Belletrist Association in Hungarian: Szépírók Társasága in English: Belletrist Association
1053 Károlyi Mihály utca 16.
The Belletrist Association is a professional, interest protection and service provision organisation that has been founded by writers who respect the works of and are spiritually close to each other; its objectives are to ensure public appearance as well as representation on every possible forums for all interests, opinions and standings that have been drawn up by the general assembly, a work team or other bodies authorised by the general assembly.
4. Commencement and termination of membership 4.1. Founding members of the Association: list of names attached.
• resignation notified in writing, • death of the member, • disqualification, • cessation of the Association.
The member of the Association is entitled to initiate discussion on issues belonging to the objectives of the Association, exercise his/her voting right in decision making, request the Association to protect interest that belongs to its objectives, participate in the information exchange and in the events organised by the Association, and make use of the services provided by the Association.
Leading bodies of the Association are the general assembly and the presidium. Officers of the Association are the chair, the two deputy chairs and the speakers. If necessary the Association may set up work teams for the implementation of its actual goals. In order to ensure its organisational operation and services the Association establishes a bureau assigned to the managing director of finance.
The general assembly is the main decision making body of the Association. The general assembly holds at least three meetings annually. The general assembly should be convened out of turn if at least one quarter of its members initiated it in writing. All members may participate in the general assembly with voting right. Each member has one vote. The general assembly has a quorum if at least half of the members are present. The general assembly passes its decisions in open voting. The general assembly has a quorum if 50% of the members entitled to vote + 1 member are present. For adopting any decision, qualified majority of the votes is needed that means two third of the members present. Issues coming under the exclusive scope of competence of the general assembly are the following: • phrasing, approval and amendment of the articles of the Association • decision on the merger of the Association with another organisation or on the cessation of the Association • approval of the budget of the Association • admission and disqualification of members • election, accounting and withdrawal of the members of the presidium and the speakers • establishment and termination of work teams, appointment and withdrawal of the heads of the work teams • determination of the amount of the membership fee
The presidium is the administrative and representation body of the Association which is vested with full scope of rights including the power of representation and should represent the Association in between two general assemblies. The presidium is made up of three members (the chair and the two deputy chairs) who are elected by the general assembly from among the members for a period of one year. The chair or in case of his/her absence the deputy chairs separately are entitled to represent the Association at third parties. The convention of the general assembly is the task of the chair. In between two general assemblies the chair controls and supervises the entire activity of the Association, including the operation of the bureau headed by the managing director of finance.
The general assembly in open voting elects two speakers for a period of one year. The task of the speakers is to express the standing and the opinion of the Association on different public forums. The speakers represent the Association in the spirit of the objectives drawn up in the articles. In respect of any specific issues the speakers represent the opinion phrased by the general assembly or in between two general assemblies the opinion reconciled with the presidium, in all cases put in writing.
In order to implement certain tasks, the general assembly may set up work teams composed of the members of the Association. If necessary, work teams may involve experts who are not members of the Association. Work teams have no legal personality. Any member of the Association may be a member of a work team. Each member may participate in the work of several teams. The head of the work team is responsible for convening the work team, controlling its work, as well as for the presentation of standings, opinions, materials and results so elaborated, either via the information network of the Association or for the public.
The assets of the Association are made up primarily from the membership fees paid by the members. In addition, the assets of the Association may be completed with donations from private or legal persons and assets acquired in tenders. Acceptance of donations is conditional upon the approval from the chair or the deputy chairs. The Association is burdened with unlimited liability for its debts. The members – apart from their obligation to pay membership fee – are not burdened with liability for the debts of the Association. The Association, if the general assembly deems it necessary for the achievement of its objectives may carry out entrepreneurial activity as secondary activity. For the implementation and operation of its information system as well as for facilitating its financial management the Association may employ a managing director of finance in the frames of assignment legal relationship.
The Association ceases to exist in the cases listed in Articles 20 and 21 of Act II of 1989 on the right of coalition. If the termination of the Association would be announced or the Association would be dissolved, the assets of the Association should be dedicated to an objective of public interest articulated in the civil sphere, which is in harmony with the objectives of the Association. Any issues not regulated by the articles of the Association shall be governed by the provisions of Act II of 1989 and the Civil Code. The articles as worded above have been approved by the general assembly of the Association, held on 3 June 1997.
Dr. Anna Szigeti, Dr. Ákos Szilágyi
The Belletrist Association included by virtue of decree 11.Pk 60551/97/2 of the Municipal Court of Budapest in the registry of non-governmental-organisations under no. 7069, on its general assembly held on 30 April 1998 decided to modify the articles of the Association at the following points.
Protocol attested by: Lajos Parti Nagy, Vilmos Csaplár Countersigned by: Drótos & Domokos Lawyer Office |
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