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- Article 8 - Subscription
- Article 9 - Languages
- Article 10 - Council
- Article 11 - Members of the Council
- Article 12 - Election of Officers of the Council
- Article 13 - Nomination of Ordinary Members of the Council
- Article 14 - Election of Ordinary Members of the Council
- Article 15 - Languages
- Article 16 - Action Between Meetings
- Article 17 - Minutes of Meetings
Article 8
Subscription
The subscription of each affiliated society shall be proportional to the number of its members. The rate of subscription is decided by the General Assembly. The subscription shall remain unchanged in the years between two Congresses. Subscription of the affiliated society may not exceed CHF 5.- per member of the affiliated society per year. Each affiliated society of a developing country has the option to pay only one percent (1 %) of the local subscription per member of the affiliated society per year. The annual subscription is due in advance on the 1st of January of each year. Any affiliated society not up to date with its subscription shall, ipso facto, but without prejudice to its liability to the Federation, cease to be an affiliated society and to participate, through its delegate, in the activities of the Federation, unless the Council is satisfied that reason for its default is unavoidable.
The liability of the Federation for its obligations is strictly limited to the assets of the Federation. Each affiliated society is not liable for the obligations of the Federation beyond its due subscription.
Article 9
Languages
The General Assembly shall be conducted in the administrative languages agreed for the particular Congress at which the meetings are held. Speakers, in making propositions or taking part in discussions, may use any language.
Article 10
Council
The Council is the executive committee of the Federation. It shall consider and, if deemed advisable, implement recommendations of the Federation, promote international cooperation in all matters pertaining to ophthalmology, initiate and supervise arrangements for periodical Congresses and enhance education in ophthalmology and allied fields. Furthermore the Council is authorized to manage the current business of the Federation.
The Council shall meet at least once in each calendar year. The President of the Council shall have the authority to convene the Council at any time with at least thirty (30) days notice, if he or she deems it necessary. The dates and the site of the Council meetings are fixed by the President of the Council in consultation with the Secretary-General of the Council. In the year of a Congress, the Council shall meet at the Congress.
Article 11
Members of the Council
A new Council shall assume office every four years at the conclusion of that Congress and shall consist of:
Article 12
Election of Officers of the Council
The President, Vice-President, Secretary-General and Treasurer for each new Council shall be elected (or re-elected) by the Council. The officers need not be chosen from the delegates of the Federation or the members of the Council.
Article 13
Nomination of Ordinary Members of the Council
It shall be the duty of the Council to present nominations for election as ordinary members of the Council to the General Assembly; these will be voted upon together with any other nomination proposed by the delegates of the Federation.
Article 14
Election of Ordinary Members of the Council
The ordinary members of the Council shall be elected by the General Assembly. If any ordinary member of the Council is absent from any two (2) consecutive ordinary meetings, unless in extraordinary circumstances or his written resignation, he or she shall be revoked by the General Assembly. Any vacancy in the Council occurring in the intervening years between two General Assemblies shall be filled by the Council, the appointment being held temporarily until the next General Assembly.
Article 15
Languages
The Council meetings shall be conducted in such languages as appear necessary to the President for the convenience of members of the Council. Speakers, in making propositions or taking part in discussions, may use any language.
Article 16
Action Between Meetings
The President in consultation with the Secretary-General shall have the power to decide the business that may be transacted by correspondence, telecommunication, or electronic means between meetings of the Council.
Article 17
Minutes of Meetings
The Secretary-General of the Council shall supply each delegate of the Federation and each member of the Council with the minutes of the meetings of the Council and of the General Assembly.
Next: Part 3: Articles 18 to 23 of the Statutes
Also see:
- Part 1: Preamble to Article 7 of the Statutes
- Regulations of the International
Council of Ophthalmology
- Regulations of the International
Congress of Ophthalmology
- Regulations of the Awards
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