The Bohemian Paradise Association (further only Association) was established on the basis of a resolution of the foundation general meeting of June 23, 1992, and was registered on July 31, 1992 at the District Office in Semily under Ser. No. vnitr. 23/92. The activities of the Association were governed by the Articles of Associations of the Bohemian Paradise Towns and Villages Association, approved by the foundation general meeting of June 23, 1992. These existing Articles of Association are changed by these new Articles of Association which draw from the provision of § 14, par. 1, letter n) of the Act No. 367/90 of the Collection of Laws, as amended.
The Association is a legal entity as voluntary special-interest association of legal entities in the landscape area of the Bohemian Paradise. The Association is active within the territory marked by the towns and villages of Jicin, Sobotka, Dolni Bousov, Mlada Boleslav, Mnichovo Hradiste, Sychrov, Hodkovice, Zelezny Brod, Semily and Lomnice nad Popelkou.
| Name of Association: | Sdruzeni Cesky raj (Bohemian Paradise Association) |
| Seat of Association: | Dvorakova ul. c. 334, 511 01 Turnov |
| Account number: | 126255017/5100 u CSOB a.s. pobocky Turnov |
| Registration number: | vnitr. 23/92 at the District Office Semily of July 31, 1992 |
| Identification number: | 15045838 |
The bodies of the Association are as follows:
ad a) The General Assembly is the top body of the Association. All the Association members are represented at the General Assembly by their statutory, or authorised representatives. The General Assembly can be regular and extraordinary. The regular General Assembly is summoned in writing by the Board. The invitation contains the programme, time and place of session and is sent not later than 14 days before the General Assembly is held. The regular General Assembly is held minimally once a year. The extraordinary General Assembly is summoned by the Board should it be necessary due to serious interests of the Association or should minimally 1/3 of the Association members ask for it. When voting, every member has one vote. The General Assembly constitutes a quorum when the absolute majority of members is present. Should this condition not be complied with, after 30 minutes this General Assembly is held with the participation of the members being present. This facts is recorded in the Minutes.
ad b) The Board of Directors of the Association is elected and withdrawn by the General Assembly made of its members by a simple majority. The Board is constituted of minimally five members including its chairperson. The Board is usually elected for the period of one year and meets when necessary, minimally once in calendary quarter. It always meets when a Board member asks for it. The Board constitutes a quorum when the absolute majority of its members is present and governs the activity of the Association in the period between General Assemblies. It has the right to decide in all matters connected with the activities of the Association, should this decision not be explicitly reserved for the General Assembly. The Board is mainly in charge of:
ad c) The chairperson of the Board of Directors summons and manages the meetings of the Board of Directors. S/he is responsible for the activities of the Board of Directors and for the financial management of the whole Association. S/he manages and checks the work of the acting secretary of the Association.
ad d) The Supervisory Board consists of three members and is elected by general meeting. It checks all the activities of the Association and performs mainly the reviews of the activities and of the annual statement of accounts of the Association. It is responsible for its activity to the General Assembly and submits the reports on its activity to the General Assembly.
ad e) The acting secretaries of the Association guarantee the organizational, material and working activities of the Board. They are nominated after the proposal of the chairperson of the Association. The nomination is approved of by the Board. The job description is determined in writing by the chairperson of the Association on the basis of a decision of the Board of Directors of the Association.
For the purposes of the Association, the members can join their financial means and other tangible and intangible assets as their deposits. The members can deposit, increase, decrease or withdraw their deposits only with the approval of the General Assembly. The total of the assets creates the basic capital of the Association. The property of the Association is created by the basic capital and other property from other sources, such as grants, donations, loans and possible profit from the activities. All financial means can be used only for the activities of the Association. The expense costs of the Association are for the administrative ensuring of the activities of the Association and for the projects of whole-region range of effectiveness. The management of the Association is governed by generally binding regulations and recommendations of the General Assembly.
The Association can be dissolved only by the decision of the General Assembly. This act necessitates the absolute majority of the members with the right to vote who are present at the General Assembly. Before the Association is dissolved, a liquidation is performed, should the property of the Association not be transferred to a legal successor. The manner of property liquidation and liabilities settlement is decided upon by the General Assembly which designates the liquidator.
All changes of the Articles of Association are performed by the decision of the General Assembly. The decision is accepted by the absolute majority of the votes of its members. The change of the Articles of Association is performed in the form of an Amendment which shall be signed by a statutory representative. Every change of the Articles of Association shall be reported to a state body that registered the Association. The changes come into force only on the day of the amendment registration by an administrative body.
In Turnov, on May 12, 1999
