The association's statute.

General provisions

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Purpose and objectives

CHAPTER 2. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

1. promoting respect for the environment, raising young people's awareness of ecosystem protection and developing their ecological mindset;
2. researching, studying, using and defending the environment; educating the association's members and all nature lovers in the use, upkeep and conservation of the environment;
3. developing and forming new relationships with other clubs, associations, specialised organisations and individuals; joining together to form federations;
4. encouraging and affirming the ability to practise mountain hiking;
5. developing cultural programmes and presenting them at the events the association takes part in (song, poetry, sketches, graphics, caricature, ecological posters etc.);
6. promoting tourism in all its forms;
7. environmental protection, cleaning up tourist areas and contributing to a change of attitude towards the environment;
8. ensuring that tourism activities comply with the statute and internal regulations, the rules set by the Ministry of Youth and Sport, the legislation in force and international standards;
9. drawing up the yearly internal calendar, carrying it out and taking part in competitions;
10. organising training for the specialists needed in sports tourism: courses, internships, meetings etc.;
11. applying anti-doping programmes and fair-play programmes within its areas of competence;
12. organising and running tourist information and education structures;
13. recreational activities;
14. developing and promoting orienteering as a sport throughout Romania, in all its forms and without any discrimination on grounds of politics, religion, race, nationality, sex or age;
15. organising, leading, controlling and supporting orienteering at national level, in accordance with the law;
16. printing and reproduction activities;
17. audio and video reproduction activities;
18. repair of electronic and optical equipment;
19. repair of electrical equipment;
20. intermediation in the trade of various products;
21. publishing activities (newspapers, leaflets, books, guides, magazines etc.);
22. software publishing;
23. producing and editing audio and video recordings;
24. custom software development;
25. information technology consultancy;
26. management (administration and operation) of computing equipment;
27. web portals, data processing, website administration, web programming etc.;
28. advertising and market research;
29. market research and public opinion polling;
30. photographic activities;
31. written and oral translation;
32. travel agency and tour operator activities, other booking and tourist assistance services;
33. artistic creation and performance;
34. repair of computers, communication equipment and peripherals;
35. training dogs for search and rescue work;
36. deploying search and rescue dogs in situations where they can be useful (disasters, landslides, etc.), alongside the competent authorities or independently of them, as provided by law;
37. promoting and developing search and rescue activities with dogs;
38. providing information, advice, education and training in search and rescue with dogs, across all search disciplines (area, rubble, water, avalanche and trailing);
39. concluding cooperation agreements with the authorities and organisations responsible for emergency management.

Membership

CHAPTER 3. MEMBERSHIP

• a) Minimum age of 18. Anyone under 18 needs the consent of their parents (stating that they agree to the minor practising mountain hiking), signed by them in the presence of the president or vice-president of the club.
• b) Not to be barred by a court from exercising their civil rights.
• c) To declare on their own responsibility that they are fit to practise mountain sports.
• d) To pay the association's registration fee;
• f) To take part in the association's activities for six months without being a member;
• Applications for membership are reviewed by the Board of Directors and approved by the president of the association.

• At the request of the person concerned,
• If one of the conditions in Article 8 is no longer met,
• Death.

• Through their attitude and actions they support or have supported the association in a special way.
• They take part in special activities to which they are invited.
• Honorary members are designated as such by the General Assembly of the association.

• At least one of the conditions in Art.10 is no longer met.
• At the request of the person concerned.
• Death.
• Other cases provided by law.
• By decision of the General Assembly.

Members' rights and obligations

CHAPTER 4. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS

• To elect and be elected to the governing bodies.
• To take part in the actions carried out by the association.
• To express freely their opinions and personal initiatives regarding the activities taking place within the association.
• To contest, within 30 days, the decisions taken within the association,
• To use the common property, but only for activities organised by the association.

• To behave in a civilised manner at events organised by the association.
• To take part in the general assemblies.
• To take part in at least 1/3 (for those holding management positions) and at least ¼ (for members) of the actions organised by the association; failure to do so entails the loss of the management position or of membership.
• To observe the statute and the internal rules, within the limits set by the legal framework.

Incentives, rewards, sanctions

CHAPTER 5. INCENTIVES, REWARDS, SANCTIONS

• Warning,
• Temporary exclusion for a fixed period, but no longer than one year,
• Permanent exclusion.

Assets

CHAPTER 6. ASSETS

The initial assets of the association amount to 2,099 lei.

• Monetary means,
• Material means.

• Registration fee,
• Membership dues. The amount of the dues, how often they are collected and the cases in which payment is suspended are established by the General Assembly,
• Donations,
• Own activities,
• Sales and purchases,
• Exchanges,
• Sponsorships,
• Other sources provided by law.

Organisation and functioning of the association

CHAPTER 7. ORGANISATION AND OPERATION OF THE ASSOCIATION

• The General Assembly,
• The Board of Directors,
• The Auditor,
• The President,
• The Vice-President,
• The Secretary.

Art.25. A. The General Assembly

The General Assembly is the governing body made up of all members with voting rights.

The powers of the General Assembly include:

• Establishing the strategy and general objectives of the association.
• Approving the budget of income and expenditure and approving the balance sheet.
• Electing and dismissing the members of the Board of Directors on the basis of applications; candidates must present their intentions;
• Electing and dismissing the President of the association, who is also the president of the Board of Directors.
• Electing and dismissing the auditor.
• Amending the articles of incorporation and the statute.
• Debating, approving and amending the internal regulations of the association.
• Receiving information on and approving the activity report of the Board of Directors, as well as other reports.
• Deciding on any change of the registered office,
• Setting the level of the registration fee and of the membership dues, as well as how they are paid,
• Setting up, reorganising and dissolving organisational structures and forms of activity.
• Establishing and amending the object of activity and the designs of the badges and membership cards.
• Deciding on affiliation or merger with other organisations.
• Deciding on the dissolution and liquidation of the association, as well as on the destination of the remaining assets.
• Settling appeals,
• Granting the title of honorary member and honorary president,
• Deciding on sanctions of exclusion from the club,
• Any other powers provided by law and by this statute.

• Ordinary sessions – annual,
• Extraordinary sessions – under the conditions provided for in the statute.

• Ordinary sessions – by the Board of Directors,
• Extraordinary sessions – by the Board of Directors, the President, or at least 10% of the members of the association.

B. The Board of Directors

• Debates and adopts the draft internal regulations of the association and the job descriptions, and submits them to the General Assembly for debate.
• Presents to the General Assembly the activity report, the execution of the budget of income and expenditure, the balance sheet, the draft budget of income and expenditure and the draft programmes of the association.
• Reviews and endorses the President's reports, takes note of the auditors' findings and establishes the necessary measures;
• Concludes legal acts in the name and on behalf of the association;
• Takes measures to carry out the decisions of the General Assembly;
• Reviews membership applications;
• Approves the organisational chart and the staff policy of the association;
• Monitors the implementation of the decisions of the General Assembly of the association;
• Reviews and endorses the draft annual activity programme and the draft budget of income and expenditure;
• Writes off fixed assets and approves the withdrawal from use of inventory items;
• Pursues the recovery of damage caused to the association.
• Negotiates the plans for coordinating activity regarding the actions agreed as a result of affiliations or cooperation agreements with the natural or legal persons referred to in art.7 letter c).
• The Board of Directors may draw up its own internal operating regulations.
• Performs any other duties under the law, this statute and the internal rules.

• The President,
• The Vice-President,
• The Secretary.

• Ordinary sessions – once a month, by the President or, in the President's absence, by the Vice-President.
• Extraordinary sessions – by the President or by a member of the Board of Directors.

C. The President

• Supervises and coordinates the activity of the Board of Directors.
• Represents the association in its relations with its members and with other persons and organisations.
• Concludes and terminates contracts within the limits approved by the governing bodies.
• Approves applications for membership of the association;
• Ensures that the decisions of the General Assembly and of the Board of Directors are carried out,
• Administers the assets of the association and commits, by signature, its financial operations,
• Organises the preparation of candidates for membership and is responsible for issuing membership cards.
• Is responsible for keeping the technical and operational records in accordance with the regulations in force.
• Takes any measures needed to ensure the proper conduct of the activity, in compliance with the law, the statute and the decisions of the governing bodies of the association.

D. The Auditor

• Checks how the assets of the association are administered.
• Draws up reports based on these checks and presents them to the General Assembly.
• May attend the meetings of the Board of Directors, without voting rights.

The association's insignia

CHAPTER 8. INSIGNIA OF THE ASSOCIATION

Transitional and final provisions

CHAPTER 9. TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

• By decision of the founding members,
• When the purpose of the association can no longer be achieved,
• When the number of members falls below the limit provided by law,
• Due to insolvency,
• By merger with another association.