General Assembly to have first right to enter the Committee. |
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| § 7.6 |
The Committee lay down its own Agenda. |
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| § 7.7 |
Members with addiction-disease can only be elected member of the Committee after minimum 12 months of sobriety/”clean”-period. |
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| § 7.8 |
Provided that a member of the Committee undergoes a relapse the person in question withdraw from his membership of the Committee and a substitute joins the Committee, which afterwards constitutes itself. |
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| § 7.9 |
It is the responsibility of the Committee to secure that at permanent employment, hiring of consultants and appointment for position of trust the Ethical Rules of the Society has been perused and signed. |
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| § 8 – Decisions: |
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| § 8.1 |
The General Meeting make decisions by simple majority of votes. |
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| § 8.2 |
Any member, who are not in arrear with subscription fee has 1 vote. |
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| § 8.3 |
A vote can be given by power of attorney. |
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| § 8.4 |
Change of articles for the Society demands 2/3 majority among the attendents, who are entitled to vote. |
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| § 8.5 |
At a closing down of the Society possible funds and means shall be transferred to Care Denmark. |
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