The statutes of the association "Forum für Angewandte Abfall- und Kreislaufwirtschaft e. V."
§ 1
Name, registered office and financial year
(1) The name of the association is "Forum für Angewandte Abfall- und Kreislaufwirtschaft e. V.", abbreviated to FAA e.V.
(2) The Association has its registered office in Pirna and is entered in the Register of Associations of the Pirna Local Court.
(3) The association is recognized by the responsible tax office in the sense of §§ 51 ff of the AO 1977 as a
charitable and in the sense of § 10 b EStG as particularly worthy of support.
recognized.
(4) The financial year is the calendar year.
§ 2
Purpose of the Association
(1) The association pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes within the meaning of
the meaning of the section "Tax-privileged purposes" of the Tax Code.
(2) The purpose of the Association is to promote science and research at the Institute of Waste Management and Circular Economy (IAA) within the Department of Environmental Sciences at the TUD Dresden University of Technology (TUD) in the fulfillment of research and teaching tasks.
research and teaching. Furthermore, it aims to establish a close and lasting connection between the members of the Institute IAA and the TUD in the field of waste management.
members of the Institute IAA at the TUD, the former members of this institute,
other scientific and official institutions, insofar as they are active in the
institutions active in the field, as well as the relevant commercial and industrial sectors
on a national and international level.
(3) The purpose is also to advise and support students in carrying out their practical work, during their studies and when transferring from university to practical life.
the university into practical life.
(4) The purpose of the statutes is realized in particular through
a) organizing scientific events and research projects
b) awarding and arranging research contracts
c) Preparing scientific reports
d) advising citizens who are active in the sense of the purposes of the association
e) publishing in particular its own research results
f) Organizing seminars and colloquia
g) founding or participating in legal entities that pursue the same objectives
h) participation in the exchange of publications.
(5) Employees, collaborators and members are free to engage in scientific activities
in accordance with § 2, para. 4. The Executive Board has no right to issue instructions with regard to content,
nor third parties. Projects in which academic freedom is not guaranteed will not be
is not guaranteed will not be carried out.
(6) The association is selflessly active: it does not primarily pursue its own economic goals.
objectives.
(7) The Association does not seek to make a profit. The Association's funds may only be used for purposes in accordance with the Articles of Association. No person may benefit from expenses that are alien to the purpose of the association or from disproportionately high remuneration.
disproportionately high remuneration. Expenditure and remuneration may not exceed the
not exceed the actual costs incurred.
§ 3
Association funds
(1) The association receives the funds to fulfill its tasks through membership fees,
donations and other contributions.
(2) In the event of withdrawal or expulsion of members or dissolution of the Association, there shall be no claims to paid contributions, donations or other benefits.
(3) The Association's funds may only be used for the purposes set out in the Articles of Association. Members shall not receive any benefits from the Association's funds.
§ 4
Membership
(1) Individuals, associations of persons with legal capacity and legal entities may become members of the Association.
(2) Application is made to the Board of the Association, which decides on admission. It is not obliged to provide information on the reasons for rejection.
(3) Persons who have rendered outstanding services to the Association or the Institute may be
or the Institute may be appointed honorary members by the General Meeting at the proposal of the Executive Board. Honorary members have all
rights of ordinary members. However, they are not obliged to pay
dues.
(4) All ordinary members have the same rights.
§ 5
Termination of membership
Membership shall expire
a) by death;
b) by written notice of resignation, which must be received by the Executive Board three months before the end of the financial year;
c) in special cases by expulsion by resolution of the Board of Directors for good cause, in particular if a member is in arrears with more than one year's membership fee and fails to pay despite two reminders by letter.
§ 6
Contributions
(1) The Association's funds are raised through annual or one-off membership fees
and voluntary donations.
(2) The amount of the membership fees for individuals as well as for associations of persons and legal entities shall be determined by the General Meeting in a membership fee schedule.
(3) By paying the applicable annual contribution in twenty times the amount
the obligation to pay contributions for the duration of membership.
(4) By becoming a member, the member acquires the right to a 30% discount
on the fees for events organized by the Association. Upon request, each member shall receive all publications of the Association free of charge. In the case of associations of persons and legal entities, this discount applies to their statutory bodies.
statutory bodies.
§ 7
Organs of the association
The bodies of the Association are
a) Board of Directors
b) Advisory Board
c) General Meeting
§ 8
The Executive Board
(1) The Executive Board consists of the Chairman, one or two deputies,
the treasurer and his/her deputy as well as the secretary and his/her
deputy. The members of the Executive Board are elected by the General Meeting for a period of four years.
(2) Additional members of the Board of Directors may be elected by the General Meeting.
(3) The re-election of a retiring member is permitted. If the new election does not take place in good time before the term of office expires, the Board of Directors shall remain in office until the new election, with the term of office being extended accordingly.
(4) The Board of Directors manages the business in accordance with the Articles of Association and the resolutions of the General Meeting. It passes resolutions in meetings that are
convened by the Chairman of the Board of Directors at least two weeks in advance, stating the agenda. It is quorate if the meeting has been
properly convened and at least five members are present.
Resolutions are passed by a simple majority of votes. In the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote, or in his absence, his deputy.
of his deputy. Votes cast in writing by absent members
shall not count; proxy voting is excluded.
(5) The Board of Directors shall determine the budget.
(6) The Chairman manages the day-to-day business on behalf of the Board of Directors. He
chairs the General Meeting and the meetings of the Board of Directors, whose agendas he sets. The deputy chairman exercises the powers of the chairman
powers of the Chairman if he is unable to do so.
(7) The Secretary and the Treasurer shall support the Chairman in the
performance of his duties. In particular, the treasurer shall be responsible for
cash management.
(8) The Chairman is the Executive Board within the meaning of § 26 BGB. He represents the association in and out of court.
(9) The signatures of the Chairman and the Treasurer are required for legal transactions that obligate the Association financially.
(10) Signatures on behalf of the Association shall be made in such a way that the signatories
add their signature to the name of the Association.
(11) In the case of important matters requiring a decision by the General Meeting, the Board of Directors shall be authorized to make a decision in accordance with § 8 (1) if it is not possible to wait until a General Meeting has been convened before dealing with the matter.
(12) The Board of Directors may pass resolutions by written vote. Here too, a simple majority of votes shall be decisive; in the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote.
(13) The management of the company is honorary.
(14) Minutes shall be taken of the meetings of the Board of Directors, which shall be signed by the
signed by the Chairman and the Secretary.
§ 9
The Advisory Board
(1) The Advisory Board is elected by the General Meeting for a four-year term of office.
(2) The members of the Executive Board are also members of the Advisory Board. The Chairman shall also chair the Advisory Board.
(3) It is at the discretion of the Chairman to invite individual members of the Association who are not members of the Advisory Board to attend meetings of the Advisory Board as required.
(4) The Advisory Board advises the Board of Directors.
(5) The Advisory Board shall meet together with the Executive Board at the invitation of the Chairman or at the written request of at least half of its members.
§ 10
General Meeting
(1) A General Meeting shall be held every second financial year, to which
to which the Executive Board issues a written invitation at least four weeks in advance, stating the agenda.
(2) Extraordinary General Meetings may be convened by the Chairman. He
must convene them if requested to do so by the Advisory Board or by at least a quarter of the
members belonging to the association on January 01 of the year in question.
the association on January 1st of the year in question. Invitations must be issued at least four weeks in advance.
(3) The General Meeting is responsible for the following tasks in particular:
a)Receipt of the report of the Board of Directors on the past financial year,
b)adopting the annual financial statements and granting discharge to the Executive Board
Board and Treasurer on the basis of the auditors' report,
c)Approval of funds for the purposes specified in § 2 on the basis of proposals
of the Board of Directors,
d)Contribution regulations,
e)Election of the Advisory Board,
f) Election of two auditors for the current financial year,
g)Appointment of honorary members,
h)Handling of motions and suggestions in matters concerning the Association,
i) Amendments to the Articles of Association and dissolution of the Association.
(4) Motions and suggestions must be submitted to the Executive Board at least two weeks before the meeting.
to the Board of Directors.
(5) Unless otherwise stipulated in the Articles of Association (§ 11
2), the majority of the votes cast shall decide, in the event of a tie, the
Chairman.
(6) Minutes shall be taken of the General Meeting, which shall be signed by the Chairman and the Secretary.
§ 11
Managing Director
The Association may make use of the services of a managing director to handle day-to-day business. This person works on the instructions of the Chairman.
§ 12
Amendment of the Articles of Association and dissolution of the Association
(1) Motions to amend the Articles of Association or dissolve the Association may be submitted by the Executive Board, the Advisory Board or at least one third of the members. The decision shall be made at a general meeting.
(2) Resolutions on amendments to the Articles of Association or dissolution of the Association require a majority of at least three quarters of the votes cast at the General Meeting.
(3) In the event of dissolution of the association or dissolution of the corporate body or in the event that
tax-privileged purposes, the remaining assets of the association after the dissolution of
all liabilities to the non-profit organization Gesellschaft von Freunden und
TU Dresden e.V., which shall be used directly and exclusively for the promotion and
and support of science and research in waste and recycling management at TU Dresden.
Tax number: 203/140/03900
§ 13
Announcements
Announcements of the association shall be made by ordinary letter or email.
The statutes in this current version were confirmed by the general meeting on 24.10.2025