The Andorran Association of Primary Care General Practitioners

SECTION I : AIM AND PURPOSES SECTION II : THE MEMBERS SECTION III : THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SECTION IV : ORGANS OF GOVERNMENT SECTION V : DISSOLUTION SECTION I : AIM AND PURPOSES Article 1 The Andorran Association of Primary Care General Practitioners is a scientific society mage up the practitioners of Andorra which develop their activity within Primary Care. Article 2 Its aim is the scientific, technical, organizational, ethical and human improvement of practise in Primary Care. To achieve this aim the Association will develop the following: To contribute to the professional, social and human dignity of family doctors. To promote postgraduate studies of family doctors. To promote the principles of quality in Primary Care. To establish relations with other professional institutions and societies within Primary Care. Article 3 The Associations domicile is at carrer Bra. Riberaygua, 27 3er., in Andorra la Vella. SECTION II : THE MEMBERS Article 4 The following may apply for membership: Practitioners specialized in family and community medicine and family doctors applying for membership, fulfilling all necessary requirements to establish in Andorra, and admitted by the General Assembly. Practitioners interested in the development of primary Care appliying for membership and admitted by the General Assembly. Individuals which the General Assembly unanimously approves as honorary members or protecting members. The non acceptance shall be reasoned and may be appealed by application of hearing before the corresponding organ of the Association. The result has to be given within 45 days following the application of hearing. Article 5 The members of the Association shall have the following rights: To participate as a full member in General Assamblies. To delegate in writing the representation in General Assamblies. To participate in the Association’s events and activities. To be informed on the Society’s activities and plans. Article 6 The members of the Association have the following obligations: To watch over the fulfillment of the Association’s purposes and to contribute in the development of its activities. To abide by these Articles of Association and by the agreements validly adopted by the General Assembly. To play the entry and membership fees agreen upon. Article 7 The membership may be canceled: In writing to the General Assembly expressing one’s own free will. By exclusion adopted by the General Assembly. The exclusion shall be reasoned and may be appealed by application before the revelant organ of the Association. The result has to be given within the 45 days following the application. SECTION III : THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Article 8 The General Assembly consist of all the Association’s members and is the highest organ of the same. It will ordinary meet every 6 months and extraordianry when called by the Coordiantor or by written appliaction of one fifth of the Society members. Article 9 The calling to the General Asembly shall be sent in writing, including the Agenda, with anticipation of a fortninght in the case of an ordinary calling, and one week in the case of an extraordinary calling. Article 10 The General Assembly may: Approve or refuse the report of activitie and the statement of accounts. Discuss and decide on programs of activities and appoint working committees. Discuss and decide on proposed subjects. Determine fees and allow new members. Article 11 To validly adopt decisions in a first calling, the presence of two thirds of the members will be held in a second calling, half an hour later without considering the number of members attending. The agreements shall be taken by majority vote of those present o written proxies. Not with standing the above articles, any decision modifying the present Articles of Assotiation, concerting the purchase or sale of real estate property or the dissolution of the Association will require the vote in favour of two thirds of the members present or represented. SECTION IV : ORGANS OF GOVERNMENT Article 12 Each second year the General Assembly shall elect the offices of the Association’s Coordiantor, Secretary and Treasurer. Article 13 The election of these offices will be made by complete and closed candidatures, indiacting the candidates for each office, without mixing or preferential votes. The candidatures will have to be presented, signed by each candidate, 7 days before the General Assembly, wich shall proceed to the election. If no candidature is presnted, a Coordinator shall be elected, who will appoint the holders of the other offices. The election shall be effected by simple majority as provided by Article 11. Article 14 The Coordinator has to be an Andorra national and shall represent the Association before institutions, authorities and corporations. He/she presides the General Assembly and all committees or panels when attending to them. He/she chairs the debates and his/her vote may settle draws. He/she watches over the complete fulfillment of these Articles of Association and the aim and purposes of the Association. Article 15 In case of absence or illness the coordinator shall be represented by the Secretary. The Secretary and the Treaurer shall replace each other. Article 16 The treasury’s documents will be signed jointly by the Coordinator and the Treasurer the latter will keeping Article 17 The Secretary will be in charge of the administration of the Association, the employees, books, files and stamp. He will follow up all applications and reports received and deliver them to whom they may concern. He will write the General Assembly’s Minutes and issue the corresponding certificates with the agreement of the Coordianator. He will keep the register of members. SECTION V : DISSOLUTION Article 18 The Andorran Association of Primary Care General Practitioners will be dissolved by agreement of the GeneralAssembly expressly called for this purpose. The condition of a favourable vote to dissolve is two thirds of the total number of members. Article 19 Once the dissolution is approved it will be effected. The General Assembly will appoint a dissolution committee, which will proceed to collections and payments and the winding-up of properties and rights of the Association. If there is a surplus it will be dedicated to cahrity and social purposes, according to the General Assembly’s agreement when deciding the dissolution. The membership does not mean any personal reponsibility toward third parties corresponding to specific debts of the Association which could not be payed.