Affiliate Members of the Association
- Any legal person, which is validly incorporated and organised and that works in accordance with the Romanian legislation and that complies simultaneously with all of the conditions under Article 8.2 hereunder shall be considered to be an Affiliate Member of the Association.
- Affiliate Membership is acquired when the Association approves the application as per Article 13 hereunder, for not more than 12 months from the time of approval.
- Further to an express and motivated request of an Affiliate Member, the 12-month term can be decreased by no more than 6 months and only subject to a decision made by the Industry Council such member is part of.
- Affiliate Members have no right to vote in the General Meeting of the Association or in another statutory body of the Association.
- Affiliate Members may participate in General Meetings of the Association.
- In order to avoid conflicts of interest, every Affiliate Member is supposed to notify the General Meeting of the Association of its membership and/or participate in any other professional associations or bodies, whenever such entity applies for affiliate membership in ALB. The General Meeting may request from the Affiliate Member to withdraw from this/these other association(s) or may reject the application. Should any Affiliate Member fail to notify the Association of its membership in another professional associations or body, then such Affiliate Member shall be held responsible for the damage caused to the Association by exercising the membership in several professional associations/bodies.
- Affiliate Members cannot be elected members of the Board of Directors and/or Industry Councils.