Social Statutes

Art. 1 - Constitution - Name

An international non-profit association governed by the Act of 1901 is set up in accordance with circular of the 2 June 2005.
An international non-profit association called EUROCAPITALES INTERNATIONAL is formed between the persons who adhere to its statutes.
It shall be headquartered at 132 rue de l’abbé Groult, 75015 Paris, France.

Art. 2 – Purpose

The specific purpose of the Association is to:

a) establish and develop relationships and links with natural and juristic persons residing in the national or regional capitals of Europe with a view to exchanging information on European integration, and thus contribute to the emergence and development of a civil society favourable to this idea;

b) provide a framework for exchanges and training on European integration, and support initiatives likeIy to promote the European idea. It shall use any and all appropriate means of action and dissemination.

Art. 3 - Duration

The International Association shall be established for an unlimited period of time; it shall be dissolved when two thirds of its members so decide or twelve after the Management Committee has established that no significant activity is undertaken by it any longer. Its liquidation shall be carried out in accordance with procedures set out in Article 14.

Art. 4 - Headquarters

The Registered Office of the Association shall be at 132 rue de l’abbé Groult, 75015 Paris, France. It may be transferred to any other location by decision of its Board.

Art. 5 - Members

The following may be members:

a) members of a national European Movement, either directly or through a local association;

b) members of associations Iinked to the International European Mouvement; c) donating members; d) any citizen of an EU member state interested in the aims of the Association, as welI as citizens of the following countries: Switzerland and Lichtenstein, Great Britain, Albania, Serbia, Iceland, Norway, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Moldova, San Marino, Andorra, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Montenegro.

The scale of fees is set or modified by vote each year at the Annual General Meeting.

Art. 6 - Membership

Any person meeting the conditions set out in Article 5 wishing to join the Association must sign a membership form acceptance of membership applications. The Board shalI decide on the acceptance of membership application. Signing this form implies agreement with the above objectives and conditions

Art. 7 - Loss of membership

Membership shall be Iost by:

1. resignation addressed in writing to the Chairperson of the Association or non-payment of the membership fee due;

2. death for natural persons, dissolution for juristic persons;

3. removal for serious misconduct against the Association's aims or principles. Such removal shall be pronounced by the Board and notified by registered letter. The member under removal may lodge an appeal, without suspensive effect, with the General Meeting, which shall issue the final ruIing.

Art. 8 - Resources

The Association's resources shall be aII those which are not prohibited by laws and regulations in force.

Art. 9 - Ordinary General Meeting

The Ordinary General Meeting shall include aII Association members who are up to date with their membership fees. It shall meet once a year. Decisions shall be made by a simple majority of members present or represented.
The Association members shaII be convened by the Secretary not Iater than fifteen days before the scheduled date. The business to be transacted shall be Iisted on the invitations to attend. E-maiI and fax shall be valid means of communication.
The Chairperson, assisted by Committee members, shall preside over the Meeting and present his Report. The Treasurer shall report on his management and submit the balance sheet to the Meeting for approval.
After the agenda has been dealt with, Management Committee members shall be elected and outgoing members replaced. Only those items on the agenda shall be discussed at the General Meeting.
Meeting deliberations shaII be recorded in minutes entered in a special register and signed by Board members.
Copies or extracts of those minutes shall be signed by the Chairperson or a Deputy Chair or the Secretary and a Board member.
The Ordinary General Meeting may, if necessary, be held by videoconference, which must be notified to Association members at the time of convening. Which working languages may be used shall be specified by prior agreement.

Art. 10 - Extraordinary General Meeting

If necessary or at the request of half plus one of registered members, the Chairperson may convene an Extraordinary General Meeting, as per formalities provided for in Article 9.
The working language of the extraordinary General Assembly can be either English or French, or both. The reports must be written in the chosen language(s).  
The extraordinary General Meeting may if needed be held by videoconference, which must be notified to association members at the time of the convening. Which working languages shall be used, including for the report to be published, shall be specified by prior agreement.

Art. 11 - Management Committee

The Association shall be managed by a Management Committee of at least six members, elected for two years by the General Meeting. Members shall be eligible for re-election. The composition of the Management Committee shall gradually reflect the geographical diversity of its members.
In the event of a vacancy, the Management Committee shall provisionally replace its members. The next General Meeting shall proceed to their final replacement. The powers of the members thus elected shall end at the time when the term of office of the replaced members would normally expire.

Art. 12 - Meetings of the Management Committee

The Management Committee shall meet as often as necessary, when convened by the Chairperson or at the request of one third of its members.
Decisions shall be made by majority vote. In the event of a tie Chairperson shall have a casting vote.
Any Committee member failing to attend three consecutive meetings without excuse may be considered to have resigned.

Art. 13 - Board

The Committee shall choose from among its members a board composed of:

1. a Chairperson;
2. one or more deputy Chairpersons;
3. a Secretary and, if necessary, an assistant Secretary;
4. a Treasurer and, if necessary, an assistant Treasurer.

In the event of a tie, the Chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote.

Art. 14 - Dissolution of the Association

Where the Association is dissolved in accordance with Article 3, the Board shall appoint one or more liquidators and take all decisions relating to the be to the devolution of the remaining net assets, in compliance with the law.

Art. 15 - Working languages

The Statutes in French are the original statutes. Other versions will be introduced in English and in the languages of the Association members to facilitate communication, but will not have equivalent Iegal value.

Dated in Paris, the 19th of September 2022