STATUTE
Article 1 – Constitution
The Association called "ACADEMY OF TRICOLOGY AND HOLISTIC TRICOLOGY" is established in Mondovì (CN).
The Association is free, apolitical, non-union and independent from any other association or organization; it is a non-profit organization and is based on mutual trust and collaboration
Article 2 – Headquarters
The Association is based in Mondovì (CN).
Article 3 – Object
The Association has the following goals:
– offer free information services to members, promoting the development and strengthening of their business and the service offered on the market;
- carry out training and professional qualification courses, for the improvement and refinement of knowledge of the materials and techniques used;
- promote initiatives aimed at offering promotional purchases to members;
- to contribute to the cultural and civil development of the human person, men and women, as individuals and in the various collective expressions, with purposes inspired by the principles of equal opportunities and respectful of the inviolable rights of the person;
- to organize educational activities aimed at members for research and study of issues related to institutional activities promoted;
- to enhance research and provide support for the development of an economy based on knowledge, with the related talents and skills, in a competitive context, including at an international level;
- to promote and encourage initiatives aimed at protecting health, understood as an individual collective good;
- to promote and encourage initiatives aimed at pursuing a sustainable development model;
- to carry out, in compliance with the institutional aims of the Association, consultancy, study, promotion and intervention activities, both directly and by organizing or facilitating meetings, conferences, seminars and by granting any subsidies, prizes and scholarships;
-to organize and manage projects in favor of young people;
- to promote dialogue with all cultural associations, public and private bodies and institutions both for joint initiatives and to integrate their own and other territorial initiatives with contents;
- to make proposals to public bodies to promote and disseminate the aforementioned activities;
- to organize educational activities aimed at members for research and study of issues related to institutional activities promoted;
- to promote, disseminate and practice all cultural, tourist, recreational and leisure activities in order to encourage contacts between members and help achieve the social purpose;
- to exercise, on a purely marginal and non-profit basis, commercial activities for self-financing, observing the administrative and tax regulations.
Article 4 – Assets
In order to achieve its aims, the Association will equip itself with movable assets consisting of all the ancillary goods purchased with the funds of the Organization or of the members.
The Association does not own real estate at the date of approval of this Statute.
The assignees of the assets owned by the Association will have to keep them with due diligence and will be able to use them exclusively for the needs of the Association itself.
They will also have to undertake to return them if, for personal reasons, they do not want or are no longer able to be part of the Association.
The association can exercise, in accordance with the art. 7 of the Third Sector Code, including fundraising activities, through the request to third parties for donations, bequests and contributions of a non-reciprocating nature.
The association complies with the requirements set out in paragraph 8 of article 148 of Presidential Decree 917/86 and paragraph 7 of article 4 of Presidential Decree 633/72:
- prohibition to distribute, even indirectly, profits or operating surpluses as well as funds, reserves or capital during the life of the association, unless the destination or distribution is imposed by law;
- obligation to donate the assets of the institution, in the event of its dissolution for any reason, to another association with similar purposes or for purposes of public utility, having heard the control body referred to in article 3, paragraph 190, of the law 23 December 1996, no. 662, and unless otherwise required by law
- uniform regulation of the associative relationship and of the associative modalities aimed at guaranteeing the effectiveness of the relationship itself, expressly excluding the temporary nature of participation in the associative life and providing for the associates or participants of greater age the right to vote for the approval and amendments to the statute and regulations and for the appointment of the governing bodies of the association
- obligation to draw up and approve annually an economic and financial report in accordance with the statutory provisions
-free eligibility of the administrative bodies, principle of the single vote referred to in article 2532, paragraph 2, of the civil code, sovereignty of the assembly of members, associates or participants and the criteria for their admission and exclusion, criteria and suitable forms of publicity of convening of shareholders' meetings, of the relative resolutions, of the balance sheets or reports;
- non-transferability of the membership fee or contribution with the exception of transfers due to death and non-revaluability of the same.
Article 5 – Members
The number of members is unlimited.
Natural persons and entities that share its aims and fall into the following categories can be members of the Association:
Hairdressers, beauticians and / or students enrolled in professional hairdressing or aesthetic schools, holistic operators, specialized and non-specialized medical or paramedical professionals.
Membership may also be divided, by resolution of the administrative body, into different brackets with different costs for the member and different advantages.
Article 6 - Forfeiture of the shareholder
Membership qualification is lost for:
– Non-renewal of the mandatory annual fee
- resignation
– moral or civil unworthiness;
– performance of detrimental acts against the Association, its bodies or individual members;
– occurrence of any other circumstance in which the presence of the member is to be considered harmful to the life of the Association;
The forfeiture of the status of member is decided with the unquestionable judgment of the Board of Directors.
However, the shareholder affected by the provision will have the right to present his justifications which must be examined by the Board before the application of the provision itself.
Article 7 – Association bodies
The associative bodies are:
- Shareholders' Meeting;
– Board of Directors;
– President;
- Vice president;
- Secretary.
Article 8- Assembly - duties -
The Assembly is made up of all members.
The Assembly can be convened at the headquarters or in another place, as long as it is in Italy, whenever the president or the Board of Directors deems it appropriate or on the reasoned request of at least one third of the active members.
The Assembly is called to the following tasks:
– outlines the general guidelines of the organization's activity;
– decides on amendments to the Statute;
– approves the regulations governing the activity of the Association;
– resolves on the possible allocation of profits or operating surpluses however denominated if this is permitted by law or by the statute in compliance with Art. 4;
– decides on the dissolution and liquidation of the Association and the devolution of its assets;
– the assembly, upon dissolution of the Association, will decide on the destination of any residual assets of the Association's assets. The destination of the remaining assets will take place in favor of another association in compliance with the provisions of Art. 4.
Article 9 - Assembly - organization -
The Assembly is chaired by the President of the Association or in his absence by the Vice President or in his absence by the person designated by the Assembly itself.
The appointment of the Secretary of the Assembly is made by the President.
Article 10 – Assembly – convocation
The assembly must be convened at least once a year, within four months of the close of the social year for the approval of the final balance.
The social year and the financial year of the Association coincide with the calendar year.
Article 11 - Assembly - functioning -
Members who have reached the age of 18 have the right to vote.
The Assembly is validly constituted with the presence of at least two thirds of the active members with the right to vote.
Representation by proxy is permitted.
The Assembly decides by absolute majority of voters.
Of the topics on the agenda and of the resolutions passed by the Assembly, special minutes must be drawn up and kept in the Association's records.
Article 12 – Board of Directors – election
The validly constituted Assembly proceeds with the election of the Board of Directors by secret ballot; the Councilors remain in office for three years and can be re-elected.
The Board of Directors is composed of three to nine members, including a president, a vice president and a secretary-treasurer.
Acting members, honorary members and also persons from outside the Association who the Assembly deems worthy of the appointment can be elected to the office of director.
All those elected must declare their assent.
Article 13 – Board of Directors – functioning and powers
The Board of Directors is vested with all managerial powers and adopts all necessary and appropriate measures for the smooth running of the Association and for the achievement of the social purposes.
the Council meets upon convocation by the president or one third of its members, ordinarily at least once a year.
For meetings to be valid, the presence of at least two thirds of the members is required and decisions are taken with the majority of those present.
The Board of Directors is vested with the broadest powers for the management of the Association.
Among other things, and by way of example:
– see to the execution of the resolutions of the shareholders' meeting;
– draw up the final balance sheet;
– compile the internal regulations;
– stipulate all deeds and contracts relating to the company's business;
– decide on the admission, withdrawal and exclusion of members;
– carry out all acts and operations for the correct administration of the Association;
In the event of a vacancy for one or more seats on the Board, the Board will determine whether to continue the activity until the mandate expires or whether to convene the shareholders' meeting for the election of substitutes.
Upon expiry, the president will have to call the shareholders' meeting for new elections. Outgoing directors can be re-elected. The expired Board remains in office until the new board is elected.
The forfeiture of the Board of Directors may be established, before the expiry of the mandate by the validly constituted Assembly of members, with a resolution passed according to the foreseen majority.
A summary report must be drawn up of the topics covered during the meeting of the Board of Directors and of the resolutions adopted.
In its first meeting, the Board elects the President, the Vice President and the Secretary.
Article 14 – President
The President may be elected among the members of the Council, among the members or even among people not belonging to the Association.
President:
– is the body responsible for the administration of the Association;
– is the legal representative and represents the Association before third parties and in court;
– convenes and presides over the Assembly and the Board of Directors;
– carries out the resolutions of the Assembly and of the Board of Directors;
In execution of resolutions of the Board of Directors, it can grant proxies to third parties for single deeds or categories of deeds.
Article 15 – Vice President
The Vice President replaces the President in all his attributions in case of absence or temporary impediment of the President.
The Vice President may also be elected from among the members or from persons outside the Association.
Article 16 – Secretary
The secretary-treasurer takes care of the management of the Association's cash and keeps its accounts, carries out the relative checks, checks the keeping of the accounting books, prepares, from an accounting point of view, the final balance and the budget, accompanying them with suitable accounting reports.
This report must be submitted to the Board of Directors within the month of February for its approval.
The secretary may also be chosen from among persons unrelated to the Association; at the time of appointment he becomes a partner and member of the Board of Directors.
Article 17
The Board of Directors will be able to stipulate sponsorship contracts with companies and institutions.
For the duration of the contracts and all other deeds and operations relating to sponsorships, events, etc. that the Council deems it appropriate to implement and in any case permitted by current regulations, the "sponsor" companies may add their own brand or sign to the name of the Association.
Article 18 – Dissolution of the Association
The dissolution of the Association must be resolved with a favorable vote of at least three quarters of those entitled to vote, it will be the task of the assembly to decide on the destination of the residual assets (if any), after deducting the liabilities (residual debts and various obligations of the association), for one or more purposes established by this Statute and in any case to another association with similar purposes or for purposes of public utility (as provided for by paragraph 8 letter b-art.148 of the TUIR).
If for various reasons the association ceases its activity, the Board of Directors in office will draw up a detailed inventory of the owned assets and, after having it signed by all the members of the Board of Directors, will have to determine their destination which must necessarily be directed in favor of similar non-profit associations having a similar object to that of the Association.
Article 19 – Final provisions
This Statute may be modified in the event of a request made by three quarters of the active members.
The new statute must be approved by the shareholders' meeting with a majority of no less than two thirds of the members.
The statutory rules can be supplemented by internal regulations issued by the Board of Directors that do not conflict with the principles of the Statute in force.
The Association may give its membership to other associations which pursue similar objectives and purposes and/or which are founded on the same inspiring principles.
This decision will be up to the shareholders' meeting.
Article 20
For anything not provided for in this Statute, reference is made to the laws in force and applicable to the matter.