The statutes of the association Forum für Waste Management and Contaminated Site Treatment e. V.
§ 1
Name, registered office and financial year
(1) The name of the association is "Forum für Waste Management and Contaminated Site Treatment 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 has been recognized by the responsible tax office in accordance with §§ 51 ff of the AO 1977 as
charitable and in accordance with § 10 b EStG as particularly worthy of support
.
(4) The financial year is the calendar year.
§ 2
Purpose of the association
(1) The association pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes in the
sense of the section "Tax-privileged purposes" of the German 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 Dresden University of Technology (TUD) in the fulfillment
of its tasks in research and teaching.
Furthermore, it aims to establish a close and lasting connection between the 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
specialist field, as well as the relevant branches of trade and industry
at national and international level, focusing on the specialist field of waste management.
(3) The purpose is also to advise and support students in carrying out their practical work, during their studies and when transferring from
the university to practical life.
(4) The purpose of the articles of association is realized in particular by:
a) carrying out 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 the results of its own research
f) holding seminars and colloquia
g) founding or participating in legal entities that pursue the same objectives
h) participating in the exchange of publications.
(5) Employees, associates and members are free to engage in scientific activities
in accordance with § 2, para. 4. The Executive Board,
or third parties have no right to issue instructions regarding content. Projects in which academic freedom is not guaranteed
will not be carried out.
(6) The association is selflessly active: it does not primarily pursue its own economic
goals.
(7) The association does not aim to make a profit. The association's funds may only be used for statutory purposes. No person may benefit from expenses that are alien to the purpose of the association or from disproportionately
high remuneration. Expenditure and remuneration may 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) If members leave or are expelled or if the association is dissolved, there are 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.
§ Section 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 appointed honorary members by the General Meeting at the proposal of the Board of Directors. Honorary members have all
the rights of ordinary members. However, they are not obliged to pay membership fees
.
(4) All ordinary members have the same rights.
§ 5
Termination of membership
Membership shall be terminated
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 membership fee in twenty times the amount,
the obligation to pay the membership fee is discharged for the duration of the membership.
(4) Membership entitles the member to a discount of 30%
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.
§ Section 7
Bodies of the association
The bodies of the association are
a) Executive Board
b) Advisory Board
c) General Meeting
§ 8
The Executive Board
(1) The Executive Board consists of the Chairperson, 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 Assembly for a term 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, which must be convened by the Chairman of the Board of Directors with at least two weeks' notice to
, 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 has the casting vote; in his absence, his deputy
has the casting vote. Votes cast in writing by absent members
do not count; proxy voting is excluded.
(5) The Board of Directors determines 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 if he is unable to do so.
(7) The secretary and the treasurer support the chairman in the
execution of his duties. In particular, the treasurer is responsible for
cash management.
(8) The Chairperson 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 for the Association should 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 is 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
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
the Executive Board shall issue 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 1 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)Adoption of the annual financial statements and granting discharge to the Board of Directors,
Council and Treasurer on the basis of the auditors' report,
c)Approval of funds for the purposes stated in § 2 on the basis of applications
by the Board of Directors,
d)Membership fee 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 applications 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 no later than two weeks before the meeting
.
(5) Unless otherwise stipulated in the Articles of Association (Section 11
No. 2), the majority of votes cast shall decide in the event of a vote, with the
Chairman casting the deciding vote in the event of a tie.
(6) Minutes shall be taken of the General Meeting, which shall be executed by the Chairman and the Secretary.
§ 11
Managing Director
The Association may use the services of a managing director to handle day-to-day business. This person works on the instructions of the Chairman.
§ Section 12
Amendment of the articles of association and dissolution of the association
(1) Motions to amend the Articles of Association or to dissolve the Association may be submitted by the Executive Board, the Advisory Board or at least one third of the members. The decision is 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) If the association is dissolved or the corporate body is dissolved or if
tax-privileged purposes cease to exist, the remaining assets of the association after dissolution
of all liabilities shall be transferred to the non-profit organization Gesellschaft von Freunden und
Förderern der TU Dresden e.V., which may be used directly and exclusively to promote
and support science and research in waste and recycling management at TU Dresden.
Tax number: 203/140/03900
§ 13
Announcements
Announcements of the association are made by ordinary letter or email.
The statutes in this current version were confirmed by the general meeting on 01.10.2015