EADT statutes

1 Name, registered office, financial year

1.1	The association is called the “European Association of Dental Technology (EADT)”. It is entered in the association register of the Berlin/Charlottenburg district court.
1.2	The association is based in Berlin.
1.3	Fiscal year is the calendar year.

2 Club purpose

The association (hereinafter abbreviated EADT) serves the following purposes:

2.1	The EADT stands for active exchange between science, dental technology, dental technology and dentistry.
2.2	The purpose of the association is to develop and promote professional competence in “dental technology, science, dental technology and dentistry”. The association promotes the transfer of knowledge between dental and dental technology content in both directions. The aim is to collaborate with scientific associations and institutions at home and abroad.
2.3	The EADT promotes and communicates dental, dental technology and materials-related research results and creates the transfer for practical application.
2.4	The EADT supports evidence-based work based on scientific research results, materials processing and process engineering instructions and conveys these to its members.
2.5	In pursuit of its purposes, the association should hold regular consensus conferences and publish their results promptly. The association participates in the creation of guidelines.
2.6	The EADT also supports its members in relation to technical questions.
2.7	The association works to establish dental technologies in the interest of the patient. He supports science, dental technology, dentistry and dental technology as well as the dental industry in the development of application technologies and evaluates these in the interests of prosthetic dentistry and the patient.

3 Non-profit status and assets of the association

3.1	As part of its activities in accordance with Section 2 of the Articles of Association, the association pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes within the meaning of the section “tax-privileged purposes” of the tax code (§§51 ff. AO). He works selflessly and does not pursue any personal economic purposes.
3.2	The association's assets are formed from the contributions, donations, grants and orders paid by the members, as well as from the income from assets to be invested to generate interest.
3.3	If a member leaves the association or if the association is dissolved, there will be no refund of any assets contributed.
3.4	A change in the purpose of the association may only take place within the framework given in 3 (1).

4 Membership of the association

The association can cooperatively belong to other professional societies or accept other associations and working groups as members. Association contracts can be concluded with clubs and associations in EU countries and non-EU countries. The association can become a member of another international society or another international association by resolution of the general meeting.

5 Members of the club

5.1	You can become a full member of the association:
5.1.1	All natural and legal persons who agree to actively or materially support the association's goals. Acceptance is decided upon by the board.
5.2	Honorary members and honorary board members are appointed by the membership committee Assembly appointed on the recommendation of the President with a 2/3 majority.
5.3	Membership is acquired upon written application by resolution of the admissions committee. The applicant can lodge a complaint against a negative decision by the admissions committee, which will be decided at the next general meeting. Legal recourse is excluded.
5.4	Membership ends through resignation, exclusion or death, and in the case of legal entities also through loss of legal personality. A member can only leave on December 31.12st. possible. This is done by written declaration (registered letter) to the President with a notice period of 3 months.
5.5	Exclusion from the association is carried out by decision of the board of directors. If a member has seriously violated the goals and interests of the association, no longer meets the requirements of the statutes or is in arrears with the membership fee for 3 months, he or she can be excluded by the board of directors with immediate effect become.
5.6	The member must be given the opportunity to justify or comment before the resolution is passed. An appeal can be lodged against the exclusion decision within 4 weeks of notification of the exclusion, which will be decided at the next general meeting. The member's further rights and obligations are suspended until the general meeting following the exclusion.

6 Organs of the association

The organs of the association are:

a)	the general assembly
b)	the board
c)	the committees
d)	the advisory board

7 Members Assembly

7.1	The general meeting includes all full members of the association, each with one vote.
7.2	A general meeting takes place at least once a year. According to the decision of the board, the annual general meeting can take place in a European country in which at least one institutional member is based, deviating from the association's headquarters. It will be convened by the board by post or, with the consent of the member, digitally, stating the agenda.
7.3	The invitation period is 4 weeks. The deadline begins on the day following the sending of the invitation letter. The date of the postmark or the date the email was sent applies. The invitation letter is deemed to have been received by the member if it is addressed to the last address given in writing by the member to the association. The board appoints a meeting chair.
7.4	If properly invited, the general meeting has a quorum regardless of the number of people present. Unless the meeting decides otherwise, resolutions are made openly by a show of hands with a majority of votes. In the event of a tie, an application is considered rejected.
7.5	Deviating from (4), ¾ of the votes cast at the general meeting are required for changes to the statutes.
7.6	At least 50% of the votes of all full members are required to dissolve the association.

8 Tasks of the general meeting

8.1	The general meeting, as the highest decision-making body of the association, is fundamentally responsible for all tasks, unless certain tasks have been assigned to another body of the association in accordance with these statutes.
8.1.1	The general meeting elects the board from among the full members. The people who receive the most votes are elected. Upon request, the election can take place secretly using ballot papers.
8.2	The general meeting can vote out members of the board. To do this, in deviation from (1), it requires the majority of the votes of all club members.
8.3	The general meeting decides on applications from members who are to be excluded by board resolution.
8.4	The general meeting accepts the annual business report of the board of directors and the audit report of the auditor and discharges the board of directors.
8.5	The general meeting decides on the association's budget to be presented annually by the board.
8.6	The general meeting must decide on changes to the statutes.
8.7	In particular, the annual financial statements and the annual report must be submitted to it in writing for the purpose of making a decision on the approval and discharge of the Board of Directors. It appoints two auditors, who are neither members of the board nor a committee appointed by the board, nor are they allowed to be employees of the association, to examine the accounting, including the annual financial statements, and report on the results to the general meeting. The auditors have access to all of the association's booking and invoice documents. At the decision of the Board of Directors, this task can be carried out by an independent certified public accountant.
8.8	It can decide on further matters that are presented to it by the board or the membership.

9 Board of Directors

9.1	The board consists of at least 5 people: president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, assessors. The board must consist of at least one dental technician, one dentist and one scientist who are still actively working in the profession. The term of office is 3 years. Re-election is permitted. The current board members remain in office after their term of office has expired until successors are elected.
9.2	The president is chosen by the general meeting in a special ballot and must be a self-employed person, a dental technician in a managerial position or in a scientific position.
9.3	The board decides on all club matters unless they require a resolution by the general meeting. He carries out the resolutions of the general meeting. The board has a quorum if at least 3 members are present. He makes decisions with a majority of votes. In the event of a tie, an application is considered rejected. In urgent cases, resolutions of the board can also be made in writing or by telephone if all board members declare their consent to this procedure in writing or by telephone. Board resolutions made in writing or by telephone must be recorded in writing and signed by the board. The use of new communication media must be taken into account.
9.4	The association is represented in and out of court by the president and the vice-president, each of whom is authorized to represent themselves. Only the president, vice president or treasurer can have access to the association's accounts.
9.5	The board can, by resolution, appoint a full-time managing director as a special representative in accordance with Section 30 of the German Civil Code (BGB), who manages the day-to-day business of the association and is the supervisor of the full-time association employees. Decisions regarding employment contracts, terminations as well as membership admissions and exclusions remain reserved to the board of directors.
9.6	The managing director has the duty to attend the general meetings and the right to attend the board meetings at the request of the board. He has the right to speak at all meetings and is accountable to the association's bodies.
9.7	The Board of Directors can make changes to the Articles of Association on its own initiative that are required by supervisory, judicial or financial authorities for formal reasons. These changes to the statutes must be communicated to the next general meeting.
9.8	Any liability of the board is excluded.

10 committees

The association can set up the following statutory committees upon resolution of the board:

10.1	The Admissions Committee reviews the member's application for membership and decides whether he or she should be admitted.
10.2	The European Committee The task of the European Committee is to plan and coordinate the association's European activities. The members of the European Committee are appointed by the board. When it comes to composition, care must be taken to ensure that at least one member from each European country that is represented by members in the association is represented in the European Committee. The committee has the task of organizing the European integration of the association, preparing and implementing the Europe-wide structure, establishing contacts with other European dental technology and dental organizations and ensuring the dissemination of the association's goals in Europe.
10.3	Decision-making and meeting rules of the committees The committees can be expanded at any time at the request of the board by electing or naming representatives of other professional associations or experts. Minutes of the committee meetings must be kept and submitted to the board. The invitations are issued in accordance with the regulations applicable to board meetings. The board can convene a meeting of a committee on special occasions.

11 Advisory Board

11.1	The association may have an advisory board consisting of ex-officio members and elected members.
11.2	The members of the advisory board to be elected are elected by the general meeting for a period of 2 years. They remain in office until a new election.
11.3	The advisory board elects a chairman and a deputy chairman from among its members.
11.4	The task of the advisory board is to support the board, in particular by advising it.

12 logs

The resolutions of the board and the general meetings are recorded in writing and are available to members for inspection upon request. They are signed by the club president or, if he is unable to attend, by his representative, the vice president. (58 No. 4 BGB)

13 Club financing

a)	Remuneration for his work in the field of dental education and training;
b)	membership fees;
c)	Donate;
d)	Contributions from third parties, e.g. voluntary welfare services.

13.1	The members pay contributions in accordance with a resolution of the general meeting.
13.2	In the event of the association's dissolution, the association's assets will be transferred to “Doctors Without Borders (medecins sans frontieres)”. Decisions about the future use of the association's assets may only be carried out with the consent of the tax office.
13.3	In principle, members do not receive any donations from the association's funds. Deviating from this, members are entitled to reimbursement of their expenses within the scope of tax options.
13.4	The management receives remuneration, even if he is also a member of the board or a member of the association according to paragraph 4. The Executive Board decides on the amount of remuneration at its best discretion. If members make staff, equipment or rooms available for the association's events, they are entitled, in deviation from paragraph 3, to reimbursement of their reasonable expenses.
13.5	Establishment of an expert and further training system If any member of the association acts as an expert or speaker and receives a fee for this activity, this does not accrue to the association, but to the member.

14 to Pay

14.1	At the end of the financial year, the board closes the books and submits them for audit.
14.2	The general meeting elects an auditor who may not be a member of the board. This can commission an independent institution to audit the invoice.
14.3	The audit results are presented to the general meeting by the auditors as a financial report with their own statement.

15 Come into effect

These association regulations come into force upon entry in the association register.