Admission of members

Article 5 of the statutes of the FAIB states that the Federation can admit as full members:

  • associations, institutions and other organisations which have a membership, an objective or an activity of an international nature
  • and which have their foundation in Belgium

In the context of article 5, the following rules apply.

To become and to remain a member, an international association is required

  • to have an international nature
  • to be constituted on a permanent basis
  • to be totally without intentions of making a profit
  • to possess an honourable objective – and to pursue this objective and not another under cover of the objective declared in its statutes
  • to have a stable financial structure, and to be able to prove the honest acquisition, management and use of its financial resources
  • to pursue the declared activities in practice and not simply to exist in name only

An Admissions Committee is charged with examining the extent to which an applicant association answers these requirements.  In order to allow this Committee to study the applications fully, associations applying for membership should submit the following documents:

  • their statutes
  • the names of the current members of the Board of Directors
  • the most recent financial report
  • the most recent report of activities carried out

In addition the members of the Admissions Committee may pose further questions which seem to them relevant.

The Admissions Committee reports to the Board of Directors, which, in accordance with article 6 of the statutes, has the responsibility of making a decision on the result of the application.

In accordance with the same article 6, any association whose application is rejected by the Board of Directors has the right of appeal against the decision to the General Assembly.

Article 8 of the statutes of the FAIB states that 'any member of the  association may at any time resign by sending a signed letter to the  President.  A resignation made in this way only becomes effective at the  end of the financial year in which the resignation was notified.'

 

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