General Assembly

1. Powers
The General Assembly is the supreme organ of CFPA-EUROPE. It may raise and decide without appeal any and all questions falling within the general objectives of CFPA-EUROPE. In particular:

1.1. It lays down policy and programs and sets the budget.

1.2. It appoints the Chairman, who shall hold office for a period not exceeding three years, but who may be reelected for one further period of three years.

1.3. It may also appoint up to two vice chairmen and the Management Committee under the same conditions. The immediate Past Chairman is normally one of the two Vice Chairmen.

1.4. It sets up working organs, decides on the powers and composition, allocates finances as appropriate, appoints chairmen of each group, supervises their work and decides upon their dissolution.

1.5. It decides on exclusion from CFPA-EUROPE.

1.6. It rules on requests for admission of members.

2. Composition
The General Assembly is made up of members of CFPA-EUROPE. Each of the member organisations A1 and B1 are responsible for designating its representative to the General Assembly. Associate Members B1 and Affiliate Members B2 may attend the General Assembly. Member organisations A1 and B1 may send a second, non-voting delegate to the General Assembly.

3. Meetings
The General Assembly takes place annually and is called by the Chairman, who fixes the place and date, taking account as far as possible of the wishes expressed in this matter by the preceding General Assembly.

4. Procedure and Validity of Resolutions
The decisions or resolutions of the General Assembly must be adopted in accordance with the following rules:

4.1. Each Regular Member A1 has one vote.

4.2. Associate Members B1 and Affiliate Members B2 may not vote.

4.3. Any Member A1 and B1 may if unable to attend a meeting, be represented by another member, subject to written authority. No member is entitled to represent more than two other members.

4.4. Resolutions binding every member of CFPA-EUROPE and amendments to the statutes are only valid if they are unanimously adopted by all members actually voting providing a quorum of three quarters of the members are present or represented.

4.5. Resolutions relating to the internal business of the confederation such as the election of the Chairman or Vice Chairman, setting-up of Working Organs, appointment of Chairman of these committees and working groups, must be taken by a three-quarters majority of the members present or represented.

4.6. If a decision is to be notified to the Authorities in one or more countries, notification can be made only through the national members of this/these country (-ies), or, in any event, with their express approval.

The Management Committee for the period 2020-2023 consist of:

Elisabetta Carrea (chair), Switzerland
Guillaume Savornin (vice chair), France
Jon Michelena (vice chair), Spain
John Briggs, UK
Mirna Rodriguez, Spain
Hardy Rusch, Germany
Ingeborg Schlosser, Germany
Meeting participants are also:
Director Tommy Arvidsson, UK
Secretary Peter Stocker, Switzerland