Management

Article 14

The association is managed by a Management Board, consisting of 8 members (president, vice-president and 6 managers). The managers are elected by the General Assembly for a period of two years.

The term of office of a manager can be extended by the same period only once. After having held the office of manager during four years, a member can offer himself for re-election at the earliest six years after the expiry of his term of office.

A term of office will be terminated by decease, retirement, civil incapacity or the appointment of an administrator, removal from office or expiry of the term of office.

Managers must inform the General Assembly of their retirement in writing.

If an office becomes vacant, the Management Board can appoint a temporary replacement, who will complete the term of office of his predecessor.

The managers can be removed from office by the General Assembly, which decides by a two-thirds majority of the members present or represented.

Article 15

The Management Board elects a president and a vice-president among its members.

Article 16

The Board meets at least twice a year after having been convened by the president.

The Board can only deliberate validly if at least fifty per cent of its members are present or represented. A manager can be represented by another manager. However, a manager cannot hold more than one power of attorney.

Article 17

The Management Board has the power to decide on all matters of management, to the exclusion of the matters that fall within the exclusive competence of the General Assembly. Rules of internal order deal with practical, organizational and administrative aspects of the association and are the authority of the Management Board.

The Board can entrust the daily management of the association to its president or to a manager. In addition, the board can, on its own responsibility, entrust specific, well-defined powers to one or several other persons.

Article 18

Decisions of the Management Board are taken by simple majority of the managers present and represented. In the event of an equality of votes, the president has a casting vote.

The decisions are recorded in a register that is signed by the president and kept at the office, where the minutes of the General Assembly and of the Board meetings are kept.

Article 19

All documents binding the association must, except in case of a specific power of attorney, be signed by two managers appointed by the Management Board. One of these managers must always be the president, and the managers signing the documents need not prove their powers to third parties.

Article 20

The Management Board represents the association in court, either as plaintiff or as defendant, and is represented to that effect by the president or by a manager designated by the Board.