VIII. Rights and Duties of the Members

  1. All Members of the Association have equal rights.

  2. Members of the Association are entitled to:

    1) participate in the activity of the Association, make proposals to the statutory bodies of the Association concerning its activities and admission or expulsion of the Association;

    2) elect and be elected to the statutory bodies of the Association;

    3) receive an information about the activity of the Association;

    4) submit for consideration of the statutory bodies of the Association any suggestions, questions, comments;

    5) apply to the statutory bodies of the Association regarding the protection of their interests;

    6) use an information materials of the Association;

    7) exercise other rights provided by the law and internal regulations of the Association.

  3. Members of the Association are obliged to:

    1) carry out decisions of the General Assembly, the Executive Board of the Association, provisions of this Charter and internal documents of the Associations;

    2) pay an entrance and membership fees in due time;

    3) do not perform actions that can cause damage to the interests and reputation of the Association.

  4. Member of the Association may at any time voluntarily resign membership by giving written application to the Executive Board. Membership shall be considered as resigned on the day of submission of the application for resignation of membership.

  5. Member of the Association shall be deprived of membership in the Association in the following cases:

    1) for failure to perform its duties;

    2) for failure to pay fees for two regular terms;

    3) for violation of the statutory provisions of the Association, as well as

    4) for actions that discredit the reputation of the Association, including in the case of dissemination of information about the activities of the Association, which is untrue or falsely stated.

  6. Upon recommendation of the President the Executive Board adopts a decision on expulsion of Member of the Association.

  7. Membership shall be terminated automatically:

    1) for Individual member in case of his recognition as legally incapable person in the manner prescribed by law, or death;

    2) for Collective member in case of winding-up of the legal entity (association of citizens) in accordance with the law.

  8. Upon voluntary resignation or deprivation of membership in the Association, property and funds, that had been transferred by the Member, shall not be returned.

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