Bylaws for The Norwegian Society in Luxembourg asbl

MODIFICATIONS

adopted at the extraordinary general meeting

Wednesday, 7th February, 2001 at Scanshop

Part 3: Membership

Any person with direct or indirect connection to Norway may apply to become a member of the society. The application shall be made in writing to the president of the managing committee, hereafter called the “Committee”. The committee decides if an applicant may become a member or not. Honorary members are proposed by the committee and appointed at the general meeting.

Different types of membership are possible e.g. regular members, supporting members, honorary members, family members .

Dues for the different types of membership are decided by the committee, as shown under Part 8.

Only regular members have the right to vote at ordinary and extraordinary general meetings.

Applications to leave the society shall be made in writing to the president of the society.

Dues paid are not refundable upon departure.

If a member has not paid the membership dues within 2 months after the date of billing, the membership is revoked.

Members may be excluded from the society if a majority of the committee deems that the behavior of the member in major matters is contrary to the objectives and reputation of the society. The excluded member may appeal the exclusion to the next following general meeting where he/she has the right to defend his/her case and be present at the proceedings and the vote.

Part 7: The Committee

Any person who has been a regular member of the society for at least one year is eligible to serve as a member of the committee. The committee shall have an odd number of members – minimum 5, maximum 11. The committee constitutes itself immediately following the election by designating a president, a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer and members. If during a mandate period one or more members of the committee resign, the committee may have only 4 members until the next following ordinary general meeting. The committee decides its own agenda.

The president calls committee meetings. A committee meeting shall also be called if 1/3 of the committee members request a meeting. Such a meeting shall be held no later than 8 days after the request has been received. The committee can make decisions when 2/3s of the members are present. Only the members present have the right to vote. If the number of votes for a proposal is equal to the number of votes against, the president has two votes.

The committee may appoint sub-committees for specific tasks and/or projects. Such sub-committees may comprise regular members, supporting members as well as persons who are not members of the society. The committee decides a budget for the project. The sub- committee shall present a detailed account for the project.

The committee has broad freedom in running and directing the society. For contracts and/or other types of commitments as well as payments in excess of LUF 25’000.- at least two members of the committee shall co-sign the payment order, contract / commitment.

Outlays are refunded against the presentation of a regular receipt.

Approved on the extraordinary general meeting in Luxembourg on February 7th, 2001.
J. Dahl
, A. Langseth
, T. Myrland
, A-K Ottestad, 
E. Rollman, 
F. Schmit, 
E. Schmit-Lindstrøm
, R. Simonsen
, A-L Zahl-Sørensen.

The above is a translation of a text in the Norwegian language “Vedtekter for Den Norske Forening i Luxembourg”. In case of dispute, the Norwegian text shall have precedence.