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Title: Civil Associations Act CH
Category: Ministry of the Interior(內政部)
Chapter 5 Meeting
Article 25
The members’ (member representatives’) assembly of a civil association is divided into two types: regular meetings and extraordinary meetings, and both shall be convened by the chairperson of the board of directors.
The regular meeting shall be convened on an annual basis. An extraordinary meeting shall be convened when the board of directors deems it necessary, or upon the requests of more than one-fifth of the members (member representatives), or upon request of the board of supervisors.
Unless otherwise stipulated by laws and regulations, the articles of association of a civil association may specify that a members’ (member representatives’) assembly shall be convened through video conferencing or other means as promulgated by the central competent authority.
Under the circumstances of calamities, incidents, or force majeure, the central competent authority may promulgate a ruling that authorizes a civil association to, without provision in its articles of association, hold its members’ (member representatives’) assembly through video conferencing or other means as promulgated by the central competent authority within a certain period of time.
Article 26
To call a meeting of the members’ (member representatives’) assembly, a civil association shall give notice to the members’ (member representatives’) fifteen days in advance. However, this is not applicable where an extraordinary meeting is called due to emergency and with the notice received only one day before the meeting is called.
The meetings referred to in the above paragraph shall be reported to the competent authority, and the competent authority may dispatch officers to attend the meeting as a non-voting delegate.
Article 27
A resolution of the members’ (member representatives’) assembly of a civil association requires the attendance of more than one half of the members’ (member representatives’) and the consent of more than one half or a larger proportion of the attendees. However, the following matters may be resolved only with the consent of not less than two-thirds of the attendees:
1. Formulation and amendment of the articles of association.
2. Dismissal of a member (member representative).
3. Recall of a director or supervisor.
4. Disposal of properties.
5. Dissolution of the association.
6. Other important matters related to the rights and obligations of the members.
Article 28
Where a civil association has three hundred or more members (member representatives), the organizational area may be subdivided to elect representatives according to the percentage of members (member representatives) and to call a representative’s assembly to perform the duty of the member’s assembly.
The division of organizational area and the number of representatives in the above paragraph shall be reported to the competent authority for reference.
Article 29
The board of directors and the board of supervisors of a civil association shall hold a meeting every three months, and may notify the alternate directors and alternate supervisors to attend the meeting as non-voting delegates.
A resolution of the meeting referred to in the above paragraph needs the attendance of more than one half of the directors or the supervisors and the consent of more than one half of the attendees.
Unless otherwise stipulated by laws and regulations, the articles of association of a civil association may specify that a meeting of the board of directors and supervisors shall be convened through video conferencing or other means as promulgated by the central competent authority.
Under the circumstances of calamities, incidents, or force majeure, the central competent authority may promulgate a ruling that authorizes a civil association to, without provision in its articles of association, hold its meeting of the board of directors and supervisors through video conferencing or other means as promulgated by the central competent authority within a certain period of time.
Article 30
Where the convener of the board of directors or the board of supervisors of a civil association has not called the meeting of the board of supervisors or the board of supervisors without due reason for two times, the competent authority shall relieve him from the position and elect or appoint a new convener.
Article 31
The directors or supervisors of a civil association shall personally attend the meetings of the board of directors or the board of supervisors, and may not entrust others to represent them. Absence without due reason for two consecutive times will be regarded as resigning, and the vacancy will be filled by the alternate directors or alternate supervisors in sequence.
Article 32
Where a meeting of the members’ (member representatives’) assembly or the board of directors of a civil association cannot be called according to law, the competent authority may designate one of the directors to convene the meeting; where a meeting of the board of supervisors cannot be called according to law, the competent authority may designate one of the supervisors to convene the meeting.