CHAPTER I. Denomination, Residence and Territorial Scope
Article 1º. - The formation of the “NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION, AFAL CONTIGO” will be governed by the present statutes, the Organic Law 1/2002 of March 22 regulating the right to association as well as concordant and complementary regulations.
Article 2º. - The social residence will be: Calle General Díaz Porlier, nº 36, ground floor, in the city of Madrid (post code 28001).
Article 3º. -The National Alzheimer’s Association, AFALcontigo will branch out nationally. The Association will be able to establish delegations in different autonomies, provinces and cities of Spain.
CHAPTER II. Ends and Objectives
Article 4º. - Aim. The Association’s aim is the integral treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease in its social and sanitary aspects.
Article 5º. – The objectives of the association will be:
a) To provide moral support and psychological assistance to the relatives of sufferers of Alzheimer’s or other dementias.
b) To offer legal, social and economic advice to the relatives of sufferers of Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
c) To use the media as a tool to propagate information regarding this disease and the existing therapies, in order to facilitate adequate assistance.
d) To facilitate, improve and control assistance to sufferers in order to ameliorate as much as possible their quality of living and that of their relatives.
e) To stimulate studies regarding the incidence, therapeutic evolution and possible aetiology of the illness. To carry out however many investigations are considered necessary in relation to Alzheimer’s, acting, if necessary, as an investigation centre (I+D)
f) To maintain the necessary contacts with public or private entities, foundations and associations that are dedicated to the study of Alzheimer’s disease nationally or internationally, with the purpose of being well informed on scientific developments regarding Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
g) To offer education and training regarding treatment and care giving for Alzheimer’s sufferers to both professionals and formal or informal care givers. We will especially take care of the education and training of socially disfavoured groups: care givers, women over 45, disabled people and immigrants. h) To manage centres specifically for Alzheimer’s sufferers or that contain services for these persons, whether they are owned by us or others and whether they are public or private.
i) To publish magazines, leaflets and books by traditional means or IT, containing interesting material for the community of those whose lives are affected by Alzheimer’s or other dementias.
Activities will be carried out according to the Article 32.1.b) of the Organic Law 1/2002 of March 22 so that these are not restricted exclusively to benefiting the associates/members, as well as following Article 3, sections 3 and 4 of the Law 49/2002 of December 23 concerning the Fiscal Regulations regarding non-profit entities and those regulations that may develop or substitute these norms.
CHAPTER III. Governing Organs
Article 6º. – The governing organs are:
a) The General Assembly (convoked ordinarily or extraordinarily)
b) The Board of Directives.
1.- The General Assembly is the supreme governing organ of the Association. Each member of the Association forms an undeniable component of the General Assembly and all members are equal.
2.- The members of the Association, assembled in the legally constituted General Assembly, will decide through majority vote those issues belonging to the Assembly’s field of competence.
3.- The General Assembly will meet once a year ordinarily and always before June 30, except if the Board of Directives has chosen a different date due to extraordinary reasons.
4.- The General Assembly has the following functions:
a) The modification of the Statutes of the Association, convoked extraordinarily.
b) The approval of annual budgets and of the annual Memoir of Activities.
c) The election, destitution or substitution of the Members of the Board of Directives.
d) The establishment of general action guidelines that will allow the Association to achieve its aims.
e) The dissolution and termination of the Association, convoked extraordinarily.
5.- The Assembly will meet extraordinarily as many times as necessary, after having been convoked by the Board of Directives or by solicitation of at least 2% of the members of the Association.
6.- The General Assemblies will apply the norms stated in the Law of Associations and complementary regulations to the processes of convocations, their regularity, presence quorum and voting.
7.- The President of the Board of Directives or, in his or her absence, a person designated by the Board of Directives will preside over General Assemblies, whether ordinary or extraordinary.
Article 7º.
1.- The Board of Directives will be constituted by:
a) The President
b) The Vice-president
c) The Secretary
d) The Treasurer
e) The Vocal Members
The number of members will not be less than four and will not exceed seven.
The Board of Directives will not profit financially from their posts. However, there is a possibility of retribution provided that it adjusts itself to the indications given in articles 11.5 and 32.1 of the Organic Law 1/2002.
2.- The members of the Board of Directives will be elected by the members of the General Assembly who will each cast a secret vote. All the members of the Board of Directives must be members of the Association.
3.- The members of the Board of Directives will exercise their mandate for a period of three years and may be re-elected indefinitely.
4.- The members of the Board of Directives may abandon their posts before their mandate expires for whichever of the following reasons:
a) Resignation.
b) Destitution agreed upon by the General Assembly (constituted validly) and accepted by the legal quorum of votes.
c) Illness that prevents him or her from exercising his or her functions. d) Association membership withdrawal.
5.- The Board of Directives has the following functions:
a) To find members within the scope of affected families.
b) To represent and publicize the Association, to carry out its direction and administration and to execute the General Assembly’s decisions.
c) To make agreements regarding public appearances and legal actions.
d) To convoke General Assemblies.
e) To formulate annual expenditure accounts of each activity and present them to the General Assembly for its approval.
f) To carry out the necessary tasks to obtain funds from public organisms or private entities, as well as permits for the use of premises.
g) To inform about and resolve those cases referred to in Article 9, section 4 of the current statutes.
6.- The Board of Directors will be convoked by the President or his/her substitute, will meet ordinarily once a year and will be considered validly constituted if it counts with the presence of half plus one of its members. Agreements will be made according to the majority vote of those present.
7.- The Board of Directives will meet extraordinarily after being convoked by the President or when solicited by one third of the members due to a specific issue that requires a meeting.
8.- Agreements will be recorded in the Book of Minutes. In the beginning of each session the minutes of the previous session will be read and approved of or rectified.
CHAPTER IV – The President, Vice-president, Treasurer, Secretary and Vocal Members of the Association
Article 8º.
1.- The President, Vice-president and Secretary of the Association will also be President, Vice-president and Secretary of the Board of Directives and the General Assembly.
2.- The functions of the President and Vice-president are:
a) The direction and legal representation of the Association.
b) To convoke, preside over and direct meetings; and to decide with their casting vote over draws during voting.
c) To propose Action Plans to the Association and to the Board of Directors and to direct their tasks.
d) To carry out whatever functions are required by the legally mandated post or those delegated by the Board of Directives.
e) To adopt whatever urgent measure is necessary for the proper functioning of the Association, or may be necessary or convenient for the development of its activities, always informing the Board of Directors afterwards.
f) To approve of the certifications dispatched by the Secretary.
3.- The President will be substituted in his/her functions, in cases of absence or illness, by the Vice-president.
4.- The Secretary will be in charge of overseeing all the administrative procedures of the Association and will dispatch certifications with the approval of the President.
5.- The Treasurer will collect funds belonging to the Association and will carry out orders of payment given by the President.
6.- The Vocal Members will have the obligations related to their post as members of the Board of Directives as well as those born out of the creation of delegations or working commissions commended by the Board itself.
CHAPTER V – The Members of the Association; their Rights and Obligations
Article 9º.
1.- All those people who are interested in the objectives of the Association may become members. The admission of a member will take place after it has been agreed upon by the Board of Directives.
2.- The rights of the members of the Association are the following:
a) To assist the meetings of the General Assembly with a right to vote.
b) To elect and be elected for representational or directive posts.
c) To represent the Association if he or she is asked to.
d) To expose to the General Assembly and the Board of Directives everything and anything that they believe would contribute to a more efficient Association.
e) To enjoy the benefits or services of the Association.
3.- The obligations of the members of the Association are the following:
a) To carry out the agreements reached by the General Assembly and to respect the norms indicated by the Board of Directives in order to fulfil their agreements.
b) To collaborate with the Association when necessary in order to improve its overall functioning.
c) To respect action regulations.
4.- Reasons for membership withdrawal are the following:
a) Voluntary withdrawal.
b) Disrespect for the rules of the Association.
c) Failure to pay the membership fee and failing to provide a justification for it.
d) Failure to carry out any of the membership obligations.
e) For those cases foreseen in b), c) and d) of the present article, the measures indicated in Article 21 c) of the Organic Law 1/2002 of March 22 with regulates the right of association will apply.
CHAPTER VI – Economic Rules and Association Documents
Article 10º
In a Book of Minutes the minutes corresponding to meetings held by the Association’s organisms of representation and direction will be recorded.
Article 11º
1.- The foundational Patrimony of the Association is inexistent.
2.- The financial resources of the Foundation will originate from voluntary contributions of members of the public, subsidies, donations, inheritances and legacies, membership fees and member contributions.
3.- Accountancy book-keeping will end on the last day of each year.
4.- The Association will possess an up to date list of all its associate members.
5.- The Association’s book keeping will reflect the faithful nature of the patrimony, the results, the financial situation of the Association, the activities carried out in accordance with articles 14 and 34.1 of the Organic Law 1/2002of Associations and article 3, sections 8 and 10 of the 49/2002 Law of December 23 regarding Fiscal Regulations of non-profit entities and any regulations that may contribute to their development or substitute them. The Association will also dispose of an inventory of its property.
CHAPTER VII – The Dissolution of the Association
Article 12º
1.- The Association may be dissolved if agreed upon by the General Assembly, who will be convoked especially and extraordinarily for this purpose.
2.- It may also be dissolved if this is the will of its members or due to a judicial sentence.
3.- In the case of dissolution, a Commission of liquidation will be appointed. Once the Commission has eliminated any possible debts, it will destine the remaining finances to one of the entities referred to in article 3, section 6 of the Eleventh Additional Disposition of the 49/2002 Law of December 23 regarding Fiscal Regulations of non-profit entities and any regulations that may contribute to their development or substitute them.
The liquidators will carry out the functions established by sections 3 and 4 of Article 18 of the Organic Law 1/2002 of March 22.
FINAL PROVISION
I, Ms Margarita Ventura Cuevas (National Identity Number: 51055949-C), as Secretary of the National Alzheimer’s Association, AFALcontigo (registry number: E0392), certify that the present statutes collect the modifications that were approved in the extraordinary meeting of the General Assembly celebrated on December 18, 2006, with the objective of modifying article 3 concerning the territorial scope of the association by following the procedure established by the present statutes.
Madrid, December 22, 2006
Blanca Clavijo Margarita Ventura
AFAL President AFAL Secretary
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