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Statut

STATUT

Based on Article 13 of the Law on Associations (‘Narodne novine’ Nr 74/14) the Assembly of the Croatian Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy (HUPPP) held on 22nd May 2015 adopts the

STATUTE

of

the Croatian Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy

(HUPPP)

I BASIC PROVISIONS

Article 1

The Statute regulates provisions on: name, head office, legal representation; seal layout, goals and scope of activities according to goals, activities to be implemented to achieve goals, procurement of public activities of the Association, conditions of membership and its termination, rights, duties and liabilities as well as liabilities to disciplinary action of membership, method of keeping record of membership, bodies of the Association, its constitution and mode of convening meetings, election, dismissal, authorisations, decision-making process and mandate duration, mode of convening the Assembly due to the expiration of the mandate; election and dismissal of the Liquidator of the Association; termination of the Association, assets, its acquisition and disposition; assets disposition due to the termination of the Association and other issues of relevance for the Association.

Article 2

Name of the Association: Hrvatska udruga za psihoterapiju pokretom i plesom ‘HUPPP’

Abbreviated name of the Association: HUPPP

Name of the Association in English: Croatian Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy

Head office is in Zagreb. The Board of Directors makes the decision on the change of the address of the Head Office.

Article 3

The Association operates on the territory of the Republic of Croatia.

The Association is entitled to cooperate with other national and international organisations in order to achieve its goals. The Assembly shall make the decision on cooperation.

Article 4

The Croatian Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy “HUPP” (hereinafter the Association) is an association registered at the Municipal Office of the City of Zagreb.

The Association is a non-profit legal entity.

The Association is a non-governmental and non-political association of students of Dance Movement Psychotherapy, Dance Movement Psychotherapists and honorary members.

Article 5

The Association is a holder of the official seal, which is rectangular and 47 mm x 18 mm of size with the following text: Hrvatska udruga za psihoterapiju pokretom i plesom, Zagreb.

Article 6

The activity of the Association is public.

The publicity of the activities of the Association shall be implemented through:

  • timely reporting of the members on the activities of the Association and on important events, through written reports, on special conferences or in any other appropriate manner.
  • media

Article 7

The President and Vice-President of the Association represent the Association. The Assembly is entitled to appoint other persons to represent the Association.

II GOALS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION

Article 8

The Association is founded with the goal of promoting, developing and fostering Dance Movement Psychotherapy.

The Association performs its activities in accordance with the goals in the field of health care, culture and arts.  

The goals of the Association:

  • Promotion of Dance Movement Psychotherapy as a psychotherapeutic approach applying movement, dance and other expressive media with the purpose of emotional, cognitive, physical and social integration of an individual and/or group
  • Fostering of introduction of Dance Movement Psychotherapy in institutions
  • Commitment to development and recognition of Dance Movement Psychotherapy
  • Empowerment of members of the Association for autonomous psychotherapeutic practice
  • Implementation, fostering and protection of common interests of members of the Association

Article 9

Activities of the Association:

  • Gathering of students of Dance Movement Psychotherapy as well as certified Dance Movement Psychotherapists
  • Professional development of members of the Association
  • Fostering and encouragement of personal growth of children, young people and adults by practice of Dance Movement Psychotherapy
  • Recognition, fostering and promoting the profession of Dance Movement Psychotherapist
  • Fostering of professional development of members of the Association, awarding and distributing scholarships for members of the Association and their study trips in-country and abroad
  • Promotion of professional interests of members of the Association
  • Endeavour to engage members of the Association in public and private organisations
  • Organisation of lectures, seminars, workshops, trainings with the purpose of development of members of the Association
  • Organisation of individual or group training programmes and counselling for citizens in the scope of Dance Movement Psychotherapy
  • Participation in seminars, workshops, training programmes of other related organisations with the purpose of implementation of the goals of the Association
  • Fostering and organizing of research in topics related to the activities of the Association
  • Publication of academic articles, handbooks, publications, summaries, brochures, bulletins, books, audio and video materials in the scope of activities of the Association and accordingly to the law
  • Collecting literature and other data from the field of Dance Movement Psychotherapy and creation of audio and video collection
  • Organisation of conferences for Dance Movement Psychotherapists and psychotherapists of other approaches
  • Organisation of local and international conferences with the purpose of exchanging experience and fostering of personal and organisational growth
  • Implementation of promotional activities with the purpose of promotion of the Association
  • Fostering and networking of educational initiatives in the field of personal and social development through partnerships, data exchange and training
  • Collaboration with institutions, individuals and related Croatian and international organisations with activities akin to those of the Association

III ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP

Article 10

Any legally competent natural person or legal entity is entitled to become a member of the Association.

Membership is acquired by enrolment in the Register of Members administered by the Secretary of the Association.

The Register of Members is administered in electronic form and contains personal data of the member, his/her address, telephone number, e-mail address, personal identification number, date of birth, date of beginning of membership, membership category and date of termination of membership in the Association.

The Register of Members is accessible to all members and institutions in charge on their request.

A person willing to become a member should:

  • Submit a written application for membership to the Board of Directors
  • Submit documents confirming he/she is fulfilling requirements membership from Article 11 of the Statute

A person whose application has been denied is entitled to submit a new application for membership one year after the reasoning of the resolution of the Association, which had denied the admission into membership of the Association.

The Assembly shall determine the amount of the annual membership fee on proposition of the Board of Directors.

Article 11

The Association consists of regular and honorary members.

Regular members are those who actively participate in activities of the Association.

Students in training of Dance Movement Psychotherapy and certified Dance Movement Psychotherapists are entitled to become regular members of the Association.

The Board of Directors adopts resolutions/makes decisions on regular membership.

Solely legally competent persons can become regular members who are entitled to:

  • elect and be elected in the bodies of the Association
  • get insight into activities of the Association and using of info materials
  • get insight into financial operations of the Association
  • participate in Assembly and its direct decision-making
  • participate in activities and management of the Association
  • submit propositions, opinions and remarks on activities of the Association and its bodies
  • participate in implementation of the activities of the Association according to the adopted programmes
  • initiate measures and actions to improve activities of the Association

Regular members are liable to:

  • pay the membership regularly
  • participate in activities to achieve the goals of the Association
  • participate in common decision-making
  • fulfil responsibilities taken or assigned to from the bodies of the Association with their own consent
  • discretion and protection of their profession in language and behaviour towards colleagues and third parties, in public and private life, all concerning the activities and role of the Association
  • protect the assets of the Association
  • protect and enhance the reputation of the Association
  • initiate measures and actions to improve the activities of the Association
  • inquire or give information (from or to) the members on the activities of the Association
  • adhere to the provisions of the Statute and other by-laws of the Association

Honorary members are persons who have through their activities and endeavour notably contributed to the achievement of the goals of the Association and to the development of Dance Movement Psychotherapy in Croatia.

The Board of Directors shall decide on admission into honorary membership.

Honorary members shall have a counselling role with no decision rights in the Assembly.

Honorary members are entitled to:

  • participate in activities to achieve goals of the Association
  • submit propositions, opinions and remarks on activities of the Association and its bodies
  • initiate measures and actions to improve the activities of the Association

Honorary members are liable to:

  • participate in activities to achieve the goals of the Association
  • discretion and protection of their profession in language and behaviour towards colleagues and third parties, in public and private life, all concerning the activities and role of the Association
  • adhere to the provisions of the Statute and other by-laws of the Association
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Article 12

The membership of the Association shall be terminated by:

  • voluntary resignation – through a written statement on withdrawal or by an oral statement in the Assembly
  • non-payment of the membership fee (for the period of two years consecutively)
  • termination of the activities of the Association
  • death
  • expulsion from the membership

The Assembly is entitled to expel a member from the membership if he/she acts opposite to the goals of the Association or by infringement of the Statute of the Association compromises its activity and damages reputation of the Association; or if he/she has not fulfilled his/her obligations in the stipulated time.

The membership in the Association shall be terminated by the decision of the Assembly on expulsion and by deletion from the Register. Each member of the Association is entitled to submit a proposition to introduce a procedure of expulsion and deletion from the Register in written form.

A member shall be deleted from the Register if he/she does not pay the membership in the period of two years consecutively.

The expelled member is entitled to file in a complaint within 15 days with the Assembly of the Association, counting from the date of delivery of the decision.

The Assembly shall decide within 30 days of the delivery of the complaint.

The decision of the Board of Directors on the compliant is final.

Article 13

The Association is entitled to, with a view to fulfilling its needs and interests and implementing goals and accordingly to the law, cooperate with governmental and non-governmental institutions in the Republic of Croatia and abroad.

The Association is entitled to become a member of Croatian and international associations performing related activities and having similar goals.

The Assembly shall decide on cooperation, association and membership.

IV RESOLUTION OF DISPUTE AND CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

Article 14

A dispute/conflict of interests in the Association emerges as far as it concerns rights and interests of the members of the Associations of which they are entitled to dispose freely and these influence activities of the Association in general, or if they refer to the issues of common interest for all the members.

The Assembly shall appoint Arbitrary Council amongst the members of the Association. The constitution, mandate and decision-making of the Council shall be regulated by the Rules of the Assembly. The Arbitrary Council shall apply the provisions of the Law on Arbitration.

The decision of the Arbitrary Council is final.

If the dispute/conflict of interests refers to the decisions of the administrative bodies of the Association, based on which the entry into the Register of Associations is requested, upon which the appropriate authority shall decide, dissatisfied member shall first address the Association to resolve the dispute/conflict of interests. Following the decision of the Arbitrary Council, the Association shall submit the request for the entry into the Register of Associations to the appropriate authority along with the decision of the Arbitrary Council.

V BODIES OF THE ASSOCIATION

Article 15

Bodies of the Association are:

  • Assembly
  • Board of Directors
  • President of the Association
  • Vice-President of the Association
  • Secretary of the Association

Article 16

Within the Association working groups can be formed consisting of minimum three and maximum seven members of the Association. The Board of Directors shall decide on formation of working groups.

Modus operandi, rights and duties of the members within the working groups and other issues relevant to their activity shall be regulated by separate rules.

Decision on forming working groups regulates their constitution, purpose, period of duration and responsibilities for tasks.

ASSEMBLY

Article 17

Assembly is the highest governing body of the Association.

Assembly consists of regular members of the Association and one representative of each legal entity that is a regular member of the Association.

Article 18

Assembly shall be held as a regular, extraordinary or for the election purpose.

Assembly sits regularly once a year whereas the electoral Assembly is held every 4 years.

The President of the Association calls for an Assembly meeting on his/her own initiative.

In his/her decision on calling the Assembly meeting the President shall determine agenda, date and venue of the meeting. Invitation to an Assembly meeting shall be sent to the members of the Assembly at least 15 days before the occurrence via electronic mail.

The President shall call in the Assembly if it has been required by a minimum of 1/5 of the members of the Assembly.

If the President does not call the Assembly meeting within 30 days of the delivery of the written application from Section 5 of the Article, the applicant shall call the Assembly meeting (the decision on calling the Assembly meeting shall include the proposal of agenda, date and venue of the meeting).

An Assembly meeting is valid if attended by minimum of 1/5 of the members of the Association. The Assembly decides by voting, namely by the majority of the regular members of the Association in attendance, if the Statute does not provide for specific majority. The Assembly shall reach decisions, if not specified otherwise, by public voting.

If the Assembly is not attended by a 1/5 of the members of the Association with a voting right, the subsequent Assembly shall be called with a previously determined venue and date.

The subsequent Assembly shall reach decisions regardless of the number of the members of the Association with a voting right in attendance.

The Assembly shall reach decisions on issues not mentioned in agenda if this is requested by a 1/5 of the members of the Association with a voting right in attendance.

Article 19

Should the mandate of the bodies of the Association expire, the Assembly shall be called by the last person listed in the Register of Associations with authorization to represent or three members of the Association who were registered as members before the expiration of the mandate of the bodies of the Association.

Article 20

In the period between two Assembly meetings the Association shall be managed by the Board of Directors.

The Assembly shall reach a decision on amendments and appendix of the Statute with a majority of votes of the members of the Association with a voting right in attendance.

The decisions reached in a meeting held against regulations of the Statute are invalid and therefore do not have any legal effect.

Article 21

The President of the Association chairs the Assembly. In the absence of the President, the Vice-president chairs the Assembly.

The Assembly elects a member who shall take minutes on procedure and conclusions of the meeting and endorse it with his/her signature. The minutes shall be durably kept in the archives of the Association.

The Assembly elects an varifier who shall sign the minutes.

The voting in the Assembly is public, if not specified otherwise. The decision on voting by ballot shall be reached by 2/3 of the members of the Assembly in attendance.

Article 22

The Assembly of the Association shall:

  • adopt programmes of activities and development of the Association
  • adopt the Statute of the Association along with its amendments and appendix on proposition of the Board of Directors
  • elect and dismiss members of the Board of Directors, President, Vice-President and Secretary of the Association
  • examine and adopt reports on activities of the Association
  • give propositions and guidelines for activities of the Association
  • resolve on complaints of the members on decisions about expulsion from the Association
  • decide on termination of the Association (with more than 50% majority of votes of the members of the Association in attendance) and redistribution of the assets of the Association
  • fulfil other tasks determined by the law or Statute
  • decide on the amount and way of payment of the membership fee upon proposition of the Board
  • decide on the alteration of name and activities of the Association
  • appoint and recall the liquidator of the Association
  • decide on membership of the Association in other associations, unions, networks and international associations

Board of Directors

Article 23

The Board of Directors shall perform executive and other duties determined by the Statute.

The Board of Directors consists of President, Vice-President, Secretary of the Association and two further members.

The Board of Directors is an executive, operating and collegial body.

The Board of Directors is elected for the duration of 4 years amongst of the members of the Association.

The Board members shall be recalled before the expiration of the mandate if not performing their duties, provided the Assembly decides accordingly.

The Board members whose mandate has expired can be re-elected.

The Board meetings shall be held as necessary which upon shall be decided by the Board President, though these shall be held at least once in six months.

The Board meeting ought to be called on request of one Board member.

The decisions shall as a rule be made by a majority of the votes of all Board members.

For its activity the Board of Directors is responsible to the Assembly.

The Board of Directors shall submit a yearly report on its activities.

Article 24

The President of the Association governs the activity of the Board of Directors.

The President (legally) represents the Association.

In case the Board President is prevented from attending, he/she is entitled to give another member of the Board or other third person a power of attorney to represent.

The Board President signs files adopted by the Board of Directors. The Board President performs other duties assigned by the Board of Directors.

Minutes on Board meetings shall be taken.

Article 25

The Board of Directors shall:

  • run the activities of the Association
  • prepare and proposes Programme of Activities of the Association
  • determine the proposition of the Statute, amendments to the Statute and other by-laws / general acts submitted to the Assembly for revision and decision
  • supervise the execution of the adopted Programme of Activities and implementation of decision made by the Assembly of the Association
  • manage the assets of the Association in the scope of the predefined programme and financial plan
  • submit propositions for cooperation and joint activities with organisations with similar goals
  • organize activities promoting the tasks of the Association
  • revise propositions and comments of the members of the Association
  • decide on applications for membership in the Association and supervise the implementation of membership rights and duties
  • perform other tasks according to the law, Statute and Assembly decisions and other activities in interest of the Association which are not in the area of responsibility of other bodies of the Association
  • manage the assets of the Association
  • submit its reports to the Assembly of the Association
  • appoint work teams as appropriate and assign their tasks

President of the Association

Article 26

The President of the Association shall perform executive and other tasks determined by the Statute.

The Assembly of the Association shall elect the President on a four years mandate, and she/he is entitled to be elected several times subsequently.

The President is responsible to the Assembly of the Association.

The President will submit a yearly report on his/her activity to the Assembly of the Association.

In case the President is absent or unable to attend, he/she shall be in all duties replaced by the Vice-President who shall be appointed by the Assembly for the mandate of four years.

Article 27

The President of the Association shall:

  • represent the Association
  • be responsible for the regularity of the activities
  • monitor the regularity of financial operations
  • prepare and call the Board and Assembly meetings
  • manage activities of the Assembly and the Board of Directors
  • establish the propositions of the Programme of Activities and Plans of the Association
  • supervise the execution of the adopted Program of Activities and implementation of decisions of the Assembly of the Association
  • ensure that public is acquainted with the activities of the Assembly of the Association and its bodies
  • perform other duties determined by the Statute and other by-laws/general acts of the Association
  • perform other duties for which appointed by the Assembly
  • implement decision on cooperation with other national or international organisations in accordance with the programme/project manager
  • prepare and coordinate activities of all participants
  • sign all official documents with no limitations

Vice-President of the Association

Article 28

The Vice-President of the Association is elected for the duration of four years and he/she can be elected several times subsequently. The Vice-President shall actively cooperate with the President of the Association in all tasks and shall replace the President in case of his/her absence or inability to attend.

The Vice-President shall:

  • assist the President in the implementation of decision on cooperation with other national and international organisations
  • assist the President in organisation and coordination of activities and participants in the Association

Secretary of the Association

Article 29

The Secretary of the Association shall be elected and appointed by the Assembly for the mandate of four years and he/she can be elected several times subsequently.

The Secretary of the Association shall:

  • organize the procedures of administrative and technical tasks
  • keep the Register of members
  • assure the implementation of decisions, programmes and conclusions of the Assembly and Board of Directors
  • close contracts for which he/she is entitled by the Board of Directors
  • participate in the preparation of meetings ? of the bodies of the Association
  • sign financial statements with previous approval of the Board President
  • perform other tasks assigned by the President and the Board of Directors and tasks determined by the Statute and other by-laws/general acts

Article 30

The Association is entitled to engage employees on temporary or unlimited basis and engage free lancers on the contract basis.

The Association shall secure finances for the activities of an expert team.

VI ASSETS AND MANNERS OF ACQUISITION

Article 31

The assets of the Association consist of:

  • funds
  • chattels
  • real estates
  • other property rights

Article 32

The Association shall acquire its assets from:

  • membership fee
  • sponsorships
  • donations and gifts
  • donations from the state, municipal, town or county budget, funds
  • grants
  • income from registered activities
  • income from assets and property rights according to the law
  • other sources according to the law

Article 33

Upon the proposal of the Board of Directors, The Assembly shall determine the amount and payment method of the membership fee. The Association shall dispose of its assets under conditions and in the manner determined by the law, other provisions and the Statute.

Article 34

If the Association makes profit through its activities, the profit shall be used exclusively for activities and promotion of activities of the Association which achieve goals determined by the Statute and in line with the law, other regulations and the Statute. According to the law, the Association is liable with all its assets. The association is responsible for its liabilities with all its assets, in line with the law.

Article 35

The Assembly manages and disposes of the assets of the Association according to own decisions and valid regulations on material and financial activities of non-profit organisations. The Association is a non-profit organisation and the whole income shall be distributed for promotion of activities, material cost, salaries and payments for the services supplied. The Board of Directors is responsible for the execution of the financial plan.

Article 36

The Association shall possess its own giro account and is entitled to have a foreign currency account.

The Board shall present a financial report to the Assembly for revision and approval.

The President, Vice-President and Secretary of the Association shall be the signatories of financial statements.

VII TERMINATION OF THE ASSOCIATION

Article 37

The activity of the Association shall be terminated by the Decision of the Assembly and by circumstances determined by the law.

The Assembly shall reach a Decision on termination of the Association provided there is no necessity or conditions for further activities.

In case of termination of the Association the assets shall be, after settlement of creditors and payment of legal and other proceedings owned by an association, institution or trust with identical or similar statutory goals by the decision of the Assembly. It is not permitted to distribute the assets among founders, Association members, persons authorized to represent, employees or other related parties.

Article 38

The Assembly shall designate and recall the Liquidator.

The Liquidator shall represent the Association in procedures of liquidation. By introduction of the procedure of liquidation he/she shall be entered into the Register of Associations as a person authorised to represent the Association until the termination of the liquidation procedure and deletion of the Association from the Register of Associations.

VIII TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 39

The Assembly shall adopt the Statute of the Association as well as its amendments and appendix by majority of the votes of the Association members in attendance after discussion.

Article 40

The Assembly shall provide for the interpretation of the provisions of the Statute.

The Board of Directors shall provide for the interpretation of other legal acts.

Article 41

The Statute shall come into effect with the day of its adoption.

Zagreb, 22nd May 2015

PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION

Sanela Janković Marušić