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"GOCCE NELL'OCEANO ONLUS"
Articles of
association
(May 10th
2006) revision (March 02nd
2007)
Article 1
An
association under the name of “GOCCE NELL’OCEANO” is set up.
Article 2
The
association has its legal centre in Naples, Via Virginia Woolf 10.
It is a permanent association.
It may open branches in Italy and abroad.
Article 3
The association is a non profit organisation which intends to pursue
exclusively a purpose of social solidarity, assistance and charity.
The aim of the association is to promote cultural activities in
Italy and abroad, particularly in Europe and Africa. It intends to
organise several initiatives to study and know the religion, the
culture and the society of the two continents, using all the
possible means of information. The main purpose of the association
is to carry out social welfare and socio-medical activities to those
people who suffer hunger and deprivation and need moral, social and
economic help.
The association is open to collaboration with co-operatives,
communities and other associations inspired by the same humanitarian
aim. The association will use everything necessary to reach its aim:
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to
collect goods of primary importance or money
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training of people to collaborate with Third World organization
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to
use of voluntary workers to organize and follow the distribution
of the goods and direct and verify the implementation of the
programmes of the association
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to
work for self-development of people and their countries
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to
use mass media to make the public opinion aware of hunger and
underdevelopment
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to
practice commercial activities the proceeds of which will be
destined to the charity
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to
organize programmes to promote general cultural, religious,
economic and educational activities
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buy
and distribute publications and audiovisual material of cultural
interest for the members and for all interested people
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to
organize demonstrations, conferences, debates, shows, seminars
and research for the diffusion of the social objectives of the
association
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to
increase the number of members and favour the exchange of ideas
and experiences among the members themselves.
It is
forbidden to develop activities which are different from those
mentioned to letter a), comma 1, art.10 D.lgs 4 December 1997 n.
460, with the exception of those directly connected to it.
The association is forced to employ the
profits or the surplus of management for the realization of
industrial activities and those directly connected to them, as
provided for the paragraph 1 letter e) of D.lgs 4 December 1997 n.
460.
Article 4
The
association is not a recognized association according to art.36s and
segg. of the Civil Code. The association will
make use of communications towards the public and will adopt the
locution “ non profit organization of social utility” or the acronym
“ONLUS” as provided for the paragraph 1 letter i) of the D.leg.
460/1997.
Article 5
The patrimony of the association
consists of:
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a) |
Movable and immovable
property which will become property of the association |
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b) |
The institutional
incomes constituted by the payment of the subscription
dues, contributions as well as goods purchased with them |
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c) |
Possible voluntary
donations, legacies and benefits. |
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d) |
All remunerations not including any
direct allocation and which may correspond to assignment
of services and transfer of real estates which are not
mentioned in art. 2195 of the Civil Code and rendered
according to the scopes and institutional goals of the
association to no specific organization; |
| e) |
All specific remunerations related to
transfer of real estates and assignment of services
which may differ from what indicated in paragraph 4 of
art. 148 of Presidential Decree No. del D.P.R. 917/86
and which are carried out to fulfill the institutional
goals of the members as well as publication transfers to
a third party and surrendered to the same members |
| f) |
Possible funds
constituted with the excesses of budget. |
Article 6
The
members of the association are divided into:
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Founders
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Ordinary members
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Honorary members
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The
founders are those people who have created the association.
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The
ordinary members are those people whose letter of application
has been accepted by the social organs and who are up-to-date
with the payment of the subscription dues.
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The
honorary members are those people (common people, public or
private corporate bodies or societies) that support the social
activities through particular donations, contributions or
donations.
Article 7
The members are obliged to:
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Pay annual subscription fees |
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Respect the articles of association, its rules and social
deliberations |
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Attend association meetings |
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Guarantee the operational unity of the association and to
abstain from injury |
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Respect the other members |
| 6) |
Respect the norms of democratic cohabitation |
Article 8
Membership of the association may cease through inactivity or
through exclusion. The exit of a member automatically occurs at the
beginning of the social year in case of missed payment of fees or by
voluntary written communication within January 31st.
The
exclusion of a member can be suggested by the President because of
their behaviour.
Article 9
The association bodies are.
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- The
members meeting
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- The
board of Directors
Article 10
The meeting is constituted of all the members. Every member has the
right to one vote and they have to be up-to-date with the payment of
fees. The meeting is summoned every time it is necessary, as well as
asked by at least the two fifths of the members; the meeting is
summoned by April 30th to approve the economic-financial account and
to prepare the program of social activities for the following year.
The convocation of the members will happen through posting in the
legal centre at least 8 days before the date of the meeting.
All the members of age have the right to vote
to approve and to modify the articles of association and its rules
and to name the directive organs of the association as provided for
the paragraph 1 letter h) of the D.leg. 460/1997.
The meeting is competent for the election of the members of the
Board of Directors. The meeting is presided over by the president of
the Board of Directors and their secretary.
Every year the meeting establishes the subscription fees for the
year in progress.
The members can give a higher contribution than the one established
by the meeting. The contributions or the fees cannot be transferred
except in case of death.
Article 11
The members’ meeting is regularly constituted when there is the
presence of the majority of members. The resolution taken during the
meeting will be considered valid in their second summoning whatever
the numbers of present members will be.
For the validity of resolution a favourable vote of the majority of
members is required, both in the first and second summoning. A
favourable vote of three quarters of the members is required.
Article 12
The Board of Directors consists of a numbers of members from 3 to 7.
It elects within itself the President, the Vice-president, the
secretary-treasurer and the counsellors of the association. The
Board of Directors is in office for three years and its members are
eligible for re-election. The President represents the association
legally. If a member leaves his office, the meeting can elect a
substitute. The members of the Board of Directors meet every time
the President or Vice-President, or one of its members require. The
Board of Directors promotes, organizes, verifies and checks the
initiatives, the projects and the demonstrations. Moreover the Board
of Directors summons the meetings and, by April 30th takes
resolutions on the admission of new members, prepares the annual
report, final balance sheet, budget and programme of activities.
Article 13
The present articles of
association can be modified by the meeting of members in
extraordinary meetings.
Article 14
During its life the association cannot distribute, even indirectly,
profits or surplus, reserve or capital funds, unless the allocation
or distribution is enforced by the law.
Article 15
The dissolution of the association is decided by the founders who
will provide to name one or more liquidators. In such hypothesis its
patrimony will be devoted to other non profit organizations as
provided for under art.3 paragraph 190 of the law 23/12/1996 ns.662
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Article 16
In order to discipline what is not disciplined by the present
articles of association the reference is the Italian Civil Code and
other compatible laws in force.
...a thanks for translation to Stefania Tarfano |
