Charter
Articles of Incorporation of the
European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies [2]
Cancellation of Membership.
Article 7.
- The Membership will be cancelled:
- upon the death of the Member;
- upon cancellation by the Member;
- upon cancellation by the Society. This may occur when a Member no longer meets the requirements for membership as laid down in the Articles, when he does not fulfil his obligations to the Society, and also when the Society cannot in all fairness be expected continue the membership;
- by expulsion. This may only be declared if a Member acts contrary to the Articles, the provisions or resolutions of the Society, or unreasonably harms the Society.
- Cancellation by the Society will be handled by the Board.
- Cancellation of membership by the Member or by the Society may only occur toward the end of the financial year and subject to four weeks' notice. However, the membership may be cancelled immediately if the Society or the Member cannot in all fairness be expected to continue the membership.
- Cancellation in contravention of the foregoing paragraph will cancel the membership as soon as legally possible after the date of cancellation.
- A Member may also cancel his membership with immediate effect at any time within one month after he has been notified of a resolution to turn the Society into another legal form or to merge as meant in Article 7, Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code.
- Furthermore, a Member may cancel his membership with immediate effect at any time within one month after he has become aware or has been notified of a resolution restricting his rights or increasing his obligations towards the Society. In that case, the resolution will not apply to him.
A Member may not evade a resolution changing his financial rights and obligations by cancelling his membership.
- Expulsion from membership is handled by the Board.
- The Member concerned may appeal a decision made by the Society to cancel the membership on the grounds that the Member has not fulfilled his obligations towards the Society, and also that the Society cannot in all fairness be expected to continue the membership and a resolution of expulsion from membership, within one month after having received notification of the decision. To this end he will be notified in writing about the decision and the grounds as soon as possible. During the period for appeal and pending the appeal, the Member will be suspended, on the understanding that the suspended Member has a right to justify himself at the General Meeting in which the appeal referred to in this paragraph is heard.
- When the Membership ends in the course of a financial year, the annual contribution for the whole year will still be due.
Cancellation of the rights and obligations of Student Members, Associate Members and Supporters.
Article 8.
- The rights and obligations of a student-Member, Associate Member or a Supporter may at all times be cancelled by either party, except for the fact that the annual contribution for the current financial year will be due in its totality.
- Cancellation by the Society will be handled by the Board.
Annual contributions. Obligations.
Article 9.
- Members, candidate Members and Supporters are obliged to pay an annual contribution, which will be determined by the General Meeting. To this end, they may be divided into categories paying different contributions.
- The Board is authorized to grant whole or partial exemption from the obligation to pay a contribution.
- After having received the consent of the General Meeting, the Board will be authorized to attach obligations to the membership.
The rights of Student Members and Associate Members.
Article 10.
Student Members and Associate Members do not have the right to vote, are not allowed to nominate Members for the Board, nor can they stand for Membership of the Board.