Statutes

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF EXHIBITION AND EVENT SERVICES Abbreviated “IFES”

The IFES Statutes is available for download here.

A. General

Article 1 Name

The international non-profit association has the name “International Federation of Exhibition and Event Services ASBL” abbreviated as “IFES”. IFES has been incorporated as an international non-profit association governed by Belgian law and is governed by the stipulations of the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations of 23 March 2019, as amended from time to time (the “BCCA”). To make daily life and work more efficient the officially used language to communicate in IFES is English, while the official language for corporate documents and other official documents of IFES is Dutch.

Article 2 Registered Office

The Association’s registered office is located in the Brussels Capital Region. This address may be changed to any other location in Belgium following a decision of the Board, to be published in the Annexes to the Belgian Official Journal and to be communicated to the Federal Public Service of Justice during the month following which the decision is taken, it being understood that in case the official language of the Statutes would need to be changed further to the relocation of the registered office such relocation, and the according translation of the Statutes, should be approved by the General Assembly.  

Article 3

Year

The IFES financial year is the calendar year starting on 1st January and terminating on 31st December.

Article 4 Mission

IFES is an international federation of companies and associations that are active in the field of exhibition, experience and live marketing as well as the Meetings, Incentive, Congress and Event (“MICE”) industry (the “Industry”). IFES represents and promotes the economic, professional and social interests of its members and their profession. It has non-profit purpose. The mission of IFES is: 4.1 to collect, prepare and disseminate information of a scientific nature for the industry of exhibition, experience and live marketing; to perform studies in areas which are relevant to the Industry; to participate in the development of codes, norms and standards, notably with regard to safety; to organize international conferences, seminars and events; to represent its members and to collaborate with all international institutions and associations; to communicate on behalf and to promote the Industry; to provide a platform for exhibition, experience and live marketing companies to share knowledge, cooperate globally and generate new business opportunities; to provide a clear value add for association members as an extension of their own services as well as to individual IFES members; 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9. to provide emerging markets with a structure in which to develop and establish new associations, thereby enhancing the knowledge flow into the IFES Network.  

B. Membership

Article 5.

Member types

5.1 Full members Full membership of IFES can apply to: 5.1.1 associations which represent the industry of exhibition, experience and live marketing as well as the MICE Industry; 5.1.2 individual corporate companies which operate, manufacture and offer products and services in the field of exhibition, experience and live marketing as well as in the MICE Industry; and 5.1.3 all supplier and consultants which offer and deliver services to the exhibition, experience, live marketing and the MICE Industry. These associations and companies must: demonstrate professional services and fair dealing, have company structures, appropriate personnel and economic conditions to run their business, have worked at least 2 years in the Industry (exceptions can be allowed by the Board), and approve and abide by these Statutes, the Rules of Procedure and the IFES Code of Conduct. 5.2 Supporting Members Supporting members are members who are interested in contacts and information IFES provides, who want to support the objectives of IFES and want to participate in the activities of IFES. Supporting members can be associations, companies or individuals. 5.3 Honorary Members Honorary members are individuals who have rendered outstanding services to exhibition, experience, live marketing and MICE Industry and / or IFES. Whenever reference is made in these Statutes to “member” without specifying that it concerns a full, supporting or honorary member, such reference shall be read as referring to full, supporting and/or, as the case may be, honorary members..  

Article 6

Rights and Obligations of Members

6.1 6.1.1 Voting, Election Law Full members Each full member whom has fully paid its dues, membership fees and levies and is not in breach of these Statutes, the Rules of Procedure or the IFES Code of Conduct and has followed all and every decision of the General Assembly, the Board and the Past Presidents Council, shall have one voting right per resolution in the General Assembly. 6.1.2 Supporting members Supporting members have no voice or vote, but all other rights as set out in this Article 6. Supporting members only have the rights explicitly granted to them in these Statutes, the Code of Conduct and/or the Rules of Procedure. 6.1.3 Honorary members Honorary members have no voting rights, but all other rights as set out in this Article 6. Honorary members only have the rights explicitly granted to them in these Statutes, the Code of Conduct and/or the Rules of Procedure. 6.1.4 Voting rights In case a full member is not able to attend a meeting of the General Assembly, it can transfer its voting rights for that meeting to a legal representative of another full member of IFES (which can be the national association to which such full member is a member or any other full member of IFES) by granting a power of attorney, it being understood that a full member cannot hold more than one fifth of all full members for that given meeting]. To exercise voting rights, legal representatives’ power of attorney must be established through a written document. 6.2 6.2.1 Full Membership rights Each full member shall have the right to receive notices of all meetings of the General Assembly and participate in such meetings.   6.2.2 In addition thereto all full members shall have the membership rights detailed below in these Statutes (including, but not limited to article 6.3), the Rules of Procedure, Code of Conduct and the BCCA. 6.3 Membership rights [6.3.1 Queries Members can submit queries to an adequate extend.] 6.3.1 IFES Logo Each member can use the IFES Logo in its current established version. This Logo can only be used in compliance with the relevant IFES design rules. From the date of suspension and as of the effective date of termination of membership the IFES Logo is not allowed to be used any longer by such member. A grace period will not be granted. 6.3.2 IFES facilities All members can use IFES facilities to a reasonable and adequate extent. In special cases, the reimbursement of the IFES resulting costs may be required before the service is provided completely or partially. 6.3.3 Membership Queries Any full member may submit written and reasoned queries to the Management Office and / or the Board. Queries have to be answered within a period of 6 weeks. 6.3.4 Past Presidents Council For professional or commercial disputes between IFES members they can appeal to the Past Presidents Council of IFES. 6.4 Obligations of Members Members are obliged to promote the objectives of IFES. They should actively participate in the life of IFES. They are particularly committed to: 6.4.1 follow the Statutes of IFES, the IFES Code of Conduct, the Rules of Procedure, the decisions of the General Assembly, the Board and the Past Presidents Council,   6.4.2 communicate any change in their operating activities of a member, the ownership and management that change the conditions of membership permanently, 6.4.3 pay membership fees and contributions in accordance with the rules of these Statutes and the decision of IFES’s responsible decision bodies, 6.4.4 provide the information requested by IFES’s responsible bodies for purposes of IFES, 6.4.5 all members are obliged to keep confidential any information that they receive in the course of their membership. This obligation shall survive the end of a membership.

Article 7

Submission of Application, Resignation, Exclusion

7. 1 Submission of application Applications for membership must be filed online or in writing with the Management Office. All applications must cover full details of IFES required information. Any valid application requires prior approval of IFES’ Statutes, Rules of Procedure and Code of Conduct, payment of admission fee and requires at least one written recommendation letter by an existing member. 7.2 Decision The approval / rejection of applications for membership is at the full and absolute discretion of the Board. The application for admission may be tabled again at the earliest after 1 year. 7.3 Commencement of membership and maturity of fees Membership begins on written acceptance of the application by the Board. The term for membership is one calendar year initially and is renewed annually automatically unless article 7.4 is applicable. All membership fees are payable for the full calendar year, irrespective of the point in time when a membership begins or ends. The Board may, at is discretion, grant pro rata temporis fees in exceptional circumstances. 7.4 Resignation by members   Members may cancel their membership by written notice to the Management Office for the financial year, provided the Management Office has received such notice 3-months prior to the end of the respective calendar year and the notice must be in writing (email or registered letter) If the resignation letter has been received by the Management Office less than 3-months prior to the end of the respective calendar year, the resignation only enters into force at 31 December of the following calendar year and the full membership fee for the following calendar year shall be due. 7.5 7.5.1 Exclusion of members The Board may decide to exclude a member. The Board is required to provide details of the exclusion by the next General Assembly latest. 7.5.2 A member shall be excluded by a decision of the Board in case (i) such member has been requested in writing (by registered letter or email) by two members of the Board or one member of the Board together with the Executive Director to pay outstanding fees or levies and, (ii) since the invitation to pay more than 3 months have elapsed without the outstanding fees or levies having been paid in full. The exclusion is required to be communicated to the member in writing. The deletion will be ineffective and be withdrawn if within one week after receipt of the exclusion message, the residual amount is received in full and in cleared funds. 7.5.3 In addition to the exclusion grounds mentioned in article 7.5.2 and article 7.6 of these Statutes, a member can be excluded by a decision of the Board in the following circumstances, in case such member: commits a substantial breach of these Statutes, the IFES Code of Conduct or the Rules of Procedure; or acts in bad faith in a manner that adversely affects the reputation of IFES or other members of IFES. 7.5.4 In the event the Board decides to exclude a member, the excluded member has a right to appeal the decision in writing to the IFES Past Presidents Council. Such appeal is required to be lodged within 10 calendar days of the member being notified of the Board’s decision to exclude such member. 7.6 Insolvency   Membership may be terminated by the Board if the member is sequestrated, whether provisional order or final order is granted or business rescue order is granted. 7.7 7.7.1. Implications Members who cease to be a member lose, as from the effective date of ceasing to be a member, all membership rights and lose all rights acquired and shall have no claims whatsoever against IFES. 7.7.2. Members who have resigned may again become members with no sanctions by reapplying and by paying outstanding fees. 7.7.3. Members who resigned or were excluded are obliged to fulfil their financial obligations vis-à-vis IFES for the calendar year during which the membership ends (including the full amount of the membership fee for the calendar year during which the member resigned or was excluded) and for all previous calendar years.

Article 8 Contributions, admission fees, levies

8.1 Fees and contributions IFES membership fees, admission fees and (project and special) levies will be recommended by the Board and determined by the General Assembly. Any decision on membership fees, admission fees and (project and special) levies requires the approval of 2/3rd of all full members present or represented at the ordinary or extraordinary General Assembly. 8.2 8.2.1 Amount of IFES membership fee Full members The amount of the membership fee for full members depends on: – – legal form of organization (company or association) for companies: the membership in an association being full member of IFES first membership as individual company or secondary membership as a subsidiary of an existing full member associations of which more than 25 of such association’s members are also full members of IFES can negotiate fee reductions with the Board. – –   The membership fee is determined and approved by the General Assembly with a 2/3rd voting majority of all full members present or represented. 8.2.2 Supporting members The amount of membership fees for supporting members is determined in the same manner as membership fees paid by full members. 8.2.3 Honorary Members Honorary members do not pay any fees or dues. 8.2.4 Early payments discount Membership fees are invoiced in November of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year to which the membership fee relates. Members paying such membership fee in November or December of the year in which the membership fee is invoiced might get entitled to an up to 5% discount on the membership fee concerned. 8.3. Admission fee Full members also have to pay an admission fee, with the exception of (i) subsidiaries of existing members (i.e. secondary membership), and (ii) members of associations being a full member of IFES. The admission fee is determined and approved by the General Assembly with a 2/3rd voting majority of all full members present or represented. 8.4 8.4.1 Project levies The General Assembly shall, from time to time, determine levies to be paid by the full and supporting members for the purpose of meeting all the expenses which IFES has incurred, or which the General Assembly reasonably anticipates IFES will incur in the furtherance of its objects. These levies shall be binding on the full and supporting members upon the approval thereof by a 2/3rd voting majority of all present or represented full members. 8.4.2 The apportionment and the relevant group of members has to be defined by a concept prepared and recommended by the Board and submitted to the members together with the invitation to the General Assembly. It is due once, for a certain period of time or for an indefinite period. It can be raised for the first time in the following financial year after the financial year in which the   decision has been taken by the General Assembly. The apportionment has to be paid by the defined group of full and/or supporting members as determined by the General Assembly. 8.4.3 The full and supporting members shall be liable to pay any levies determined in terms of Article 8.4.1 above or 8.5.1 below from time to time. 8.4.4 The General Assembly shall at the proposal of the Board, prior to the end of each financial year, prepare and take a decision on an itemised estimate of the anticipated income and expenditure (which may include a reasonable provision for contingencies) of IFES during the ensuing financial year, estimate the amount required to be levied upon the full and supporting members during such financial year to meet such anticipated income and expenditure, and impose a levy upon the full and supporting members in such estimated amount. Project levies are determined and approved by the General Assembly with a 2/3rd of the full members present or represented. 8.4.5 The General Assembly shall, as soon as possible after the imposition of the levy in terms of Article 8.4.4, notify each full and supporting member in writing (email) of the amount payable by that full or supporting member. Such amount shall be payable within 30 calendar days of the commencement of the financial year in respect of which the levy is imposed. 8.4.6 Interest shall be payable on arrear levies at such rate as may be determined by the General Assembly from time to time. 8.4.7 Any amount due by a full or supporting member by way of a levy or interest thereon shall be a debt due by such member to IFES. 8.4.8 The obligation of a full or supporting member to pay levies shall cease upon his ceasing to be a member, without prejudice to IFES’s right to recover arrear levies and interest thereon. 8.4.9 No levies or interest paid by a full or supporting member shall under any circumstances be repayable by IFES on such member ceasing to be a member.   8.4.10 No full or supporting member shall be entitled to any of the privileges of membership of IFES unless and until that member has paid all levies and interest thereon, and any other sum, if any, which may be due and payable by that member to IFES, from whatsoever cause arising. 8.5 Special levies The Board may from time to time propose, in addition to the annual membership fee, admission fee and project levies, that the full and supporting members should make a special contribution in respect of anticipated expenses of IFES which have not been included in the estimate of expenditure used by the General Assembly to determine the annual levies envisaged in Article 8.5 provided that: 8.5.1 no special levy shall be imposed on the full and supporting members without the prior approval of 75% majority of attending or represented full members of the General Assembly; 8.5.2 any amount raised by way of a special levy shall be applied solely for the specific purpose for which the General Assembly has advised the full and supporting members and the full members have approved in terms of Article 8.5.1; 8.5.3 any surplus remaining after the special purpose has been achieved shall be maintained by the Board as a separate reserve for any future special purposes which it may be necessary for IFES to undertake in the future; 8.5.4 the Board shall prepare a report to be included in the Annual Financial Statements of IFES setting out details and progress of the special purpose in respect of which the special levies were raised; 8.5.5 the remaining provisions of Article 8.4 shall apply mutatis mutandis to all special levies imposed on the full and supporting members.

C. IFES Bodies

Article 9

IFES Bodies and Rules of Procedure

9.1 IFES consists of the following bodies   – – – – – General Assembly Board Advisory Council Management Office Past Presidents Council 9.2 Rules of Procedure As structure for daily administration matters IFES has adopted Rules of Procedure. These Rules of Procedure are edited by the Board and become valid as from their publication on the IFES Website. The Rules of Procedure administer: – – – – IFES Board IFES Committees IFES Advisory Council IFES Fees (membership fees are subject to the approval by the General Assembly) IFES General Assembly Internal Review of IFES Deadlines Use of Logo – – – – They are published on the IFES Website.

Article 10 General Assembly

10.1 Tasks The General Assembly is the general assembly (“algemene vergadering”) of IFES in the meaning of the BCCA. The General Assembly decides on all basic matters IFES and IFES’ life matters. The General Assembly also decides on: 10.1.1 10.1.2 10.1.3 10.1.4 10.1.5 the budget for the next financial year, the annual membership fee, admission fee and levies, the election and discharge of Board members, the discharge of the management office the treasurer’s financial statements,   10.1.6 10.1.7 10.1.8. change of Statutes, the dissolution and liquidation of IFES, and all other matters reserved to the General Assembly by these Statutes or the BCCA. 10.2 10.2.1 General Assembly meeting Annual General Meeting A General Meeting is required to be convened at least once annually. The convening procedure is governed by these Statutes and the Rules of Procedure. Full members may submit topics for the General Assembly three months prior to the General Assembly meeting. The Management Office will circulate a final agenda one month before the General Assembly. At the request of at least 10 full members, items on the agenda can be changed or added subject to the respective submission being filed with the Management Office two weeks before the meeting of the General Assembly at the latest. Any amendments to this IFES Statutes and the dissolution of IFES shall only be valid and effective if it is approved by 2/3rd of all full members present or represented. 10.2.2 Extraordinary General Assembly meetings A meeting must be convened if the interests of IFES so requires or if at least 2 members of the Board or 1/5 of all full members demand a meeting. The demand for the meeting is required to be in writing and filed with the Management Office at least 6 weeks before the meeting is to begin. 10.2.3 Full members of IFES are personally invited in writing, either by regular post, fax or electronic mail, by the Management Office, at least one month before the date of the meeting. The invitation provide precise information as to the agenda, the date, time and venue of the meeting. 10.2.4 Supporting members and honorary members are invited to attend (annual and extraordinary) meetings of the General Assembly, without having voting rights on such meetings.   10.3 Votes / Resolution Annual or extraordinary General Assemblies may discuss the Association’s business in a valid fashion only if at least one fifth of all full members with voting powers are present or represented. The General Assembly passes resolutions in general by a simple majority of valid votes cast. Abstentions are not considered. 2/3 majority of votes present or represented are required for amendments to the Statutes, the establishment of membership fees, admission fees, project and special levies and the dissolution of IFES. The vote is generally done by a show of voting cards. The General Assembly can declare to use any other method including the secret ballot method or any another method. In the event that the required majority is not obtained, any decision taken shall not be of any force or effect. 10.4 Enfranchisement of Votes In case a full member is not able to attend a meeting of the General Assembly, it can transfer its voting rights for that meeting to a legal representative of any other full member of IFES (which can be the national association to which such full member is a member or any other full member of IFES) by granting a power of attorney, it being understood that a full member cannot represent more than one fifth of all full members during a given meeting. To exercise voting rights, legal representatives’ power of attorney must be established through a written document of the respective full member. The document has to be submitted to the Management Office before the General Assembly begins. Associations can vote up to the number of members they are representing in IFES subject to the association having received a written power of attorney to vote on the given meeting of the General Assembly. The number of votes an association representative represents has to be submitted by a written document to the Management Office one day before the General Assembly begins. 10.5 Approval of Minutes Each annual or extraordinary General Assembly must draw up and keep its minutes, and these will be considered as approved if a simple majority of all full   members present with voting rights do not request modifications over the thirty days following official receipt of the minutes, this without prejudice to the fact that the resolutions approved during the General Assembly will be deemed to be approved and enter into effect as from the date the General Assembly was held and validly approved the resolutions in accordance with these Statutes.

Article 11

Board / Advisory Council

11.1 The Board consists of 5 members. The annual or extraordinary General Assembly elects the President, Vice President Finance (Treasurer), Past President and two Vice Presidents.

11.2 Advisory Council The Advisory Council consists of up to 10 members (no minimum amount of members applies).

11.3 Board / Advisory Council members As Board / Advisory Council members can be selected: IFES owners and / or directors. Executives of the members with their written consent. Board / Advisory Council members are volunteers [and will not be remunerated for taking up this mandate, unless explicitly decided otherwise by the General Assembly with a 2/3rd majority of all full members present or represented.

11.4 Duties The Board is the management body (“bestuursorgaan”) of IFES in the meaning of the BCCA. The Board manages IFES according to the Statutes, the Rules of Procedure, Code of Conduct and within the meaning of the decisions taken by the General Assembly. The Board has the following main tasks: – – preparation of the General Assembly and preparing the agenda, implementation of the resolutions of the General Assembly,   – establishment of a draft budget and draft annual accounts for each financial year, both to be submitted to the General Assembly for approval, producing the annual report and the annual financial statements, ordering and guidance of the Executive Director, the conclusion, amendment and termination of the employment contract of the Executive Director, appointment of Committees, changes and additions to the Rules of Procedure and/or the Code of Conduct, inclusion, withdrawal and exclusion of members, and all other matters reserved to the Board by these Statutes or the BCCA. – – – – – – – – In addition, the Board shall have authority over all matters not explicitly reserved to the General Assembly by these Statutes or the applicable laws. Within the remit of its powers, the Board may delegate specific powers to one or more persons or entities to enable them to carry out particular tasks, it being understood that such powers should be limited to specific powers and cannot in any event comprise the general management of IFES. The Advisory Council has the following main tasks: advising the Board and Management Office representing Committee ideas and advising the Board in its realization thereof – –

11.5

11.5.1 Term Term of Board members All Board / Advisory Council members are elected for a term of two years by the General Assembly. All Board / Advisory Council members can be re-elected. The President can be re-elected once for one additional period of two years. The term of each Board member / Advisory Council member starts at January 1st of the year following his election or on the date as decided by the General Assembly. 11.5.2 Resignation of Board members   Each member remains in office until the new Board member is appointed properly. If a Board member leaves prematurely, the Board may supplement itself. The supplement is only valid until the end of the next General Assembly which will decide to ratify or reject this appointment.

11.5.3 Resignation of Advisory Council members Each member remains in office until the new Advisory Council member is appointed properly. If an Advisory Council member leaves prematurely, the Board may supplement the Advisory Council. The supplement is only valid until the end of the next General Assembly which will decide to ratify or reject this appointment. 11.6 Decisions All Board decisions shall require a simple majority vote. Unless otherwise provided in these Statutes, the Board can only validly deliberate and decide if 50 per cent of all directors are present or duly represented during the given meeting

11.7 Legitimate About all confidential matters the board members are obliged to silence, even after leaving the Board or, as the case may be, the Advisory Council.

11.8 Meetings of the Board The Board meets at least two times a year upon convocation by the [President] or at the request of at least two members of the Board. The convening notices for meetings of the Board shall be sent (by letter, e-mail or otherwise in writing) by the President at least ten calendar days before the scheduled date for the meeting, unless otherwise provided in these Statutes. The notice must indicate the agenda, place, date and time of the meeting. The meetings of the Board may be organised by physical meetings, by phone or videoconference or by any other type of conference electronic support permitting an interactive discussion. In exceptional circumstances the Board may, on the proposal of the President, take a decision in writing, and thus without organising a meeting of the Board, provided that all directors unanimously approve the draft decision. In case this   written decision-making procedure is applied, the President shall send, by email or by any other means, a draft of the decision concerned to all directors. Unless explicitly stated by the President otherwise, the directors can approve the decision by sending a signed copy of the draft resolution or its explicit approval with the draft resolution by email to the President, by use of electronic voting or similar systems, or by any other means. 11.9 External representation The Association may be formally represented in any external relation with third parties by: (a) (b) (c) or (d) two members of the Board, acting jointly; or one member of the Board and the Executive Director, acting jointly; or for matters of daily management, the Executive Director acting alone; special proxy-holders or appointees within the limits of their proxy or appointment granted by the Board. 11.10 Advisory Council meetings The Advisory Council only has an advisory role and no decisional power. Details on the functioning of the Advisory Council may be determined in more detail in the Rules of Procedure.

Article 12 Dissolution / Liquidation

If upon the winding up, deregistration, liquidation or dissolution of IFES, there remains, after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities, any property whatsoever, such property shall be paid to FAMAB STIFTUNG registered under No.3416 / 1025 / 2 at Senatsverwaltung für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz in Berlin. 12.1 The General Assembly shall in its full and absolute discretion appoint the liquidators or judicial manager as the case may be. 12.2 For the purpose of carrying the dissolution, liquidation or winding up process of IFES to its final termination, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Statutes, the persons then constituting the Board and General   Assembly shall remain in office until the earlier of such final termination, on the one hand, or on the other their deaths or other disqualification in terms of this Statutes and/or the BCCA. If vacancies occur, resulting in there being less directors or members in the General Assembly than are needed to establish a quorum, then the remaining directors and members in the General Assembly will form a quorum.

Article 13

Management

Office

13.1 Tasks The Board directs the Management Office of IFES which manages the daily business of the association in the meaning of article 10:10 of the BCCA. The Management Office is run by the Executive Director who is appointed by the Board and her/his assistants . The Management Office shall conduct business in accordance with the law, these Statutes, the Rules of Procedure, the Code of Conduct, the engagement letter and the decisions of the General Assembly. It has to follow the directives issued by Board and instructions / guidelines which may have been adopted for general business policy. 13.2 Appeal of the Manager The Executive Director is appointed by the Board with a salary or fee. The Executive Director is appointed on a mutual agreement  

D. Past Presidents Council and Special Committees

Article 14

Past Presidents Council

14.1 Order If necessary, the Board appoints at least three Past Presidents as Past Presidents Council. All members of the Past Presidents Council have to be member of IFES. 14.2 Tasks The Past Presidents Council decides on request of a party over disagreements between members concerning the interpretation or application of provisions of these Statutes or of measures of the association bodies that may be affected due to these Statutes. 14.3 Procedure The Past Presidents Council may be appointed by the Board with the determination of whether the actions of a member go against the code of conduct of IFES as well as the statutes set out in article 4 or the assumed obligations according to article 6 and article 7 or committed an act which is likely to damage the reputation of IFES. Members may among themselves involve the Past Presidents Council as a conciliation body to handle pending disputes in their professional activities. Before issuing a conciliation proposal the Past Presidents Council has to hear the parties. Incidentally, it may determine its own procedure.

Article 15

Committees

Permanent or temporary committees can be established by the Board. In case a permanent committee is not active it can be maintained dormant. Committee chairs may become Board members after election by the General Assembly. The operating principles of all committees are defined and published in the IFES Rules of Procedure.  

Article 16

Election of domicile

The members of the Board, members of the Management Office, Executive Director, statutory auditors and liquidators may elect domicile at the registered seat of IFES for all purposes in relation to the performance for his or her mandate.

Article 17 General Stipulations

All matters not covered in these statutes, particularly publications to appear in the Appendices to the Belgian Official Journal, are settled in accordance with the stipulations of the BCCA.

 

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