CHEMICAL TRADERS AND DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Statutes of the Chemical Traders and Distributors Association of the Czech Republic
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Section 5: Legal Form, Incorporation and Dissolution of the Association
- The Association is a legal entity incorporated pursuant to Section 2 and Section 9 of Act No. 83/1990 Coll., on the association of citizens, as amended.
- Decisions on the dissolution of the Association as well as on the manner of liquidation and appointment of a liquidator fall within the authority of its General Assembly.
Section 6: Membership in the Association, Relationships among Members, and Termination of Membership
- The membership in Association is ordinary and associate and there is on the base of voluntary principle.
- Individual and collective members may be ordinary members of the Association.
- Individual membership in the Association may be obtained by:
business entities (persons registered in the Commercial Register; persons conducting business under a trade licence; persons conducting business under a licence other than trade licence pursuant to specific regulations) whose activities relate to the activities of the chemical trade and distribution in the territory of the Czech Republic,
- Collective membership may be obtained by:
legal entities associating employers or businessmen on the basis of branch or professional interests whose activities relate to the activities of the chemical trade and distribution in the territory of the Czech Republic.
- Legal entities referred to in subparagraph 2(b) above may be associate members. The extent of information and services provided by the Association to each respective associate member will be specified in an agreement entered into between the respective associate member and the Association Board (each such agreement, hereinafter a "Service Agreement").
- Ordinary membership, associate membership commence of the Association Board´s and General Assembly decision on such admission pursuant to the application made by the entity.
- Each ordinary or associate member may withdraw from the Association at any time during the year if he send a letter signed by statutory representative.
- In the event that an ordinary or associate member is in default in paying membership fees or charges for the services provided by the Association (technical consultancy, legal consultancy, providing information from European Associations and European Commission, organizing seminars of the day topical ) for a period in excess of three months, each such ordinary or associate member will be deprived of its rights to be provided with services by the Association, unless the procedure referred to in Section 7(8) is followed. In the event that an ordinary or associate member fails to pay membership fees by the annual General Assembly at the latest, it will be deprived of its rights to vote at such General Assembly. The Board may also propose to the General Assembly to expel a member from the Association if such ordinary or associate member fails to evidence, as of the date of the annual General Assembly at the latest, the payment of its membership fees.
- Upon a proposal of the Board, the General Assembly may decide to expel an ordinary or associate member for other reasons
- In the event of termination of its membership in any way whatsoever, an ordinary or associate member is not entitled to any property or other rights vis-a-vis the Association.
- The membership in the Association automatically terminates upon the dissolution of an entity referred to in subparagraphs 2(a) and (b) or paragraph 3 above or adjudication of bankruptcy by the court of competent jurisdiction.
The Responsible Care Programme is implemented and assessed by means of the Steering Committee of the Association of Chemical Industry of the Czech Republic, of which the representative of SCHOD ČR is a member. For the realization of the Responsible Care Programme a joint programme was created on the basis of a Partnership Agreement between SCHOD ČR, SCHP ČR, FECC and CEFIC. The Guide for Responsible Care Assessment – verbatim „Odpovědné podnikání v chemii“ – which includes 36 assessment criteria was published.
