Articles of Association

§1 Name and seat

§2 purpose, and non-profit

1. The Association pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes within the meaning of the section ‘Tax-privileged purposes’ of the tax code.
2. The purpose of the Association is the promotion of nature conservation and environmental protection as well as climate protection.
3. The purpose is achieved in particular by
   • Regular collection of water samples for the determination of important environmental parameters such as temperature, oxygen content, and pollution, in order to observe the effects of climate change in rivers and seas, in the long term.
   • Documentation of the stocks of native and invasive fish species, to assess the state of biodiversity and to develop protective measures for endangered species.
   • Investigation of the pollution of rivers and oceans by plastic and micro-plastic analysis of the consequences for the environment and food chain, as well as the development of recommendations for action to reduce plastic pollution.
   • Communicating the results of research in environmental education projects, school programs, and public events, such as Clean-ups, and Workshops, to raise awareness for the water protection and sustainability.
   • Creating documentary projects at home and abroad to demonstrate the far-reaching marine biodiversity, as well as the close connection of the coastal communities with the ocean and to strengthen the awareness of the society.
     
4. The Association is selfless; it does not primarily pursue its own economic purposes. The funds of the Association may only be used for statutory purposes. The members receive no compensation from the funds of the Association.
5. There is no Person may benefit from expenditures, the purpose of the Association, or by disproportionately high remuneration.
6. Members of the Board of management members receive for their work for the fulfilment of the purposes of the Association, a compensation in a reasonable amount. The amount of the compensation should be based on the height of the in § 3, no. 26 and 26 a of the income tax act to the amounts indicated. The decision shall be made by the Board of Directors, also on the conditions and amount of compensation. For the agreement with the management Board members, the General Assembly alone is responsible.

§3 membership

1. Any natural Person or legal entity that recognizes the Statute and the objectives of the Association may be a member of the Association. Membership can be purchased as a regular membership or eligibility for membership.
2. On the request for inclusion in text form by the Board. The rejection of an application for admission is provided with a justification. The affected Person is entitled to appeal to the General meeting within one month after the rejection, the final decision will be made on the application. The due is taught in denial.
3. The membership ends
   • exit
   • as a result of death of the member.
   • in the case of legal persons, by their resolution.
   • by exclusion
4. The resignation shall be addressed in writing to the Board and can only be made at the end of the financial year in compliance with a notice period of three months.
5. An exclusion is particularly applicable to the Association injurious behavior, or if a member against the goals and interests of the Association has failed. The membership can also be excluded if a member of the more than two year’s contributions in arrears and this will not be repaid to a reminder within a period of one month.
6. On the exclusion of the Board of Directors decides. The member must be given prior to the decision-making opportunity for the justification and opinion. Against the expulsion decision may be lodged within a period of 1 month after the notice of exclusion calling the next General meeting decides.Posts

§4 posts

1. Members are required to pay annual contributions in money, the amount of the General meeting decides.

Section 5 of the organs of the Association

1. Organs of the Association are
   • the Board of Directors
   • the General Assembly

§6 Board of Directors

1. The Board consists of up to three members. The members of the Board are elected by the General Assembly for a term of 5 years. The re-election is permitted. To unsubscribe or re-election of the current Board of Directors remains in office.
2. The members of the management Board authorised to represent.
3. By contract, the General meeting of the members of the Executive Board may conduct the business of the Association in the framework of an employment relationship for an appropriate fee.
4. Board members may be removed by resolution of the General Assembly for a single transaction from the restrictions of § 181 BGB.
5. Changes to the articles, required by regulatory, judicial and financial authorities for formal reasons can be made by the Board itself.

§7 General Assembly

1. The General Assembly once a year, notification of the agenda by the Board within a period of two weeks in text form convened.
2. An extraordinary General meeting must be convened by the Board at any time when at least a quarter of the members so request, stating the agenda.
3. The General meeting passes its resolutions by a simple majority of the members present, members have a presence and a voice, but no voting rights. Each ordinary member has one vote.
4. A resolution of the General meeting of the members, a member may participate, without requiring the presence at the meeting place. In the calling of the Assembly may be provided that members can participate, even without the presence at the meeting place by means of electronic communication in the Assembly and members may exercise your rights (hybrid Assembly). A General meeting may also be held virtually, in which the Members are to be exercised by way of electronic communication (virtual meeting). In addition to this, members are able to provide, prior to the implementation of the General meeting of the members cast their votes in the form of a text (combined meeting).
5. A decision without a meeting of the members may be conducted in lieu of a. All members must be informed in this process in advance about the entire subject matter of such Resolution. At the same time, the management Board sets the members of a period of at least two weeks to vote in the form of text. After the expiry of the period of the decision by the Board of Directors and the members in the context of a Protocol to be communicated (by circulation).
6. Decisions on amendments to the statutes, the purpose of the changes or the dissolution of the Association shall require a majority of at least two-thirds of the members present.
7. Over the course of the meeting, a Protocol is in the Form of a Protocol to be signed by a member of the management Board and the respective Protocol leading to.

§8 resolution

In the event of dissolution of the Association, or loss of tax-exempt purposes, the assets of the Association is at the Sea Shepherd Deutschland e. V., it to use directly and exclusively for charitable purposes.

The above Statute was in the founding meeting of ………………………………. built in.

Signatures of the founding members:

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