Charter of the association

Charter
of association with non-profit purpose “Bulgaria Cancer Society”

I. GENERAL

Statute

Article 1. (1) BULGARIA CANCER SOCIETY is a voluntary and independent association of doctors and specialists in medical oncology and related medical specialties, medical students and other specialists and Bulgarian legal entities whose goal is the development, improvement and achievement of quality – high level of theory and practice in the field of medical oncology.

(2) The association is a legal entity, separate from its members, established according to the provisions of the Law on non-profit legal entities, the Statute and the decisions of the Constituent Assembly. It is based on the common goals and interests of its founders to stimulate the development of medical oncology as a discipline, the training of specialists, the establishment of ethical and practical standards for oncological care and the creation of a regulatory framework ensuring the continuity and complexity of oncological care.

Designation

Art. 2. (1) The name of the association is BULGARIA CANCER SOCIETY.

(2) The name of the association may also be written in Latin: “BULGARIA CANCER SOCIETY”.

(3) Every written statement on behalf of the association must contain its name, headquarters, address, as well as data on its registration, including a uniform identification code. Headquarters and address of management

Art. 3. The seat and address of the association is: city of Sofia, p.k. 1000, Sofia municipality, Sredets district, “Yuri Venelin” street No. 44, 6th floor. Defining the activity

Art. 4. (1) The association carries out its activity for public benefit and cannot be transformed into an association for carrying out activity for private benefit. (2) Within its competence, the association carries out activities with the following subject:

Assists in the development of medical oncology through the implementation and development of modern achievements and practices;
Performs activities with the aim of introducing in the Republic of Bulgaria the internationally accepted principles, norms and quality standards in the field of medical oncology and related medical specialties and activities;
Supports the professional development, training and upgrading of the qualifications of medical specialists in the field of medical oncology and related medical specialties and medical students;
Defends the professional rights of persons working in the field of medical oncology and helps to achieve favorable and modern working and training conditions;
Helps to achieve better management of medical care and the construction of quality medical care through expert assistance in the development of the legal and by-law regulatory framework;
Performs activities for the introduction of internationally recognized quality control methods in the field of medical oncology and related medical specialties;
Helps to establish high professional criteria and professional ethics in the field of medical oncology and related medical specialties;
Participates in the creation of policies, standards and a regulatory framework for timely and accessible oncology care;
Supports state and public structures to confirm good practices in the field of medical oncology and increase the quality of activity at all levels and subjects, formation of criteria for evaluation and selection of personnel;
Performs all other activities permitted by law, within the scope of its competence.

Main goals of the association and means of achieving them

Art. 5. (1). The main goals of the association are:

Development of a high standard of medical oncology and related specialties;
The creation of suitable conditions for realizing the right of all citizens to quality oncological treatment and prevention;
Development of programs and projects to raise the professional level of doctors and other medical specialists working in the field of medical oncology, and to achieve the highest level of training and practice in the specialty of medical oncology and related specialties;
Systematic modernization of training programs in medical oncology;
Effective use of financial resources in the health department;
Overcoming patient dissatisfaction with the provided medical services by increasing their timeliness and quality and overcoming the unregulated amount of co-payments;
Implementation of innovative methods for diagnosis and treatment in the field of medical oncology and related specialties;
Adequate valuation of the acquired professional qualification;
Active assistance in the determination of the state health policy regarding medical oncology by assistance in the creation and improvement of the normative base, algorithms and standards for diagnosis and treatment and evaluation of the activities related to the oncology practice and profession, in conditions of the constantly changing , sometimes heavily regulatory environment;
Protection of the professional rights and interests of doctors and other medical specialists working in the field of medical oncology before all institutions in the field of health care, as well as other state and municipal bodies, public and business organizations through the means and methods permitted by law.

(2) To achieve its goals, the Association uses all means permitted by law, including:

Developing international activity and making international contacts with other persons and organizations abroad – for the fastest transfer of the achievements of medical oncology and related specialties in the Republic of Bulgaria;
Support for maintaining and updating the qualifications of doctors with a medical specialty in medical oncology and related specialties;
Protecting the interests of the members of the association and establishing loyal relations between them;
Assists in the development and updating of standards and quality assessment in the field of its activity;
Develops and proposes to the competent authorities regulatory changes in order to increase the quality and access to medical assistance in the field of medical oncology and related medical specialties;
Provides expert and advisory assistance to the competent institutions in the health sector;
Disseminates scientific and practical information, including through the website of the association;
Organizes and conducts, in accordance with its competences, training of doctors, students and specialists;
Creates and maintains contacts and implements joint initiatives with all interested parties, including patient organizations and other non-governmental organizations;
Raises and distributes funds to achieve the objectives of the association;
Conducts information, propaganda and other activities to popularize the subject and goals of the association;
Provides information to its members and maintains a good coordination network;
Collects and maintains information funds on the legislation in force in the country and abroad and any other information in the sphere of activity of the association;
Prepares and distributes scientific and informational materials, maintains contacts with mass media;
Establishes contacts and assists in establishing equal and loyal relations with state bodies and public organizations;
Organizes national and international scientific events – congresses, conferences, symposia, etc.;
Prepares and presents to the competent institutions opinions regarding problems in the field of medical oncology and related medical specialties;
Undertakes actions to protect its members, in accordance with its competence, in the event of violations by various bodies and organizations;
It carries out cooperation and partnership with related organizations.

Term

Art. 6. The association is not limited by a term or other termination condition.

Principles

Art. 7. The association organizes and carries out its activities following the principles of:

partnership – in their work, the founders and members of the association strive for good interaction with the representatives of the competent institutions and with each other, based on mutual respect and respect for differences;
publicity and transparency – the decisions of the association are made on the basis of a transparent procedure and under a clearly defined mechanism. Information about the work of the association is available;
Responsiveness – in carrying out its activity, the association aims to respond to inquiries and comments from all interested entities;
orientation towards consensus – in every aspect of its work, the association strives to achieve consensus with a view to achieving its object and goals in the interest of society;
integrity – members of the association carry out their activities impartially, fairly and honestly;
political neutrality;
good faith – the members of the association carry out their activities based on the common desire and shared responsibility to work for the benefit of society.

II. MEMBERSHIP

Art. 8. Membership in the association is voluntary. Members can be Bulgarian and foreign natural persons – doctors and specialists in medical oncology and related medical specialties, medical students and other specialists and Bulgarian legal entities who share the subject and goals of the association and the means to achieve them and accept the statute of the association.

Art. 9. The members of the association are:

Regular;
Honorary;
Associates.

Art. 10. (1) A regular member of the association may be an able-bodied natural person, a Bulgarian or foreign citizen, who meets the requirements of this statute, and is not an honorary or associate member within the meaning of the same.

(2) An honorary member of the association can be an able-bodied natural person, Bulgarian or foreign citizen, with great merit for the development of medical oncology or with a proven contribution to the subject of the association’s activity.

(3) An associate member of the association can only be a Bulgarian legal entity with a similar subject of activity, goals and management principles.

Art. 11. (1) Regular members have the right to one vote in the General Assembly, as well as the right to participate in the bodies of the association.

(2) Honorary and associate members have the right to an advisory vote in the General Assembly and cannot be elected to the association’s bodies.

(3) Regular and associate members of the association pay an annual membership fee for participation in the association.

(4) Honorary members are exempt from annual membership fees.

(5) The amount of the annual membership fee is determined by a decision of the General Assembly.

Membership rights and obligations

Art. 12. The members of the association, insofar as nothing else is regulated in this statute, have the right:

to express their views and make proposals in relation to the activities of the association;
to participate in the activity and management of the association and in the work of the General Assembly;
to elect and be elected in its governing bodies;
to exercise control over the work of the association and the governing bodies;
to be informed about the activities of the association;
to use the property of the association and the results of its activity – according to the procedure provided for in the statute;
to participate in the events and appearances of the association;
to receive from the association support and protection of their creative and professional rights and interests within the competence of the association;
to present to its management bodies problems related to the activity of the association;
to discuss issues of common interest.

Art. 13. The members of the association, in accordance with the provisions of this statute, are obliged to:

to comply with the Statute and other internal acts of the association;
to work to raise his public authority and prestige;
to implement the decisions of the general assembly and other bodies of the association;
to assist in achieving the goals and objectives of the association;
to accurately fulfill their financial obligations to the association, arising from the statute and the decisions of its bodies;
to provide, upon request, information about their activities as members of the association;
not to use the association in any way to achieve goals contrary to the association’s statutes.

Art. 14. For active activity, the members of the association may be encouraged with moral and material rewards by decision of the Management Board in accordance with the procedure determined by the General Assembly of the association.

Art. 15. (1) Membership rights and obligations are non-transferable and do not pass to other persons in the event of death or termination of membership.

(2) The members of the association are not personally responsible for the obligations of the same. They are liable up to the amount of their property contributions.

Art. 16. (1) The members of the association should observe confidentiality with regard to any information that could conflict with the subject, goals or interests of the association or of the persons and organizations with which it interacts in its activity.

(2) The members of the association should protect the secrecy of certain data and facts that are not subject to public disclosure or there is a special regulatory order for their disclosure.

(3) The obligations under paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 are assumed by signing a declaration of compliance with this Statute upon membership.

(4) Violation of this obligation by any member of the association is grounds for his exclusion and seeking compensation under the relevant legal order.

(5) The member who has left is obliged to adhere to the assumed obligations to protect secrecy even after his exclusion/dismissal or voluntary departure from the association.

Acquisition and termination of membership

Art. 17. (1) The members of the association (regular, honorary and associated) are accepted by the Management Board with a majority of those present.

(2) When applying for membership, the following documents must be submitted:

Candidates for regular members submit a written application to the Management Board, together with a declaration that they accept and will abide by these statutes, a professional resume and a letter of motivation for membership in the association.
Candidates for associate members submit a written application to the Management Board, together with a declaration that they accept and will comply with this statute, and a letter of motivation for membership in the association – through their representative or a person authorized by him. The documents under the previous sentence are accompanied by a decision of the body of the legal entity authorized to make a decision on membership in another legal entity, by the statute or by other documents enabling the credibility of the stated circumstances to be established, as well as a certificate of the current status.
For the persons proposed for honorary membership, a written application is submitted to the Management Board by the member of the association who proposed them, accompanied by brief information and motivation.

(3) The documents for membership in the association can also be submitted electronically.

(4) The Management Board shall rule on the received application for membership at its next meeting, but no later than three months after its receipt. The decision by which membership in the association is refused shall be communicated by the Management Board in writing to the person, which submitted the application, stating the reasons for the refusal.

(5) The membership legal relationship arises after the decision of the Management Board – from the moment of receipt of the annual membership fee of the applicant. The annual membership fee is paid in advance for a period of one year, starting from the day on which the decision of the Management Board to approve the received membership application was made.

(6) Refusals of acceptance shall be appealed by the interested person to the General Assembly of the association within seven days of its notification, but no later than one year from the date of the decision.

(7) The founders of the association are its regular members.

Art. 18. (1) Membership is terminated:

with a unilateral declaration of will to the association, provided that the person wishing to leave the association has fulfilled his obligations arising from membership;
with the death or placement under complete prohibition of the individuals who are members of the association;
with the termination of the legal entity, a member of the association;
with exclusion;
upon dropping out.

(2) A member of the association may be expelled in case of behavior that makes further membership incompatible or non-payment of the annual membership fee without valid reason – after the expiration of 24 (twenty-four) months. The 24 months expire on the corresponding day of the second year in which no membership fee has been paid. The corresponding day of the second year is determined for each member individually, according to the day of occurrence of the initial obligation to pay the membership fee in accordance with Art. 16, para.

Behavior that makes further membership incompatible is present in the case of systematic failure to fulfil the obligations according to the Statute or damage to the good name of the association.

(3) The decision on exclusion is made by the Management Board of the Association. The decision on exclusion may be appealed to the General Assembly of the association within seven days of its notification, but no later than one year from the date of the decision.

(4) Grounds for termination of membership in the association due to dropping out are non-payment of the established property contributions or systematic non-participation in the work of the association and its bodies. Systematic non-participation in the work of the association and its bodies is the absence of 5 consecutive meetings of the General Assembly or the Management Board without valid reasons.

(5) The withdrawal of a member from the association is ascertained by the Management Board after an inspection of documents certifying the relevant facts and circumstances. The Management Board shall report to the first following General Assembly for each ascertained case of the withdrawal of a member of the association.

(6) Upon termination of membership, upon exclusion or withdrawal of a member from the association, the association does not owe a return of the property contributions made.

(7) Membership is restored under the terms of this statute.

III. PROPERTY

Art. 19. (1) The property of the association consists of money, things, real estate, property rights and other real rights, intellectual property rights, property contributions from the members, membership fees, receivables and other rights depending on the applicable legal acts.

(2) The association spends its property on the activities specified in Article 38 of the ZULNC, in accordance with the association’s statutes.

(3) The association may spend property free of charge and carry out the activities aimed at achieving the goals determined in accordance with the rules of the ZYULNC.

(4) The selection of persons and the way of their support by the association are carried out depending on the purpose and financial capabilities of the association.

(5) A reasoned decision taken by the supreme body of the organization with a majority of 2/3 of all its members is required for gratuitous spending of the association’s property, when it is in favor of:

persons from the composition of its other bodies and their spouses, their relatives by direct line – without limitation, by silver line – up to the fourth degree, or by matchmaking – up to the second degree inclusive;
persons who were members of its governing bodies up to 2 years before the date of the decision;
legal entities that financed the organization up to 3 years before the date of decision-making;
legal entities in which the persons specified in items 1 and 2 are managers or can impose or impede decision-making; 5. political parties, in the management and control bodies of which members of the management and control bodies of non-profit legal entities participate.

(6) The association cannot enter into transactions with the persons under para. 5, item 1, as well as with legal entities in which the specified persons are managers or can impose or hinder decision-making, unless the transactions are for the obvious benefit of the association or are concluded under general conditions, publicly announced.

Sources of funds of the association

Art. 20. (1) By decision of the general meeting, the members of the association may make property contributions to achieve a goal determined by the statute or by a decision of the General Meeting. In its decision, the General Assembly determines the purpose, amount and method of collection of contributions and all other relevant conditions.

(2) The members of the association may provide it with cash in the form of a loan, donation or real estate and individually determined movable property for rent.

(3) The amount of interest on loans or rents under para. 2 is determined by the General Assembly of the association.

(4) The Association, in the person of the Management Board, may receive donations from individuals and legal entities and conclude sponsorship contracts.

Art. 21. The association collects funds for its activities from:

annual membership fee;
property contributions;
donations, bequests and sponsorship;
scientific, research, qualification activity;
additional economic activity, according to the Articles of Association;
Other sources.

Economic activity

Art. 22. (1) The association carries out economic activity related to its main subject (compilation and distribution of information materials related to the subject of activity and the goals of the association; organization of seminars, training courses and other forms of training and raising the qualifications of specialists, working in the field of medical oncology; consultations and studies; other activities helping to realize the subject and goals of the association), and the income is used to achieve the goals defined in the Statute. Business activity is subject to the terms and conditions defined by the laws regulating the relevant type of business activity. The association does not distribute profits.

(2) The management and control of the business activity is assigned to the Management Board of the association.

Art. 23. The funds of the association are spent as intended, according to the association’s budget.

IV. PUBLICITY OF THE ASSOCIATION’S ACTIVITIES

Art. 24. (1) The association prepares a report on its activities once a year, which contains data according to art. 40, para. 2 of the ZYULNC.

(2) The annual activity report, the annual financial report and the annual reports under Chapter Seven of the Accounting Act, after their adoption by the general meeting, are requested to be announced in accordance with the established legal procedure and within the deadlines established by law. (3) The association’s annual financial statements are subject to an independent financial audit under the terms of the Accounting Act.

V. MANAGEMENT

Bodies of the association

Art. 25. (1) The bodies of the association are the General Assembly and the Management Board.

(2) The supreme body of the association is the General Assembly.

(3) The management body of the association is the Management Board.

Composition of the General Assembly

Art. 26. (1) All members of the association with the right to vote participate in the General Assembly. Honorary and associate members can participate in the work of the General Assembly with an advisory vote.

(2) The members of the association participate in the General Assembly in person or through a representative.

(3) The associated members participate with an advisory vote in the work of the General Assembly through their representative or a person authorized by him.

Representation

Art. 27. (1) Only a natural person can be a proxy.

(2) Powers of attorney have been issued expressly for participation in the relevant meeting of the General Assembly of the association.

(3) Attorneys have no right to re-authorize their rights to third parties.

(4) The proxies may represent no more than one member of the association in the General Assembly.

Competence of the General Assembly

Art. 28. (1) The General Assembly:

amends and supplements the Statute of the association;
adopts other internal acts;
transforms and terminates the association;
examines appeals against decisions of the Management Board for non-acceptance and exclusion of members of the association;
elects and dismisses the members of the Management Board and its Chairman, two Vice-Chairmen and the secretary;
accepts the annual financial report, the annual reports under Chapter Seven of the Accounting Act, etc. legally required financial documents from his competence for the previous year in order to request them for announcement under the conditions and in accordance with the Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities and the Accounting Law;
decides on the opening and closing of branches;
decides to participate in other organizations;
decides on the transformation or termination of the association;
adopts the main guidelines and programs for the activity of the association;
accepts the association’s budget;
makes decisions regarding the liability and amount of membership fees or property contributions; 13. accepts the report on the activity of the Management Board and the annual report on the activity of the association;
annuls decisions of the other bodies of the association that contradict the law, the statute or other internal acts regulating the activity of the association;
exempts the members of the Management Board from liability;
discusses and makes decisions on all main issues of the association’s activities;
performs, etc. activities according to its legal powers.

(2) The decisions of the bodies of the association, which are taken in contradiction to the law, the statute or a previous decision of the general meeting, may be contested before the general meeting at the request of the interested members of the association or of its body, made within one month from the knowledge them, but no later than one year from the date of the decision.

(3) Disputes under the preceding paragraph may be brought before the district court at the registered office of the association by any member of the association or its body, or by the prosecutor within one month of becoming aware of them, but no later than one year from the date of receipt of the decision.

Holding a general meeting

Art. 29. (1) The General Assembly is held once a year – a regular General Assembly.

(2) The General Assembly may be convened at any time by the Management Board – an extraordinary General Assembly.

Conference of the General Meeting

Art. 30. (1) The General Assembly is convened by the Management Board on its initiative or at the request of one third of the members of the association. If, in the latter case, the management board does not issue a written invitation to convene the general meeting within a two-week period, it shall be convened by the court at the seat of the association at the written request of the interested members or a person appointed by them.

(2) The convening is carried out through a written invitation published on the association’s official website and in a central daily newspaper, at least 14 (fourteen) days before the scheduled day.

(3) The invitation contains an agenda of the issues proposed for discussion, the date, time and place of the General Assembly and on whose initiative it is convened.

Right to information

Art. 31. The written materials related to the agenda of the General Assembly must be available to the members of the General Assembly. On request they are presented to any member free of charge.

List of attendees

Art. 32. (1) At the meeting of the General Assembly, a list of the present members or their representatives shall be drawn up. Members and representatives certify their presence with a signature and identify themselves.

(2) The list under the previous paragraph includes the members who have announced their presence by the time of the first vote.

Quorum

Art. 33. The General Assembly may meet if more than half of all members are present. In the absence of a quorum, the Management Board shall schedule a new meeting one hour later at the same place and with the same agenda, regardless of the number of members.

Right to vote

Art. 34. Each regular member has the right to one vote in the General Assembly. Honorary and associate members have the right to an advisory vote in the General Assembly.

Art. 35. A member of the general assembly does not have the right to vote when deciding issues related to:

him, his spouse, or relatives by direct line – without restrictions, by silver line – up to the fourth degree, or by matchmaking – up to the second degree inclusive;
legal entities in which he is a manager or can impose or hinder decision-making.

Majority

Art. 36. (1) Decisions of the General Assembly are adopted by a majority of those present, with each member having the right to one vote.

(2) For amendment of the statute, termination of the association or its transformation, the decisions are taken by a majority of two thirds of the members present.

(3) The decisions of the General Assembly are adopted by open voting, except when the General Assembly expressly decides on secret voting.

(4) During a state of emergency, respectively an extraordinary epidemic situation, the presence of the General Assembly can also be carried out by participating in the holding of the meeting from a distance, ensuring direct and virtual participation in compliance with the requirements for quorum and personal voting. The persons, members of the association or their representatives, who through a video conference connection attend and participate in the meeting in real time in an electronic environment, are provided with the opportunity to express their will (make speeches) and vote accordingly. The chairman of the meeting announces them, by which they are considered present at the meeting and are added to the list of those present.

Solutions

Art. 37. (1) The General Assembly cannot adopt decisions concerning issues that were not included in the agenda announced in the invitation.

(2) The decisions of the General Assembly enter into force immediately, unless their effect is postponed or if, according to the law, they enter into force after promulgation.

Protocol

Art. 38. (1) Minutes shall be kept for the meeting of the General Assembly.

(2) The minutes of the General Assembly shall be signed by the chairman and the recorder of the meeting, who certify and are responsible for the accuracy of its content.

(3) Every member present at the General Assembly has the right to demand and monitor the accurate recording of the decisions in the minutes.

Board of Directors

Art. 39. (1) The management board consists of at least seven persons – members of the association. The members of the Management Board are elected for a term of four years.

(2) The composition of the Management Board includes a chairman, two vice-chairmen, a secretary and members elected by the General Assembly of the association.

(3) A person who has been elected as a member of the Management Board shall cease to be a member of the Board upon termination of his membership in the association under the terms of this Statute.

(4) Dismissal from the composition of the Management Board is established by the minutes of the Management Board.

(5) If a member of the Management Board resigns, the council continues its work without the resigned person, until the election of a new member of the Management Board by the General Assembly, provided that its composition is not below the minimum number specified in paragraph 1.

(6) When the chairman of the Management Board, his vice-chairman or secretary resigns, the other members of the council on the day of ascertaining the resignation:

make a decision to convene a General Assembly for the election of the chairman, vice-chairman or secretary of the association;
in case of resignation of the chairman of the Management Board – elect a temporary chairman from among their members, who will organize and prepare the convening and conduct of the General Assembly, as well as lead the operational activities of the council and the association until the election of a new chairman of the Management Board by the General assembly.

(7) The person elected by the General Assembly to replace a retired member of the Management Board completes the term of office of the retired member of the board.

Rights and obligations of the Management Board

Art. 40. (1) The Management Board should perform its duties in the interest of the association.

(2) The Management Board adopts rules for its work.

(3) The management board meets at regular meetings at least once every three months to discuss the state and development of the association.

(4) The meetings of the Management Board are convened and chaired by the Chairman. The convening is carried out by means of an invitation sent to each member of the Management Board by e-mail, specified in a written statement by the respective member of the Management Board.

(5) In the absence of the Chairman, the meeting is chaired by a member elected by the decision of the Management Board.

(6) The chairman is obliged to convene a meeting at the written request of one third of its members. If the chairman does not convene a meeting of the management board within a week, it can be convened by any of the interested members of the management board.

Art. 41. The Management Board:

represents the association, as well as determines the scope of the representative power of individual members
ensures the implementation of the decisions of the General Assembly
disposes of the association’s property, including the spending of monetary donations, in compliance with the requirements of the statute and the decisions of the General Assembly
prepares and submits a draft budget to the general assembly
prepares and submits to the general assembly a report on the activities of the association
determines the order and organizes the performance of the community service activities of the association and is responsible for this
adopts and submits to the General Assembly the main guidelines for the development of the association and a program for the implementation of its activities
determines the address of the association
admits and excludes members of the association and ascertains their withdrawal
convenes regular or extraordinary general meetings
adopts an annual financial plan and program for the activities of the association
interacts with related associations and other organizations in the country and abroad to fulfill the goals of the association, by presenting their opinions and/or experts for the optimal solution of controversial problems and cases in the field of medicine and healthcare
carries out all other activities that are not within the exclusive competence of the General Assembly.

Quorum and majority

Art. 42. (1) Decisions may be taken if more than half of the members of the Management Board are present, in person or represented by another member of the board. No member present may represent more than one absent member.

(2) A person with whom there is a two-way telephone or other connection, guaranteeing the establishment of his identity and allowing his participation in the discussion and decision-making, is also present. The vote of this member is certified in the minutes by the chairman of the meeting.

(3) Decisions are taken by a simple majority, except in the cases of Article 14, Paragraph 2 and Article 31, Items 3 and 6 of the ZYULNC, which are taken by a majority of all members.

(4) The Management Board may take decisions without a meeting being held, if the minutes of the decisions taken are signed by all members of the Management Board without remarks or objections.

(5) Apart from the cases expressly stated in Art. 32, paragraph 4 of the ZULNC, the Management Board makes a decision by a majority of all members on:

long-term cooperation essential for the association or termination of such cooperation.

Remuneration of the Board of Directors

Art. 43. The members of the Management Board have the right to remuneration, determined by the Management Board in accordance with the rules of the ZYULNC and the present statute.

Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Secretary of the Management Board.

Chairman of the Board

Art. 44. (1) The association is represented by the chairman of the Management Board, elected by the General Assembly for a term of four years.

(2) The Chairman of the Management Board carries out the operational management of the association and represents it. He can authorize other persons to perform certain actions.

(3) The Chairman of the Management Board: 1. organizes the implementation of the decisions of the Management Board;

organizes the activity of the association, carries out its operational management, ensures the management and protection of its property;
concludes employment contracts and civil contracts with employees and persons employed in the association;
represents the association and performs the functions assigned to it by the Management Board;
calls the Management Board to meetings;
is responsible for its activities before the General Assembly and the Management Board.

Vice-Chairmen of the Management Board

Art. 45. The two vice-chairmen, elected by the General Assembly for a term of four years, assist the chairman in his activities. Secretary of the Board of Directors

Art. 46. The secretary, elected by the General Assembly for a term of four years, assists the chairman in his activities and is responsible for the documentation of the association.

VI. BOOKS OF THE SOCIETY

Art. 47. (1) The association is obliged to keep books for the minutes of the meetings of its collective bodies. The leader of the meeting of the collective body and the person who prepared the minutes certify and are responsible for the accuracy of its content.

(2) Minutes shall be kept at the meetings of the General Assembly and of the Management Board, which reflect the discussions that took place, the proposals made and the decisions taken. Minutes are authenticated with the signatures of the chairman of the relevant body and of the recorder. The members of the association and the members of the Management Board can familiarize themselves with the contents of the minutes books and receive transcripts or extracts from the minutes.

VII. TERMINATION AND LIQUIDATION

Grounds for termination

Art. 48. The association is terminated:

by decision of the General Assembly;
by a decision of the district court at the seat of the association in the cases determined by the ZYULNC and according to the procedure provided for in the law.

Liquidation

Art. 49. (1) Upon termination of the association, liquidation shall be carried out.

(2) The liquidation is carried out by the Management Body of the association or a person designated by it – liquidator.

(3) When a liquidator has not been appointed in accordance with para. 2 or according to the decision of the supreme authority in the case under Art. 13, para. 1, item 2 of the ZYULNC, it is determined by the district court at the seat of the association.

(4) The provisions of the Commercial Law apply accordingly to insolvency, respectively bankruptcy, the order of liquidation and the powers of the liquidator. The termination decision under Art. 13 of the ZULNC, as well as the recordable circumstances regarding insolvency, respectively bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings, are entered, respectively, the acts are announced in the register of non-profit legal entities maintained by the Registration Agency.

Art. 50. (1) The liquidator is obliged, as far as possible, to satisfy the creditors of the non-profit legal entity for carrying out a socially useful activity from the available funds, and if this is impossible – by first cashing out the movable and then the immovable property of the legal entity Non-profit.

(2) Property cannot be transferred in any way to:

the founders and current and former members;
the persons who were part of its bodies and its employees;
the liquidators, except for the remuneration due;
the spouses of the persons under items 1-3; 5. the relatives of the persons under items 1-3 by direct line – without limitation, by collateral line – up to the fourth degree, or by matchmaking – up to the second degree inclusive; 6. the legal entities in which the persons under items 1-5 are managers or can impose or hinder the decision-making.

Property after liquidation

Art. 51. (1) The property remaining after the satisfaction of the creditors shall be provided by court decision to the legal entity with a non-profit purpose, determined to carry out a public service activity with the same or a similar non-profit purpose.

(2) If the property is not provided in accordance with para. 1, it is transferred to the municipality where the registered office of the association is located. The municipality is obliged to provide the property for carrying out a public benefit activity as close as possible to the goals of the terminated legal entity with a non-profit purpose.

VIII. TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Art. 52. The association has a stamp with the inscription BULGARIA CANCER SOCIETY.

Art. 53. The association may publish magazines. The association may also have another printed or electronic organ.

Art. 54. The printed or electronic organ serves to reflect and popularize the activities of the Association. Art. 55. Changes to this Statute may be made in accordance with the procedure provided for therein and in the Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities.

Art. 56. Regarding the interpretation or application of the provisions of this statute, the provisions of the general Bulgarian civil legislation and the provisions of the Law on non-profit legal entities shall apply. Art. 57. The present statute was adopted unanimously by the founders of the association at its Constituent Assembly held on 02/26/2022. from 2 p.m. at the address: Sofia, p.k. 1505, “Oborishte” district, “Bunaya” street No. 16, 5th floor.

Charter of the association

Charter of association with non-profit purpose “Bulgaria Cancer Society”

Charter
of association with non-profit purpose “Bulgaria Cancer Society”