Enclosure II
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS
Foundinc MeTJoers
Vhese members are represented on the Board of
Directors,
which makes decisions or. policies, programs and
budgets of
the Association. They are also represented at
qeneral
meetings to vote an modifications to the bylaws,
approval of
the budgets and accounts, and other matters for
decision as
provided in the Association's charter.
Founding Members have the responsibility to staff
the
Advisory Group and project teams, and to finance
the
Secretariat and projects to the extent these
expenses are not
covered by "he dues of Associate and Allied
Members. It is
estimated that, with expanded membership, the
Founding
Members' contributions will support well over 90%
of the
Association's expenses.
Founding Members are also represented at workshops
for
national manufacturers' associations.
Certain information related to Secretariat
matters, and the
work of project teams, the Advisory Group and the
Bcard of
Directors may be made available only to Founding
Members.
Associate Members
These members have a voice on the Board of
Directors through
one representative member company in their
category, who is
elected bv all Associate Members by a secret mail
ballot.
The repre;entative serves in this capacity for
three years
and can be re-elected bv the Associate Members 'or
more than
one term. He participates in Board meetings in an
advisory
capacity, without voting rights.
Associate members may attend general meetings and
speak in an
advisory capacity, but without voting rights. If
reoresented
by a oroxy holder, that proxy holder will be an
employee of
the member.
Each Associate Member may send one representative
to work-
shoos for national manufacturers' associations.
Asscciate Member companies may serve on project
teams, by
invitation, which will be conveyed by the
Secretary General.
Associate MeTJ:)ers will receive in-formational
mailings from
e documentation in the
Secretariat and have access to
Secretariat's In-formation Services. An Associate
Member
servina cm a prc-4ecm team will receive relevanz
workinc:
papers.
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The dues to be paid by Associate Members are
nominal, in
relation to those of Founding Members, and are
based on a
sliding scale formula as follows:
Annual turnover/sales Dues
Under USS5,000,000 US$2,000
Over US$5,000,000 USS3,000
Over US$50,000,000 US$4,000
Over US$100,000,000 US$51000
The above dues may be adjusted annually in line
witch changes
in the official cost of living index in Belgium.
Allied Members
These members may attend general meetings and
speak in an
advisory capacity, but without voting rights. If
represented
by a proxy holder, that proxy holder will be an
employee of
the member.
Allied Members may serve on pro-ect teams, by
invitation,
which will be conveyed by the Secretary General.
Allied Members will receive infc--mational
mailings frcm the
Secretariat and have access to documentation in
the Secre-
tariat's Information Services. An Allied Member
serving on a
project team will receive relevant working papers.
Because of the close workina relationship between
the Secre-
tariat and national manufacturers' associations
(NMAs) , the
latter will, in the course of regular contacts,
have access
to information not generally distributed to other
Allied
the annual INFOTAB
Members. NMAs are also invited to
workshcp.
The dues to be paid by Allied Members are nominal,
in rela-
tion to those paid by Founding Members, and for
ccmcanies are
based on a sliding scale formula as follows:
Annual turnover/sales Dues
Under USS3,000,000 GS$1,000
Over USS3,000,000 US$2,000
Over USS50,000,000 USS3,000
over USS100,000,000 US$4,000
For NV_As annual dues are US$300.
The above dues mnay be adjusted annually -:.q line
with changes
in the cfficial cost of liviig index in Belg4=
.6,
A new member jcin-;:-g I.NFOTAB afrter june I of a
civen year
w-411 te charced cne-half of the annual dues fcr
that calendar co
year. S,;_!~sequent nczices --for ann-.:a! dues
will be rna-i-led each
year in. january.
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