I2 A1: Statutes (2023 Proposal)

Title I – Name, registered office and duration

Title II – Disinterested goal pursued and activities constituting the object

Title III – Membership

Titre IV – General Assembly

Titre V – Administrative Board

Title VI – Executive Committee

Title VII – Internal Rules of Procedure

Title VIII – Accounts and budgets

Title IX – Dissolution and liquidation

Title X – Final Provision

Title I – Name, registered office and duration

Article 1 – Name and mentions

The international non-profit association adopts the following name “Federation
of Young European Greens”, in short “FYEG” (hereinafter referred to as “the association”).

This name must be mentioned on all deeds, invoices, announcements, disclosures, letters, orders, websites and other documents, whether or not in electronic form, originating from the association, immediately preceded or followed by the words “Association internationale sans but lucratif” or by the abbreviation “aisbl” together with the address of the registered office of the association and the other statements in accordance with the Belgian Companies and Associations Code of 23 March 2019 (hereinafter referred to as 'CAC').

Article 2 – Registered office

The registered office of the association is established on the territory of the
Brussels-Capital Region. The administrative board has the power to move the seat
of the association within Belgium, and in the event of a transfer of the seat to
another Region, the administrative board has the power to modify the language of
the statutes.registered office of the association within the same language region in Belgium.

If, as a result of the move of the registered office, the language of the present statutes has to be changed, only the General Assembly shall have the power to take the decision to move the registered office of the association, taking into account the requirements for a modification of the statutes.

The competent courts are the courts of Brussels.

Its email address is office@fyeg.org and its website is fyeg.org. The
administrative board can modify the address of the website and the e-mail
address. The modification is communicated to the members.

Article 3 – Duration of the association

The association is constituted for an indefinite period. It can be dissolved at
any time, in accordance with articles 20 and 38 of the statutes.

Title II – Disinterested goal pursued and
activities constituting the object

Article 4 – Social Disinterested purpose and object

The association aims to:

1. Build a just, feminist, diverse, inclusive, democratic and sustainable
   Europe.;

2. Advocate for and support youth participation in democratic processes and
   civil society at all levels.;

3. Empower and support young people to bring forward their perspectives and
   solutions.;

4. Provide a forum where young people with green sympathies from all over
   Europe can engage in meaningful dialogue and cultural exchanges.

It pursues this goal by carrying out the following activities:

The object, or concrete activities, through which the association can achieve its purpose are:

1. Statutory and operational activities necessary to the functioning of the
   organisation,;

2. Network activities dedicated to growing and strengthening the federation,;

3. Capacity building, training and support for its members, their members and
   other young people in Europe,;

4. Educational activities such as workshops, seminars, study session, summer
   camps, intercultural exchanges, etc. targeting its members, their members
   and other progressive youth,;

5. Political exchanges amongst its members, with its partners and other
   stakeholders,;

6. Communications and campaigns to raise awareness, propose solutions,
   influence behaviours, legislation and European policies that affect young
   people, etc.;

7. To achieve its objectives, purpose, the association may receive any material or
   financial assistance or contribution from legal, public or private
   persons, or from natural persons. The funds and materials thus collected
   must be used exclusively for the achievement of the social disinterested goal. The
   association can lend its support and take an interest in all activities
   similar to its purpose.

8. Economic activities are incidental.

Economic activities are incidental.

Title III – Membership

Article 5 – Categories of members and general conditions of
admission

The association is made up of member organisations only and has three categories
of member organisations:

• Full members

• Candidate members

• Associate members

The association has at least five full members at all times.

Full members enjoy the full
rights granted to full members by law and these statutes.

All full members are legal entities committed to respecting these statutes and
established with legal personality in the country where they are founded
according to local laws and customs, provided that they are admitted as such by
the general assembly, acting by an absolute two-thirds majority.

Article 6 – Register of members

The administrative board maintains a register of members at the registered
office of the association. This register includes the denomination, legal form
and address of the registered office of the members. The administrative board
records all decisions of admission, resignation, suspension or exclusion of
members in this register within 8 days of becoming aware of the decision. The
administrative board may decide that the register will be kept in electronic
form.

Any member may consult the register of members at the registered office of the
association. To this end, they send a written request to the administrative
board.

Each member communicates an email address to the association for the purpose of
communicating with it. Any communication to this email address is deemed to have
taken place validly. The association may use this address until the member
concerned provides another email address.

Article 7 - Liability

Members are not held responsible for commitments made in the name of the
association, insofar as all the provisions mentioned in these statutes and also in other agreements between the association and that member were thereby complied with.

Article 8 – Conditions of admission of full members

Full members can participate in the General Assembly, they have speaking rights
and voting rights.

To become a full member the organisation has to fulfil the following criteria:

• comply with the criteria for Candidate members,

• have been a candidate member for at least one year,

• apply for full membership

• send an official application to the secretariat of the association. This can be done by ordinary mail or by e-mail sent to the (electronic) address of the association. This application shall include its statutes, the number of individual members, age limits for its members, list of activities, budget, a signed letter of intent to become a full member including a declaration by which it undertakes to respect the disinterested purpose and the statutes of the association, and all other possibly relevant information.

Before applying for full membership, Candidate members should be visited by at
least one member of the Executive Committee or the Secretary-General. After the
visit, and upon reception of the official application, the Executive Committee will review the application for full membership
and advise the General Assembly about the application.

Vote The General Assembly then votes on fullthe membership at the next General Assembly. A candidate member is done byaccepted and thus authorised to join the general assembly, acting byassociation as a full member if an absolute
two-thirds majority of the votes cast is obtained. This decision of the General Assembly does not have to be motivated.

As soon as the decision concerning the candidate member is known, the secretariat of the association shall inform it of this decision by e-mail. No appeal is possible against this decision.

Article 9 – Conditions of admission of candidate members

Candidate members can participate in the General Assembly, they have speaking
rights but do not have voting rights.

Candidate members are organisations who have the ambition, within a certain time
frame, to apply for full membership. To become a Candidate member an
organisation should fulfil the following criteria:

• be active on a regional or national level,

• consist mainly of young people,

• subscribe to the statutes and political platform of FYEG,

• send an official application to the FYEG Secretariatsecretariat of the association. This can be done by ordinary mail or by e-mail sent to the (electronic) address of the association. This application
  shall include its statutes, the number of individual members, age limits
  for its members, list of activities, budget , the intention to become a candidate member and all other possibly
  relevant information.

The Executive Committee will examine the application and will present it to the application at the next
General Assembly, together with a recommendation on the admission of the
organisation as Candidate member. The General Assembly then votes on granting the candidate membership.

Vote on The decision to grant a candidate membership is done by the general assembly, actingmust be taken by an
absolute majority of the votes cast. This decision of the General Assembly does not have to be motivated.

As soon as the decision concerning the candidate member is known, the secretariat of the association shall inform it of this decision by e-mail. No appeal is possible against this decision.

Article 10 – Conditions of admission of associate members

Associate members can participate in the General Assembly, they have speaking
rights but do not have voting rights.

Associate members are organisations that do not want to become a full member or
do not fulfil all criteria for full membership. To become Associate member an
organisation should send an official application to the FYEG Secretariatsecretariat of the association. This can be done by ordinary mail or by e-mail sent to the (electronic) address of the association. This
application shall include its statutes, number of members, age limits, list of
activities, budget , the intention to become an associate member and all relevant information.

Vote on The decision to grant an associate membership is donemust be taken by the general assembly, actingGeneral Assembly by an
absolute majority of the votes cast. This decision of the General Assembly does not have to be motivated.

As soon as the decision concerning the associate member is known, the secretariat of the of the association shall inform it of this decision by e-mail. No appeal is possible against this decision.

Article 11 - Resignation of members

Any member of the association is free to withdraw from it at any time by sending
their resignation by email to the administrative board, including the motivation
for their resignation.

The administrative board informs the next General Assembly of the resignation
and its motivation. Resigning members cannot in any way claim the assets of the
association or the reimbursement of the contributions or membership fee paid.

If as a consequence of one of the above events, the number of full members of the association would fall below the number stipulated in article 5 of the present statues, the board will immediately call an extraordinary General Assembly, with as sole agenda item to nominate additional full members to re-establish the number of full members mentioned in article 5 of the present statutes. In this case the board has the power to suspend the termination of the full membership until a replacement is found within a reasonable period of time.

Article 12 - Suspension of members

The administrative board may propose the temporary suspension of a member to the General
Assembly. The suspension of a member is pronounced by the General Assembly by a
two-thirds majority. In its decision to temporarily suspend a member, the General Assembly also determines the duration of the suspension. A suspended member loses its voting rights.

Suspended members may request the cancellation of their suspension at the next
General Assembly by sending a signed motivation letter sent by email to the
administrative board at the latest one month before the General Assembly.

Suspended members cannot in any way claim the assets of the association or the
reimbursement of the contributions or membership fee paid.

Article 13 - Exclusion of members

The administrative board may propose the exclusion of a member to the General
Assembly. The exclusion of a member is pronounced by the General Assembly by a
two-thirds majority and is only valid if the following conditions have been met:

• the proposal for exclusion is explicitly indicated in the convocation of
  the General Assembly,

• the member in question was heard if they so wished,

• the assembly brings together at least two-thirds of the full members,
  whether they are present or represented.

If this last condition is not met, a second convocation of the General Assembly
will be necessary, and the new assembly deliberates and rules validly,
regardless of the number of full members present. The second meeting cannot be
held within fifteen days after the first meeting. The exclusion is pronounced
only if it gathers a two-thirds majority of the votes cast.

Excluded members cannot in any way claim the assets of the association or the
reimbursement of the contributions paid.

Article 14 - Membership fee

The amount of the annual membership fee for full members is set by the administrative board, in
line with the rules adopted by the General Assembly in the IRP,Internal Rules of Procedures (hereinafter referred to as 'IRP') and without being
able to exceed 10,000.00 EUR.

Full members that fail to pay their membership fee will not have voting rights at the General assembly, unless the General Assembly explicitly votes to still grant the organisation’s voting rights, this does not constitute a suspension.

Titre IV – General Assembly

Article 15 - Composition

The general assemblyGeneral Assembly is made up of all the members of the association. It is
chaired by the body designated for this purpose by the assembly, in line with
the rules adopted by the General Assembly in the IRP.

Article 16 - Powers

The general assembly has the powers expressly granted to it by law or the
statutes of this association.

A decision of the general assembly is required in the following cases:

• the modification of the statutes,

• the approval of the annual financial report and the budget,

• the appointment and dismissal of administrators,

• the appointment and dismissal of the executive committee,

• the decision on the compensation of the administrators for their mandate
  in the cases where a compensation is allocated to them,

• Admission, suspension and exclusion of members,

• the discharge to be granted to the administrators as well as, if
  necessary, the introduction of an action by the association against the
  administrators,

• the voluntary dissolution of the association,

• the transformation of the AISBL into an ASBL, into a cooperative societycompany
  approved as a social enterprise and into a cooperative society social
  enterprise approvedcompany,

• make or accept the free contribution of a universality,

• the adoption and amendment of the IRP,

• the adoption and amendment of the Political Platform,

all other cases where the law or these statutes require it.

Article 17 - FunctioningConvocation and functioning

The General Assembly shall be convened by the administrative board.

The administrative board summons convenes at least one annual general assembly in the
course of the 1st semester following the closing of the accounts.

The association may hold convene an additional general assembly at any time by decision
of the administrative board or at the request of at least one fifth of the full
members, the. This request is sent via email to the electronic address of the association and includes a statement signed by one
fifth or the full members. In the latter case, the administrative board summons convenes
the general assembly within 30 days of the convening request. The general
assembly is held no later than 45 days following the convening request.

Members are summoned to The administrative board convenes a general assembliesy by ordinary mail or email, by the
administrative board, sent at least 15 days before the assembly. The convocation
contains the agenda, date, time and place of the assembly. The documents that
will be discussed at the general assembly must be made accessible.

Any proposal signed by one-twentieth of the members must be added to the agenda,
provided that it is communicated to the members at least 4 weeks in advance.

The assembly cannot validly deliberate on points that are not mentioned on the agenda, unless a two-thirds majority of the full members present consider that the urgency prevents them from being postponed. It can never be done for the modification of the statutes, the exclusion of a member, the voluntary dissolution of the association and the transformation of the association into an ASBL, into a cooperative company approved as a social enterprise or into a cooperative company.

If necessary, the administrative board can convene an online General Assembly. This means that the General Assembly can be held via an electronic means of communication made available by the association, whereby all participants can communicate with each other, participate in the deliberation, ask questions and simultaneously and continuously take note of the discussions during the meeting.

The members are thus deemed to be present at the place where the General Assembly is held. The association must be able to verify the capacity and identity on the basis of the electronic means of communication used.

The assembly cannot validly deliberate on points that are not mentioned on the
agenda, unless a two-thirds majority of the full members present consider that
the urgency prevents them from being postponed. It can never be done for the
modification of the statutes, the exclusion of a member, the voluntary
dissolution of the association and the transformation of the association into an
AISBL, into a cooperative society approved as a social enterprise or into a
cooperative company approved social.

The convocation contains a clear and accurate description of the procedures relating to remote participation. The minutes of the General Assembly shall mention any technical problems and incidents that prevented or disrupted participation by electronic means in the General Assembly or in the vote.

Full members can also vote remotely, either by letter or via the website, using a form made available by the association, or via an online voting platform. In the latter case, the voting results must be saved.

Article 18 – Attendance and voting quorums

Each member has the right to attend the general assembly. Only full members have
voting rights and each full member has two votes.

Except in the cases provided for by law, or these statutes, the general assemblyGeneral Assembly deliberates
validly only if an absolute majority of the full members are present or
represented. If this attendance quorum is not reached at the first meeting, a
second meeting must be summoned convened that may validly deliberate, regardless of the
number of full members present or represented. The second meeting is convened
within cannot be held less than fifteen days after the time limit indicated in these statutesfirst meeting.

By default and except in cases where it is decided otherwise by law or these
statutes and the Internal Rules of Procedure, the following provisions apply:

• decisions are taken by a simple majority of votes present or represented,

• null votes, blank votes and abstentions are not taken into account for the
  calculation of majorities,

• the vote is made in a public manner, unless a simple majority of the full
  members present request that the ballot be secret or unless the
  administrative board request that the ballot be secret,

• when the vote relates to decisions concerning individuals, the ballot is
  always secret.

Article 19 – Amendments to the statutes

The general assemblyGeneral Assembly can validly deliberate on the modifications to the statutes
only if the modifications are explicitly indicated in the convocation and if the
assembly General Assembly brings together at least two thirds of the full members, whether they
are present or represented. Amendments are adopted by a n absolute two-thirds majority of
the votes of the full members present or represented.

However, the modification which relates to the social disinterested goal or the object of the
association can only be adopted by a majority of four fifths of the votes of the
full members present or represented. If two-thirds of the full members are not
present or represented at the first meeting, a second meeting may must be summoned convened
that may deliberate validly, regardless of the number of full members present or
represented, and adopt the modifications by a majority of four-fifths of the
votes of the full members present or represented for the modifications
concerning the social disinterested goal or the object of the association, and with a two-
thirds majority of the votes of the full members present or represented for all
the other modifications to the statutes. The second meeting cannot be held less than fifteen
days after the first meeting.

When the general assembly decides on amendments to the statutes, null votes,
blank votes and abstentions are not taken into account for the calculation of
majorities.

Article 20 - Dissolution, free contribution of universality,
transformation

The general assemblyGeneral Assembly can only pronounce the dissolution of the association under
the same conditions as those relating to the modification of the object or the
disinterested goal for which the association was constituted.

The general assemblyGeneral Assembly can only decide on a free contribution of universality or
on the transformation of the association into an ASBL, into a cooperative
society company approved as a social enterprise and into a cooperative society social
enterprise approved, company, in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Code Belgian CAC. By default, those decisions are taken by the General Assembly in accordance with article 18 of
Companies and Associationsthe statutes.

When the general assemblyGeneral Assembly decides on the dissolution of the association, a free
contribution of universality or the transformation of the AAISBL association, into an ASBL, into
a cooperative society company approved as a social enterprise and into a cooperative
society social enterprise approved, company, the null votes, blanks votes and abstentions
are not taken into account for the calculation of majorities.

Article 21 – Register of minutes and publications

The decisions of the general assemblyGeneral Assembly are recorded in a register of minutes,
signed at least by the general representatives of the association (see the rule
established by article 30 of the statutes)Secretary-General, as well as by all the full members
and administrators who wish. This register is kept at the registered office
where members can consult it by a simple written and motivated request addressed
to the administrative board, but without moving the register. The administrative board might also decide to maintain the register electronically and provide online access to all members or provide an excerpt of the register at the registered office.

Decisions regarding individuals may be brought to the attention of third
parties, who demonstrate an interest, by a simple letter signed by the
administrator appointed for this purpose. Decisions relating to amendments to
the statutes, the appointment and dismissal of administrators and daily
management delegates as well as the dissolution or transformation of the
association are filed without delay with the competent company court clerk to be
published in the Moniteur Belge.

Titre V – Administrative Board

Article 22 - Composition

The association is administered by an administrative board composed of at least
three people, administrators, appointed by the general assemblyGeneral Assembly amongst the Secretary-General
and members of the Executive Committee, preferably the co-spokespeople and the
treasurer.

Administrators can only be natural persons.

Article 23 - Duration and end of the mandate

The duration of the mandate is unlimited. In the event of renewal of the
mandate, the outgoing administrators are eligible for re-election.

As long as the general assembly has not provided for the replacement of the
administrative board at the end of the administrators' mandate, they shall
remain in office pending a decision of the general assembly. The mandate of the
administrators only expires by the expiry of the term, death, resignation or
revocation. If the death of an administrator has the effect of bringing the
number of administrators to a number lower than the legal or statutory minimum,
an extraordinary general assembly is convened to provide for the replacement of
said administrator.The duration of the mandate is unlimited. In the event of termination of the mandate, the outgoing administrators are eligible for re-election.

An administrator may be dismissed at any time by decision of the General Assembly, without it having to justify its decision. If necessary, the General Assembly provides for the replacement of the dismissed administrator.

Besides dismissal, the mandate of an administrator only terminates by the resignation or death of an administrator. If the death of an administrator has the effect of bringing the number of administrators to a number lower than the legal or statutory minimum, an extraordinary General Assembly is convened to provide for the replacement of said administrator.

Any administrator may be dismissed at any time by decision of the general
assembly, without it having to justify its decision. If necessary, the general
assembly provides for the replacement of the dismissed administrator.

As long as the General Assembly has not provided for the replacement of the dismissed or resigned administrator, the latter shall remain in office pending a decision of the General Assembly concerning the appointment of a new administrator.

Article 24 - Resignation

Any administrator who wishes to resign must notify their resignation in writing
to the other members administrators of the administrative board. In the event of the
resignation of an administrator, the general assemblyGeneral Assembly may be summoned convened to provide
for a replacement. If the resignation has the effect of bringing the number of
administrators to a number lower than the legal or statutory minimum, the
administrator shall remain in office until replaced.

In the event of a vacancy of a mandate, the administrator appointed by the
general assemblyGeneral Assembly to fill it, finishesfulfils the mandate of the one they replace.

Article 25 - Functioning

The administrative board is collegial. It validly takes decisions when they are
taken at a meeting, respecting the attendance and voting quorums provided for in
these statutes.

The administrative board meets minimum once per year, convocation for this meetings shall be sent by letter or electronic mail at least one day prior to the date of the meeting and shall contain the date, time and, insofar as the meeting does not take place online, the location of the meeting as well as the agenda thereof. The administrative board can also meet whenever convened by the Secretary-General, whenever the needs of the association so require or at the request of any administrator.

The meetings of the administrative board may be held by means of audio and / or video conferencing technologies, as agreed by the administrative board, allowing all participants to communicate with each other and allowing for an effective meeting between the persons concerned.

Decisions can also be taken remotely, as long as the decision is taken in
writing and adopted unanimously.

The meetings of the administrative board are chaired by the administrator
designated for this purpose.

Article 26 - Presence and voting quorums

The administrative board meets when convened by the administrator designated for
this purpose, whenever the needs of the association so require or at the request
of an administrator.

It can only rule if an absolute majority of administrators are present or
represented. Decisions are taken by a simple majority of votes present or
represented. Null and blank votes as well as abstentions are not taken into
account for the calculation of majorities. In the event of a parity of votes,
the item is put on the agenda of the next meeting of the Executive Committee. An
administrator can decide to be represented by another administrator, without the
latter being able to hold more than one proxy.

Article 27 – Conflicts of interest

An administrator who, within the framework of a decision to be taken, has a
direct or indirect interest of a patrimonial nature that is opposed to that of
the association, must inform the other administrators before the administrative
board takes the decision. Their declaration and explanations on the nature of
this conflicting interest must appear in the minutes of the meeting of the
administrative board that must take this decision. The administrative board is
not allowed to delegate this decision.

The administrator affected by the conflict of interest described in the
preceding paragraph may not take part in the deliberations of the administrative
board concerning these decisions or these operations, nor take part in the vote
on this point. If the majority of administrators present or represented are in a
position of conflict of interest, the decision or the operation is submitted to
the Executive Committee or the general assemblyGeneral Assembly. In the event of approval of the
decision or the operation by the latter, the administrative board may execute
them. This article does not apply when the decisions of the administrative board
relate to usual transactions entered into under normal market conditions and
guarantees for transactions of the same nature.

An administrator who, within the framework of a decision to be taken, has an
interest of a moral nature that is opposed to that of the association, must
inform the other administrators before the administrative board takes the
decision. If they neglect to do so, any other administrator who is aware of this
conflict must communicate it to the administrative board before the debate takes
place. The administrative board decides, by a vote in which the administrator in
question cannot take part, whether or not the latter can participate in the
debate and the vote. The decision of the body must be mentioned in the minutes
of the meeting. The administrative board is not allowed to delegate this
decision.

Article 28 - Register of minutes

The decisions of the administrative board are recorded in a register of minutes
signed by the general representatives of the association (see the rule
establishedat least by article 31 of the statutes),Secretary-General and all the other administrators who so
wish. This register is kept at the registered office where members can read it
with a simple written and motivated request addressed to the administrative
board, but without moving the register. The administrative board might also decide to maintain the register electronically and provide online access to all members or provide an excerpt of the register at the registered office.

Article 29 - Powers

The administrative board has the power to perform all acts necessary or useful
for the achievement of the purpose of the association as defined above. Are
excluded from its competence the acts reserved by law or by these statutes to
that of the general assembly.shall have the power to perform all acts necessary or useful for the realisation of the objects and the disinterested goal of the association, except for such acts for which the General Assembly has exclusive authority under the law or in accordance with these statutes.

Notwithstanding the obligations arising from functioning as a collegial board, namely consultation and supervision, the administrators may share the management tasks amongst themselves. This division of labour cannot be invoked as against third parties, even after the same has been made public. However, non-compliance with the same shall jeopardise the internal liability of the administrator(s) concerned.

Article 30 - Daily management

The administrative board may delegate, under its responsibility, the daily
management of the association, with the use of the signature relating thereto,
to one or more employees or administrators of the association.

If there are several of them, they act individually, following the limits set in
the delegation order adopted by the administrative board.

The duration of the mandate of the daily management delegate is linked to the
term of the employment contract for employees and the term of office for
administrators.

The daily management includes both acts and decisions which do not exceed the
needs of the daily life of the association and acts and decisions that, either
because of the minor interest they represent, or because of their urgent nature,
do not justify the intervention of the administrative board.

Article 31 – General representation of the association

Legal actions, both as plaintiff and defendant, are brought or supported in the
name of the association by at least one administrator. The administrative board
can delegate this task to a legal council and/or lawyer.

The acts that bind the association, other than those of daily management, are
signed, unless there is a special delegation from the body, by two
administrators, who will not have to justify their powers to third parties.

Article 32 - Publications

The acts relating to the appointment or termination of the functions of the
administrators and the persons delegated to the daily management include their
surname, first names, domicile, national number, date and place of birth.

All deeds are filed as soon as possible with the competent company court clerk,
in order to be published in the Moniteur Belge.

Article 33 - Liability of administrators

The administrators do not contract any personal obligation in relation to the
commitments of the association. They are only liable for faults committed in the
execution of their mandate.

The administrators and daily management delegates shall be liable to the association for errors committed during the performance of their duties.

With regard to third parties, the administrators shall be liable for extra-contractual errors.

However, administrators are liable only for decisions, acts or conduct that are manifestly outside the range within which normally prudent and careful administrator, placed in the same circumstances, might reasonably differ.

The administrative board is in principle jointly and severally liable unless an administrator proves that he has reported the alleged error to the administrative board, in which case the administrator concerned is relieved of liability.

If the liability of the administrative board or its administrators is retained, it shall be limited to the liability that is mandatorily imposed under the law.

Title VI – Executive Committee

Article 34 - Composition

The administrative board is advised and supported by an executive committee
composed of at least three people, appointed by the general assemblyGeneral Gssembly.

Executive committee members can only be natural persons.

Article 35 - Format, role and functioning

The dispositions and rules regarding the mandate, appointment, resignation,
dismissal, powers, functioning and decision making of the executive committee
are detailed in the Internal Rules of Procedure.

Title VII – Internal Rules of Procedures

Article 36 - Adoption and modification

The administrative board shall draw up all such Internal Rules of Procedure detailProcedures (IRP) as it may deem necessary and present these at the General Assembly for approval and for any possible amendments. Such internal regulations may not contain any provisions ofcontrary to the StatutesCAC or the statutes.

Internal Rules of Procedure (IRP) are drawn up by the administrative board and
presented at the general assembly for approval and for any possible amendments.
The latest approved version of the IRP is available at the association's
headquarters and on its website. It can be obtained with a simple written
request sent to the administrative board.The IRP and any amendments thereto shall be notified to the Members in accordance with Article 2:32 of the CAC, if applicable. The latest approved version of the IRP shall always be available for inspection at the registered office of the association and on the website of the association. It can be obtained with a simple written request sent to the administrative board.

Title VIII – Accounts and budgets

Article 37 - Financial year and account management

The fiscalfinancial year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31.

The administrative board prepares and closes the accounts for the past financial year in accordance
with the provisions of Book 3 of the Companies and Associations CodeCAC and Book
III, Title 3, Chapter 2 of the Code of Economic Law, as well as the budget of
the following year and submits them for approval to the annual general assemblyGeneral Assembly.

After approval of the financial statements by the annual General Assembly, the latter decides in a separate vote on the administrator's discharge. This discharge is only legally valid if the true state of the association is not obscured by any omission or incorrect statement in the annual accounts, and, with regard to the additional transaction under the articles of association or contrary to the law, if these are specifically indicated in the convening notice.

Title IX – Dissolution and liquidation

Article 38 - Liquidation

Except in case of judicial dissolution, only the general assemblyGeneral Assembly can pronounce
the dissolution of the association in accordance with Book 2, Title 8, Chapter 2 and 3
of the Code of CompaniesCAC and Associationsarticle 20 of the statutes.

In this case, the general assemblyGeneral Assembly appoints one or more liquidators, determines
their powers and their possible compensation, and indicates the allocation to be
given to the net assets that can only be made for disinterested purposes similar to the disinterested goal as described in article 4 of the statutes.

Article 39 - Allocation of remaining net assets

In all cases of voluntary or judicial dissolution, after the settlement of
debts, the net assets will be assigned to another organisation that pursues a
similar non-profit purposedisinterested goal as described in article 4 of the statutes.

Title X – Final Provision

Article 40 - Application of the Companies and Associations
Code

Everything that is not explicitly provided for in these statutes is regulated by
the Code of companies and associations, and with regard to the management of
accounts, by Book III, Title 3, Chapter 2 of the Code of economic law.

Everything that is not explicitly provided for in these statutes is regulated by the CAC or any changes, any replacements or (future) implementations thereof.