Chapter 1 General Provisions
Article 1 The name of this association shall be the Taiwan Sustainable Ecological Engineering Development Association (hereinafter referred to as "this Association").
Article 2 This association is a social organization established in accordance with the law and not for profit.
The objectives are as follows: To promote related technologies for ecological engineering and environmental sustainable development, facilitate international exchanges, and enhance the standard of ecological engineering in our country.
Article 3 The Association's organizational scope shall be the entire administrative regions of the nation.
Article 4 The Association's headquarters shall be located in the district where the competent authority is situated, and it may establish branches with the approval of the competent authority. The organizational rules for branch institutions as provided in the preceding paragraph shall be formulated by the Board of Directors and implemented after being submitted to the competent authority for approval. The address of the headquarters and any branch institutions shall be reported to the competent authority in writing for recordation upon establishment and change.
Article 5 The missions of this association are as follows:
I. Provide eco-engineering technology services and training.
Second, promote research and development of ecological engineering techniques and academic research to enhance the level of ecological engineering in our country.
Promote demonstration projects for ecological engineering methods and accelerate the adoption of excellent emerging ecological engineering methods.
IV. Hold seminars on environmental conservation and construction methods to promote the exchange of ecological engineering techniques domestically and internationally.
Participate in international organizations, introduce advanced technology, and promote excellent domestic technology abroad.
VI. Supervise the correct application of ecological engineering methods and provide suggestions for future development strategies.
Seven. Promote the concept of environmental and ecological conservation and eco-engineering to the general public.
8. Publish journals related to ecological engineering for the publishing environment.
IX. Other matters that comply with the association's objectives.
Article 6 The supervisory authority of this association shall be the Ministry of the Interior.
The principal government agencies responsible for the business purposes, according to the articles of incorporation, are primarily the Public Construction Commission, Executive Yuan, and the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan. These business purposes shall be subject to the guidance and supervision of their respective responsible government agencies.
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Chapter 2 Membership
Article 7: The membership qualifications of this association are as follows:
I. Individual Membership: Any individual who is 20 years of age or older and is an academic, expert, technician, industry professional, promoter, or other related personnel engaged in ecology, environmental protection, resources, or engineering, and who agrees with the association's objectives, may apply for individual membership. The application requires recommendations from two board members and approval from the board of directors. Upon payment of membership fees, the individual shall become a member.
2. Student Members: Any currently enrolled student majoring in a related field or interested in the association, who agrees with the association's objectives, is recommended by one member, approved by the board of directors, and pays membership fees, may become a student member.
III. Group Members: Any organization, group, or promotional agency engaged in ecology, environmental protection, resources, or engineering, and who agrees with the purpose of this association, may become a group member after being recommended by two directors, approved by the board of directors, and paying membership fees.
4. Supporting Members: Individuals who donate NT$10,000 or more to facilitate the promotion of the association's affairs, upon nomination by two directors with a stated reason and approval by the board of directors, may become supporting members of the association.
V. Honorary Members: Any person who has made outstanding contributions to ecology, environmental protection, resources, or engineering, nominated by two directors with a statement of their achievements, and approved by the board of directors, may become an honorary member of this association. Group members shall designate one representative to exercise member rights. Student members shall automatically forfeit their student membership status upon losing their student status.
Article 8 Members (member representatives) have the right to vote, elect, be elected, and recall. Each member (member representative) has one vote. Student members, sponsoring members, and honorary members do not have the aforementioned rights.
Article 9 Members shall have the obligation to abide by these Articles of Association, resolutions, and pay membership fees. Individual members, student members, and group members who fail to pay membership fees on time shall lose their membership.
Article 10 Members (member representatives) who violate laws, articles of association, or fail to comply with the resolutions of the general meeting may be subject to a warning or suspension of rights by a resolution of the board of directors. If the harm to the organization is significant, they may be expelled by a resolution of the general meeting of members (member representatives).
Article 11 Members who lose their membership qualification or are expelled by resolution of the General Assembly shall be considered to have withdrawn. They shall not request a refund of any membership fees and annual dues already paid.
Article 12 Members may submit a written notice to the Association stating the reasons for withdrawal. Paid membership fees and annual dues are non-refundable.
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Chapter 3 Organization and Authority
Article 13 The General Assembly is the highest authority of this association. When the number of members exceeds three hundred, member representatives shall be elected proportionally by district, and then a General Representatives Assembly shall be convened to exercise the powers of the General Assembly.
The term of office for member representatives shall be three years, and their number and election methods shall be drafted by the board of directors and submitted to the competent authority for approval before implementation.
Article 14 The powers of the General Assembly are as follows:
I. Establishing and amending articles of incorporation.
II. Election and recall of directors and supervisors.
Third, decide on the amount and method of admission fees, annual fees, and member donations.
4. Approve the annual work plan, report, and budget and final accounts.
5. To vote on the expulsion of a member (or member representative).
VI. Resolution on the disposal of property.
VII. To vote on the dissolution of this association.
8. Other major matters related to the resolution and member rights and obligations.
The scope of the significant matters referred to in item 8 of the preceding paragraph shall be determined by the board of directors.
Article 15 The Association shall have fifteen directors and five supervisors, elected by the members (member representatives), who shall form the board of directors and the board of supervisors respectively. When electing the directors and supervisors mentioned in the preceding paragraph, five alternate directors and one alternate supervisor may be elected simultaneously according to the vote count, and they shall fill vacancies in the board of directors and supervisors in order from the alternates. The current board of directors may propose a reference list of candidates for the next term's directors and supervisors. Directors and supervisors may adopt mail-in voting, but it cannot be conducted consecutively. The procedures for mail-in voting shall be approved by the board of directors and reported to the competent authority for record.
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Article 16 The powers and responsibilities of the Board of Directors are as follows:
I. Review and approve the qualifications of members (member representatives).
2. Election and removal of executive directors and the chairperson.
3. To resolve the resignation of directors, executive directors, and the chairperson.
4. Appointment and dismissal of staff.
V. To draft annual work plans, reports, and budgets and final accounts.
VI. Other Matters to Be Executed.
Article 17. The Board of Directors shall have five Standing Directors, elected by the Directors from among themselves. The Directors shall elect one of the Standing Directors to serve as the Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall oversee and supervise internal affairs of the Association, represent the Association externally, and preside over the General Assembly and the Board of Directors. When the Chairman of the Board is unable to perform his/her duties due to unavoidable reasons, he/she shall designate one of the Standing Directors to act as a proxy. If no designation is made or if the designated person is unable to act as proxy, one of the Standing Directors shall be elected by mutual consent to act as proxy. In the event of a vacancy among the Chairman of the Board and Standing Directors, a by-election shall be held within one month.
Article 18 The powers and duties of the Board of Supervisors are as follows:
I. Execution of the work of the Supervisory Board.
2. Review the annual financial statements.
3. Election and recall of the standing supervisor.
4. Resolution on the resignation of supervisors and executive supervisors.
5. Other matters requiring supervision.
Article 19 The Board of Supervisors shall have one Standing Supervisor, who shall be elected by the Supervisors and shall supervise the daily affairs and serve as the Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors. When the Standing Supervisor is unable to perform his/her duties due to circumstances, one Supervisor shall be designated to act on his/her behalf. If no designation is made or if designation is impossible, one Supervisor shall be recommended by mutual election to act on his/her behalf. When the Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors (Standing Supervisor) vacates the position, a by-election shall be held within one month.
Article 20 Directors and supervisors shall serve without remuneration, with a term of office of three years, and may be re-elected consecutively. The re-election of the chairperson shall be limited to one term.
Article 21 Directors and supervisors shall be dismissed if they fall under any of the following circumstances:
1. Those who have lost their membership (or membership representative) qualifications.
2. Resignation due to reasons, approved by the resolution of the Board of Directors or the Board of Supervisors.
3. Those who have been dismissed or removed.
4. The suspension period exceeds half of the term of office.
Article 22 Within the association, there shall be one Secretary-General, who shall handle association affairs under the direction of the Chairman. A number of other staff members shall be appointed or dismissed by the Chairman, subject to approval by the Board of Directors, and reported to the competent authority for record. However, the dismissal of the Secretary-General shall first be reported to the competent authority for approval. The staff members mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall not be holding elected officer positions.
The duties and responsibilities of staff and matters of tiered responsibility shall be separately stipulated by the Board of Directors.
Article 23 The Association may establish various committees, groups, or other internal operational organizations. Their organizational rules shall be implemented after approval by the Board of Directors, and the same shall apply to any amendments.
Article 24 The Association may appoint one honorary chairman and a number of honorary directors and advisors, whose term of office shall be the same as that of the directors and supervisors.
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Chapter 4: Meeting
Article 25 The General Assembly shall consist of ordinary and extraordinary meetings. The Chairperson shall convene the meetings. Except for extraordinary meetings due to emergencies, notice shall be given in writing at least fifteen days in advance. Ordinary meetings shall be held once a year. Extraordinary meetings shall be convened when the Board of Directors deems it necessary, or upon the request of one-fifth or more of the members (member representatives), or when requested by the Board of Supervisors. After the Association has completed its corporate registration, extraordinary meetings may be convened upon the request of one-tenth or more of the members (member representatives).
Article 26 When a member (or member representative) cannot personally attend a members' meeting, they may entrust another member (or member representative) to act as an agent in writing; each member (or member representative) may only act as an agent for one person.
Article 27 The resolutions of the General Assembly of Members (or Representatives of Members) shall be made with the attendance of more than half of the members (or representatives of members), and with the consent of the majority of those attending. However, the establishment and amendment of the Articles of Association, the expulsion of members (or representatives of members), the dismissal of directors and supervisors, the disposal of property, the dissolution of the association, and other major matters related to the rights and obligations of members shall require the consent of more than two-thirds of those attending. After the association has completed its legal person registration, the amendment of the Articles of Association shall be made with the consent of more than three-fourths of those attending or the written consent of more than two-thirds of all members. The dissolution of the association may be made at any time with the approval of more than two-thirds of all members.
Article 28 The Executive Board may hold meetings once a month. The Board of Directors and the Board of Supervisors may hold meetings once every three months, and shall hold meetings at least once every six months. Joint meetings or extraordinary meetings may be convened when necessary. Except for extraordinary meetings, notice of meetings shall be given in writing at least seven days in advance. Resolutions of meetings shall be adopted by a majority of the directors or supervisors present, with the consent of the majority of those present.
Article 29 Directors shall attend board meetings, and supervisors shall attend supervisor meetings, and may not delegate their attendance. Directors or supervisors who are absent from board meetings or supervisor meetings twice consecutively without cause shall be deemed to have resigned.
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Chapter 5: Funds and Accounting
Article 30 The sources of the Association's funds are as follows:
I. Membership Fees: NT$500 for individual members, NT$200 for student members, and for group
Membership fee of NT$10,000 for new members, payable upon joining. Other members are exempt from the entrance fee.
Two, annual membership fee: individual members NT$1,000, student members NT$200, group
Member's share is NT$10,000.
III. Member Donations.
IV. Entrusted income.
V. Fund and its proceeds.
VI. Other Income
Article 31 The fiscal year of the Association shall be the calendar year, from January 1st to December 31st of each year.
Article 32: The Association shall, two months prior to the commencement of each fiscal year, have the Board of Directors prepare the annual work plan, budget, and employee salary table, which shall be submitted to the General Membership Meeting for approval. If the General Membership Meeting cannot be convened as scheduled, it shall first be submitted to a joint meeting of the Directors and Supervisors for approval, and then reported to the competent authority for record prior to the commencement of the fiscal year. Within two months after the end of the fiscal year, the Board of Directors shall prepare the annual work report, final accounts, cash receipt and disbursement statement, balance sheet, property inventory, and fund receipt and disbursement statement. These shall be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for review. After review, the Board of Supervisors shall provide an audit report to the Board of Directors and submit it to the General Membership Meeting for approval. The approved documents shall be reported to the competent authority for record by the end of March. If the General Membership Meeting cannot be convened as scheduled, they shall first be reported to the competent authority.
Article 33 After the dissolution of this Association, any remaining property shall be transferred to the local autonomous body where it is located or to an organization designated by the competent authority.
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Chapter 6 Supplementary Provisions
Article 34 Matters not provided for in these Articles of Association shall be handled in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
Article 35 This charter shall come into effect after being approved by the General Assembly of Members (Members' Representatives) and reported to the supervisory authority for record, and any amendments shall follow the same procedure.
Article 36 This charter was approved by the first general meeting of the first session of this association on November 19, 1993.
Registered with the Ministry of the Interior on December 20, 2004, pursuant to letter No. 0930046061 of Tai-Nei-She-Zi.