WPSA France

Article 1st

It is created an association governed by the provisions of the law 1901, the texts which modified it, the preceding statutes and the rules of procedure which will have suddenly been enacted. This association takes the name: French Group of World' S Poultry Science Association (W.P.S.A.).

Article 2 - Duration and seat

The duration of association is unlimited. Its seat is: town hall 37380 Nouzilly.
It could be transferred in any other place from France by decision of the general meeting. 

Article 3 - Goal

- To support research in the field of Poultry farming,
- To make available to the French members from the W.P.S.A. most recent scientific, technical and economic acquisitions obtained abroad and in France, in the field of Poultry farming,
- To facilitate the international professional contacts,
- To organize conferences and meetings between the members of the W.P.S.A. to discuss the scientific and practical problems and to publish reports,
- To prepare the French participation in the demonstrations and other activities of the European Federation of the Groups of the W.P.S.A. and in the World congresses of Poultry farming,

Article 4 - Members

- Can adhere to Association the natural persons, domiciled in France and in the international member countries of the Community French. On a purely exceptional basis and provided no national representation exists in their country, the French Group of the W.P.S.A. can co-opt natural persons of another country provided that: these people can express themselves in French, received the downstream of the office of Association, accept the entirety of the clauses of its statutes as well as those of the rules of procedure (Articles 5 and 17),

- The moral persons regularly made up in the only condition which them goal is in connection with that of the French Group of the W.P.S.A., and which they in addition fill the conditions planned for the members natural persons. These moral persons will have to forward in support of their application to join: a specimen of their statutes and if necessary of their rules of procedure, a signed written request of their president, accompanied by the deliberation of their board of directors having decided on their adhesion to the French Group of the W.P.S.A.

- The members benefactors (who can be natural persons or morals), insofar as they meet, according to the case, the conditions corresponding to those of the natural persons or morals above and that they also obey in the particular conditions brought back in the payment (Articles 5 and 17).

Article 5

Rules of procedure determine the life of Association (Article 17).
Article 6

Cease belonging to Association, and without their departure being able to put an end to its existence:
- the members who will have given their resignation by letter addressed to the President,
- nonup to date members their contributions, after an injunction by registered letter remained without effect for one month,
- the members, whose general meeting of association would have regularly pronounced exclusion under the conditions envisaged with   article 7 following.

Article 7

Could be excluded from Association by a decision of the General meeting:
The members who would have missed with any obligations resulting for them from these statutes and this one month after an injunction by registered letter remained without effect,

The members who, is by a modification of their statutes, are by their intrigues, any more have not suddenly met the conditions envisaged with the present statutes to belong to Association, 

The members who, in an unspecified way, would have undermined the honor and to the consideration of Association, block his development, disturb or tried to disturb his activity.

Article 8

Exclusion must be marked by the General meeting in the majority absolute of the ways expressed by the attending members, those having to represent at least half plus one of the full number of the associates.

The associate, whose exclusion is required, will be convened by registered letter at least 15 days in advance to be understood by the assembly in his explanations; 

Exclusion will be in all the cases notified with interested by registered letter.

The excluded member is not entitled to no allowance, and can claim to obtain the refunding of any the versed sums by him with Association while it took part in it.

Article 9

Association can, if she judges it by the way, adhere to any grouping whose object is in connection with his.
 
Article 10

The General meeting is made up of all the members natural persons and all the moral persons belonging to Association, represented by their legal representative. 

The Standard general meeting is joined together each year before December 31 in order to examine the report/ratio, the assessment and the questions registered with the day order. 

An Extraordinary meeting perhaps convened by the President each time the circumstances require it. She is obligatorily convened when a quarter at least of the members belonging to Association requires it in writing, and this in the month which follows this request.

All the convocations for a General meeting must be addressed at least 15 days in advance by simple letter.

The Standard general meeting approves the annual reports of the council on her activity during the last exercise, establishes the program of the current year.

She approves the management account concerning the fallen exercise, gives if it is final discharge necessary with the Board of directors, fixes the rate of the contributions and vote the budget.

She fixes the composition of the Board of directors, of which she elects the members and of which she renews the mandates.

She is chaired by the Chairman of the board or in the event of prevention of this last by a Vice-president.

She deliberates validly with at least half of the full number of her attending members or represented.

The decisions are made in the majority simple of the voices of the attending members or represented.
 
Article 11

Association is managed by a Board of directors made up of 16 members elected by name by the General meeting. The Board of directors elects an office among the members, composed of a president, two vice-presidents, a secretary and a treasurer.

The Board of directors is renewable per quarter, every year. Its members are re-eligible without limitation.

In the event of holidays within the Council, the seat (S) vacant (S) will be provided on a proposal from the members remaining in the Board of directors; this choice will have to be ratified by the next General meeting. The administrator thus appointed follows the fate of that which it replaced.

He decides on all the questions interesting the French Group of the W.P.S.A. His decisions are taken in the majority of the voices, that of the President being dominating in the event of division.

In addition to the 16 members mentioned above, 1,2 or 3 members of honor can take part in work of the Board of directors. This quality could be held exceptionally for personalities, active members of the Group, having rendered eminent services with the cause of Scientific Poultry farming. Their nomination will be subjected to the approval of the General meeting.
 
Article 12

The Board of directors manages Association with load to give an account of it to the General meeting. He establishes in particular the action plans of Association, defines and implements the means of execution. 

The Board of directors can appeal to examine certain questions with specialists or technicians not forming part of the Council if their intervention is considered to be useful.
 
Article 13

The President directs work of Association.

He convenes and chairs the General meetings and the board meetings. 
He regulates the current expenditure, engages the paid personnel necessary and in particular the administrative secretary.
He represents Association with respect to the thirds and acts as his name in the acts of the civil life. He can be party to legal proceedings on his behalf as well in demand as for defense with the authorization of the Office and after opinion of the Board of directors.

In the event of prevention or of absence, the President is replaced by one of the Vice-presidents.

The Secretary is responsible for the drafting of the statements of the meetings of the Council and the General meeting. He is agent of the files, ensures the correspondence and can sign it by delegation of the President.

The treasurer is agent of the funds on the visa of the President. He holds the regular accountancy of the receipts and the expenditure.

He subjects this accountancy to the checking of the office and draws up at the end of each year the annual account of the exercise to be subjected to the approval of the General meeting.

He has to be able to make open in the name of Association all accounts accounts - postal and banking cheques, and to make them function under his simple signature.

In the event of prevention or of absence, the Secretary or the Treasurer is replaced by a member of the Board of directors, designated by the President.

The President and the Treasurer can, if they wish it and under their own responsibility, delegate for the play of the bank accounts and the accounts - postal cheques, a nonadherent Accountant with Association.
 
Article 14

The resources of Association come from the contributions fixed by the General meeting, of the gifts authorized by the law which Association would receive, of the reimbursements of expenses for services rendered in connection with the object of Association, the grants of the State, the communities, the groupings or private associations which could be to him granted to finance its work, and finally product of its capital.

Its expenditure includes/understands in particular the expenses of its management and its operation, those resulting from research referring to its object and those resulting from the publication and the diffusion by all the means of its work in connection with its object.
 
Article 15

These statutes can be modified by the General meeting under the conditions of quorum envisaged for the Standard general meetings, but in the majority of the three quarters of the attending members or represented.
 
Article 16

In the event of dissolution, the Office of Association will be in charge of its liquidation, the credit net will be allotted at organizations indicated by the General meeting, whose activity refers to the object of Association.

Article 17

Rules of procedure worked out by the Board of directors, subjected to the ratification of the General meeting, will fix the particular conditions of operation of Association not appearing in the present statutes.