(Supplement to resolution of MV CR è.j. II/s-OVS/l-2621/2657/97 r from 25 June1997)
MIDDLE-EUROPEAN IRIS SOCIETY
Corporation regulations.
I. Preamble.
Society is the association of growers, cultivators and friends of irises from Middle European countries. It is considered to be an international non-governmental organization. Founders are members of European irissociety from the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia.
II. Society name.
Society name is Middle-European Iris Society (Abbreviation MEIS - see further).
III. Territorial activity, seat of the society.
1. Territorial activity of the society is in
Central European countries. Society is open for dwellers of any
country.
2.The seat of MEIS is Hlucin, the Czech Republic.
IV. Company objectives.
To support qualitative and quantitative exploitation of genus
iris on behalf of living environment of quarters. For impletion of the society
objectives:
1. Organizes and co-ordinates special and social activities of members.
2. Represents the interests of membes, including interests of region or countries
from which MEIS members come from and enables communication with other iris
societies.
3. Promotes and popularizes irises.
4. Solves questions concerning raising and cultivation
of irises.
5. Organize publishing activities, lectures, exhibitions, international meetings,
excursions, conventions.
6. Helps to build-up the knowledge about iris genus and their implementation
in life.
7. Realizes registrations and evaluation of new cultivation, collaborates with
botanic gardens.
V. Membership.
Forms of membership: individual, associated or honourable.
1. Individual member can become every one, who agrees with the society articles
and applies for membership in writing. Membership defuncts by resignation, death
or exclusion of a member.
2 a corporate body that agrees with objectives of society activities can also
become a group member. Rising, conditions of membership or resignation for membership
is verified in writing.
3. Honourable members are appointed from reason worthy respects at a general
meeting on proposal of board.
VI. Law and duties of members.
1.To participate in all actions arranged by
society.
2. To develop its programme, share in its implementation.
3. To vote and to be elected into the society bodies.
4. To make use of benefits resulting from membership in society.
5. To make suggestion, complaints and proposals to the society
activities .
6.To keep regulations.
7.To pay a membership fee in agreed amount in term.
8. To promote MEIS and by his/her activity contribute to its
generation of good reputation.
VII. Society authorities.
- general meeting
- meeting of all society members or representatives of all local
groups.
- board. - head of local group
1. General meeting - is a top authority of the society. It is
held 2x in the functional period of board (4 years). In case of need an extra
general meeting can be called by request of 1/3 members. A general meeting session
is directed by a society president. It approves changes of articles, society
economy, accepting and exclusion of members. Resolution is accepted generally
at attendance of more than a half majority of members, let us say, on attendance
of representatives of more than a half majority of society members.
2. Board - is elected by general meeting body. It consists of local group representatives,
let us say, separate countries, whose citizens are society members. It is an
executive body between general meeting dealings. It consists of president, 3
vice-presidents and the board members. It gathers in accordance with needs.
3. Local groups - are made by at least 5 members. It originates
for society to be more operative in separate countries, which
citizens are society members. In case there are more members,
there can rise more local groups on territory of the particular
country, that are determinated and territorially separated
according to the needs of members. The head of a local group is
elected by members for the period of 3 years. Establishment of a
local group is confirmed and nomination of a head of a local
group is acknowledged by general meeting.
4. The president of society is a statutory representative MEIS.
VIII. Economy of the society.
1. Financial resource of the society are
membership fees, revenues from activities, gifts, grants and
sponsors contributions.
2. Membership fee of an individual member per year is 4 EUR (exchange according
to actually rate of local currency).
3. Only a society member accredited by board can dispose with
means (funds).
IX. Closing regulations.
1. Articles come into operation by the day of
registration at competent administration authority. Their changes
are approved by general meeting. Proposal must come forward to
members at least 2 weeks in advance.
2. Termination of activities can be set in decision of general
meeting or in decision of board, as far as a general meeting nor
at second negotiation which is called together at interval of 30
days, isn't competently to resolve. Financial dealing will be
made by division of gains and cash equally among all members.
3. In case of society liquidation all its property stays to the
liquidator disposal for justification of society obligations.