Statute 
Association of the Rubber-Lining Industry    - FDG -
§ 1    Name, Legal Form, Registered Office
§ 2    Object
§ 3    Membership
§ 4    Membership Dues 
§ 5    Termination of Membership
§ 6    Executive Bodies of the Association 
§ 7    Board
§ 8    Meeting of Members 
§ 9    Task Force
§ 10  Management
§ 11  Dissolution of the Association
   
§ 1  Name, Legal Form, Registered Office
1. The Association is named
    “Association of the Rubber-Lining Industry” and abbreviated as “ARLI”.

2. The Association is not entered in a Register of Associations.

3. The registered office of the Association shall be at the respective place of employment of the officiating
    Chairman.

4. The fiscal year shall be the calendar year.

5. The Association shall be represented by the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman or by an authorized
    representative elected in the course of a Meeting of Members.
 
  
§ 2  Object
The ARLI is strictly a non-profit organization whose general purpose is to pursue and implement the
following objectives:


1. To safeguard the collective immaterial and economic interests of the competent companies involved in
    the field of protective rubber linings for industrial purposes.

    Should it prove to be in the interest of the ARLI, such activities may also encompass coatings based
    on other organic materials.


2. To safeguard the interests of member companies in proceedings with Government Agencies, Institutes
    etc., involving the determination of standards, guidelines and use of rubber linings.


3. To ensure the implementation of a uniform training standard for skilled workers and future trainees for
    the rubber lining facilities of the member companies.


4. To safeguard the interests of member companies in the elaboration of rubber lining standards.


5. The elaboration of technical data for industrial rubber linings.


6. The exchange of experience.


7. The execution of appropriate PR-activities.
 
  
§ 3  Membership
1. The following entities may become full members of the Association:

a) companies that are involved in the planning and execution of protective rubber
    linings for industrial purposes.

b) individuals employed in the industry, whose sphere of activities within their
    respective companies involves the planning and/or execution of protective rubber
    linings for industrial purposes.


2. Membership is voluntary.


3. In order to become a full member, a written application for membership in the German or English
    language must be submitted to the ARLI. The application is granted or dismissed by the members
    during an ordinary Meeting of Members. The pertinent criteria relative to the requirements for admission
    to the ARLI are listed in Appendix I hereto.

    The applicant is required to complete Appendix II in the form of a self-presentation and, if required,
    must consent to an inspection of the company.

    The vote is held in an open session.

    A majority of three-quarters voting in favor of admittance is required in order for the application for
    membership to be granted.
 
  
§ 4  Membership Dues
1. Membership dues shall not be levied.

2. Any financial requirements that may accrue shall be covered by the assessments determined for each
    member company as per § 3-1a.
 
  
§ 5  Termination of Membership
Termination of Membership

Membership may be terminated:

1. by notice of termination, to be submitted to the Chairman;

2. by a majority vote of the Meeting of Members in favor of termination in the event that a member no
    longer fulfills the requirements as stipulated in § 2, Art. 1 and/or that a member has repeatedly violated
    the interests of the Association. The party concerned shall not have the right to file an appeal against a
    resolution of this nature passed by the Meeting of Members.
 
  
§ 6  Executive Bodies of the Association
Executive Bodies of the Association

1. The executive bodies of the Association consist in

a) the Board

b) the Meeting of Members

2. All activities of the executive bodies of the ARLI are carried out in an honorary capacity.
 
  
§ 7  Board
1. The Board is composed of :

a) the Chairman

b) the Vice-Chairman


2. The members of the Board are appointed in a Meeting of Members for a period of 2 years.

3. Board membership shall be limited to the duration of the membership in the Association.
 
  
§ 8  Meeting of Members
1. Decisions pertaining to all ARLI-related matters shall be taken within the framework of either

                  a Meeting of Members (general) or

                  an ordinary Meeting of Members (§ 8 - 8) or

                  a special Meeting of Members (§ 11 - 1)

in so far as such decisions have not been assigned to the Board as per the Statutes.
 
 
2. A Meeting of Members shall be convened at least once per year.

    The Board shall send a written invitation to attend a Meeting of Members to all members with a notice
    period of 4 weeks. Any motions relative to the agenda shall be submitted to the Board in writing at the
    latest 14 days prior to the Meeting of Members. The Agenda shall be announced to the Members at
    least 7 days prior to the meeting. In principle, motions for amendments or supplements to the Agenda
    shall be also be allowed at the commencement of the meeting.
 
 
3. A Meeting of Members may be convened by the Board.

    Furthermore, the convening of a Meeting of Members is mandatory in the event that it is requested by
    one fifth of all members. A written motion to convene a Meeting of Members concurrently with the
    notification of the proposed deliberation shall be submitted to the Board. The Meeting of Members shall
    be convened within 4 weeks at the latest, subsequent to the receipt of the petition.


4. Each Member of the Association as per § 3 - 1a or -1b shall be represented in the Meeting of Members
    by an authorized representative or by a designated alternate.

    All currently authorized representatives and their designated alternates are set forth in the list attached
    to these Statutes as Appendix III.

    Each member is entitled to exercise only one voting right.


5. The Meeting of Members shall be presided over by the Chairman or by the Vice-Chairman in the
    absence of the former.


6. The Meeting of Members or an ordinary Meeting of Members is competent to pass a resolution
    provided that at least two thirds of the Members are represented.

    A simple majority of the votes cast is required to adopt a resolution.


7. Recognition of resolutions and minutes of meeting

a) In the event that a member revises his opinion of a certain item of the Agenda after
    the Meeting of Members has been terminated, a declaration of revocation of the
    original approval may be submitted to the Board in writing within 4 weeks at the
    latest following the respective Meeting.

b) In the event that the representative of a company and/or a personal member is absent,
    all relevant information pertaining to resolutions adopted shall be passed on to the
    absentees by means of the Minutes of the respective Meeting. A rejection of the
    resolutions adopted may be submitted to the Board in writing within 4 weeks as of
    the mailing date of the Minutes of Meeting.

c) Should the prescribed simple majority of votes cast be called into question as a result of the
    occurrence of 7a and/or b, the Board shall be required to convene a subsequent
    Meeting of Members during which the rejected resolution(s) shall be discussed anew and re-submitted
    to a vote.

d) The Minutes of Meeting shall be considered recognized upon expiry of the prescribed
    period of 4 weeks following the mailing date of the Minutes.

    Only immaterial corrections of the previous Minutes may be made in the course of
    the following Meeting of Members, which shall be entered in the Minutes of this
    Meeting under Top 1. The Minutes shall then be considered officially recognized.


8. An ordinary Meeting of Members is required in the following instances

                  - the election and dismissal of the Board

                  - the submission and acceptance of the Board’s report

                  - the approval of amendments to the Statutes

                  - the approval of applications for membership


9. The venue and date of each subsequent Meeting of Members shall be decided upon in the course of
    the preceding session.


10. Minutes of each meeting held by the executive bodies of the Association shall drawn up and
    forwarded to all members.
 
  
§ 9  Task Force
1. Upon a resolution adopted by the Meeting of Members, the Board shall appoint a permanent or
    temporary task force for the preparation and execution of certain assignments and/or a task force for
    specific individual cases.


2. Such task forces shall be authorized to determine their method of operation and appoint a coordinator
    independently.


3. The task forces are required to submit a report to the Board relative to the progress and outcome of
    their work on a regular basis.

    All results shall be notified in writing to the various task forces and to the Members of the Association
    directly by the coordinator of the task force.
 
  
§ 10  Management
1. All current business shall be dealt with by the Chairman of the Board and, in case of the latter being
    prevented from so doing, by the Vice-Chairman.
 
  
§ 11  Dissolution of the Association 
1. The decision to dissolve the ARLI may be only be passed by a formal vote of a special
    Meeting of Members convened specifically for this purpose, at which a minimum of two thirds of all
    members must be represented. The resolution pertaining to the dissolution of the ARLI requires a
    three-quarter majority of the represented votes cast.


2. In the event that the quorum required for a resolution to be adopted by this special Meeting of Members
    is not present, then a special Meeting of Members shall be convened in accordance with the time limit
    prescribed in the statutes, at which at least half of all members must be represented. Sub-paragraph 1,
    section 2 shall apply accordingly for the passing of a resolution..

 

Approved at the Meeting of Members of the ARLI
Bergkamen, 15. April 2010
 
Appendices:
Appendix I Requirement criteria for the admission of new ARLI-Members (pdf)
Appendix II Self-representation form to be completed by the applicant (pdf)

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