OBJECT

Article 1

1. The association is named the “SOCIETAT CATALANA DE TRASPLANTAMENT”.
2. It is subject to the Law of 7 July 1997 and other agreements.
3. The Societat Catalana de Trasplantament is a specialised branch, because of the scientific discipline in which its activity is developed, of the Acadèmia de Ciències Mèdiques de Catalunya i Balears (ACMCB).
4. The duration of the Society is indefinite.

AIMS

Article 2

1. The Societat Catalana de Trasplantament, is a not-for-profit society with the following aims:

• a) Bring together all the specialists with a Bachelor in Medicine or Surgery or other related specialities, with an interest in or connection with transplantation, as well as graduates of other areas who may request it.
• b) Contribute to the scientific improvement of its members.
• c) Promote the development of scientific and academic activities related to transplantation.
• d) Advise public organisations and private societies regarding transplantation.
• e) Establish the means for extending studies in the speciality.
• f) Collaborate with universities for the scientific and technical development of the speciality.
• g) Encourage cooperation with other national and international societies.

2. To realise these aims, the Societat Catalana de Trasplantament will assume the representation and incorporation of its members in national and international sister societies.

Article 3

1. All those who meet the requirements stated in Article 31 may be accepted by the Societat Catalana de Trasplantament.
2. The Society’s Council will decide and confirm the necessary requirements and circumstances.

ADDRESS

Article 4

The address of the SOCIETAT CATALANA DE TRASPLANTAMENT is at the head office of l'ACADÈMIA DE CIÈNCIES MEDIQUES DE CATALUNYA I BALEARS (ACMCB), Passeig de la Bonanova 51, Barcelona.

TERRITORIAL RANGE

Article 5

The Society will undertake its principal activities in Catalonia and in Catalan-speaking territories.
The Society may have Regional Sections in the subsidiary organisations of the ACMCB.

MANAGING BODIES AND FORM OF ADMINISTRATION

Article 6

The Society will be governed by the following bodies:
1. The General Assembly
2. The Council.

Article 7

The Assembly, the Society’s highest authority, will be constituted by all the members. The Assembly meetings may be ordinary and extraordinary.

Article 8

The Ordinary General Assembly will meet once a year in order to approve the annual budget and the annual accounts, and to reach agreements to settle the manner and amount of the contribution for maintenance of the expenses of the Societat (Association), and to approve the management of the governing body. It will also deal with the Report of activities undertaken, future projects, the statutory partial renovation of the Board of Directors, the proposals made by members of the Assembly and the requests of attending associates.

Article 9

1. The General Assembly represents the will of its members. The Assembly shall be convened by the Council with at least 15 days notice, and shall be sent to all members at their addresses, accompanied by the Agenda, the date and the time of the meeting.
2. A number not less than 5% of members may request to the Council the inclusion of one or more matters to be included in the Agenda, and if the Assembly has been convened, providing it is not done in the first third of the period between the reception of the call and the day of the Assembly. The request may also be made directly to the Assembly, which may consider what is convenient, but agreements regarding issues not included in the Agenda may be reached only if two thirds of the attendees agree.
3. The Assembly shall be properly constituted, at a first call, when half the members plus one are present, and at a second call, a minimum of half an hour later, whatever the number of attendees.
4. The General Assembly shall be presided by the President and the Secretary of the Council. If neither are present, it shall be chaired by the Vice-president, Vice-secretary or other members of the Council, in that order, or otherwise they shall be elected by those attending the General Assembly.
5. At any Assembly, the Minutes of the previous Assembly must firstly be read and approved. The agreements will be approved by a simple majority of the attendees.
6. The General Assembly is the competent authority to elect the members that will comprise the Council, and may dismiss them at any time, as long as this issue is included in the Agenda.
If several candidatures are presented for election to the Council, the decision is made by simple majority of the votes.

Article 10

The Minutes of the General Assembly must include the date, a list of those present, the matters dealt with, the agreements made and must faithfully record the different opinions expressed, and may, if so requested by a member, include a literal record of a proposal or observation. The Minutes will be signed by the Secretary with the approval of the President.

Article 11

The Extraordinary General Assembly shall take place when convened by the Council or when a number of members, not less than 10%, request it in writing, providing an Agenda. In this case, the Assembly shall take place within 30 days of the date of the request.
In order to agree on the separation of members, change of statutes, dissolution of the association or society, constitution of a federation of similar associations or the integration of an existing one, the number of votes required will be two thirds of the attendees.

Article 12

The Council is comprised of:
1) A President
2) A Vice-president
3) A Secretary
4) A Vice-secretary o Treasurer
5) Two Members
6) Other positions within the Council can be created at the request of the Society with the approval of the governing body of the Acadèmia.

Article 13

1. The members of the Council of Directors will be chosen from the members of the Society with at least 12-month's membership and elected by a simple majority of votes of the members of the Ordinary General Assembly.
2. The voting will be secret, and voting shall be made separately for each position or candidature. The period established to present candidatures shall be defined, beyond this period, if there are no presentations, the Council shall make a proposal which will be agreed by simple majority. It must be stated if proxy voting or postal voting will be accepted.
3. The positions in the Council are unpaid.

Article 14

1. The elected positions shall be for four years maximum, and members cannot be re-elected to the same position for an immediately following period.
2. Renewal of the Board shall be carried out every two years. In the first renewal the Vice-president, Secretary and Second member will be elected and the President, Vice-secretary and First member will be elected in the second renewal.

Article 15

The Council will meet whenever the President calls a meeting, which must be at least once every 3 months in order to hold an Ordinary Session, and as many times as the President considers necessary, or if requested by at least three members of the Board.

Article 16

The Council shall organise the programming and management of the activities of the Society, the administration of the association and the presentation of the annual budget of income and expenses, as well as the accounts for the previous year for the approval of the General Assembly.

Article 17

The Council are empowered to award all kinds of contracts of an administrative or regulatory nature, but not those of acquisitions, contributions and disposition of real estate assets, which require the approval of the members’ Assembly.

Article 18

The President of the Council shall legally represent the association, may act in its name and carry out agreements adopted by the Assembly or by the Council. S/he will call meetings of the Council and the General Assembly.

Article 19

The Vice-president will substitute the President in all his/her functions that the latter requests in case of absence, illness or resignation.

Article 20

The Secretary will write and sign, together with the President, the Minutes of all meetings of the Society’s bodies, shall be responsible for the Minute book, and the Society's membership register.

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