BY-LAWS

1st item: Name

It is created on the 19 th of March 2005 the « European Wrist Arthroscopy Society » between a group of surgeons of the hand and the upper Limb and all other admitted persons later as advised.
This Society is governed by the law of the 1st July 1901 and the decree of August 16 1901, having for name « European wrist Arthroscopy Society»

Item 2: Object

The Aim of the Society is the development, teaching, publications and scientific presentations on the subjects of Wrist Arthroscopy.

Item 3: Social Seat

The social seat of the Society is set up to the address of the General Secretary at PARIS, 6 square JOUVENET, 75016. It will be able to be transferred by decision of the Office.

Item 4: Members of the Society

The Society is formed of active members and honorary members.
The active members are French or foreigners surgeons of which a part of the surgical activity is devoted to the wrist arthroscopy.
The honorary members are all persons to which ones this distinction will have been awarded by the general assembly of the association.

Item 5: Admission, Expulsion

The admission and the expulsion of a member of the « European Wrist Arthroscopy Society» must be decided by general assembly.
Conditions of Admission: Being a doctor in medicine, qualified as a surgeon, accept the rules of the present status notably for the scientific publications and the teaching, regularly practicing wrist arthroscopy.
Expulsion: The expulsion is pronounced on suggestion of the office lack of the ethics rules or non-payment of the annual contributions on 2 consecutive occasions. When a member of the association loses the member quality of the « European Wrist Arthroscopy Society» aimed at the item 4 of the present status, his expulsion is right and necessarily must be noted by the general assembly.
The expulsion can be pronounced, on suggestion of the Office, for all other motive related to the activity of the « European Wrist Arthroscopy Society ".
The member quality loses itself equally by resignation or by deaths.

Item 6: Resources

The association receives contributions of its active members, of which the Office sets up yearly the amount. For the year 2005, the contribution due is 30 € paid by personal cheque. The honorary members are exempted from all contributions.
The association accepts all other resources non-prohibited by the law and the regulations, notably the subsidies.

Item 7: Office

An Office, composed of 8 members elected by the general assembly and former President, directs the "European Wrist Arthroscopy Society":

The President
The Vice President
The Former President
The Secretary General
The Treasurer
The Scientific Coordinator
The Teaching Coordinator
The IT Coordinator

Only the active members can be elected members of the Office.
In case of vacation of a post, the Office, to his choice, awaits the next general assembly, or co-opts an active member of the association that will intervene until the following general assembly.
The President is elected for a non-renewable year by the general assembly on suggestion of the Office. The Vice president is elected by the general assembly on suggestion of the office for a year before becoming himself President.
The Treasurer and the Secretary General are elected by the general assembly for 3 years renewable once on their demand. The Scientific, Teaching and IT Coordinator are elected by the general assembly for 2 years renewable once on their demand.

Item 8: Functioning of the Office

The Office meets at least twice per year or more often as it appears necessary by the President. It meets also equally on the request of the half of its members. The presence of half at least of its members is necessary to the validity of its deliberations. The majority of votes take the decision. In case of equality of vote, the President voice counts twice. The deliberations of the Office are noted by verbal processes established on a special and signed register by the President and Secretary General.

The Office decides upon a program of courses, their contents and of their frequency. It chooses the scientific orientations by proposing them to the general assembly in order to validate them. It decides temporary persons in charge of such or such scientific work. It chooses and defines the experts to the different proposed courses. These experts will be validated by the general assembly. They will be on volunteer principles. The office oversees and defines the orientations of website and multimedia relations.

The President defines the big orientations that will be discussed by the Office before presenting them to the general assembly.

The Secretary General and the Treasurer represent the association in all acts of civil life and in Justice.

The Secretary General is in charge of any verbal processes, correspondence and respect of all administrative and legal obligations. He is equally directing the teaching and defines with the President the orientation of the courses and their contents. He will be personally in charge of the organization of the teaching course in wrist arthroscopy at European level. He will have for that to surround him by all French and European members that he will judge them useful to the development of this teaching.

The Treasurer holds the accounts of the association and, under the supervision of the President, carries out the payments and collection, and does a financial report to every general assembly.

The scientific Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the scientific works chosen by the Office on suggestion of the President. The suggestions of works will be done by simple email address to the Scientific Coordinator. These works will be able to be scientific presentations to different congresses and publications in scientific magazines. The usage of the GEAP and of his logo will not be able to be effective that after agreement of the President and General Secretary. In the publications, will be kept as Authors those that effectively worked in a manner active to the publication, while respecting the rules of the scientific newspaper in which must be done the publication, on suggestion of the Scientific Coordinator and with agreement of the Office. A mention « Thanks » will be done for the members of the GEAP that participated by their series to the publication. They reflect equally to the development of technical equipment used in wrist arthroscopy.

The Teaching Coordinator must verify before every course that all what is necessary to the good sequence of this course is met. In particular the supplying of cadavers, the relations with l' Ircad/Eits or all other places where could unfold itself as a site for courses in the future, and the relations with the principal sponsor.

The IT Coordinator will have to develop and maintain a website with the assistance of a specialized contractor, defined by the assistance of the Secretary General of his contents, after suggestion and acceptance of the Office. It will equally have to create and update an address notebook email of the members.

Item 9: General Assembly

The general assembly could meet at any time of the year as advised by the Office represented by the Secretary General and at least once per year.

The invitation will be done individually to each member by email or mail, 1 month at least before the date back of the assembly. The invitation will mention the topic of discussion on that day, which will be able to be the object of a vote to the general assembly, except unanimous agreement of the « European Wrist Arthroscopy Society»

Only the active members are allowed to vote and the present active members in the general assembly win the majority. In case of equality of vote, the President voice counts twice.

The general assembly names and revokes the Office, decides principal orientations of the activity of the « European Wrist Arthroscopy Society » hears the financial report of the Treasurer and the annual report of the Secretary General, gives power to the Secretary General and to the Treasurer for the management of the association. It rules on all other questions relating to the functioning of the « European Wrist Arthroscopy Society

Item 10: Internal Regulation

An internal regulation could be established by the Office, which will have to be approved by the general assembly. This regulation will set up the un foreseen disposals by the present status concerning notably the internal administration of the association, if needed.

Item 11: Dissolution

In case of dissolution pronounced by the general assembly in conditions mentioned in item 9, one or several receivers will be named by this one and the active one, if it there takes place, will be reserved in accordance with the law and to the regulation in force on the declared associations.

Item 12: Formalities

All strengths are conferred to the Secretary General, carrier of the present status, to fill the formalities of the declaration and of advertising prescribed by the law.

The present status were approved by the assembly on the 19 th of March 2005 at GUYANCOURT