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EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY

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NAME AND PLACE OF BUSINESS
1. The name of the Association is the EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY (hereinafter for convenience
  referred
  to as “the Academy”).
2. The principal place of business of the Academy shall be LUGANO, CANTON OF TICINO, SWITZERLAND.
3. The official language of the Academy shall be English, and the Academy is governed by the present English
  version
  of the
  Statutes; this takes precedent over any translations into other languages that are for information only.
OBJECTIVES OF THE ACADEMY
1. The advancement of excellence in clinical care, research, education and training in the fields of Dermatology
  and
  Venereology.
2. The funding and the operation of an Academy for the purpose of providing the highest quality of advanced medical
  training in Dermatology and Venereology and related fields of medicine, science and research.
3. The promotion of the highest standards of clinical care in the aforementioned specialties.
4. The maintenance and enhancement of high standards in professions related to Dermatology and Venereology and
  public
  health services and other professions or practices that the Academy may from time to time consider relevant.
5. The education of the public and of patients, particularly those with cutaneous or venereal diseases, and
  advocacy on
  their behalf.
6. The preparation, editing, publication and circulation of such papers, books, journals or other literary or
  electronically-basedmatter asmayseemconducivetotheobjectivesoftheAcademy.
7. The purchase, lease, exchange, hire or otherwise acquisition in the name of the Academy of any real or personal
  property
  or any rights or privileges that the Academy deems necessary or conducive to the promotion of its objects and to
  maintain, alter or construct any building or structure necessary or convenient for the work of the Academy.
8. The sale, lease, mortgage, disposition or any other dealings concerning all or any of the property or properties
  of the
  Academy.
9. The employment of such persons and/or the retention of the services of such persons, companies or corporations
  as are
  necessary to realise the objectives of the Academy.
10. The pursuit of any other lawful activities that may be incidental or conducive to the realisation of the
  objectives of
  the Academy.
NON-PROFIT-MAKING
1. The Academy shall be a non-profit-making organisation.
MEMBERSHIP
1. All applications for membership must be sent to the Membership Department team who shall from time to time
  present
  membership applications to the Secretary General, the Executive Committee or the Board Members for approval or
  rejection, and for the determination of the category to which the Member will be assigned.
2. All applicants for membership must agree to comply with all the rules relating to membership as outlined in the
  bylaws
  of the Academy from time to time.
3. The first twelve calendar months’ membership represents a qualifying period. During this period Members are not
  entitled
  to the ordinary rights of membership, including the rights to vote, to stand for any elections, to endorse
  membership
  applications and to propose or second any candidates for election.
4. The number of Members shall be unlimited. It cannot however at any time be less than three.

CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP
1. Associate Members:
  1. This category of membership is open to any person with special interests in Dermatology / Venereology, who
    accepts the
    purpose and aims of the EADV and whose application is approved according to Article 4 of these Statutes.
  2. Associate Members are entitled to vote but are not eligible to be elected to the Board or to serve as
    Officers of the
    Academy.
2. Fellow Members:
  1. This category of membership is open to:
    - Specialists in Dermatology and/or Venereology who are certified as specialists in Europe.
    - European nationals who are certified as specialists in Dermatology and/or Venereology.
    - Scientists holding a PhD degree or the equivalent in Dermatology and/or Venereology and/or Cutaneous
      Biology-related
      subjects and who are engaged in full time research in these or related subjects.
  2. Fellow Members are entitled to vote and are eligible to be elected to the Board and to serve as Officers of
    the Academy.
3. Junior Members:
  1. This category of membership is open to physicians or scientists (see above) in full time training in
    Dermatology and/or
    Venereology or related sciences, or who have recently been certified as a specialist or PhD scientist in
    these sciences.
  2. A Junior Member may become a Fellow Member provided he/she produces evidence of certification of
    specialisation or
    completion of scientific training according to the application procedure set out in Article 4 (A) of these
    Statutes.
    Junior Members have the option of continuing in this category even after full specialisation until they
    reach 35 years
    of age.
  3. Junior Members pay a reduced membership fee.
  4. Physicians or scientists under 35 years of age are entitled to apply to become Fellow Members before
    reaching the age of
    35 years if they so wish and if they satisfy the requirements for Fellow Member membership outlined in
    Statute 5(B)
    above.
  5. Junior Members are entitled to vote but are not eligible to be elected to the Board or to serve as Officers
    of the
    Academy.
4. Senior Members:
  1. This category of membership is open to specialists in Dermatology and/or Venereology who have retired (i.e.
    reached 65
    years of age). However, Fellow Members who reach 65 years of age may continue to stay in the Fellow Member
    category with
    all rights and obligations, should they so wish.
  2. Senior Members pay reduced membership fees.
  3. Senior Members are eligible to vote, but are not eligible to be elected to the Board or to serve as Officers
    of the
    Academy.
5. International Fellow Members:
  1. This category of membership is open to:
    - Specialists in Dermatology and/or Venereology of non-European nationality who are certified as
      specialists outside
      Europe and who provide evidence of certification and whose application is approved according to Article
      4 of these
      Statutes.
    - Scientists holding a PhD Degree or the equivalent in Dermatology and/or Venereology and/or Cutaneous
      Biology-related
      subjects and who are engaged in full time research in these or related subjects.
  2. International Fellow Members are entitled to vote and are eligible to be elected to the Board, but not to
    serve as
    Officers of the Academy.
6. International Junior Members:
  1. This category of membership is open to physicians or scientists of non-European nationality in full time
    training in
    Dermatology and/or Venereology or related sciences outside Europe or who have recently been certified as a
    specialist or
    PhD scientist in these sciences.
  2. An International Junior Member shall become an International Fellow Member provided he/she produces evidence
    of
    certification of specialisation or completion of scientific training according to the application procedure
    set out in
    Article 4 (A) of these Statutes. Members in this category have the option of continuing in this category
    even after full
    specialisation until they reach 35 years of age.
  3. International Junior Members pay a reduced fee.
  4. Non-European physicians or scientists under 35 years of age are entitled to apply to become International
    Fellow Members
    before reaching 35 years of age if they so wish and if they satisfy the requirements for International
    Fellow Member
    membership outlined in Statute 5 (E) above.
  5. International Junior Members are entitled to vote but are not eligible to be elected to the Board or to
    serve as
    Officers of the Academy.
7. Corporate Members:
  1. Corporate Members are organizations that are particularly active in the field of Dermatology and/or
    Venereology.
    Corporate Members can include:
    - National European Dermatology / Venereology societies.
    - Corporate Healthcare companies with a major interest in Dermatology / Venereology.
    - Any other bona fide organisation related to Dermatology / Venereology and approved by the Executive
      Committee.
  2. Corporate Members are not entitled to vote and are not eligible to be elected to the Board or to serve as
    Officers of
    the Academy.
8. Honorary Members:
  1. This category of membership is granted by the Board to distinguished persons who have performed particular
    meritorious
    services to Dermatology and/or Venereology and/or to the Academy.
  2. All Founding Members of the Academy.
  3. Honorary Members pay no membership fees.
  4. Honorary Members shall be entitled to vote but are not eligible to be elected to the Board or to serve as
    Officers of
    the Academy.
9. Nurse and Medical Assistant Members:
  1. This category of membership is open to licensed practical, registered or practitioner nurses and medical
    assistants
    involved in the nursing care of dermatology and venereology patients.
  2. Nurse and Medical Assistant Members are entitled to vote but are not eligible to be elected to the Board or
    to serve as
    Officers of the Academy.
10. Student Members:
  1. This category of membership is open to medical students who have not yet achieved their medical degree and
    who show
    interest in Dermatology / Venereology. Medical students who have not yet started a training in Dermatology /
    Venereology.
  2. Student Members are not entitled to vote and are not eligible to be elected to the Board or to serve as
    Officers of the
    Academy.

SUSPENSION OF MEMBERSHIP
1. Annual membership fees must be credited to the Academy by May 31 (January 31 starting with 2022). A n y Member
  whose fee
  is not credited to the Academy is excluded from all rights of membership and from all benefits. Any Member whose
  fee is
  credited to the Academy after May 31 (January 31 starting with 2022) shall have his/her membership benefits
  restored
  from the credit date, and membership rights ( such as voting, standing for election, endorsing membership
  applications
  and proposing and seconding candidates for any election) restored from January 1 of the following year.
TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP
1. Death.
2. Resignation in writing (via mail and/or electronic mail) to the Membership Department.
3. For Fellow Members, Junior Members, International Fellow/Junior Members, Honorary Members and Nurse and Medical
  Assistant Members, loss of license to practice as a physician or loss of recognition of specialist status on
  grounds
  other than age or illness; for scientists, loss of respected standing or change from full- time research status.
4. Expulsion (pursuant to Statute 8 hereof).
5. Loss of the quality as a member following any of the categories of membership of the Academy pursuant to Statute
  5
  hereof.
EXPULSION FROM MEMBERSHIP
1. Subject to Statute 8 (B), the Executive Committee, having received a complaint in writing about a Member, may
  expel that
  Member from the Academy if, in the opinion of a majority comprising not less than two thirds of the Members
  voting in
  secret ballot, shall deem such person to be an unfit or unsuitable Member of the Academy by reason, or on
  account of,
  his/her failure to observe any of the Statutes of the Academy or of his/her having acted or behaved, or omitted
  to act
  or behave, in any respect in a manner deemed to be detrimental to the interests of the profession or the
  Academy, or
  calculated to bring the Academy into disrepute.
2. Such Members shall be given not less than 14 days’ clear notice of such a Meeting and shall be entitled to be
  present at
  the Meeting in person and/or represented by their legal advisors and shall be entitled to a hearing at any such
  Meeting.
3. Subject to the approval of not less than two thirds of the Members of the Executive Committee voting at the
  meeting, a
  sanction less severe than expulsion (and to include suspension from membership for such period as may be thought
  fit)
  may be imposed.
4. A Member to be expelled, or otherwise dealt with in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this statute,
  shall
  forfeit all claims to return of any monies paid by him to the Academy whether for annual membership fee or
  howsoever
  otherwise.
5. The Executive Committee, if it so decides, may request the Ethics Committee to examine the issues
  relatingtotheconductofaMember whoseexpulsionhasbeingproposedandtoreportitsfindingsto the Executive Committee
  prior to a
  vote being taken.
6. An expulsion may be appealed before the Board within 30 days. The Board shall consider the matter at the next
  meeting.
  The expelled Member shall be invited to attend. The Member shall remain suspended from membership till the Board
  has
  reached a decision.
MEMBERSHIP FEES
1. The membership fee for all categories of membership shall be determined by the Executive Committee from
  time to time and shall be paid at the beginning of each calendar year in a single payment.
  The Executive Committee may grant a reduction in the membership fee in exceptional cases.
9b. BODIES OF THE ACADEMY
1. The General Meeting
2. The Board of the Representatives(referred to as the “Board”)
3. The Executive Committee (referred to as the “Committee”)
4. The General Manager( referred to as the “CEO”)
GENERAL MEETING
1. The Academy shall in each year hold an Annual General Meeting in addition to any other meetings in that year and
  shall
  specify the meeting as such in the Notices convening it. Not more than eighteen months shall elapse between the
  date of
  one Annual General Meeting of the Academy and the date of the next.
  The Annual General Meeting of the Academy shall be held at such a time and at such a place as the Executive
  Committee
  shall appoint. All General Meetings other than the Annual General Meeting shall be called Extraordinary General
  Meetings.
  An Extraordinary General Meeting shall be convened by the Secretary General on receipt of a requisition in
  writing
  clearly outlining the purpose of the Extraordinary General Meeting from the Executive Committee or
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  50% (fifty per cent) plus one of the Board or 1/5 (one fifth) of the membership with voting right of the
  Academy.
  Extraordinary General Meetings may take place immediately after any Annual General Meeting.
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS
1. Not less than six weeks’ notice shall be given of all General Meetings except in the case of an emergency when
  the
  Executive Committee may convene an Extraordinary General Meeting on giving not less than fourteen days’ notice.
  
  Notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is served, or deemed to be served, and of the day for which it
  is given
  and shall specify the place, day, hour and agenda of the meeting and, in the case of special business, which
  shall
  include any matter that may require a resolution of the Members of the Academy, details of the general nature of
  that
  business. Notice will be sent (together with all necessary accompanying documentation and voting papers) to each
  Member
  by ordinary mail and/or by publication in the EADV news and/or the official journal of the Academy and/or
  electronically
  and/or via the EADV website.
PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS
1. All business shall be deemed special that is transacted at an Extraordinary General Meeting and also all that is
  transacted at an Annual General Meeting with the exception of the following matters that shall be deemed to be
  the
  ordinary business of the Annual General Meeting as follows:
  1. The presentation of the President’s report.
  2. The presentation of the Secretary General’s report.
  3. The presentation of the Treasurer’s report.
  4. The election of the President-Elect.
2. The reports shall relate to the previous calendar year, but also include an update on the current year and
  plansforthe
  upcomingyear.Thepresentationofanyreportsisforinformationonly.
  1. No business shall be transacted at any General Meeting unless a quorum of Members is present at the time
    when the
    meeting proceeds to business. Save as otherwise specifically provided, twenty-five Members present in person
    shall be a
    quorum.
  2. No motion or resolution of the Members shall be passed at any General Meeting unless the subject of such
    motion or
    resolution is noted in the agenda of the relevant General Meeting circulated in accordance with Article 11
    hereof.
  3. Any resolution of the Members to be passed at any General Meeting shall be passed by a majority of the
    Members voting at
    the relevant General Meeting.
  4. A Member shall not at any time vote on any matter relating to a contract, proposed contract or legal
    proceedings between
    the Academy and himself/herself or his/her spouse or any of his/her ascendants or direct descendants.
3. If within half an hour from the time appointed for the Meeting a quorum is not present, the Meeting shall stand
  adjourned to such other day, time and place as the Executive Committee may decide and if at the adjourned
  Meeting a
  quorum is not present within half an hour of the time appointed for the Meeting, the Members present shall
  constitute a
  quorum.
4. The President of the Academy shall preside at every General Meeting of the Academy with all appropriate powers
  and
  privileges. If he/she is unable to attend, the President-Elect of the Academy shall preside; if neither is able
  to
  attend the President shall nominate an Officer of the Academy to preside in his/her absence. The President or
  his
  nominated replacement will, as presiding officer of the General Meeting, have a casting vote.
VOTES OF MEMBERS
1. Eligibility to vote:
  
  Every Associate, Fellow, Junior, Honorary, Senior, Nurse and Medical Assistant and International Fellow/Junior
  Member
  has one vote.
2. Exclusion from voting:
  
  No Member shall be entitled to vote at any General Meeting unless his/her current annual membership fees and
  other sums
  due to the Academy from him/her shall have been credited in full by May 31 (January 31 starting with 2022) as
  specified
  in Article 6.
  Corporate Members and Student Members are not entitled to vote as set out in Article 5 (G) (2) for Corporate
  Members and
  Article 5 (J) (2) for Student Members.
3. Validity of votes:
  
  No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the General Meeting or adjourned
  General
  Meeting at which the contested vote is given. Every vote not disallowed at such General Meeting shall be valid
  for all
  purposes exercised at that General Meeting. Any such objection made in due time shall be referred to the
  Chairperson of
  the General Meeting whose decision shall be final and conclusive.
4. Procedure of voting:
  
  Voting may be carried out personally, or by post or by electronic mail, as detailed in the convening notice. The
  details
  of the relevant voting procedure shall be decided from time to time by the Executive Committee and will be
  outlined in
  the notice convening such meetings.
5. Administration of elections:
  
  Unless otherwise specified by the Executive Committee, the Secretary General and the administrative staff shall
  administer elections with the advice and assistance of the Academy’s legal Advisors and with the assistance of
  the
  Nomination and Election Monitoring Committee.
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION
1. Only Fellow Members and International Fellow Members are entitled to stand for election. All candidates going
  forward
  for election must be approved by the Nomination and Election Monitoring Committee. All candidates must agree to
  adhere
  to the Code of Conduct of the Academy, complete the Conflict of Interest
  statement of the Academy and adhere to the Rules governing the behaviour of candidates presenting for election
  as
  provided for in the bylaws. Failure to do so may invalidate the candidature.
BOARD
1. OneBoardMemberfromeachEuropeanCountryofwhichthevotingmembershipislessthanonehundred.
2. Two Board Members from European Countries whose voting membership exceeds one hundred.
3. Two Board Members representing the International Members.
ELECTIONS TO THE BOARD
1. Voting Members from each eligible European Country shall elect their Board Member or Members by voting in an
  election of
  all eligible Members in that country administered by the Secretary General of the Academy according to 13(D) and
  (E)
  above and subject to Article 17 below. Each candidate putting himself/herself forward for election to the Board
  is
  considered as representing the European Country where the candidate has his/her EADV registration. Each
  candidate must
  be proposed and seconded by voting Members having his/her EADV registration in that same European Country.
2. Voting International Members shall elect their two Board Members by voting in an election of all eligible
  International
  Members administered by the Secretary General of the Academy according to 13(D) and (E) above and subject to
  Article 17
  below. Each candidate putting himself/herself forward for election to the Board is representing the
  International
  Members. Each candidate must be proposed and seconded by voting International Members. The two Board Members
  representing the International Members must not be from the same country.
3. The President and President-Elect are Members of the Board and the Immediate Past-President remains a member of
  the
  Board for two years after the end of his/her term as President. Each retains therighttovote,butonlythe
  presidingofficerhasacastingvote.
4. The President or his nominee is the presiding officer at all meetings of the Board.
5. The Board representatives of each eligible European Country and the Board representatives of the International
  Members
  are elected for a period of three years and may be re-elected once.
ELIGIBLE EUROPEAN MEMBER COUNTRIES
1. The eligible European Countries shall be the countries recognized as being within the geographic boundaries of
  Europe by
  the European Union together with any other European Country situated at least partly within the geographic
  boundaries of
  Europe that has been accepted as an eligible European Country by the Board. Regardless of their geographic
  location
  European Countries shall not be entitled to elect a Member to the Board unless:
  - There are 20 voting Members of the Academy registered from that country
  - It has been shown to the satisfaction of the Board that at least 25% of the total of specialists in
    Dermatology and/or
    Venereology and/or eligible scientists resident in that country are registered as voting Members of the
    Academy.
2. European countries including San Marino, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Andorra and the Vatican State and others that
  may be
  considered from time to time appropriate by the Members voting at the Annual General Meeting shall have their
  interests
  represented by the Immediate Past-President of the Academy.
POWERS, DUTIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE BOARD
1. The Board shall perform the following activities:
  1. The Board shall:
    - Make all strategic decisions that affect the development of the Academy.
    - Approve the Officers’ reports.
    - Decide on the annual budget.
    - Propose and decide motions.
    - Amend the Statutes in accordance with Article 24.
  2. The Board shall elect and dismiss the following Members of the Executive Committee who are not Members of
    the Board:
    - The Secretary General.
    - The Secretary General-Elect.
    - The Treasurer.
    - The Treasurer-Elect.
    - Any other Officers as the Board may deem useful. The number of Officers of the Academy is limited to a
      maximum of twelve
      in total.
  3. The Board shall appoint and dismiss the CEO of the Academy.
  4. The Board shall elect and dismiss the following Committees and their Chairpersons:
    - The Ethics Committee.
    - The Finance Committee.
    - The Nomination and Election Monitoring Committee.
    - The Statutes and Development Committee.
    - The Scientific Committee.
    - Any other Committees as the Board may deem useful.
  5. The Board shall appoint the Auditors of the Academy.
2. The Board shall, whenever useful, make, alter or rescind bylaws relating to the following:
  1. The manner of conducting the proceedings of meetings of the Board.
  2. The Officers of the Academy elected by the Board.
  3. The CEO of the Academy.
  4. The Committees of the Academy and their Chairpersons.
  5. Any other activities of the Board.
3. The Board shall meet as often as the interests of the Academy so require, but at least once per annum. The
  meeting shall
  be convened in the following manner:
  1. At the direction of the President.
  2. At the direction of a majority of Members of the Board.
4. No business shall be transacted by the Board unless at least half the Members of the Board are present.
5. Unless expressly stated differently in these Statutes, all resolutions of the Board shall be passed by a
  majority of
  votes cast. If an equal number of votes are cast for and against any resolution, the President or his nominated
  replacement shall have the casting vote.
6. The Secretary General shall take and store the minutes of the Board meetings which shall be signed by the
  President and
  the Secretary General when agreed as a valid record by a vote of a majority of the Members who attended the
  meeting in
  question.
7. A Board Member will be suspended or dismissed from office if suspended or dismissed from membership, or if two
  thirds of
  the voting Members in that country so vote in an election called and administered by the Secretary General.
8. Electronic consultation and voting are acceptable procedures for all Committees, the Executive Committee and the
  Board.
  Any elections shall be conducted by secret ballot.
POWERS, DUTIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
1. The Executive Committee shall perform all such strategic activities of the Academy that, according to those
  Statutes, or
  to any Board decision, are not the responsibility of another Body of the Academy. The Executive Committee shall
  be
  comprised of the Officers in accordance with Article 18 (A) (2) of these Statutes in addition to the following
  Members
  of the Board:
  1. The President of the Academy.
  2. The President-Elect of the Academy.
  3. The Immediate Past-President of the Academy.
  4. Two Members of the Board elected by the Board from amongst its Members.
    These Members shall be from a Country which is not already represented on the Executive Committee by the
    President, the
    President-Elect, the Immediate Past-President or the other Officers of the Academy.
2. The Executive Committee shall, whenever useful, make, alter or rescind bylaws relating to the manner in which
  the
  Executive Committee operates as well as relating to any activities under the responsibility of the Executive
  Committee.
3. The Executive Committee may invite Members of the Academy (or others) to attend meetings or parts thereof in an
  advisory
  role without voting rights.
4. The President or his nominated substitute will preside at all Executive Committee meetings and in the event of a
  tied
  vote shall have a casting vote.
5. All Members of the Executive Committee are entitled to vote on all matters.
6. The Secretary General shall keep and store the minutes of all Executive Committee meetings. These shall be
  signed by the
  President and the Secretary General and agreed as a valid record by a vote of the majority of the Members in
  attendance
  at the Executive Committee meeting in question. On approval, the conclusions of all Executive Committee meetings
  shall
  be forwarded to the Board. In addition, the Board shall receive, on a regular basis, at a minimum, the reports
  of the
  President, Secretary General and Treasurer of the Academy.
POWERS, DUTIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE CEO
1. The CEO shall perform all such operational activities of the Academy that, according to these Statutes or to any
  Board
  decision, are not under the responsibility of another body of the Academy.
2. The CEO shall report to the Board on a regular basis. The CEO shall also regularly liaise with the Executive
  Committee.
3. The CEO is not a Member of the Executive Committee, but attends Executive Committee meetings in a non-voting
  capacity.
4. The CEO shall, whenever useful, make, alter or rescind bylaws relating to the operations of the Academy as well
  as to
  any activities under the responsibility of the CEO.
ACCOUNTS
1. At the end of each financial year the Treasurer with the advice and guidance of the Academy’s accountants (and
  if he/she
  wishes the Finance Committee) shall draw up the annual accounts for the expiring year and the budget for the
  following
  year for consideration by the Board, and ensure that the accounts of the Academy are submitted to the Auditors,
  appointed by the Board, in good time.
DURATION OF OFFICE
1. The duration of office for each Officer of the Academy, the President, the President-Elect and the Immediate
  Past-President is 2 years with the exception of the Secretary General and the Treasurer
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  whose duration of office is for a total of 4 years. Officers of the Academy, the President, the President- Elect
  and the
  Immediate Past-President are not eligible to stand for re- election to any office that they have held at any
  previous
  time.
2. The Secretary General-Elect and the Treasurer-Elect shall assist the Secretary General and Treasurer
  respectively, and
  will become the Secretary General and Treasurer, respectively. They shall be elected during the last 2 years of
  tenure
  of the Officer of the Academy whom they are assisting and whom they will eventually succeed. As above, the
  President-Elect is elected for a period of 2 years and therefore assumes the Presidency for 2 years. For the
  avoidance
  of doubt, the President cannot be re- elected as President-Elect nor can he/she stand for election to any other
  position
  as an Officer of the Academy.
3. Any Officer may hold any Office within the Academy for no longer than 12 years in total. Board and Committee
  membership
  (including Chairmanship) periods do not count.
4. The General Meeting may at any time dismiss the President, the President-Elect and the Immediate Past-President
  of the
  Academy provided that this is on the agenda of the meeting, the Officer of the Academy in question has been
  given notice
  and has an opportunity to present his/her case, and a two thirds majority of Members voting support the
  dismissal.
  
  The Board may at any time dismiss any other Officer, CEO, Chairperson and Committee Member of the Academy
  provided that
  this is on the agenda of the Meeting, the person in question has been given notice and has had an opportunity to
  present
  his/her case, and a two thirds majority of Members voting supports the dismissal.
5. In the event of death, severe illness or incapacity of the President, the President-Elect shall take over the
  function
  of President. If this is required for longer than a 3-month period, then the term of office of the new President
  shall
  be deemed to have started from the time that he/she assumed the Presidency.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
1. Any 2 Members of the Executive Committee and the CEO acting jointly may represent the Academy in all dealings
  with third
  parties including in legal proceedings.
AMENDMENTS TO STATUTES
1. The Board may, with a majority of votes cast, propose changes to the Statutes. Such proposals shall be referred
  to the
  Statutes and Development Committee for formulation and cross-referencing and thereafter presented again to the
  Board for
  its decision by a majority of two thirds of all Board Members.
2. A copy of every proposed amendment to the Statutes that is to be laid before the Board of the Academy shall be
  sent
  (together with all necessary accompanying documentation and voting papers) to each Board Member by ordinary mail
  and/or
  electronically. Amendments to the Statutes may either be accepted or rejected but may not be altered or amended
  by the
  Board. Amendments to the Statutes are published on the EADV Website, in the JEADV and in the EADV News as soon
  as
  approved.
DISSOLUTION
1. In the event of dissolution of the Academy, the Members of the Academy will be notified of the General Meeting
  convened
  for that purpose and be sent voting papers pertaining to this agenda item. They shall, if necessary, appoint
  liquidators, determine their powers and decide on the destination of the assets of the
  dissolved Academy, following discharge of its liabilities. It is admissible to destinate the assets to the
  benefit to
  other institutions with objectives similar to the ones having similar benefits of tax exemption.
  
  In the event of dissolution of the Academy the assets shall be given to other institutions with similar purposes
  and
  which have the same benefits regarding tax exemption.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. 1. All functions performed within the Academy by its Members and by the Members of the Board, of the Executive
    Committee
    and of other Committees must be discharged voluntarily, without salaried reimbursement, and only out of
    pocket expenses
    shall be reimbursed.
  2. Upon previous agreement with the Swiss Tax Authorities, a fee can be granted to the Members of the Board, or
    of
    the
    Executive Committee, or of other Committees, in consideration of their particular activity for EADV.
2. 1. In these Statutes save where the contrary intention expressly appears, the masculine shall include the
    feminine the
    singular the plural and vice versa.
  2. Reference in these Statutes to “in writing” shall include Notices and accompanying documentation sent
    electronically via
    email or other comparable technology, and, for the avoidance of doubt, Notices convening General Meetings of
    the Academy
    and documentation required under these Statutes to accompany such notices may be served electronically and
    where so
    served shall be deemed to have been received by the recipient Member on the date and time of sending unless
    a failure
    notice is received within twelve hours of the email being sent.
3. Members of the Academy are responsible for the debts of the Academy only up to the limit of the value of their
  societary
  share of capital.
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
1. The EADV Statutes are effective upon approval.
2. Any person acting as Officer, CEO, Chairperson or Committee Member of the Academy at the time of the approval of
  these
  new Statutes may finish his/her term in accordance with the Statutes in effect at the time of his/her election.
  Any
  re-elections or re-appointments are governed by these new Statutes.

Approved amendments – 23 September2013

Approved further amendments – 25 May 2017

Further amendments—12 September 2018

Approved further amendments – 27 October 2020

Approved further amendments – 5 May 2021

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