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| ｜General Rules ｜Members ｜ Organization and Authority ｜ Meetings ｜ Funds and Finance ｜ Additional rules | ||
 Chapter 1 General Rules |
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| Article 1: | This association is named the “Taiwanese Continence Society”, hereinafter called “this Society”. | |
| Article 2: | This Society is a legally established, non-profit association. | |
| Article 3: | The objective of this Society is to integrate local medical and health professionals and other people providing serviceto incontinence patients in order to help these patients solve or improve their physical and psychological problems, and to engage in exchange activities with similar international organizations so as to help incontinence patients return to a normal life. | |
| Article 4: | The organizational area of this Society comprises of the entire administrative area of Taiwan. This Society may establish sub-organizations. The legal address of this Society shall be in the area where the supervising authority is located. This Society may establish branches after approval by the supervising authority, while the regulations for these branches shall be drafted by the board of directors and approved by the supervising authority. Establishment of and any modifications to the address of either this Society or its branches must be reported to and approved by the supervising authority. |
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| Article 5: | The responsibilities of this Society include the following: | |
| 1. | Help incontinence patients develop a proper attitude and acquire required skills to handle any incontinence-related problems through the promotion of education and training. | |
| 2. | Provide comprehensive training in the care of incontinence patients to health professionals. | |
| 3. | Inform health professionals and the public on incontinence through the distribution of incontinence-related publications and the organizing of seminars and symposia so as to promote a correct attitude toward incontinence. | |
| 4. | Engage in exchange activities with similar international organizations to collectively try to improve the life quality and physical and mental health of incontinence patients. | |
| 5. | Increase the public’s and government’s recognition of “the special needs of incontinence patients”in order to seek more cooperation and assistance. | |
| 6. | Other responsibilities that are in accordance with these statutes. | |
| Article 6: | To provide the easy-reading Chinese version of our reports, newsletters and publications, so that the general public can be benefit from them.
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Chapter 2 Members
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| Article 7: | Members of this Society can be categorized as follows: | |
| 1. | Ordinary members: individuals who support the objective of this Society, at least 20 years old, in the medical profession and with a related educational background. | |
| 2. | Affiliated members: profit and non-profit organizations and groups and persons working in the health sector that/who support the objective of this Society. Affiliated members must assign a representative who will exercise the rights of a member; the nature of affiliated members is examined and approved by the board of directors. |
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| 3. | Honorary members: noted members of society or persons who have made a special contribution to this Society. | |
| 4. | Supporting members: individuals who or institutions and organizations that have supported this Society, as well as incontinence patients and their relatives. When applying for membership, applicants must fill out a registration form and the application approved by the board of directors, after which a membership fee must be paid. Sub-organizations of this Society must apply for membership as affiliated members. |
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| Article 8: | Members (member representatives) have the right to vote, the right to elect, the right to be elected, and the right to recall. Each member (member representative) has one vote; honorary and supporting members, however, do not carry these rights. | |
| Article 9: | Members must observe the statutes and passed resolutions and pay the membership fee. | |
| Article10: | If a member (member representative) violates any of the regulations or statutes or fails to observe the resolutions passed at the General Assembly of members, he/she, upon evaluation by the board of directors, will receive a warning or his/her rights may be suspended; if the violation causes serious harm to the group, an evaluation will be made by the General Assembly of members and membership of the person involved may be cancelled. | |
| Article11: | Membership may be cancelled under the following circumstances. | |
| 1. | If membership is forfeited. | |
| 2. | If the General Assembly of members decides to expel a member. | |
| 3. | If a member fails to pay due membership fees for a consecutive period of two years, in which case membership will end automatically. | |
| Article12: | Members must provide a written notification of their reasons for resignation from this Society, and after approval by the board of directors, their rights and duties will be terminated; already paid fees will not be refunded.
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Chapter 3 Organization and Authority
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| Article13: | The General Assembly of members is the highest power of this Society. If the total number of members exceeds three hundred (300), fifty (50) member representatives must be elected in proportion to the sub-regions, and a General Assembly of member representatives must be convened to execute the authority of the General Assembly of members. Member representatives serve a term of three years, and the election method applied to elect member representatives shall be determined by the board of directors and approved by the supervising authority. | |
| Article14: | The authority of the General Assembly of members includes the following: | |
| 1. | Drafting and amendment of statutes. | |
| 2. | Election or recall of directors and supervisors. | |
| 3. | Determination of the amount and payment method of registration fees, annual membership fees, utility fees and donations. | |
| 4. | Determination of annual program and activity reports, budget and accounts. | |
| 5. | Expulsion of members (member representatives). | |
| 6. | Disposition of properties. | |
| 7. | Dissolution of organization. | |
| 8. | Other important matters related to the rights and duties of members The scope of important matters mentioned under item 8 of the preceding article is determined by the board of directors. |
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| Article15: | This Society comprises of 15 directors and 5 supervisors elected by the members (member representatives), who will convene a board of directors and a board of supervisors respectively. When these directors and supervisors are elected, 5 substitute directors and 1 substitute supervisor shall be elected by vote. Directors and supervisors may adopt postal elections, but this method may not be used in succession. The introduction of postal elections must be approved by the board of directors and the supervising authority respectively. |
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| Article16: | The authority of the board of directors includes the following: | |
| 1. | Matters related to the convening of the General Assembly of members (member representatives). | |
| 2. | Evaluation and approval of the qualifications of members (member representatives). | |
| 3. | Election and recall of standing directors and chairman of the board. | |
| 4. | Approval of the resignation of directors, standing directors and chairman of the board. | |
| 5. | Recruitment and dismissal of staff. | |
| 6. | Drafting of annual program, activity reports, budget and accounts. | |
| 7. | Proposition of a reference list of candidates for the positions of directors and supervisors for the following term. | |
| 8. | Other necessary affairs. | |
| Article17: | The board of directors shall elect 5 standing directors from among its members, while the directors shall elect one chairman and one vice-chairman of the board from among the standing directors. The chairman of the board shall preside over internal affairs and represent this Society at external engagements, while also act as the chairman of the General Assembly of members and meetings of the board of directors. In case the chairman of the board is refrained from exercising his/her duties, he/she will be substituted by the vice-chairman. In case the office of chairman, vice-chairman or standing director is vacated, it shall be filled within one month. |
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| Article18: | The authority of the board of supervisors includes the following: | |
| 1. | Monitoring of execution of affairs by the board of directors. | |
| 2. | Assessment of annual accounts. | |
| 3. | Election and recall of standing supervisors. | |
| 4. | Approval of the resignation of supervisors and standing supervisors. | |
| 5. | Other affairs that require monitoring. | |
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The board of supervisors shall elect one standing supervisor from among its members to monitor general affairs nd act as chairman of the board of supervisors.
In case the standing supervisor is refrained from exercising his/her duties, one supervisor shall be assigned to act as his/her substitute. If no substitute has yet been or cannot be assigned, the supervisors shall appoint one from among themselves. In case the office of standing supervisor is vacated, it shall be filled within one month. |
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| Article20: | Directors and supervisors are elected for a term of three years and are eligible for re-election. The chairman of the board of directors may only be re-elected once. The term of office of directors and supervisors commences on the date of the first meeting of the board of directors. | |
| Article21: | Directors and supervisors receive no renumeration for their offices. | |
| Article22: | Directors and supervisors shall be removed from their office under the following circumstances: | |
| 1. | f membership is forfeited. | |
| 2. | If resignation is approved by the board of directors or the board of supervisors. | |
| 3. | If the office is recalled. | |
| 4. | If the term of disciplinary action in the form of suspension of rights exceeds half of the term of office. | |
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This Society shall install one secretary-general who, by authority of the chairman of the board, will handle general affairs. Other staff shall be proposed by the chairman of the board and recruited after approval by the board of directors, actions that shall be reported to the supervising authority. Dismissal of the secretary-general, however, must first be approved by the supervising authority. The aforementioned positions may not be filled by elected officers. The scope of rights and duties of staff and of assigned responsibilities shall be determined by the board of directors |
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| Article24: | This Society may establish various committees, subcommittees or other internal work groups, regulations for which shall be drafted by the board of directors and implemented after approval by the supervising authority. Any modifications must also be reported to the supervising authority.
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Chapter 4 Meetings
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| Article25: | The General Assembly of members shall hold periodical and provisional meetings, convened by the chairman of the board. With the exception of provisional meetings convened in case of an urgency, written notification of meetings must be issued fifteen days prior to the date of the meeting; periodical meetings shall be convened once a year; provisional meetings shall be convenend if required by the chairman of the board, if requested by more than one-fifth of all members, or on invitation of the board of supervisors. Proposals to submitted to the General Assembly must be supported by more than ten persons and presented in writing. |
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| Article26: | In case a member (member representative) is refrained from attending the General Assembly, he/she must authorize another member (member representative) in writing to attend in his/her place; each member (member representative) may only be represented by one person. | |
| Article27: | The General Assembly shall pass a resolution if more than half of all members is present and if there is a majority vote of those attending. In case of the following matters, however, a 2/3 majority vote of those attending is required. After the legal establishment and registration of this Society, any amendment to the statutes requires a 3/4 majority vote of those attending or a 2/3 signed majority vote of all members. | |
| 1. | Drafting and amendment of the statutes. | |
| 2. | Expulsion of members (member representatives). | |
| 3. | Recall of directors and supervisors. | |
| 4. | Disposition of properties. | |
| 5. | Dissolution of the organization. | |
| 6. | Other important matters related to the rights and duties of members. | |
| Article28: | The board of directors and of supervisors must convene at least once every six months; if required, provisional meetings shall be held. Provisional meetings shall be held upon the signed request of more than half of all standing directors. Written notification of aforementioned meetings, with the exception of provisional meetings, must be issued seven days prior to the date of the meeting; resolutions are passed if more than half of all directors and/or supervisors is present and if there is a majority vote of those present. | |
| Article29: | Directors and supervisors must personally attend meetings of the board of directors and of supervisors respectively and may not authorize others to attend in their place. If a director or supervisor fails to attend a meeting of the board of directors or of supervisors respectively for a consecutive two times and without due cause, he/she will be
regarded as resigning from his/her office.
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Chapter 5 Funds and Finance
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| Article30: | he source of funds of this Society consists of the following | |
| 1. | Registration fees： Individual members: NTD500. Profit organization members: NTD50,000; Non-profit organization members: NTD5,000. |
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| 2. | Annual membership fees： Individual members: NTD800.; Profit organization members: NTD10,000; Non-profit organization members: NTD1,000. |
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| 3. | Utility fees： | |
| 4. | Member donations. | |
| 5. | Contract revenues. | |
| 6. | Funds and interest therefore | |
| 7. | Other. | |
| Article31: | The accounting year of this Society runs from January 1 to December 31. | |
| Article32: | Two months before commencement of the accounting year, the board of directors must compile an annual program, a budget sheet for income and expenditure and a salary sheet for staff members, and submit these to the General Assembly for approvalscheduled, aforementioned documents shall be submitted to the board of directors and supervisors and presented to the supervising authority for approval before commencement of the accounting year). Within two months after the end of the accounting year, the board of directors must produce an annual activity report, accounts of income and expenditure, a general balance sheet, a list of assets and a fund balance sheet, and submit these to the General Assembly for approval; these documents must be submitted to the supervising authority for approval before the end of March (in case the General Assembly for whatever reason is unable to convene as scheduled, aforementioned documents shall be submitted to the supervising authority first). | |
| Article33: | After dissolution of this Society, remaining assets shall be transferred to a local autonomous organization or an institution appointed by the supervising authority.
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Chapter 6 Additional rules
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| Article34: | Members of this Society can be categorized as follows: | |
| Article35: | Members (member representatives) have the right to vote, the right to elect, the right to be elected, and the right to recall. Each member (member representative) has one vote; honorary and supporting members, however, do not carry these rights. | |
| Article36: | Members must observe the statutes and passed resolutions and pay the membership fee. | |
| Article37: | If a member (member representative) violates any of the regulations or statutes
or fails to observe the resolutions passed at the General Assembly of members, he/she, upon evaluation by the board of directors, will receive a warning or
his/her rights may be suspended; if the violation causes serious harm to the group, an evaluation will be made by the General Assembly of members and membership of the person involved may be cancelled.
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