| 阿联酋中国商会章程（英文） |
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| 2004-06-23 17:11 |
RULES FOR “CHINESE BUSINESS COUNCIL IN UAE”
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Article 1: NAME
Full name of the organization is the CHINESE BUSINESS COUNCIL IN UAE. (hereinafter refer to as the COUNCIL)
Article 2: LOGO
Article 3: NATURE AND TENET
1. The COUNCIL is a non-profitable entity composed of the Chinese-funded companies and institutions in the United Arab Emirates which is under the leadership of the Chinese Embassy in the UAE and Chinese Consulate General in Dubai and under the guidance of their Economic and Commercial Sections
2. Tenets of the COUNCIL are:
(1) To foster mutual exchanges, communication as well as business cooperation in the business community of the Chinese-funded companies and institutions in UAE.
(2) To safeguard legitimate interests and rights of its members and lodge external consultancy on their behalf.
(3) To foster better understanding and exchange with the locally-based business community.
(4) To provide services to its members in various forms.
(5) To offer the Chinese-funded companies guidance and coordination in their business under the laws of UAE ad fair competition.
(6) To push forward development of economic and trade relations between China and UAE.
3. The office for the standing organ of the COUNCIL is in the Chinamex.
Article 4 Assignments
1. To regularly hold meetings and events for the members as well as symposiums and workshops at the request of the members;
2. To offer information to the related authorities in time by conducting surveys and researches, collecting materials, communicating business information and probing into the issues of common concerns of the members;
3. To edit and compile journals and briefings regularly or irregularly; and to provide such information to the members as membership directory, opportunities of trade and investment;
4. To sum up, exchange and popularize the experiences of the members so as to promote the unity and cooperation among the members.
5. To set up branches as necessary
6. To assist resolving the issues of the members.
CHAPTER 2 MEMBERSHIP
Article 5 Membership
Any Chinese-funded company or institution that has a legitimate business entity in UAE can be an official member of the COUNCIL on the condition that it consents to the RULES and submits application followed by the consents of the board and pays its membership fee.
Article 6 The applicants must meet the following qualifications:
1. To stand for and observe Rules of the COUNCIL ；
2. To possess the willingness of joining the COUNCIL；
3. To be active and influential in the business community in UAE.
Article 7 Procedures to be a member：
1. To fill in and submit an application form；
2. To be consented by the board；
3. The board accredits the Secretariat to take over and issue certificate of the membership.
Article 8 Members to enjoy the following rights
1. Members shall enjoy the right to vote and to stand for election. Each member unit should designate one representative (who should be the chief responsible person from the Chinese contributor in the company or the person in charge in the institution) and has one vote.
2. To participate in the activities and obtain informative materials of the COUNCIL.
3. To put forward proposals or criticism for the administration and operation of the COUNCIL.
4. To join in and withdraw from the COUNCIL at one’s own will.
Article 9 Members to perform the following obligations
1. To abide by the RULES and carry out resolutions；
2. To uphold reputation and interests of the COUNCIL；
3. To pay membership fee as stipulated by the COUNCIL；
4. To give full support to the performance of and fulfill the tasks by the COUNCIL.
5. To timely provide informative materials so as to facilitate making surveys and research by the COUNCIL.
Article 10 Withdrawal and cancellation of membership
1. Members have the right to withdraw on the condition that a prior written notice should be submitted to the Secretariat and return the Membership Certificate.
2. A member failing to pay its membership fee for six months is considered withdrawal of his own accord. The board has the right to cancel the title of its membership and circulate to the members’assembly accordingly.
3. The board has the right to cancel the title of their memberships and circulate to the members’assembly accordingly to those membership units that have damaged reputation of the COUNCIL resulting with adverse effect, violated the regulation or infringed the laws.
4. Notice of cancellation of the membership shall be made in writing by the Secretariat and the membership certificate will be recalled.
CHAPTER 3 MEMBERS’ASSEMBLY
Article 11 The members' assembly is the supreme power organ of the COUNCIL affiliated with the board of directors and Secretariat.
Article 12 Functions of the members' assembly are:
1. To draw up, examine and revise the regulation of the COUNCIL.
2. To discuss and pass the guiding principles, tasks and other related vital issues of the COUNCIL.
3. To vote for and recall directors of the board.
4. To examine the working and financial reports of the board.
5. To make decisions on vital alterations or termination.
6. To make decisions on other issues that should be examined by the members’ assembly.
Article 13 The members’assembly is to be held annually in principle and to be chaired by the Chairman. In the absence of the Chairman, it will be chaired by the appointed Vice Chairman. Time and venue for the meeting shall be determined by the board and notice be given by the Secretariat.
Article 14 During the closing session, special members’assembly can be convened with the move exceeding 3/4 members.
Article 15 Resolution of the members’assembly should pass the voting of the members exceeding half of the total. Such crucial issues as the expansion, cancellation of the COUNCIL, drawing up and revision of the regulation should take effect with the vote of two third of the members. Ways of taking vote shall be determined by the Chairman.
CHAPTER 4 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Article 16 The board of directors is the standing executive organ of the members’assembly. It is responsible and exercises leadership for the routine work of the association when the members’assembly closes
Article 17 Functions of the board of directors
1. To convene members’assembly and perform the adopted resolutions.
2. To discuss and make decisions on vital issues during the closing of the members’assembly.
3. To vote for and recall chairman, vice chairman and standing directors.
4. To nominate honorary chairman, honorary advisors and advisors.
5. To decide on the appointment and removal of the director general and principals of other departments.
6．To be responsible for the interpretation of the RULES of the COUNCIL as well as the drawing up and interpretation of internal administrative rules.
7. To deliver working and annual financial report to the members’assembly.
8. To decide the substitution of directors, enrollment and cancellation of members.
9. To decide installation or cancellation of special commissions or local branches in accordance with the business expansion or necessity of the COUNCIL.
10. To collect membership fee and open bank account in the name of the COUNCIL.
Article 18 The board of directors consists of chairman, vice chairmen, standing directors and directors.
Article 19 Quota of the board is to be set through consultation, its members are to be elected by the members' assembly.
Article 20 Tenure of each board of directors is 2 years, reelection is operable.
Article 21 Board directors should be those people in charge in the membership units who are currently in office. In case substitution occurs, the unit should nominate a new director to the board for examination
Article 22 In the event that the unit of the director withdraws or be cancelled, his qualification as a director shall be cancelled of himself.
Article 23 The board is to convene minimum twice a year and shall be chaired by the Chairman. In the absence of the Chairman, it will be chaired by the designated Vice Chairman. Resolutions of the board will take effect only with the vote exceeding half of the total.
Article 24 Authorized by the members’assembly or the board, directors are entitled to work with the counterparts on behalf of the COUNCIL; no individual person or unit is allowed to use its name without prior authorization from the COUNCIL. Any violation thereof shall be held legal liabilities.
CHAPTER 5 SECRETARIAT
Article 25 The Secretariat is an executive organ of handling the routine affairs of the COUNCIL. It is under the leadership of the board and is made up of the Director General and other working staff.
Article 26 Functions of the Secretariat
1. To prepare members’assembly, board meeting and other activities of the COUNCIL following instructions of the Chairman and resolutions adopted by the board.
2. To be in charge of the routine work of the office and implement the annual plan.
3. To attend the board meeting with no right of voting as arranged by the board.
4. To properly keep the archives of the COUNCIL.
5. To make records of meetings;
6. To handle other work assigned by the board.
Article 27 The director general shall be nominated from the board members by the chairman, appointed or removed by the board.
CHAPTER 6 SOURCE AND CONTROL OF THE EXPENDITURE
Article 28 Source of the expenditure：
1. Membership fee: the membership fee is AED800-1000 each year.
2. Donation and sponsorship from members and the society.
3. Earnings from the activities or other services organized by the board and with the permission of the board to levy fees.
4. Interest of deposit.
5. And any other legitimate earnings.
Article 29 Use of the fee shall be decided by the board and supervised by the members’assembly. A report on the use of the fee shall be submitted to the members’assembly by the board.
Article 30 The fee shall be under the administration of the Secretariat.
CHAPTER 7 AMENDMENT TO THE RULES
Article 31 Any amendment to the RULES shall take vote by the board and report to the members’assembly for consideration.
Article 32 Any amendment to the regulation will not take effect unless be passed by two third and above of the members at the members’assembly.
CHAPTER 8 TERMINATION
Article 33 Cancellation due to the separation or incorporation of the COUNCIL shall take vote by the board and together with disposal plan of the remaining properties report to the members’assembly for consideration.
Article 34 Cancellation of the COUNCIL shall take vote at the members’assembly and take effect with the vote of two thirds and above of the members.
Article 35 The disposal plan for the remaining properties of the COUNCIL shall be decided with the consideration and examination of the members’assembly.
Article 36 A liquidation group shall be set up to clear its rights and liabilities under the guidance of the relevant authorities once a decision is made to dismiss the COUNCIL. No other activities shall be performed during liquidating.
CHAPTER 9 APPENDIX
Article 37 Fiscal year of the COUNCIL is from January 01 to December 31 each year.
Article 38 The COUNCIL will not assume any legal obligations to its members’ behaviors, either civilian or criminal.
Article 39 Any problem or issue arising in its daily administrative work shall be determined by the board if it is not stipulated in the RULES.
Article 40 Right to interpret the RULES belongs to the board of the association.
Article 41 The RULES shall come into effect on the date when it is passed at the first members’assembly of the COUNCIL.
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