Annex to Resolution No 8/2008 of the Founding Meeting of the Association Local Action Group „Eurogalicia” dated 18 January 2008.

 

STATUTE
Of the Association
Local Action Group
„EUROGALICJA”
Consolidated text

 

Chapter I
General provisions

 

§ 1

 

 § 2

§ 3

 

§ 4

1. Publishing books 22.11.Z PKD (Polish Classification of Activities)
2. Publishing newspapers 22.12.Z PKD
3. Publishing magazines and periodicals 22.13.Z PKD
4. The remaining tourist activity 63.30.D PKD
5. Research and development in the field of earth science 73.10.C PKD
6. Activities connected with organizing fairs and exhibitions 74.84.B PKD
7. Activities of the remaining member organizations, not elsewhere identified 91.33.Z PKD
8. The remaining activities connected with sport 92.62.Z PKD
9. The remaining recreation activity, not elsewhere identified 92.72.Z PKD.

§ 5

The Association may be a member of national and international organizations of similar operating goals.

§ 6

The Association shall perform its activities within the territory of the European Union and comprises the communes: Trzebownisko, Czarna, Krasne, Sokołów Młp., Głogów Młp. and Kamień.

Time of operation of the Association is unlimited.

The Association shall realize its aims through:

 

§ 9

By realizing the statutory aim the Association may found other organizational units to the extent allowed by law.

 

§ 10

The Association realizing the statutory aim is based on the social work of the members. The Association may employ workers to deal with its affairs.

 

 

 

1. An ordinary member of the Association may be:
   1. a natural person who:
      • complies with the conditions specified in the Association Law,
      • acts in favour of rural development or makes a declaration of such an action in writing,
      • submits a recommendation of at least two members of the Association,
      • submits a membership declaration,
   2. a legal person, including local government units, who shall submit:
      • declaration of accession to the LAG,
      • declaration of acting in favour of rural areas,
      • excerpt from the register KRS (National Register of Companies)
      • indication of a person representing the legal person,
      • NIP (Tax Identification Number),
      • REGON (National Official Business Register),
      • recommendation of at least two members of the Association.

 

§ 12

The acquisition and loss of membership shall be effected as a result of resolution passed by a majority vote of the Association's Management Board.

 

§13

The loss of membership in the Association shall be effected as a result of:

1. resignation submitted in writing to the Management Board - in case of a natural person;
2. decision about the resignation submitted to the Board by legal persons;
3. exclusion by the General Meeting of Members upon a motion of the Board as a result of:
   • activities contrary to the Statute or the resolution of the Association authorities;
   • deprivation of public rights as a result of a valid decision;
4. natural person's death or liquidation of a legal person,
5. withdrawal of a recommendation;
6. failure to pay the membership fees for three consecutive periods.

A concerned person shall have a right to appeal against a resolution of the Board concerning removal of ordinary and supporting members, to the General Meeting of Members, within 14 days of handing in the Board's resolution concerning removal. The General Members' resolution shall be final and submitted at the nearest General Meeting.

§ 16

1. Legal persons may be supporting members of the LAG after submitting an application to the LAG Board and arranging with the Board in writing the rules of supporting LAG.
2. The loss of membership, referred in paragraph 1, shall be effected as a result of:
   1. resignation submitted in writing to the Management Board,
   2. exclusion by the General Meeting of Members upon a motion of the Board as a result of:
      • activities contrary to the Statute or the resolution of the Association authorities;
      • lack of arranged rules of supporting LAG;
      • liquidation of a legal person who is LAG's supporting member;
3. The supporting member shall be entitled to:
   1. propose motions to the LAG's Board concerning the LAG activity;
   2. participate in the meetings of the LAG authorities in an advisory capacity, at the authorities' invitation.

 

1. The authorities of the Association shall be:
   1. General Meeting of Members;
   2. Management Board;
   3. Council;
   4. Audit Committee.
2. It is not allowed to be a member of the Management Board and Audit Committee at the same time.
3. The term of office of the Management Board, Council and Audit Committee shall be 4 years.

The resolutions of the Association authorities shall be passed with a simple majority of votes, in the presence of at least 50% of the members entitled to vote, unless further Statute provisions provide otherwise.

1. The General Meeting of Members shall be the utmost authority of the Association.
2. The General Meeting of Members shall be summoned by the Board, at least once every twelve months or upon a written application of the Audit Committee or upon the application of at least 1/3 of the members of the Association, informing all the members of the Association about the date, place and proposed agenda via registered letters or in any other effective way, at least 14 days prior to the date of the meeting.
3. At least 50 % of the members entitled to vote shall participate in the General Meeting. In case of a lack of the required number of members (quorum), the second date of the General Meeting shall be decided on, however it can not take place prior to 30 minutes after the first term of the Meeting. The second Meeting is then valid regardless of the number of participating members entitled to vote.
4. The General Meeting may be attended by the ordinary members of the Association, the supporting members of the Association in an advisory capacity and the guests invited by the Board
5. The General Meeting shall have the following powers:
   1. establishing the Association's directions and action plan;
   2. determining the number of members of the Board and Audit Committee;
   3. electing and recalling the members of the Board and Audit Committee and members of the Council, referred to in §23, paragraph 1, point 2,
   4. examining and approving the reports of the Board and Audit Committee, especially concerning projects realized as part of the local strategy prepared by the LAG;
   5. admitting a vote of acceptance for the outgoing Management Board;
   6. enacting changes in the Statute;
   7. enacting resolutions concerning Association's accession to other organizations;
   8. enacting resolutions concerning dissolution of the LAG;
   9. examining appeals against the resolutions of the Board submitted by the Association's members;
   10. enacting the regulations of the General Meeting;
   11. admitting annual reports on the activities of the Council and Management Board;
   12. establishing the membership fees;
   13. enacting the Local Development Strategy upon the motion of the Board;
6. The resolution concerning change of the Statute, recall of members of the Board, Audit Committee and dissolution of the Association shall be enacted by way of an absolute majority of the votes cast in the presence of at least half of the General Meeting members.
7. Each ordinary member of the Association is entitled to one vote at the General Meeting.

§ 20

1. The Management Board shall consist of the President, 2 Vice Presidents, Treasurer and 2 members of the Board elected and recalled by the General Meeting in secret voting by way of a majority of the votes cast.
2. The term of office of the Board shall be 4 years.
3. The Board shall constitute itself at the first meeting after the election.
4. The Board shall have the following powers:
   1. admitting new members of the Association;
   2. representing the Association in relations with third parties and acting on its behalf;
   3. managing the Association's ongoing activities;
   4. summoning the General Meeting;
   5. drafting a bill concerning the membership fees;
   6. appointing and recalling the Director of the Association Office;
   7. establishing the number of employees and rules of remunerating the workers of the Association Office upon motion of the Director of the Association in accordance with the finance limit;
   8. establishing the regulations of the Association Office;
   9. preparing LDS and other documents required by the RDP regulations, in order to enter the competition for the LDS realization and presenting it to be passed at the General Meeting of Members;
   10. preparing an application for co-financing the LDS realization and entering the competition for the co-financing, in accordance with the RDP regulations;
   11. realizing the LDS in accordance with the rules resulting from the RDP regulations, including the competition announcement for projects within 4.1 RDP, accepting them and presenting to the Council in order to select projects for realization as part of the strategy;
   12. preparing applications and other documents in order to acquire funds for realizing aims from other aid programmes;
   13. other actions required by the regulations, connected with the LDS realization as part of the axis RDP LEADER
5. The following individuals are entitled to incur property obligations: the President with one of the members of the Board acting jointly or Vice President of the Board with one of the members of the Board acting jointly.
6. The Board passes resolutions by a simple majority of the votes cast. In case of an equal number of votes, the President of the Board has a decisive vote.

The Association Office shall be an administrative unit of the Association which shall control the organizational and preparative works.

 

1. The Audit Committee shall consist of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and 4 members elected and recalled by the General Meeting in a secret voting by a majority of the votes cast.
2. A member of the Audit Committee can not be a person convicted by a valid sentence for intentional offence. Members of the Audit Committee can not be married or related, share an affinity or remain subordinate to other members by way of employment.
3. The Audit Committee shall have the following powers:
   1. controlling the present actions of the Association;
   2. evaluating the work and submitting applications in case of admitting a vote of acceptance for the Board at the General Meeting;
   3. proposing motions of summoning the General Meeting;
   4. electing a person who shall check the financial statement of the Association in accordance with the accounts in the competition mode regulations.
4. The Audit Committee shall enact resolution by a simple majority of the votes cast. In case of an equal number of votes, the Chairman of the Committee has a decisive vote.

1. The Council shall consist of the Chairman, 2 Vice Chairmen, Secretary and other members. The Council shall include:
   1. obligatorily the representatives of the territorial self-government units who are members of the Association
   2. 50% of members of the Council are subjects referred to in art. 6 paragraph 1 (a) (b)of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 dated 20 September 2005 concerning support for rural development areas by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, – that is economic and social partners and other proper subjects representing civil society, non-governmental organizations, including organizations engaged with environmental issues and subjects responsible for promoting the equality between men and women - elected by the General Meeting in secret voting, by way of a majority of votes for the period of the term of office.
2. The term of office shall be 4 years.
3. The Council shall constitute itself at the first meeting after the election.
4. The members of the Council can not be members of the Board or Audit Committee at the same time, they also can not be married or related, share an affinity or remain subordinate by way of employment to the members of the Board.
5. The meeting of the Council shall take places at least once a year. The Council shall enact resolutions by way of a simple majority of the votes cast. In case of an equal number of votes, the Chairman of the Council has a decisive vote.
6. The Council shall have the following powers:
   1. selecting operations in accordance with art. 62 paragraph 4 of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 dated 20 September 2005 concerning support for rural development areas by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (JL EU 1277 of 21 October 2005 p. 1) which shall be realized as part of the Local Development Strategy
   2. controlling the Association in the sphere of realizing operations referred to in point 1.
7. Selecting operations defined in paragraph 6 shall take place in the form of Council resolution passed by a simple majority vote in the presence of at least half of the members entitled to vote. The proposer of a motion is entitled to appeal against the Council's resolution defined in paragraph 7, to the General Meeting of Members, by hand of the Board.

In case when the number of the Association's authorities, referred to in § 17 paragraph 1 point 2 and 3, diminishes during the term of office, the Board summons the General Meeting in order to complete the number of authorities.

 

 

1. The property of the Association shall be established by membership fees, grants, bequests, subsidies, income from the Association's enterprises and public generosity.
2. The funds and property of the Association shall be managed by the Board

1. The Association shall be dissolved on the basis of the General Meeting resolution or in other cases stipulated by law.
2. By passing the resolution on the dissolution of the Association, the General Meeting defines the method of the liquidation and the property designation.
3. In cases not regulated by the Statute, the provisions of the Association Law shall be applied.
4. Changes in the statute shall be made in the procedure adopted for its passage.