ECIIA's 2006 Policies and Procedures

Introduction and Background 

The 2006 Policies and Procedures are a revision of the version issued on 19 October 2002 in Prague, Czech Republic.

The 2006 Policies and Procedures document consists of 2 parts: the Articles of Association and the Rules of Internal Order.

Development of the Statutes

ECIIA ivzw started in 1982 as an association.

It has been established on 7 January 2001 as an international non-profit association under Belgian legislation and is referred to as ECIIA ivzw. A Royal Decree of 7 January 2001 confirms its legal entity as an international association with scientific objectives. The Royal Decree has been referred into the Moniteur Belge on 1 February 2001. The initial articles of association (Dutch version) have been published in the Moniteur Belge on 10 May 2001.

At the General Assembly on 19 October 2002 in Prague, Czech Republic, changes to the articles were decided.

Subsequent to the May 2002 amendment of the Belgian law on non-profit associations ECIIA ivzw introduced legally required changes and obtained approval from the General Assembly on 15 October 2005 in Larnaca, Cyprus. The revised articles, including all changes, have been published in the Moniteur Belge on 7 April 2006. A Royal Decree of 16 February 2006 confirms the redefined objectives in art 3 of the articles. This Royal Decree is not referred into the Moniteur Belge, but available at the Brussels Office.

A list of the publications in the Belgisch Staatsblad in the last section of this document.

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Authorities

Articles of association are the authority of the General Assembly. Changes always require a presence of 2/3 of the voting members and an approval by 2/3 of the presence. (Changes in the objectives always require a presence of 2/3 of the voting members and an approval by 4/5 of the presence.)

Rules of internal order deal with practical, organizational and administrative aspects of ECIIA ivzw and are the authority of the Management Board.