Name, seat duration and status

Art 1

a. The name of the Federation shall be: Federation of European Psoriasis associations, Europso.

b. It shall have its seat in Rotterdam

c. The Federation is established for an indefinite period of time.

• It shall act as a non-profit non-governmental European association.
• Its members are organisations of patients with psoriasis.

 

AIMS

Art 2

The aims of the Federation shall be:

a. To strive for social and economic integration of psoriasis patients in Europe by dispelling prejudices, and all other forms of discrimination against psoriasis sufferers.

b. To foster and improve treatment of psoriasis, and stimulate research into the causes and consequences of psoriasis.

c. To promote contacts and co-operation between the national psoriasis associations and other organisations pursuing equivalent aims.

d. To obtain recognition from the European Union and other European or international institutions.

 

CAPITAL

Art 3

The Federation shall be financed by means of

• affiliation fees
• donations, subsidies, grants and sponsoring.
• all other legal proceeds

 

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE PLENARY MEETING.

Art 4

Introduction: The national organisation(s) of each country paying affiliation fees has ( have) the right to representation in the plenary meeting of the Federation for the relevant year. This plenary meeting will include minimally a number of persons equal to the number of affiliated associations which have paid affiliation fees, the voting representation being limited to two persons per country.

a. The plenary meeting chooses out of its midst:

i. a president , a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer, another member, who will together constitute the executive committee of the Federation.

ii. a maximum of three other members of the plenary meeting, called substitutes.

Status and role of these substitutes are defined by the executive committee.

 

Composition of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE and SUBSITUTES:

President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and member compose the executive committee.

Then there can be three substitutes.

b. Said members of the executive committee and the substitutes are elected for a term of service of three years, and are immediately eligible for election after said term.

c. In case of one ore more vacancies on the executive committee, the remaining members are authorized to coopt one or two additional members, substitutes or not, to serve until the next plenary meeting.

d. If, in a given case, one or two members of the executive committee should be absent, the remaining members shall nevertheless form a legal body, providing a minimum of three members are present.

e. The executive committee shall convene at least once a year.

 

Art 5

a. The plenary meeting shall be held in some European country every three years.

b. extra-ordinary plenary meetings may be held whenever the President deems advisable or when at least two members of the executive committee request the President such in writing, describing the points of discussion. If the President should not honour such request in a manner resulting in a meeting within 6 weeks after request, the petitioners are authorized to convene a plenary meeting with due respect for the requires formalities.

c. The written convocation of a plenary meeting is dispatched at least 30 days before the event. Besides location and date the convocation shall list the subjects to be discussed.

d. The plenary meeting shall be presided by the President of the executive committee. In his/her absence or at his/her request the plenary meeting shall appoint a chairman.

e. Minutes of the plenary meeting shall be made by the Secretary of the executive committee or, at the chairman´s request, by one of those attending. The Meetings minutes shall be sent to the members within two months of the meeting.

f. The plenary meeting can only take valid decisions if 50% of the members are present or are represented in that meeting. A delegate may be represented by a fellow delegate provided with a written power of attorney, approved by the chairman. A delegate is allowed to represent only one fellow-delegate.

g. As stated in the Introduction to art.4 every country represented in the plenary meeting is entitled to two votes.

If a member-country has two officially recognized associations each association shall have one vote. If a member-country is represented by more than two delegates, two delegates of that country are appointed by mutual agreement between the delegates of that country, each of whom will cast one vote.

All decisions of the plenary meeting shall be taken by a majority of 50% of legally casted votes. If the votes tie, the chairman decides.

Votes are cast orally unless the chairman or 3 of the voting delegates insist on a written cast. A written cast is effected by unsigned written notes.

Election of candidates for the executive committee shall be effected by written notes.

Blank notes are considered as not having been cast.

In all disputes concerning votes and not provided in this constitution, the chairman of the plenary meeting decides.

 

MANAGEMENT AND REPRESENTATION

Art 6

a. The executive committee is entrusted with governing the federation.

b. The executive committee is authorized to make agreements, to buy, alienate or mortgage officially registered goods, or to enter into arrangements whereby the federation commits itself as security or individual co-debtor, supporting a third party or giving security for the debt of a third party.

 

Art 7

a. The federation shall be represented in and out of Court by at least two members of the executive committee together with one delegate of the plenary meeting.

b. The executive committee may give outsiders power of attorney to represent the federation in and out of Court within the limits described in said power of attorney.

 

TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP OF EURO-PSO

Art 8

Membership shall be terminated by:

• unanimous decision taken by the plenary meeting
• failure of a member-association to pay subscription.

 

FINANCIAL YEAR. FINANCIAL ANNUAL ACCOUNTS

Art 9

a. The financial year of the federation is equal to the calendar year.

b. At the end of the financial year the Treasurer draws up:

1.a report of income and expenses over the terminated year, which must be audited at least by one committee member and tatified my the executive committee.

2. a budget of income and expenses over the year to come.

Both documents must be presented by the Treasurer:

• to the executive committee within 3 months after the end of said financial year.
• to the plenary meeting at the first meeting after the end of said financial year.

c. Both documents shall be ratified by the executive committee. This ratification discharges the Treasurer.

 

COMMITTEES

Art 10

The executive committee is authorized, within the compass of its responsibility, to establish committees, the tasks and competences of which shall be determined by the executive committee.

A report on the tasks, competences and results of such committees shall be presented to the plenary meeting.

 

AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF THIS CONSTITUTION

Art 11

a. The plenary meeting is authorized to amend the articles. A decision to that end shall be taken with a majority of two-thirds of the casted votes in a plenary meeting where all delegates are present or represented.

b. If a proposal as meant in sub.a.of present article is made in a plenary meeting where not all delegates are present or represented, a second plenary meeting shall be convened, to be held that same day, in which such decision may be taken with a two-third majority of votes, irrespective of the number of delegates present or represented.

c. Every delegate is authorized to execute the deed of amendment.