Chapter One, General Provisions
Article 1 Name of the association: Guangdong Stainless Steel Materials and Products Association.
Article 2 Description of the association: It is a provincial, professional, non-profit social organization that is registered in the administration departments of Industry and commerce at all levels. It consists of Guangdong enterprises engaging in business of stainless steel materials, stainless steel products producing, processing, trading, distributing, logistics, corresponding industries andsome other province’s enterprises of stainless steel industry who have business point in Guangdong voluntarily.
Article 3 Aims of association: Abiding by national constitute, laws, regulations and policies; abiding by the social morality; playing a bridge and link role between government and enterprises; playing an advisor and assistant role on the government industry management; promoting the linkage between the stainless steel materials & products producing, processing and market circulating zone; interchanging information; organizing advisors consultation; developing stainless steel application market; accelerating the sound development of Guangdong stainless steel materials and products industry; playing a role of service, self-regulating, coordination and supervision in the industry; achieving the goals of serving members, government and society; Making close relationship between members; protecting members’ legal rights and interests and fair competition in the industry; boosting the economic development of the industry.
Article 4 The Association accepts operational guidance from relevant government departments and it under the supervision of Guangdong Civil Affairs Bureau.
Article 5 The activity area of association is Guangdong Province.
Article 6 The association address is in Guangzhou city, Guangdong Province.
Chapter Two, Operation Scope
Article 7 The operation scope of association
1. Propagandizing national general and specific policies about stainless steel materials and products for members and educating them to become patriotic, dedicated, law-abiding and social-morality-adhering.
2. Organizing activities about economic and technical cooperation and communication at home and abroad; holding stainless steel products exhibitions, supply and demand exchange fairs, technology seminar, marketing symposiums, professional training classes, etc.; providing a series of services including market expanding, industrial information releasing, technology consulting, legal and brand developing.
3. Publishing periodicals and establishing website to push forward e-commerce development and to increase public awareness and influence of the association and member enterprises.
4. Setting up trade self-regulating system progressively; laying down rules and regulations; standardizing trade self-management actions; keeping trade fair competition.
5. Exploring evolution laws of domestic and foreign stainless steel industry; formulating relevant standards actively; researching and resolving the difficulties found during the technology development process together; promoting the development of stainless steel industry together.
6. Holding activities regularly, for example, rewarding advanced person or enterprise and setting good examples; sharing successful experiences and practices when members involved in doing business such as brand establishing, innovation, better economic returns, energy conservation and pollution reduction, making safe production, etc.; organizing communication activities to enhance the cooperation and fellowship of members.
7. Coordinating mutual understanding between members and between members and government; reflecting reasonable demands of members and enterprises to government departments; protecting legitimate rights and interests of members and enterprises.
8. Undertaking transfer and purchase services of government functions actively; organizing relevant business activities according to the delegation and empowerment of government departments including skill testing training, trade plan, data statistics, information collecting and excellence appraisal; assisting government department in enterprise qualification examination and project reviewing, etc.
9. Holding other activities permitted by aims.
Chapter Three, Membership
Article 8 The member of the association can divided into two part: corporate member and individual member. Enterprise or owner of enterpris who engages in the trade that described in Article 2 can become a member of the association.
Article 9 Apply for membership of the association must meet the following requirements:
1. Advocate the articles of the association;
2. Have the willingness to join the association;
3. Possess industry and commerce business license and relevant credentials.
Article 10 The membership procedures is:
1. Submit application in writing;
2. Discuss and pass through by the Council;
3. Issue membership certification by the Council.
Article 11 Members enjoy the following rights:
1. Take part in activities organized by association;
2. Have the right to vote and stand for election and the right to recall and oversight;
3. Require assistance provided by the association to protect enterprises’ lawful rights and interests;
4. Have the priority to enjoy services provided by the association;
5. Criticize and make suggestions to association;
6. Enrollment and withdraw voluntarily.
Article 12 Members shall fulfill the following obligations:
1. Abide by national laws, regulations and association’s articles and implement the association’s resolution;
2. Protect the association and industry’s legitimate rights and interests.
3. Pay the membership dues;
4. Reflect and provide information needed actively such as statistics;
5. Complete matters entrusted.
Articles 13 Membership dues paying standards:
1. For chairman makes payment of 5-year one-time payment of 500,000 yuan;
2. For executive vice chairman makes payment of 5-year one-time payment of 250,000 yuan;
3. For chief supervisor and vice chairman makes payment of 5-year one-time payment of 150,000 yuan;
4. For executive director makes payment of 10,000 yuan per year;
5. For director/supervisory makes payment of 5,000 yuan per year;
6. Regular member makes payment of 2,000 yuan per year.
Article 14 Member to withdrawal shall notify the association and return the membership card. Member shall be regarded as automatic withdrawal if he does not pay annual membership dues or refuse to participate in association’s activities.
Article 15 Member shall be criticized if he does not abide by the articles. Member shall be expelled after voted by the Council and Executive Council if he violate articles seriously.
Chapter Four, Organization Structure and Responsible Persons’ Election and Recall
Article 16 The highest authority is the General Congress. The terms of the General Congress are:
1. Formulate and amend articles and election methods of the association.
2. Elect and recall chairman, executive vice chairman, vice chairman, secretary-general, executive director, director and supervisor;
3. Nominate Vice Secretary-general and Directors of each internal organ and affiliate, and submit to Joint meeting of Chairman for determination;
4. Review and pass through bills submitted by the Council, supervisory committee and members;
5. Alter or annul inappropriate decisions of the Council and supervision committee;
6. Decide to terminate matters;
7. Decide on other major issues.
Article 17 The General Congress is elected for a term of five years. To advance or postpone the election in special circumstances, it shall be voted by the Council members and approved by the societies registration and management authorities. The longest deferrable time shall not exceed 1 year. More than 2/3 members presented shall the General Congress be held. Resolution takes effect only be voted by more than half of the members presented.
Article 18 The association establishes its Council. The Council is the executive institution which performs the daily work during the interval between the General Congress on behalf of the association and is held responsible for the General Congress. The Council is elected by the General Congress.
Article 19 The terms of the Council are:
1. Prepare for the General Congress;
2. Implement the resolutions passed by the General Congress;
3. Report its work to the General Congress;
4. Decide detailed working procedures of the association;
5. Make annual budget plan of the association;
6. Enroll, punish and advice to expel member;
7. Establish internal structures of the association and take the lead to carry out work;
8. Nominate deputy secretary-general and recruit directors of the internal structures by secretary-general;
9. Formulate internal management system;
10. Implement other issues specified by the articles of the association;
11. Prepare for the next session of the Council;
12. Decide on other important matters.
Article 20 The Council convene a meeting at least once half a year. It shall be convened by communication tools in special circumstances. More than 2/3 council members presented can the meeting be held. Resolution takes effect only be voted by more than half of the members presented. The Council shall take and publish the meeting notes. The Council meeting shall be convened and presided at by the chairman. The chairman can authorize secretary-general to convene and preside at the meeting for special reasons when he is unable to do so.
Article 21 The association establish the Supervisory Committee. The Supervisory Committee is elected by the General Congress. The term of the supervisory committee is the same as the Council. The chief supervisor can not be the chairman, executive vice chairman, secretary-general, executive director and director at the same time.
Article 22 The terms of the Supervisory Committee:
1. Report its annual work to the General Congress
2. Supervise the election and recall of the General Congress and the Council and the resolution implementation of the Council.
3. Examine financial and accounting data and reflect it to the societies registration and management authorities and taxation and accounting administrative department.
4. Attend the Council meeting and give their interpellates and suggestions.
5. Supervise the Council to comply with the national laws and association’s articles. Correct or even report it to the General Congress or government related departments for the wrong conduct made by management personnel such as chairman, executive vice chairman, vice chairman, secretary-general, executive director and director to damage interests of the association.
Article 23 The Supervisory Committee shall abide by the national laws and association’s articles and perform its duties earnestly under the leadership of the General Congress.
Article 24 The chairman, executive vice chairman, vice chairman, executive director, director and supervisor shall meet the following requirements:
1. Abide by the national laws and regulations consciously;
2. Have great influence in the association’s operation scope;
3. The eldest age of chairman, executive vice chairman, vice chairman and secretary-general shall not be over 70;
4. In good condition and shall adhere to the normal work;
5. Not subject to any criminal punishment;
6. Have full capacity for civil conduct;
7. Be zealous in association’s work and with strong responsibility.
Article 25 The association has one chairman and several executive vice chairman and vice chairman. They shall serve for 4-year term and shall not serve for more than 2 terms. To extend the term in special circumstances, it shall be voted by more than 2/3 members of the General Congress and shall report to and approved by the societies registration and management authorities.
Article 26 The chairman is the legal representative of the association. To change the legal representative in special circumstances, it shall report to and approved by the societies registration and management authorities. The legal representative shall not be the other group’s legal representative at the same time.
Article 27 The powers of the chairman:
1. Convene and preside at the Council meeting.
2. Check the resolution implementation of the General Congress and the Council.
3. Sign important documents on behalf of the association
Article 28 The powers of the secretary-general:
1. Carry out the daily work and implement the annual work plan;
2. Set and implement the annual budget, final account plan and coordinate the internal mechanism;
3. Nominate the deputy secretary-general and directors of the internal mechanism and submit it to the Joint Meeting of Chairman and the Council for determination;
4. Nominate the professional personnel of the internal mechanism;
5. One Honorary Director, one Director, two to five Deputy Director and some committee members can be appointed in the affiliates including the Committees according to association need. Selected by Secretary-general from related members and who actively support and involve in association work, with dedication and have a considerate scale enterprise can be nominated. The appointment of Honorary Director, Director and Deputy Director hold once every two years. Secretary-general can re-select Director and voted by Joint Meeting of Chairman when the Director fail to perform his duty well or cause negative influence.
6. Secretary-general is responsible for the coordination and arrangement of Committees or other affiliates. Directors of Committees is responsible for organizing activities. The daily contact department of Committees is the Secretariat.
7. Deal with other everyday affairs.
Chapter Five, Asset Management and Usage Principles
Article 29 The association is funded by self-financing. The main sources are:
1. Membership dues;
2. Incomes from services or activities provided by the association in the operation scope;
3. Social sponsorship or donation and government support;
4. Profits from legal business entities established by the association;
5. Interest and other legal earnings;
6. For large scale activities funds, the Joint Meeting of Chairman need to make the raising plan with discussing.
Article 30 The association collect membership dues according to the relevant regulations.
Article 31 The association accepts donation shall abide by national laws and regulations and refuse apportionment in any forms. The donors, sponsors or member enterprise and supervisor have the right to check and give their advices and suggestions for the usage and management of the donated property. The association shall response timely and truthfully when they inquired.
Article 32 The association funds shall be used for business development and matters within the operation scope. Any enterprise or individual shall be prohibited from encroaching upon, pocketing or embezzling the asset and other earnings protected by law. The association shall set up overhead examination and approval system and be supervised by the Supervisory Committee.
Article 33 The chairman, executive vice chairman, vice chairman, secretary-general, executive director, director, supervisor or staff of the association shall refund and make a self-criticism in the General Congress if he encroach upon, pockets or embezzles the asset of the association. Illegal act constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with the law.
Article 34 The association shall adopt national unified accounting system and conduct accounting in accordance with the law. It shall establish sound interior accounting supervision system and accept the legal supervision of tax bureau and accounting department to ensure the legality, authenticity, accuracy and integrity of the accounting information.
Article 35 The association shall have qualified accounting personnel which can not be a cashier at the same time. The accounting personnel shall conduct accounting calculation and supervision. When accounting personnel are transferred or removed from office, persons take over the position shall go through relevant procedures for it.
Article 36 The asset management of the association shall conform to the financial management system of the country, subject to the supervision of the General Congress and financial department. Those asset originated from government appropriation or social donation and sponsorship shall be subject to supervision by the auditing agency and shall be announced to the public in proper way.
Article 37 When carry out annual report, term change, legal representative change and liquidation, the financial audit shall be conducted by societies registration and management authorities
Article 38 The association shall hand up previous year annual report, financial report and this year activities arrangement plan to the societies registration and management authorities by the end of March each year according to the Social Organization Registration and Management Regulations.
Article 39 The association establish the important matters reporting system, that is: the association shall report to the relevant government departments and societies registration and management authorities and go through relative formalities when it convenes large-scale symposium, seminar and exposition, conducts foreign exchanges, contacts with foreign NGO, carries out industrial appraisal, target hitting and commending activities and accepts foreign and social donation, etc.
Article 40 The asset usage principle:
1. Association activities expenditure;
2. Activities organized expenditure;
3. Running expenses;
4. Staff’s salary and welfare;
5. Organization membership dues.
Article 41 Wage and various kinds of insurance and welfare of full-time association staff shall be determined with reference to relevant Chinese regulations on institutions.
Article 42 The association shall have property ownership of member dues or sponsorship and donation when member withdrawal or expelled.
Chapter Six, Procedures for Amending the Articles of Association
Article 43 To amend the articles of association, it shall voted by the Council and submit to the General Congress for review.
Article 44 The articles amendment shall submit to the societies registration and management authorities within 30 days after voted by the General Congress. The articles amendment shall be effective after checked and approved by the authorities.
Chapter Seven, Termination Procedures and Property Disposal after Termination
Article 45 The association shall be terminated under the following circumstances, and the Council shall make a motion for cancellation:
1. Complete the purpose of the articles;
2. Decide to be dissolved by the General Congress;
3. Division or merger;
4. Unable to carry out work according to the purpose of the articles.
Article 46 To terminate the association, it shall voted by the General Congress and submit to the societies registration and management authorities for review. It shall be effective after checked and approved by the authorities.
Article 47 Before the termination, it shall set up a liquidation group under the guidance of the societies registration and management authorities and other relevant departments to deal with financial claim and liabilities and remaining matters. During the liquidation no activity shall be held. The association shall go through the formalities for cancellation in societies registration and management authorities within 15 days from the date of liquidation end.
Article 48 Association termination shall be announced after writing off in societies registration and management authorities.
Article 49 The remaining property after the termination shall use for purpose related business development under the supervision of the societies registration and management authorities in accordance to relevant provisions of the country.
Chapter Eight, Supplementary Provisions
Article 50 The articles voted by the General Congress on 28th December, 2014.
Article 51 The Council of the association hold the final explanation right of the articles.
Article 52 The articles shall be effective on the date the societies registration and management authorities approve.