Statutes

Statutes of the association ‘Sprung ins Leben – salto hacia la vida’ e.V.

§ 1 Name, domicile, aim

1. The name of the association is „Sprung ins Leben – salto hacia la vida“. It is to be inscribed into the register of associations. After the inscription the name gets the add-on „e.V.“
   
2. The association has got its domicile in Karlsbad-Spielberg.
3. The aim of the association is to finance prostheses, rehabilitative measures and operations for sick persons in the children’s hospital Baca-Ortiz in Quito, Ecuador. The kids shall be reintegrated into society and get the opportunity to participate in everyday life. The association pursues exclusively charitable aims.
   
4. The aim is to be realized mainly through fundraising campaigns, part sponsorships, reconnoitring and cultural interexchange.
   

§ 2 Non-profit character

The association pursues exclusively and directly charitable aims in terms of the paragraph “tax-privileged aims“ of the German General Fiscal Law. The association does not act on its own behalf. It does not pursue goals primarily serving its own economic interest. Financial means must be used only for the statutory aims. The members do not receive any allocation from the purse of the association.
No person may be benefited through disproportionately high compensations or expenses which are not in line with the aim of the association.

§ 3 Corporate year

The corporate year is the current calendar year.

§ 4 Acquisition of membership, membership fee

1. Any fully capable individual or legal entity, who is willing to assist the aims of the association, can apply for membership by a request in writing. The executive committee decides on the acceptance of new members.
   
2. The rejection of a request is not refutable and does not need to be justified.
   
3. Every member obligates himself to pay his fee every calendar year. The assembly of members decides on the amount and due-date.  Full particulars are regulated by the dues schedule. The executive committee may exempt or defer fees in individual cases.
   

§ 5 Cessation of membership

1. The membership ceases through voluntary exit, debarment or death.
   
2. An exit is carried out through a written declaration to the executive committee.
   
3. Any member can be suspended with immediate effect by the executive committee, if he contravenes the interests of the association or if there is another important reason. The debarment is definite.
   

§ 6 The organs of the association

The organs of the association are the assembly of members and the executive committee.

§ 7 The executive committee

1. Pursuant to § 26 of the German Civil Code the executive committee consists of the first and second president, the secretary and the treasurer.
   
2. The executive committee is elected by the assembly of members for two years. The committee stays in office until the election of the following committee.
   
3. The association is represented by the first president together with another member of the executive committee.
   
4. Transactions with a goodwill equalling or surmounting 5000 € are only binding for the association if they are negotiated with the affirmation of the assembly of members.
   
5. The executive committee is responsible for:
   1. the conduct of current transactions
   2. the execution of the assembly’s decisions
   3. the custody of the assets of the association
      
   4. the disposition of the budget for every corporate year
   5. the accounting
   6. the preparation of the annual report
   7. the preparation and
   8. call for meetings of members and
   9. the debarment of members.

§ 8 Cash audit

The assembly of members elects two cash auditors, who are not members of the executive committee, for two years. At the end of each corporate year the cash auditors check for accounting accuracy. The results are reported to the assembly in the subsequent meeting of members.

§ 9 The assembly of members, competencies, call for meetings

1. The assembly of members is responsible for:
   
   1. the election and dismissal of the executive committee
   2. the election of the cash auditors
   3. the affirmation of the budget disposed by the executive committee for the subsequent corporate year
      
   4. the acceptance of the annual report and the exoneration of the executive committee
      
   5. decision on the amount and due-date of the membership fee
      
   6. decision on amendments of the statutes and the dissolution of the association and
      
   7. decision on transactions with a goodwill equalling or surmounting 5000 €.
      
2. All members are allowed to participate in meetings and the assembly. The ordinary meeting is hold at least one time per year. The executive committee calls for the meeting two weeks in advance via post or e-mail.  The call comprises the agenda and the subjects to be decided on.
   
3. The assembly of members decides by simple majority per hand signals. On application there is a ballot vote. Amendments of the statutes deserve a qualitative majority of 75% of all votes. The dissolution of the association must be decided with 80% of the votes.
   
4. For each meeting the executive committee appoints a recorder. The record is signed by the recorder and the first president.
   

§ 10 Rights and duties of the assembly of members

1. All attendant adult members have got the right to vote. Every member has one vote.
   
2. The members have to pay the fees and render the services as they are configured by the assembly.
   

§ 11 Extraordinary meetings

There can be an extraordinary meeting, if it seems to be really necessary on behalf of the association or if 10% of the members claim a meeting by a justified request in written form to a member of the executive committee. In urgent cases there can be amendments of the statutes even in extraordinary meetings.

§ 12 Dissolution of the association, liquidators

1. In case of the dissolution of the association, shortfall of the tax-priviledged aims or other legal cessation the assets of the association  falls to Ärzte ohne Grenzen e.V., Am Kölnischen Park 1, 10179 Berlin or its legal successor.
   The assets are to be exclusively used for the aims as stated in §1 of these statutes.
   
2. The first president and the treasurer are unanimously appointed to liquidators by the founding assembly.
   

Karlsbad-Spielberg, the 12th of July 2009