S T A T U T E
OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY SPLIT

I. GENERAL REGULATIONS

§ 1

The association of persons with disability Split (in further text: the association) is non-biased and non-profitable social and humanitarian association involved in promotion of common humanitarian, health, nurturing, educational, cultural, social, informational, sports, recreational and other interests of its members without any intention of gaining profit.

The association gathers freely and voluntarily associated persons suffering from dystrophy, cerebral and infantile paralysis, paraplegia, limb amputations and impairments of physical organs (in further text: persons with disability) and their parents or legal guardians, as well as other physical and legal entities willing to comprehensively encourage means and actions concerning the rehabilitation, socialization, welfare and improvement of social and existential status of persons with disability.

§ 2

Name of the association is the association of persons with disability Split

The abbreviation of the association is: APWDS.

The foundation of the association is in Split, Kliška b.b.

The association is active in the area of the city of Split.

§ 3

The association has a symbol of surrounding blue form with a stylistically drawn person seated in a wheelchair which is of white colour.

§ 4

The association has a seal in shape of a circle, diameter of 30 millimetres, with inscription at its frame: "the association of persons with disability Split", and in the middle stands its symbol of the association.

§ 5

The association has ability of legal entity.

The association has been enrolled in the register of associations ordained by administrative section of state government.

§ 6

The association is denoted and represented by the president of the association.

The Assembly may also determine other persons who will denote and represent the association.

§ 7

The vocation of the association and its sections is public.

The accomplishment of public vocation cannot stand in conflict with interests of the Republic of Croatia, i.e., with interests established both by the State statute and law.

The assurance of public vocation oversees the president of the association.

The public vocation is accomplished through consistent reports of association's members and all parties interested in activities of the association and its sections, as well as wider public through assemblies, publications, reports, brochures and means of public announcements.

§ 8

The management of the association concerns needs and interests of its members and is in accordance with the law and this Statute.

The members administer the association directly or through elected representatives in the legislative bodies of the association in manner established by this Statute.

The vocation of the association is initiated on the volunteer work of its representatives and coordinators, as well as members and their families.

§ 9

The association may merge with the same or similar associations of persons with disability into a union or other form of unification on the level of county, region and the Republic of Croatia.

The resolution on unification from previous section passes the Assembly of the association.

§ 10

The association may merge with the same or similar national and international associations which benefit to persons with disability.

The resolution from previous section passes the administrative commission of the association.

§ 11

The association may co-operate with international associations and organizations both in Croatia and abroad, which in their function have concepts relevant to persons with disability.

The resolution on cooperation from previous section passes the administrative commission of the association.

§ 12

Concerning the accomplishment of its aims and programme tasks the association will co-operate with legislative bodies of local and regional self-government, as well as with institutions, funds, foundations, associations and firms that directly or indirectly benefit to persons with disability.

II. GOALS AND DUTIES OF THE ASSOCIATION

§ 13

The essential goals and duties of the association are to:

- determine, index and consult persons with disability and to survey and revise their status and needs;

- gather persons with disability and their families, as well as experts and other physical and legal entities concerning the improvement of social welfare and social status of persons with disability;

- make an effort to initiate procedures with the purpose of making health services able to promptly realize, observe, diagnose, as well as to habilitate and rehabilitate and also prevent disabilities;

- survey the deployment of regulations and to suggest both the modification and completion of this rules as well as passing of new regulations in benefit of persons with disability;

- offer help to its members in realization of their rights, especially in the segment of rehabilitation, in distribution of orthopaedic and other apparatus, also in nurture, education, qualification for work, employment and social welfare;

- encourage measures and actions with the purpose of removing already existing and avoiding new architectural, spatial and communicational impediments in lives of persons with disability;

- encourage innovations in the technology in benefit of persons with disability;

- encourage the improvement of medical, educational, professional and social rehabilitation, as well as the employment of persons with disability;

- organize and support of active respite and recreation with intention of medical rehabilitation of persons with disability;

- support and encourage social, amusing, cultural, sports, recreational and other activities of persons with disability;

- encourage the creation and improvement of social policy in benefit of persons with disability;

- increase the cooperation with associations, institutions and organizations which in their function have concepts relevant to persons with disability;

- deploy other duties relevant for the function of the association, increasing the extent and quality of social welfare and creating circumstances for better life of persons with disability.

§ 14

The duties from paragraph 13 of this Statute the association will achieve by:

- including as many members possible as well as their families, experts and other good-willing people in the vocation of the association;

- establishing effective groups for surveying, education and suggestion of measures relevant for improvement and promotion of social welfare for persons with disability;

- frequent meetings of the association's managing committees and its members concerning the deployment of programme responsibilities of the association;

- cooperation with experts, institutions, services, organizations and other factors on issues which are of interest to the association and its members;

- obtaining, processing and printing data referring to status, problems and needs of persons with disability;

- offering working and proficient conventions regarding the problems and needs of persons with disability and their families;

- familiarizing general public with problems of persons with disability;

- creating projects and programmes in benefit of persons with disability and making general public sensible to its realization;

- offering various forms of gathering, entertainment, amusement, recreation, enlightening and creative activities of persons with disability;

- familiarizing means of public announcements with data, difficulties and needs of persons with disability;

- suggesting solutions which comply with certain needs of persons with disability;

- obtaining financial and material means concerning the functioning of the association.

§ 15

The association is non-profitable organization and it performs its duties without any intention of gaining profit.

If by performing its duties the association gains any profit, the profit must be exclusively used to perform and improve activities concerning the accomplishment of essential goals of the association which are established by the Statute.

§ 16

Regarding the accomplishment of goals and duties from paragraph 13 and 14 of this Statute, the association passes the programme organization, as well as annual and operative working plans.

Effective plans from previous section and projects concerning the achievement of certain needs of persons with disability are basis for obtaining means to finance the activities of the association.

III. MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASSOCIATION

§ 17

The member of the association can become every resident and legal entity under conditions established both by law and this Statute.

The membership in the association is free-willing, and is confirmed by signing the member's application form.

The member's capacity of the association one gains by the decision of the administrative commission on acceptance in the membership.

§ 18

The member of the association can become every working able physical entity - regardless the race, colour, sex, language, religion, nationality, ethnical entity, political and other convictions, social background and material status - which freely expresses desire for membership and readiness that one will make an effort in accomplishing the goals and duties established by the Statute.

The member of the association can become every legal entity that is willing through work, donations or in any other way to attribute in promoting the vocation of the association and in improving the quality of lifestyle of persons with disability.

Under-aged person with disability and person with disability without working ability or with limited working ability can become a member of the association if parent or legal guardian of such person expresses desire for membership.

Under-aged persons and persons without or with limited working ability from the section 3 of this act, as well as non-mobile and hardly mobile members of the association in all rights and obligations represent their parents or legal guardians.

§ 19

The members of the association can be regular and supportive.

Regular members of the association are persons with disability as:

- persons suffering from dystrophy and similar muscular and neurone-muscular illness;

- persons with cerebral palsy,

- persons with infantile paralysis,

- persons with hemiplegia, diplegia, paraplegia, tetraplegia and quadriplegia,

- persons with hemi paresis, para paresis, tetra paresis,

- persons with subsequent amputation extremitas (limb amputation),

- persons suffering from osteogenesis imperfecta,

- persons with juvenile arthritis,

- persons suffering from arthrogriposis,

- persons with degenerative-compressive lesion of spinal cord with suppression in motor activity,

- persons suffering from other malformations with consequence of physical disability.

Supportive members of the association are physical and legal entities who with their work, donations, sponsorship or in any other way help or explicitly contribute in accomplishing goals and duties of the association.

§ 20

The regular member one becomes by signing the member's application form and presenting verification of disability, illness or physical impairment, and by the decision of the administrative commission on acceptance in the membership.

The physical entity becomes supportive member by signing the statement concerning the association's membership and also the method and aspect of offering help to the association.

The legal entity becomes supportive member of the association by the decision of the managing body on acceptance in the membership and aspect of offering help to the association.

The association keeps records of all members, i.e. separately regular members, separately supportive members that are physical entities and separately supportive members that are legal entities.

§ 21

The members of the association that are physical entities acquire a membership card.

The form and content of the membership card is determined by the special resolution of the administrative commission.

The members of the association that are legal entities acquire a membership and donation diploma of the association.

§ 22

The members of the association are obliged to pay a membership fee.

The membership fee is member's essential feature concerning his/her integration and relationship towards the association, to which the membership fee represents significant source of income for financing its activities.

The amount of membership fee, way of payment and keeping of financial records is established by special resolution of the administrative commission appreciating material circumstances of its members.

The membership fee is usually determined and paid in yearly amount.

§ 23

Rights of the association's members are especially such as:

- to directly or through elected representatives participate in vocation and activities of the association,

- to elect and be elected in the managing committees of the association,

- to be informed about the association's vocation and its managing committees,

- to suggest and encourage propositions and solutions to all relevant questions concerning the vocation of the association and lives of its members,

- to consciously and responsibly perform their duties in managing committees in which they have been elected or nominated.

The regular member has a right to ask for help and support in solving and achieving his/her specific needs and difficulties.

§ 24

Obligations of the association's members are especially such as:

- to participate, in accordance with their capability, in vocation and activities of the association,

-to follow regulations of the association in their work and pursue passed decisions and conclusions of the association's managing committees,

- to regularly pay the membership fee,

- to protect and increase the reputation of the association,

- to actively participate in functions of the association's managing committees, in which they have elected or nominated,

- to frequently participate at section and Assembly meetings of the association.

§ 25

The membership in the association ends with free-willing renounce, removal from records and exclusion.

The member who verbally or in written form notifies the association that he/she no longer wants to be a member loses the capacity of association's member through free-willing renounce on the day when the desire to resign from the association was expressed.

The ending of capacity of association's member with removal from official records is due to death or relocation into other residence area, as well as member's longerinexplicable inactivity and loss of contact with the association.

The member will be excluded from the association when:

- functioning contrary to essential goals and duties of the association,

- his/her actions are not in accordance with conventions of the Statute and other regulations of the association,

- his/her actions and conduct damage the association and its reputation,

- not paying the membership fee more than two years in sequence.

The decision on member's exclusion form the association passes the administrative commission.

The member has a right to attend the meeting of the administrative commission when the decision on his/her membership is being considered.

Against the decision on member's exclusion from the association one may submit an objection to the association's Assembly.

The decision of the Assembly is final.

§ 26

In achieving their rights and obligations the members of the association are equal, and mutual relationships are advanced and enhanced on principles of tolerance, appreciation, understanding and solidarity.

Possible mutual misunderstandings and conflicts members will solve with agreement on their own or with help and indirect involvement of persons in command of the association.

§ 27

For extraordinary achievements in vocation of the association and in improvement of social welfare concerning the persons with disability the association may bestow its members and co-operator with credentials in form of rewards and gratitude.

The decision on giving credentials to members and co-operators passes the administrative commission.

IV. THE FORMS OF ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING OF THE ASSOCIATION

§ 28

The members of the association accomplish their statutory rights and obligations directly with involvement in vocation and passing of decisions in essential forms of organization and functioning of the association, and indirectly through elected representatives in the association's managing committees.

The forms and of organization and functioning of the association are:

1) sections.

2) workshops and clubs.

§ 29

The section is the essential form of organization, managing and functioning of the association and its members.

The section consists of members of the association with certain types of disability.

The section is organized with the purpose of solving and accomplishing specific needs and interests of members with the same or similar types of disability.

In the association are established obligatory sections for those groups of persons with disability, for whose types of disability are organized associations on the level of Republic of Croatia such as:

1. the section of physically disabled persons,

2. the section of persons with muscular dystrophy,

3. the section of persons with cerebral and infantile paralysis.

The association's administrative committee can also establish other sections if there is an interest shown by various member groups of the association of the same type of disability.

The section is supervised by the section committee consisting of 3 to 5 members, which are elected by section members for period of 2 years.

The section administrator is in his status the member of the association's administrative commission.

The section meets as needed, at least once in 4 months.

The section does not possess the capacity of legal entity.

§ 30

The duties of the section are especially such as:

- to gather and encourage members in accomplishing goals and duties of the association from paragraph 13 of this Statute,

- to consider specific needs of its members and possibilities of achieving and solving them,

- to make an effort in solving collective and particular difficulties and needs of its members,

- to encourage and offer help to its members in solving their specific needs,

- to intermediate and offer help to its members in accomplishing their rights,

- to encourage the inclusion of its members in the work of workshops and in activities of the section and association,

- to pursue decisions and conclusions of the association's managing committees,

- to decide on annual and operative plans of vocation,

- to decide on annual budget and final account enclosed by the approved means in total budget of the association,

- to offer to association's committees considerations and possible solutions to all important questions concerning both the functioning of section and association, and better life of persons with disability.

With section regulations are closely controlled the way of functioning, management and jurisdiction of the section.

The board of section members passes regulations which have to be in accordance with regulations from the Statute.

§ 31

The workshop or club is form of gathering and functioning of the association's members with the same or similar personal and partially common interests.

The involvement in vocation of the workshop or club depends on interests, existential and spiritual needs of its members, so therefore members may be involved in vocation of several sections i.e. clubs.

Workshops i.e. clubs are established with the purpose of accomplishing needs and interests of its members in creative (artistic, literary, acting…) expression, in expertise and working improvement, for health preservation, in hobbies, in acquiring new knowledge and skills, for gathering and amusement, through sport activities and recreation, in communication and deployment of existing environment, and other aspects of existential activities of its members.

The decision on establishing the workgroup i.e. club passes the administrative commission of the association of their own will, or encouraged by sections and members, but it can also established by interested members themselves.

The administrator of section i.e. club is elected by members themselves, and can also be elected by administrative commission of the association while passing the decision on establishing the workshop.

With the decision on establishing the workshop i.e. club is closely regulated the way of working, guiding and functioning concept of a workshop i.e. club.

V. MANAGING COMMITTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION

§ 32

Managing committees of the association are:

1. the Assembly of the association,

2. the president of the association,

3. the administrative commission of the association,

4. the supervising commission of the association.

The Assembly of the association is the utmost managing committee of the association.

The president, the administrative and supervising commission of the association regulate and direct all administrative work of the association between the two Assembly meetings.

The Assembly of the association

§ 33

The Assembly of the association consists of representatives from sections, workshops or clubs and members of legal entities, as well as external co-operators and experts.

Representatives in the Assembly of the association are elected within sections according to number of their members in such a manner that on every 5 members they elect one representative.

Every workshop i.e. club elects 3 representatives in the Assembly of the association.

Every member that is legal entity designates one representative in the Assembly of the association.

The supportive members that are physical entities may attend the Assembly and board of section members according to their own will, but without the right to participate in passing on decisions.

The work of Assembly meetings of the association can also attend other regular members of the association who want it, but without the right to participate in passing on decisions.

The president of the association can invite to attend the Assembly meeting of the association local representatives of city, county and regional administration, services and institutions, as well as experts and other public officials that may be of interest concerning the vocation of the association.

The mandate of representatives in the Assembly of the association lasts 4 years.

The Assembly functions through meetings and elected managing committees, as well as sections and workshops i.e. clubs.

The Assembly of the association usually gathers every year at a regular working meeting, while irregular meetings are as required.

Every four years there is an election Assembly meeting of the association on which, beside consideration and deciding on status, needs and functioning of the association and its members, the president and representatives of administrative and supervising commission of the association are elected, and the programme orientation for the period of next four years is passed.

The way in which the Assembly meeting of the association functions is closely regulated with the official document of conventions which is being passed by the Assembly at the beginning of the meeting.

§ 34

The Assembly of the association discusses and decides on the essential occupation of the association, especially such as:

- to verify the authorization of elected and nominated representatives,

- to pass on the official document of conventions,

- to pass on the Statute and its moderations and improvements, as well as other legal acts,

- to pass the programme orientation of the association,

- to establish common tasks of vocation of the association and its sections, workshops and managing commissions,

- to pass on the renouncement to the president and members of administrative and supervising commissions,

- to elect the president and members of administrative and supervising commissions,

- to consider and decide on reports concerning the work of administrative and supervising commissions,

- to consider current questions of welfare and social status of persons with disability, as well as possibilities of solving difficulties which persons with disability encounter in their everyday life,

- to decide on the merging of associations into unions and other forms of unification,

- to decide on objections of members referring to decisions of managing committee,

- to decide on ending of association's existence,

- to decide on treatment of material possessions in case of ending of association's existence,

- to perform other actions of importance for accomplishing goals and tasks of the association established by the Statute and to which it is bound by law.

§ 35

The decision at the Assembly meeting passes the administrative commission.

The administrative commission is obligated to conduct an Assembly meeting when requested by the supervising commission or group of at least 40 regular members of the association.

With the decision on conducting an Assembly from section 1 and 2 of this paragraph are also determined the approximate date of Assembly meeting, instructions and time limit for election of representatives and preparation of material for the meeting.

If the managing commission does not act in response on appeal of supervising commission and the group of 40 and more members according to section 2 of this act, the Assembly meeting may be conducted and prepared by those who appeal themselves.

The summon for Assembly meeting with proposal of agenda with appropriate material, date and place of Assembly meeting is conveyed to its members at least 8 days before the day of the meeting, and when the passing of the Statute and its moderations and improvements is on agenda at least 30 days before the day of the meeting.

Regular and irregular Assembly meetings are conducted by the president or a person who he authorised, and election meetings by the working presidency.

The Assembly of the association can legally make decisions if the meeting attends more than a half of its entire number of representatives.

The president of the association

§ 36

The president of the association is elected by the Assembly from the rank of Assembly representatives through secret vote.

The Assembly may decide that the election of the president be attained through public vote.

The president of the association is elected for period of 4 years.

The president of the association conducts Assembly meetings, as well as administrative commission in function of president of administrative commission.

For his work the president of the association is liable to Assembly and administrative commission.

§ 37

The president of the association performs duties especially such as:

- to represent and act on behalf of the association,

- to summon and conduct Assembly and administrative commission's meetings,

- to sign legal acts of the Assembly and administrative commission, as well as managing documents of the association,

- to make a claim tothe office of cabinet government for notification of changes in the register of associations,

- to validate the representatives of the association for professional and other seminars which are of interest for the association,

- to be a directive executor according the calculation of the association,

- to tend to practise of decisions and conclusions of the Assembly and administrative commission,

- to ensure the public function of the association,

- to organize the preparation of material for meetings of both the association and administrative commission,

- to encourage the work of sections, workshops and working divisions of administrative commission,

- to oversee the legitimacy of vocation of the association,

- to inform the administrative commission about the activities between the two meetings,

- to make arrangements in providing analysis and information relevant for surveying the status and needs of persons with disability,

- to decide on obtaining essential means and objects of miniature inventory of singular value to 4.000 (four thousand) kunas.

- to decide on rights ad obligations of employees in the association,

- to decide on suspension of authorised representatives of the association,

- to decide on initiating disciplinary procedure against members of the association,

- to decide on initiating procedure for resignation of members in the association's managing committees and representatives in bodies of the unions and associations, with which the association has merged and of which is a member,

- to designate the disciplinary commission,

- to decide on endowing with one-time financial help to its members in full amount of 800 (eight hundred) kunas,

- to decide on vocation of the association in extreme circumstances,

- to perform and other duties which are of interest for the association.

The administrative commission of the association

§ 38

The administrative commission organizes the association and on the grounds of decisions and conclusions of the Assembly direct and guides entire vocation and activities of the association between the two Assembly meetings.

The administrative commission consists of 11 members, of whom 7 are elected by secret vote of the Assembly, while the president of the association and section administrators are members of the administrative commission by position.

The president of the association is in function also the president of the administrative commission.

The administrative commission elects from its faction the vice-president of the administrative commission, who substitutes the president in case of his absence or preclusion.

The mandate of members in the administrative commission lasts 4 years.

The Assembly can decide that the election of members in the administrative commission be attained through public election.

§ 39

The administrative commission meets as required, at least once in 2 months.

The meeting of the administrative commission summons, prepares and conducts the president of the association, with help of the vice-president and the secretary of the administrative commission, and other persons whom he asks to.

The president is obliged to summon the meeting of the administrative commission when requested by the supervising commission or at least 4 members of the administrative commission.

The meeting's summon with required material is conveyed to members of the administrative commission at least 3 days before the meeting's opening.

The administrative commission validly decides when the meeting attends more than a half majority of its members, and decisions are passed with majority of votes of preset members.

For their work the members of administrative commission are liable to the president and Assembly of the association.

§ 40

The administrative commission performs duties especially such as:

- to manage affairs of the association between the two Assembly meetings and tend to elaboration and practise of its directions, decisions and conclusions,

- to decide on summoning the Assembly meeting of the association,

- to accept and submit reports of its work and work of the supervising commission to consideration and approval of the Assembly, as well as other material which had been prepared for the Assembly meeting,

- to ascertain suggestions of legal acts and other documents which are passed by the Assembly,

- to decide on preparation and organization of working, professional and other seminars concerning the problematic of persons with disability,

- to decide on providing analysis and proficient data referring to questions relevant for the quality of lifestyle for persons with disability,

- to provide annual and operative plans, as well as budget and final account of the association,

- to provide internal regulations concerning the work of the association,

- to decide on formation of workshops and sections of the association,

- to designate the secretary and treasurer,

- to decide on merging of the association with the same or similar associations of persons with disability from both Croatia and abroad,

- to decide on cooperation of the association with factors from both in Croatia and abroad, which function in benefit of persons with disability,

- to decide on vocation and arrangement of expertise service and pass appropriate legal acts concerning that,

- to decide on the amount and way of payment and keeping of financial records of the membership fee,

- to decide on acquisition and utilization of association's property,

- to decide on obtaining essential means and objects of miniature inventory of singular value more than 4.000 (four thousand) kunas,

- to decide on member exclusion from the association,

- to decide on objections to presidential decision concerning the suspension of elected representatives form their position,

- to decide on report and suggestion of disciplinary commission,

- to decide on bestowing members and physical and legal entities with credentials warranted by the achievements of the association and promotion of welfare regardingpersons with disability,

- to decide on endowing with one-time financial help to its members caught up in economic difficulties,

- to solve propositions and demands from their jurisdiction,

- to manage other affairs that are relevant for the association and its members.

§ 41

The association's representatives in the managing committees of the associations, with which it has merged and cooperates, are elected by the administrative commission from the rank of agile members and co-operators of the association.

Concerning the management of their affairs the elected representatives in managing committees from previous section are obliged to practise directions and instructions of the administrative commission and regularly inform it of its function and function of committees into which they had been elected.

§ 42

Regarding the consideration, studying and surveying of questions related to the work segment of the association, as well as a more efficient performance of certain tasks, the administrative commission may establish consistent and temporary working divisions - such as counsels, committees, groups and similar.

Temporary working divisions from previous section may be ascertained by the president of the association.

With the decision on formation of working divisions are also determined tasks, work segment, concept and duration of this division.

§ 43

Regarding the assurance of constant activity supervision in accomplishing directions, conclusions and decisions of managing committees, as well as in performing administrative and professional affairs of the association - the administrative commission may nominate the secretary of the administrative commission from its own formation or from rank of more agile members and co-operators of the association.

The secretary of the administrative commission is nominated for period of 4 years and for his work he is liable to the president of the association and administrative commission.

Appreciating the extent of affairs in the association the administrative commission may decide that the secretary is obliged to perform his duty professionally.

In the case from previous section the administrative commission passes special conclusion by which rights, obligations, affairs and status of the secretary in the association are closely determined.

§ 44

The secretary of the administrative commission as a volunteer performs duties especially such as:

- to ensure the practise of decisions and conclusions of the Assembly and administrative commission, as well as other bodies of the association,

- to ensure the function of bureau and tend to proceeding of administrative and other affairs from recurrent vocation of the association,

- to ensure in collaboration with the treasurer of the administrative commission the proceeding of accounting affairs of the association,

- to offer help to the president and other members of the managing committees in preparing material for meetings of the Assembly and administrative commission,

- to accord and encourage activities of sections, workshops, clubs and working divisions of the administrative commission,

- to ensure the keeping record entries during the Assembly meetings and those of administrative commission,

- to ensure the supply of consumable material in advance,

- to ensure the continuance of contact with associations, institutions, organizations, firms and bodies that are of interest to the association,

- to manage other affairs which the administrative commission assigns him to do.

§ 45

Regarding the constant concern for gaining necessary means for vocation of the association and its rational distribution - the administrative commission may nominate the treasurer of the administrative commission from its own formation or from rank of more agile members and co-operators of the association.

The treasurer is nominated for period of 4 years and for his work he is liable to the president of the association and administrative commission.

For the position of treasurer may be nominated person with degree in economics and finances.

Rights, obligations and influence of the treasurer are determined by a special decision of the administrative commission.

The supervising commission of the association

 

§ 46

The supervising commission of the association controls and pursues the professional and legal vocation concerning material and financial affairs of the association.

The supervising commission is obliged to perform the overview of dealings of the association at least once a year in accordance with the final account.

Concerning their results the supervising commission is obliged to inform the president of the association, and central office of public finance as required.

The supervising commission is obliged to provide the Assembly with a report of its function at each of its meetings.

For its work the supervising commission is liable to the president and Assembly of the association.

§ 47

The supervising commission consists of 5 members, which are elected by the Assembly from its own formation through public vote.

One of the members of the supervising commission must have a degree in economics and finances. In case there is nobody with that degree in the formation of the Assembly, then the member of the supervising commission may be elected for the rank of association's members.

The supervising commission is elected for period of 4 years.

The member of the supervising commission cannot be the member of the administrative commission at the same time.

Members of the supervising commission elect the president of the supervising commission and his deputy from their own formation.

VI. THE PASSING OF DECISIONS IN BODIES OF THE ASSOCIATION

§ 48

The bodies of the association function and pass decisions at its meetings.

It is necessary for legal passing of decisions that the meeting attends more than a half of its members of specific body, and the decision is passed with the majority of votes of all present body members.

Exempt from the previous section, when passing the Statute, its modifications and completion of its rules, as well as decisions concerning the ending of association's existence, two-third majority of votes of Assembly's members is needed.

§ 49

The elaboration at meetings is public.

Exempt from the previous section the elaboration of presidential elections of the association and members of the administrative commission is performed by secret vote unless the Assembly decides otherwise.

Secret vote is performed by means of ballot vote, and the vote procedure is executed by the election commission which chooses the assembly.

§ 50

Against the decision of each body in the association one may submit his/her objection to a higher body.

The decision of the Assembly is final.

§ 51

There is a register concerning the function of body meetings of the association, where all passed conclusions, decisions, surveys of completed debates, names of all present and those absent with a reason, time and place of meeting are indicated, as well as other data concerning the course of the meeting.

VII. ELECTION AND REVOCATION

§ 52

All bodies of the association and its members are elective and revocable.

The revocation of managing committees and their embers is apprehended by the bodies of the association which have elected them.

Each member of managing committee can be revoked even before term of which he/she was elected or nominated:

- if he/she resigns and his resignation is accepted by the specific managing committee,

- if his/her capacity of association's member ends,

- if the managing committee determines that in his function he/she hasn't complied with regulations from the Statute, that he irresponsibly performs duties assigned to him/her or endangers the reputation and dignity of the association.

§ 53

Individual resignations such as of members of administrative commission, the president of supervising commission, representatives in bodies of legal entities with which the association has merged or of which is a member, the secretary and treasurer of the administrative commission, administrators of sections, workshops and clubs and working divisions they submit to the president of the association.

Members of the supervising commission submit their resignation to the president of the supervising commission, and members of section committees to section administrator.

All resigned personnel are obliged to remain in their position until their resignation is accepted by the body of which they are a member or which has elected or nominated them.

The resignation of the president of the association is determined by the Assembly.

In case of collective resignation of managing committee its members remain in their position until the election of new constitution of that body. The resignation is submitted to the president of the association.

§ 54

The revocation of body members of the association is applied in case of neglecting their duty or working contrary to interests of the association and assigned orders.

The suggestion for revocation may be given by the president of the association, members of administrative and supervising commission and by members of the association themselves.

The suggestion for revocation is passed according to procedure regulated for the election.

The Assembly may revoke and solve from duty the president of the association and constitution or certain members of administrative and supervising commission and elect new ones whenever it considers that her decisions have not been applied or that in their work they do not comply with the Statute and other regulations of the association.

§ 55

The area of efficiency, authorities and the way of functioning of administrative and supervising commission are closely regulated with the official document of conventions concerning the function of administrative commission.

VIII. DISCIPLINARY RESPONSIBILITY

§ 56

Members of the association, who irresponsibly perform assigned duties, violate the regulations of the Statute, misuse their authorities and endanger the reputation and dignity of the association, are subdued to the disciplinary responsibility.

The disciplinary procedure for establishing responsibility of the doer of actions from previous section is initiated by the president of the association by his own free-will or on request of members of managing committees and members themselves.

In course of initiating the disciplinary procedure the president may assert a measure of suspension from the duty if he recognizes that it is the matter of severe rupture of the Statute and misuse of authorities and duties.

The disciplinary procedure is conducted by the disciplinary commission.

The disciplinary commission consists of the president and two members, and are appointed by the president of the association.

In its work the disciplinary commission pursues regulations of general administrative procedure.

After the ending of the disciplinary procedure the disciplinary commission submits its report on established data during the procedure and suggestion for passing of decision.

§ 57

Depending on the severity of action and acquired damage to the association the administrative commission may decide that:

- the doer of the action be dismissed from duty

- the doer of the action should financially compensate for the damage done to the association,

- the procedure for revocation be initiated and the suspension from duty be prolonged till revocation, and

- the member be excluded from the association according to paragraph 25 of this Statute.

IX. THE PROPERTY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR ITS OBLIGATIONS

§ 58

The property of the association consists of movable objects and financial means.

Financial and material means for its work the association gains by:

- payment of membership fee and contributions of its members,

- payment of free-willing contributions and gifts of citizens,

- donations of legal entities,

- payments from funds of local and regional self-government,

- payments from mother-unions,

- achieving legal functions,

- other resources.

For its obligations the association is responsible with its whole property.

§ 59

The association can gain movable and non-movable property only in accordance with the law.

Unless with the law otherwise determined, the decisions on expropriation or putting on lease the property of the association passes the administrative commission.

§ 60

The association keeps corporate books and provides financial reports according to regulations by which is standardized the way of handling accounting service of non-profitable organizations.

The financial means of the association are established, divided and used in accordance with the annual budget. Financial means in outline of the budget have on disposal the authorized signers.

The administrative commission determines with a special decision persons authorized for signing financial documents and signature deposition in the bank in which is an opened account of the association.

With the budget are particularly resolved means for function of sections which they have on disposal independently according to their budget.

X. THE EXPERTISE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATION

§ 61

For the realization of professional, administrative-technical, material-financial, and other affairs relevant for accomplishment of goals and tasks of the association - the administrative commission may establish the expertise service of the association with the necessary number of personnel with appropriate proficiency.

The expertise service is managed by the secretary of the administrative commission through his regular consultations with the president.

§ 62

The association may employ members of personnel only if means for working position have been previously ensured.

At lack of means for steady working positions the president of the association may the completion of certain affairs temporarily assign to some of volunteers in the association or else, take into service an employee for definite time.

XI. WORK IN EXTREME CONDITIONS

§ 63

The administrative commission regulates with a special decision the work of the association and protection of its property in extreme conditions.

Under term "extreme conditions" from previous section we understand as a matter of course circumstances which crucially limit or prevent gathering and function of managing committees, sections and workshops, as well as ordinary vocation on accomplishing essential goals of the association.

The administrative commission may dismiss certain bodies and appoint others, as it may dissolve some members and appoint other when so imply extreme conditions.

The president of the association may independently pass decisions which are under the jurisdiction of the administrative commission when because of circumstances caused by natural or other catastrophes or war danger it is not possible to conduct the meeting of the administrative commission.

XII. THE ENDING OF ASSOCIATION'S EXISTENCE

§ 64

The association ceases to exist when that decision is passed by the Assembly of the association or when legal suppositions for ending of association's existence are fulfilled and body in charge brings a final solution.

The decision on ending of association's existence is passed by the Assembly with two-third majority of votes of its representatives.

The Assembly will bring decision on ending of association's existence when it ascertains that there is any need for its functioning or that the association does not achieve or cannot achieve goals for which it was established.

The procedure of liquidation will be performed by a person authorised to denote and represent the association.

§ 65

In case of ending of association's existence all of its property, after paying off the creditors and expenses of court and other procedures, will be conferred to some other association, trust fund or institution which takes care of persons with disability.

The decision form section 2 of paragraph 64 of this Statute the exact entitled person to whom the property of the association will be entrusted.

XIII. TRANSITIVE AND FINAL REGULATIONS

§ 66

The interpreting of regulations from this Statute provides the administrative commission.

§ 67

Modifications and completion of the Statute passes the Assembly of the association according to the same procedure by which it was passed.

Encouragements for modifications and completion of the Statute may be initiated by every member of the association.

§ 68

With the legal enforcement of this Statute ends the validity of the Statute of the association accepted on December 20, 1997.

§ 69

This Statute will legally be enforced on the day when it is being passed, and will be applied from the day when it has attested and listed in the register of associations at office in charge of state government.

Number: 391/1-2002.

Split, October 23, 2002