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It is published here\nin full, in the English reference translation; the official text is the\n",[28,29,31],"a",{"href":30},"\u002Fro\u002Fstatute","Romanian original",", which prevails where the two differ.",[34,35,36],"blockquote",{},[24,37,38],{},"This is the version filed for registration, on which the court ordered the\nregistration of the association on 23 September 2026. Personal data has been\nremoved from the published copy. Licence: CC BY-ND 4.0.",[40,41,43],"h2",{"id":42},"what-the-statute-guarantees","What the statute guarantees",[24,45,46,50],{},[47,48,49],"strong",{},"The mission is protected."," The purpose of the association, its licensing\nprinciples and the destination of its assets on dissolution can only be changed\nby four fifths of all voting members. So can the rules that protect the\nstructure itself: the qualified majorities, the admission of members and the\nban on distributing income and assets to members. (Art. 66)",[24,52,53,56],{},[47,54,55],{},"Genuinely open source."," Software the association publishes under an open\nsource licence is published in full, without restrictions, and is not\nconditioned by an adjacent commercial licence. The association may also\ndevelop, support and host software under any OSI-approved licence, the AGPL\nincluded, among them the fully open components of projects that also have a\ncommercial part. (Art. 42.1, 42.2, 42.6)",[24,58,59,62],{},[47,60,61],{},"Open data."," The data of structured.world is published under open licences,\nwith public read access, and its technical schemas are published under Apache\n2.0. (Art. 38.1, 42.3, 42.4)",[24,64,65,68],{},[47,66,67],{},"No private benefit."," No part of the association's income is distributed to\nits members, founders or board members. (Art. 49.2)",[24,70,71,74],{},[47,72,73],{},"The commons cannot be sold off."," The association does not assign its\nintellectual property to anyone unless two thirds of all voting members approve\nit. (Art. 43)",[24,76,77,80],{},[47,78,79],{},"Contributors keep their rights."," People who contribute code, documentation\nor data keep the copyright in their contributions. (Art. 39.2, 40.3)",[24,82,83,86],{},[47,84,85],{},"If the association ends, the commons does not."," Published data and source\ncode stay public under their licences. The remaining assets go only to\nnon-profit organisations committed to open source software or open data\nstandards, never to the members. (Art. 61, 62)",[24,88,89,92],{},[47,90,91],{},"Conflicts of interest are public."," Board members declare their interests\nevery year, and the declarations are published on this site. Board members do\nnot vote on matters in which they have an interest. (Art. 67-70)",[24,94,95,98],{},[47,96,97],{},"No capture."," New voting members are admitted only after at least twelve\nmonths of probation and by three quarters of all voting members, and the number\nof voting members is capped at nine. (Art. 12, 13.3)",[40,100,102],{"id":101},"full-text","Full text",[104,105],"document-text",{"name":22},{"title":107,"searchDepth":108,"depth":108,"links":109},"",2,[110,111],{"id":42,"depth":108,"text":43},{"id":101,"depth":108,"text":102},"The statute of Structured World, and what it guarantees.","md",{},true,null,{"title":15,"description":112},{"loc":9},"5Rv3a0HkhiBt9Q4CXkJjyXE_-D3DggImECqjNkXtNLU",false,{"lang":122,"blocks":123},"en",[124,127,131,135,137,139,141,143,146,148,151,153,155,158,160,162,165,167,170,172,174,176,178,180,182,184,186,188,190,192,194,196,198,200,203,206,208,211,213,215,217,219,221,223,225,228,230,232,234,236,238,240,242,244,246,248,250,253,255,257,260,263,265,267,269,271,273,275,278,280,282,284,286,288,291,293,295,297,299,301,303,305,307,309,311,314,316,318,320,322,324,326,328,331,333,335,337,339,341,343,345,348,350,352,354,356,358,360,362,364,366,368,370,372,374,376,378,381,384,386,388,391,393,395,397,399,401,403,405,407,409,411,413,415,417,419,421,424,426,428,430,432,434,436,438,441,443,445,447,449,451,453,455,457,459,461,463,465,467,469,472,474,476,479,482,484,486,488,490,493,495,497,499,502,504,506,508,511,513,515,517,519,521,523,525,527,529,531,533,535,537,540,542,544,546,548,550,553,555,557,559,561,563,565,567,569,572,574,577,579,581,583,586,589,591,593,595,597,599,601,604,606,608,611,613,615,617,619,622,625,627,629,631,633,635,637,639,641,643,645,647,650,652,654,657,659,661,663,665,667,669,671,673,675,677,679,681,684,687,689,691,693,695,698,700,702,704,706,709,712,714,716,718,720,722,725,727,729,731,733,736,738,740,742,745,747,749,751,753,756,758,760,762,764,766,768,771,773,775,778,780,782,784,786,788,790,792,794,796,798,800,803,805,808,811,813,815,818,820,822,824,826,828,830,832,834,836,838,841,843,845,847,849,851,853,855,857,860,862,864,866,868,871,873,875,877,880,882,884,886,888,891,893,895,897,899,901,903,906,908,910,912,914,917,920,922,924,926,928,930,932,934,936,939,941,944,946,948,951,953,956,958,960,963,965,967,969,972,975,977,979,981,983,986,988,990,992,994,996,998,1000,1003,1005,1007,1009,1011,1013,1015,1017,1020,1022,1025,1027,1030,1033,1035,1037,1040,1042,1044,1046,1048,1050,1052,1054,1056,1058,1060,1062,1064,1066,1068,1070,1073,1076,1078,1080,1083,1085,1087,1089,1091,1093,1095,1098,1100,1102,1104,1106,1109,1111,1114,1116,1118,1120,1122,1124,1127,1130,1132,1134,1136,1139,1141,1143,1145,1147,1149,1151,1153,1155,1157,1159,1161,1164,1167,1169,1172,1174,1177,1179,1181,1184,1186,1189,1191,1194],{"kind":125,"text":126},"paragraph","(English reference translation of the Romanian original. In case of any discrepancy, the Romanian version prevails.)",{"kind":128,"text":129,"anchor":130},"chapter","CHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS","chapter-I",{"kind":132,"text":133,"anchor":134},"article","Article 1 — The Founding Members","art-1",{"kind":125,"text":136},"1.1. The founding members: three natural persons. [The names and identification data of the founding members are omitted from the published copy.]",{"kind":125,"text":138},"In their capacity as founding members, express their free will of association with a view to establishing the „STRUCTURED WORLD\" Association, under the terms of Government Ordinance no. 26\u002F2000 and of this Statute.",{"kind":125,"text":140},"1.2. — The Name — The Association bears the name „STRUCTURED WORLD\", according to the proof of name availability no. 231641 of 24.06.2026, issued by the Ministry of Justice, hereinafter referred to as \"the Association\".",{"kind":125,"text":142},"1.3. The Association may use the abbreviated name „structured.world\" in its public communications and informal documents. All official acts and correspondence with the authorities shall bear the full name.",{"kind":132,"text":144,"anchor":145},"Article 2 — Legal Form","art-2",{"kind":125,"text":147},"2.1. The Association is a Romanian legal person governed by private law, non-patrimonial (non-profit), non-governmental and apolitical, established in accordance with Government Ordinance no. 26\u002F2000 on associations and foundations, as subsequently amended and supplemented.",{"kind":132,"text":149,"anchor":150},"Article 3 — Registered Office","art-3",{"kind":125,"text":152},"3.1. The registered office of the Association is in Bucharest. [The full address is omitted from the published copy.]",{"kind":125,"text":154},"3.2. The registered office may be changed by decision of the Board of Directors, subject to the formalities provided by law.",{"kind":132,"text":156,"anchor":157},"Article 4 — Duration","art-4",{"kind":125,"text":159},"4.1. The Association is established for an indefinite duration, starting from the date of its entry in the Register of Associations and Foundations.",{"kind":125,"text":161},"4.2. The financial year of the Association coincides with the calendar year (1 January — 31 December).",{"kind":132,"text":163,"anchor":164},"Article 5 — Initial Patrimony","art-5",{"kind":125,"text":166},"5.1. The initial patrimony of the Association is 200 lei (RON), constituted by the cash contribution of the founding members.",{"kind":132,"text":168,"anchor":169},"Article 6 — Definitions","art-6",{"kind":125,"text":171},"6.1. For the purposes of this Statute, the terms below have the following meaning:",{"kind":125,"text":173},"– source code — the human-readable form of a computer program, in which the program is written and modified by developers;",{"kind":125,"text":175},"– open source software — software whose source code is made available to the public under an open source licence;",{"kind":125,"text":177},"– open source licence — a non-exclusive, free-of-charge and irrevocable licence, granted to an indeterminate number of persons, by which the copyright holder allows anyone to use, study, modify and redistribute the source code, under the terms of the licence; the recognised licences are those approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI);",{"kind":125,"text":179},"– permissive licence — an open source licence which allows use, modification and redistribution without substantial restrictions, including in proprietary programs (examples: MIT, Apache 2.0, BSD, ISC);",{"kind":125,"text":181},"– open-core model — a business model in which the basic functionality of a piece of software is available under an open source licence, while advanced functionalities are available only for a fee, under a commercial licence;",{"kind":125,"text":183},"– fork — a derivative copy of a program's source code, made by a third party under the applicable open source licence and subsequently developed independently of the original program;",{"kind":125,"text":185},"– code repository — an organised storage space in which the source code and the history of its modifications are kept;",{"kind":125,"text":187},"– platform — an information system operated by the Association, accessible to users via the internet, without local installation (the \"software as a service\" — SaaS model);",{"kind":125,"text":189},"– taxonomy — a hierarchical system of classification of products and services, organised into categories with defined properties;",{"kind":125,"text":191},"– DPP (Digital Product Passport) — a structured set of data about a product, provided for by Regulation (EU) 2024\u002F1781 on ecodesign for sustainable products (ESPR);",{"kind":125,"text":193},"– CLA (Contributor License Agreement) — a written agreement by which a person contributing source code grants the Association a licence over their contribution;",{"kind":125,"text":195},"– DCO (Developer Certificate of Origin) — a declaration by which a developer certifies that they have the right to contribute the source code submitted;",{"kind":125,"text":197},"– Internal Regulations — the regulations on organisation and functioning adopted by the Board of Directors under the terms of Chapter XV.",{"kind":125,"text":199},"6.2. For technical terms in the software field which have no established equivalent in Romanian (fork, commit, repository, API and other similar terms), the documents of the Association may use the English term, accompanied, where appropriate, by an explanation in Romanian. In the event of a dispute regarding the interpretation of such a term, the usual technical meaning in the field of software engineering shall apply.",{"kind":128,"text":201,"anchor":202},"CHAPTER II — THE PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION","chapter-II",{"kind":132,"text":204,"anchor":205},"Article 7 — The Purpose","art-7",{"kind":125,"text":207},"7.1. The purpose of the Association is the development, promotion and support of open source software and of open data standards, as well as of open digital infrastructure, for the benefit of the general interest of society.",{"kind":132,"text":209,"anchor":210},"Article 8 — The Objectives","art-8",{"kind":125,"text":212},"8.1. In order to achieve its purpose, the Association pursues the following objectives:",{"kind":125,"text":214},"– a) supporting and financing the development of open source software;",{"kind":125,"text":216},"– b) creating, maintaining and promoting open data standards, including for the classification of products and services;",{"kind":125,"text":218},"– c) developing and maintaining its own software, published under open licences, under the terms of Chapter IX;",{"kind":125,"text":220},"– d) facilitating compliance with European Union regulations on open data and the Digital Product Passport (DPP);",{"kind":125,"text":222},"– e) educating the public and promoting the culture of open source software and open standards;",{"kind":125,"text":224},"– f) supporting the community of open source software developers, in Romania and internationally.",{"kind":132,"text":226,"anchor":227},"Article 9 — The Activities","art-9",{"kind":125,"text":229},"9.1. In order to attain its objectives, the Association may carry out, mainly, the following activities:",{"kind":125,"text":231},"– a) operating its own digital platforms, including a crowdfunding platform for open source software projects;",{"kind":125,"text":233},"– b) collecting and distributing donations intended for the development of open source software, ensuring that the overwhelming majority of each donation is allocated directly to the developer who implements the financed functionality; the exact distribution proportions are established annually by the Board of Directors and recorded in the Internal Regulations;",{"kind":125,"text":235},"– c) creating, maintaining and publishing a global open taxonomy of products and services, with free access to the data through public programming interfaces (read APIs);",{"kind":125,"text":237},"– d) collaborative moderation of the taxonomy data, with the participation of the community of users and experts;",{"kind":125,"text":239},"– e) taking over and continuing the development (fork) of open source projects abandoned by their authors, for the benefit of the community;",{"kind":125,"text":241},"– f) organising events, conferences, courses, workshops and programming competitions (hackathons);",{"kind":125,"text":243},"– g) drafting and publishing reports, studies, technical documentation and educational materials;",{"kind":125,"text":245},"– h) participating in financing programmes of the European Union and of other national and international bodies;",{"kind":125,"text":247},"– i) collaborating with non-profit organisations, academic institutions, public authorities and standardisation bodies, in Romania and abroad;",{"kind":125,"text":249},"– j) any other lawful activities contributing to the achievement of the purpose and objectives of the Association.",{"kind":132,"text":251,"anchor":252},"Article 10 — Direct Economic Activities","art-10",{"kind":125,"text":254},"10.1. The Association may carry out direct economic activities, of an ancillary nature, closely related to its purpose, under the terms of Article 48 of Government Ordinance no. 26\u002F2000, including: the sale of educational materials and publications, the organisation of courses and certifications for a fee, the provision of consultancy services in its field of activity.",{"kind":125,"text":256},"10.2. The income obtained from direct economic activities shall be used exclusively for the achievement of the Association's purpose.",{"kind":128,"text":258,"anchor":259},"CHAPTER III — THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION","chapter-III",{"kind":132,"text":261,"anchor":262},"Article 11 — Categories of Members","art-11",{"kind":125,"text":264},"11.1. The Association has the following categories of members:",{"kind":125,"text":266},"– a) founding members — the persons who participated in the establishment of the Association and signed the Constitutive Act and the Statute; they have full voting rights in the General Assembly;",{"kind":125,"text":268},"– b) associate members — the persons admitted after the establishment, under the terms of Article 12; they have full voting rights in the General Assembly, under the same conditions as the founding members;",{"kind":125,"text":270},"– c) aspirant members — the persons in the probation period provided for in Article 12; they have no voting rights and may not be elected to the governing bodies;",{"kind":125,"text":272},"– d) honorary members — the persons who have made outstanding contributions to the achievement of the Association's purpose, designated by the Board of Directors; they have no voting rights and pay no membership fee.",{"kind":125,"text":274},"11.2. The users of the platforms operated by the Association do not acquire, by the mere use of the platforms, the status of member of the Association.",{"kind":132,"text":276,"anchor":277},"Article 12 — Acquiring Membership","art-12",{"kind":125,"text":279},"12.1. The status of associate member is acquired in two stages.",{"kind":125,"text":281},"12.2. Stage I — aspirant member. The status of aspirant member is acquired by decision of the Board of Directors, upon the written application of the candidate, supported by the recommendation of a voting member. The application shall include the candidate's identification data, the reasons for applying and the undertaking to comply with the Statute.",{"kind":125,"text":283},"12.3. Stage II — associate member. After a probation period of at least 12 months from acquiring the status of aspirant member, the General Assembly may grant the candidate the status of associate member, upon the proposal of the Board of Directors, by the vote of 3\u002F4 (three quarters) of the total number of voting members.",{"kind":125,"text":285},"12.4. The aspirant member may participate in the activities of the Association and, as a guest, in the meetings of the General Assembly, without voting rights. The status of aspirant member ceases upon acquiring the status of associate member, upon renunciation, or by reasoned decision of the Board of Directors.",{"kind":125,"text":287},"12.5. The voting rights and the other rights attached to the status of associate member, including the right to participate in the vote on the admission of other members, may be exercised only from the date of acquiring that status, under the terms of paragraph 12.3.",{"kind":132,"text":289,"anchor":290},"Article 13 — The Rights of the Members","art-13",{"kind":125,"text":292},"13.1. Founding members and associate members have the following rights:",{"kind":125,"text":294},"– a) to participate in the General Assembly with voting rights;",{"kind":125,"text":296},"– b) to elect and to be elected to the governing bodies of the Association;",{"kind":125,"text":298},"– c) to propose projects, initiatives and activities consistent with the Association's purpose;",{"kind":125,"text":300},"– d) to be informed about the activity and the financial situation of the Association;",{"kind":125,"text":302},"– e) to participate in the activities organised by the Association;",{"kind":125,"text":304},"– f) to report irregularities, under the terms of Article 59;",{"kind":125,"text":306},"– g) to consult the minutes of the General Assembly and of the Board of Directors; confidential information (personal data, trade secrets) shall be protected before disclosure.",{"kind":125,"text":308},"13.2. Aspirant members and honorary members have the rights provided for in paragraph 13.1 letters c)–g).",{"kind":125,"text":310},"13.3. At any time, the total number of voting members of the Association may not exceed 9 (nine). The granting of voting rights to a new member, or the acquisition of such rights by an existing member, may be approved only if, as a result, the maximum number provided for in this article is not exceeded.",{"kind":132,"text":312,"anchor":313},"Article 14 — The Obligations of the Members","art-14",{"kind":125,"text":315},"14.1. All members of the Association have the following obligations:",{"kind":125,"text":317},"– a) to comply with the provisions of this Statute, of the internal regulations and with the decisions of the governing bodies;",{"kind":125,"text":319},"– b) to act in accordance with the purpose and objectives of the Association and not to carry out activities contrary to its interests;",{"kind":125,"text":321},"– c) not to disclose confidential information regarding the activity of the Association;",{"kind":125,"text":323},"– d) to declare any conflict of interest, under the terms of Chapter XIV.",{"kind":125,"text":325},"14.2. Founding members and associate members are obliged to pay the annual membership fee, in the amount established by the General Assembly. The General Assembly may establish a differentiated amount or an exemption from the membership fee for aspirant members.",{"kind":125,"text":327},"14.3. The Association and its members shall comply with the applicable anti-corruption legislation, including, to the extent that the Association benefits from European funds, Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018\u002F1046 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.",{"kind":132,"text":329,"anchor":330},"Article 15 — Suspension of Membership","art-15",{"kind":125,"text":332},"15.1. The Board of Directors may suspend, by reasoned decision, a member's voting rights and right to be elected, for a period of no more than 6 months, in the following cases:",{"kind":125,"text":334},"– a) for the duration of the investigation of a serious breach of the provisions of the Statute, reported under the terms of Article 59 or established by the Board of Directors;",{"kind":125,"text":336},"– b) non-payment of the membership fee for more than 6 months, after prior notice;",{"kind":125,"text":338},"– c) breach of the obligations regarding conflicts of interest (Chapter XIV).",{"kind":125,"text":340},"15.2. The suspension concerns exclusively the voting rights and the right to be elected. For the duration of the suspension, the member retains membership status, the other rights provided for in Article 13 and the obligation to pay the membership fee.",{"kind":125,"text":342},"15.3. The suspended member may challenge the suspension before the General Assembly, which shall rule at its first meeting. Upon expiry of the suspension period, the rights are restored by operation of law.",{"kind":125,"text":344},"15.4. The detailed suspension procedure (notification, time limits, investigation of the breach) shall be established by the Internal Regulations.",{"kind":132,"text":346,"anchor":347},"Article 16 — Termination of Membership","art-16",{"kind":125,"text":349},"16.1. Membership ceases by:",{"kind":125,"text":351},"– a) withdrawal — by written request addressed to the Board of Directors, with effect from the date of its communication;",{"kind":125,"text":353},"– b) exclusion — under the terms of this article;",{"kind":125,"text":355},"– c) death (natural persons) or cessation of existence (legal persons);",{"kind":125,"text":357},"– d) dissolution of the Association.",{"kind":125,"text":359},"16.2. Exclusion may be ordered for:",{"kind":125,"text":361},"– a) serious or repeated breach of the provisions of the Statute or of the internal regulations;",{"kind":125,"text":363},"– b) committing acts causing material damage or damage to the image of the Association;",{"kind":125,"text":365},"– c) carrying out activities contrary to the purpose or interests of the Association;",{"kind":125,"text":367},"– d) non-payment of the membership fee for 12 consecutive months, after prior notice;",{"kind":125,"text":369},"– e) repeated failure to comply with the obligations regarding conflicts of interest (Chapter XIV).",{"kind":125,"text":371},"16.3. Exclusion is decided by the General Assembly, by the vote of 3\u002F4 (three quarters) of the total number of voting members, any fraction resulting from the calculation of this majority being rounded up to the next whole number. The member concerned may participate in the vote and is counted in establishing this majority.",{"kind":125,"text":373},"16.4. Before the adoption of the decision, the member concerned shall be given the opportunity to present their point of view before the General Assembly.",{"kind":125,"text":375},"16.5. The exclusion decision shall state its reasons and shall be communicated to the member in writing. The excluded member may challenge it before the competent court within 15 days of its communication.",{"kind":125,"text":377},"16.6. Members whose membership ceases have no rights over the patrimony of the Association.",{"kind":128,"text":379,"anchor":380},"CHAPTER IV — THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY","chapter-IV",{"kind":132,"text":382,"anchor":383},"Article 17 — Role and Composition","art-17",{"kind":125,"text":385},"17.1. The General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the Association, composed of all the voting members (founding members and associate members).",{"kind":125,"text":387},"17.2. Each voting member has a single vote, regardless of the category of membership or of their financial contribution.",{"kind":132,"text":389,"anchor":390},"Article 18 — The Powers of the General Assembly","art-18",{"kind":125,"text":392},"18.1. The General Assembly has the following powers:",{"kind":125,"text":394},"– a) establishing the strategy and the general objectives of the Association;",{"kind":125,"text":396},"– b) approving the budget of income and expenditure and the annual financial statements;",{"kind":125,"text":398},"– c) electing and dismissing the members of the Board of Directors and the officers provided for in Article 23.3;",{"kind":125,"text":400},"– d) admitting associate members (Article 12.3) and excluding members (Article 16);",{"kind":125,"text":402},"– e) amending the Statute;",{"kind":125,"text":404},"– f) establishing the amount of the annual membership fee;",{"kind":125,"text":406},"– g) approving participation in financing programmes entailing long-term obligations (over 3 years);",{"kind":125,"text":408},"– h) approving mergers or divisions;",{"kind":125,"text":410},"– i) approving the assignment of the Association's intellectual property rights (Article 43);",{"kind":125,"text":412},"– j) appointing and dismissing the Censor, under the terms of Chapter VIII;",{"kind":125,"text":414},"– k) approving the discharge of the Board of Directors;",{"kind":125,"text":416},"– l) establishing the allowances of the members of the Board of Directors (Article 52);",{"kind":125,"text":418},"– m) dissolving and liquidating the Association and establishing the destination of the remaining assets;",{"kind":125,"text":420},"– n) any other powers provided by law or by this Statute.",{"kind":132,"text":422,"anchor":423},"Article 19 — Convening the General Assembly","art-19",{"kind":125,"text":425},"19.1. The General Assembly is convened by the Board of Directors:",{"kind":125,"text":427},"– a) in ordinary session — at least once a year, in the first quarter, for the approval of the activity report and of the financial statements for the previous year, as well as of the budget and of the activity programme for the current year;",{"kind":125,"text":429},"– b) in extraordinary session — whenever necessary.",{"kind":125,"text":431},"19.2. The General Assembly shall also be convened at the request of at least 1\u002F3 of the voting members. In the exceptional situation in which all the members of the Board of Directors are simultaneously unavailable, the General Assembly may be convened by any voting member (Article 29).",{"kind":125,"text":433},"19.3. The convening notice shall be sent by e-mail, at least 15 calendar days before the date of the meeting, and shall include the date, time, place (physical or virtual) and the agenda.",{"kind":125,"text":435},"19.4. The General Assembly may also be held by electronic means of remote communication (videoconference), provided that the participants can communicate in real time.",{"kind":125,"text":437},"19.5. If the annual budget is not approved by 31 March, the Board of Directors may incur expenditure within the limit of the percentage established in the Internal Regulations of the previous year's budget, until the new budget is approved.",{"kind":132,"text":439,"anchor":440},"Article 20 — Quorum and Adoption of Decisions","art-20",{"kind":125,"text":442},"20.1. The General Assembly is validly constituted in the presence of a simple majority (over 50%) of the voting members. Participation by electronic means is considered presence.",{"kind":125,"text":444},"20.2. If the quorum is not met at the first convening, the General Assembly shall be reconvened within 15 days; at the second convening, decisions are adopted by the vote of the majority of the members present, provided that at least 1\u002F3 (one third, rounded up) of the voting members are present.",{"kind":125,"text":446},"20.3. Decisions are adopted by the vote of a simple majority of the members present, with the exceptions provided for in this Statute.",{"kind":125,"text":448},"20.4. The following decisions are adopted by the vote of 2\u002F3 (two thirds) of the total number of voting members:",{"kind":125,"text":450},"– a) amending the Statute, subject to Article 66;",{"kind":125,"text":452},"– b) dissolving the Association;",{"kind":125,"text":454},"– c) mergers or divisions;",{"kind":125,"text":456},"– d) assignment of intellectual property rights (Article 43).",{"kind":125,"text":458},"20.5. The admission of associate members is decided by the vote of 3\u002F4 (three quarters) of the total number of voting members (Article 12.3).",{"kind":125,"text":460},"20.5.1. The exclusion of a member is decided by the vote of 3\u002F4 (three quarters) of the total number of voting members (Article 16.3), any fraction resulting from the calculation of this majority being rounded up to the next whole number.",{"kind":125,"text":462},"20.6. The protected provisions may be amended only under the terms of Article 66.",{"kind":125,"text":464},"20.7. The vote may be cast in person, by electronic means or by special proxy, communicated to the Board of Directors at least 3 days before the meeting. A member may not represent by proxy more than one other member.",{"kind":125,"text":466},"20.8. Decisions may also be adopted by electronic vote (e-mail or a dedicated platform), provided that the procedure allows the identification of the voter and the verification of the vote, within a voting period of at least 7 days. The results shall be recorded in minutes signed by the President and the Secretary General.",{"kind":125,"text":468},"20.9. A decision adopted with the participation in the vote of members who were granted voting rights after the maximum number of 9 (nine) voting members had been reached is null and void if, by removing the votes cast by them, the decision would not have met the majority required for its adoption. Where voting rights are granted to several members simultaneously, the votes of the members exceeding the ceiling of 9 (nine) are without effect, such members being determined according to the order in which they were named in the decision granting them voting rights.",{"kind":132,"text":470,"anchor":471},"Article 21 — Minutes and Decisions","art-21",{"kind":125,"text":473},"21.1. The deliberations and decisions of the General Assembly shall be recorded in minutes signed by the President of the meeting and by the Secretary General, kept in a special register, in chronological order.",{"kind":125,"text":475},"21.2. The decisions of the General Assembly adopted in accordance with the law and the Statute are binding on all members, including those who did not take part in the vote or who voted against.",{"kind":128,"text":477,"anchor":478},"CHAPTER V — THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS","chapter-V",{"kind":132,"text":480,"anchor":481},"Article 22 — Role and Composition","art-22",{"kind":125,"text":483},"22.1. The Board of Directors is the executive body of the Association and ensures the implementation of the decisions of the General Assembly. The Board of Directors is composed of a minimum of 3 (three) and a maximum of 7 (seven) members, elected by the General Assembly for a term of 5 (five) years, with the possibility of re-election without limitation of the number of terms.",{"kind":125,"text":485},"22.2. The Board of Directors is composed of: President; Vice-President; Secretary General; Treasurer (held together with the office of Vice-President); and, as the case may be, other members. [The names of the members of the Board of Directors are omitted from the published copy.]",{"kind":125,"text":487},"22.3. The office of Treasurer may be held together with the office of Vice-President. The offices of President and Treasurer may not be held by the same person.",{"kind":125,"text":489},"22.4. The President of the Board of Directors is the President of the Association.",{"kind":132,"text":491,"anchor":492},"Article 23 — Election of the Members of the Board of Directors","art-23",{"kind":125,"text":494},"23.1. Candidacies for the Board of Directors are proposed by the voting members.",{"kind":125,"text":496},"23.2. The members of the Board of Directors are elected individually, by a separate vote for each candidate, by the vote of the majority of the members present.",{"kind":125,"text":498},"23.3. The President, the Vice-President, the Secretary General and the Treasurer are elected by the General Assembly from among the elected members of the Board of Directors.",{"kind":132,"text":500,"anchor":501},"Article 24 — Vacancy and Co-optation","art-24",{"kind":125,"text":503},"24.1. In the event of a vacancy on the Board of Directors (resignation, death, incapacity, dismissal), the remaining members may co-opt a new member by a simple majority vote, provided that the number of remaining members is at least equal to the quorum provided for in Article 26.3.",{"kind":125,"text":505},"24.2. The co-opted member exercises the office with full rights from the date of co-optation. The General Assembly shall confirm or replace the co-opted member at its first meeting, but no later than 6 months after the co-optation; otherwise, the Board of Directors shall convene an extraordinary General Assembly for ratification.",{"kind":125,"text":507},"24.3. If the number of remaining members falls below the quorum required for co-optation, Article 29 shall apply.",{"kind":132,"text":509,"anchor":510},"Article 25 — The Powers of the Board of Directors","art-25",{"kind":125,"text":512},"25.1. The Board of Directors has the following powers:",{"kind":125,"text":514},"– a) it presents to the General Assembly the annual activity report, the draft budget of income and expenditure, the annual financial statements and the draft programmes of the Association;",{"kind":125,"text":516},"– b) it concludes legal acts in the name and on behalf of the Association, in compliance with the thresholds provided for in Article 27;",{"kind":125,"text":518},"– c) it approves the organisational chart and the personnel policy;",{"kind":125,"text":520},"– d) it adopts the Internal Regulations and the internal policies (Chapter XV);",{"kind":125,"text":522},"– e) it decides on the admission of aspirant members (Article 12.2) and designates honorary members;",{"kind":125,"text":524},"– f) it establishes the licensing policy for the software and data published by the Association, in compliance with the principles provided for in Article 42;",{"kind":125,"text":526},"– g) it administers the intellectual property of the Association (trademarks, copyright, internet domains), with the exception of assignment, which falls within the exclusive competence of the General Assembly (Article 43);",{"kind":125,"text":528},"– h) it approves financing contracts (grants, sponsorships), regardless of value;",{"kind":125,"text":530},"– i) it decides on participation in projects, partnerships and collaborations;",{"kind":125,"text":532},"– j) it manages conflicts of interest, under the terms of Chapter XIV;",{"kind":125,"text":534},"– k) it convenes the General Assembly;",{"kind":125,"text":536},"– l) it performs any other duties established by law, by this Statute or by the General Assembly.",{"kind":132,"text":538,"anchor":539},"Article 26 — Functioning of the Board of Directors","art-26",{"kind":125,"text":541},"26.1. The Board of Directors meets at least quarterly and whenever necessary, upon being convened by the President or by at least 2 members.",{"kind":125,"text":543},"26.2. The convening notice shall be sent by e-mail at least 5 calendar days in advance; meetings may be held by electronic means of remote communication.",{"kind":125,"text":545},"26.3. The quorum is half plus one of the members of the Board of Directors. Decisions are adopted by the vote of a simple majority of the members present; in the event of a tie, the President's vote is decisive.",{"kind":125,"text":547},"26.4. The deliberations and decisions shall be recorded in minutes, kept in the meetings register.",{"kind":125,"text":549},"26.5. The Board of Directors may also adopt decisions by electronic vote — by unanimous consent (circular resolution) or by majority vote. The detailed procedure shall be established by the Internal Regulations.",{"kind":132,"text":551,"anchor":552},"Article 27 — Signing Thresholds and Delegation","art-27",{"kind":125,"text":554},"27.1. The legal acts of the Association are signed according to a three-level system of value thresholds:",{"kind":125,"text":556},"– a) below the lower threshold — by the President alone;",{"kind":125,"text":558},"– b) between the lower threshold and the upper threshold — by the President and the Treasurer together (double signature);",{"kind":125,"text":560},"– c) above the upper threshold — only after the prior approval of the Board of Directors by decision;",{"kind":125,"text":562},"– d) financing contracts (grants, sponsorships) — only after the approval of the Board of Directors, regardless of value.",{"kind":125,"text":564},"27.2. The value thresholds are established by the Board of Directors, reviewed at least annually and recorded in the Internal Regulations. The thresholds apply per operation; the artificial splitting of an operation in order to circumvent the thresholds is prohibited.",{"kind":125,"text":566},"27.3. The acts provided for in paragraph 27.1 letters b) and c) must be signed by two different natural persons. If, through the holding of several offices or through the replacement of the President by the Vice-President, both signatures would fall to the same natural person, the second signature shall be exercised by the Secretary General.",{"kind":125,"text":568},"27.4. The Board of Directors may delegate the right to sign to employees or collaborators, by a decision specifying the person, the value limit and the duration of the delegation.",{"kind":132,"text":570,"anchor":571},"Article 28 — Advisory Committees","art-28",{"kind":125,"text":573},"28.1. The Board of Directors may establish advisory committees in specific fields. The members of the committees need not be members of the Association and have no decision-making power. The composition and the operating rules shall be established by decision of the Board of Directors and detailed in the Internal Regulations.",{"kind":132,"text":575,"anchor":576},"Article 29 — Governance in Exceptional Situations","art-29",{"kind":125,"text":578},"29.1. If the President and the Vice-President are simultaneously unable to exercise their duties (death, incapacity, resignation), the Secretary General shall temporarily take over the representation duties (Article 32) and shall urgently convene the General Assembly, within 30 days, for the election of a new Board of Directors.",{"kind":125,"text":580},"29.2. If all the members of the Board of Directors become simultaneously unavailable, any voting member may convene an extraordinary General Assembly (Article 19.2).",{"kind":125,"text":582},"29.3. For the duration of the total vacancy of the Board of Directors, the legal acts strictly necessary for the preservation of the patrimony (payment of utilities, salaries and current fiscal obligations) may be signed by the member who convened the General Assembly pursuant to paragraph 29.2, until the election of a new Board of Directors.",{"kind":128,"text":584,"anchor":585},"CHAPTER VI — THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE-PRESIDENT","chapter-VI",{"kind":132,"text":587,"anchor":588},"Article 30 — The President","art-30",{"kind":125,"text":590},"30.1. The President of the Association:",{"kind":125,"text":592},"– a) represents the Association in relations with third parties;",{"kind":125,"text":594},"– b) convenes and chairs the meetings of the Board of Directors and of the General Assembly;",{"kind":125,"text":596},"– c) signs the official documents of the Association, in compliance with Article 27;",{"kind":125,"text":598},"– d) may delegate specific duties to the Vice-President or to other members of the Board of Directors;",{"kind":125,"text":600},"– e) reports to the General Assembly on the activity of the Association.",{"kind":132,"text":602,"anchor":603},"Article 31 — The Vice-President","art-31",{"kind":125,"text":605},"31.1. The Vice-President exercises the duties delegated by the President and replaces the President in the event of absence or temporary inability to exercise the office.",{"kind":125,"text":607},"31.2. Where the Vice-President also holds the office of Treasurer, the signature rule provided for in Article 27.3 shall apply upon the replacement of the President.",{"kind":132,"text":609,"anchor":610},"Article 32 — Representation in Situations of Temporary Impossibility","art-32",{"kind":125,"text":612},"32.1. If the President and, as the case may be, the Vice-President are temporarily unable to exercise their representation duties, including as a result of being outside the territory of Romania, the Secretary General shall represent the Association in relations with public authorities, public and private institutions and any natural or legal persons, exclusively for the duration of such impossibility.",{"kind":125,"text":614},"32.2. In exercising these duties, the Secretary General may sign, in the name and on behalf of the Association, documents, applications, declarations, contracts and correspondence necessary for the conduct of current activity, within the limits of this Statute and of the decisions of the competent bodies, in compliance with the thresholds provided for in Article 27.",{"kind":125,"text":616},"32.3. The Secretary General may grant a special power of attorney to a person for the performance of specified acts, to the extent that these are not reserved to the exclusive competence of a governing body.",{"kind":125,"text":618},"32.4. The exercise of these duties does not transfer the office of President or of Vice-President and ceases by operation of law on the date on which the office holder is able to resume their duties.",{"kind":128,"text":620,"anchor":621},"CHAPTER VII — THE SECRETARY GENERAL AND THE TREASURER","chapter-VII",{"kind":132,"text":623,"anchor":624},"Article 33 — The Secretary General","art-33",{"kind":125,"text":626},"33.1. The Secretary General is a member of the Board of Directors and ensures the administrative organisation of the Association's activity. The Secretary General has the following duties:",{"kind":125,"text":628},"– a) drafts the minutes of the meetings of the General Assembly and of the Board of Directors;",{"kind":125,"text":630},"– b) draws up and keeps the registers and records of the Association;",{"kind":125,"text":632},"– c) ensures the archiving and preservation of the Association's documents;",{"kind":125,"text":634},"– d) manages the administrative correspondence and the communication of the decisions of the governing bodies to the persons concerned;",{"kind":125,"text":636},"– e) keeps the record of members and updates the changes regarding the acquisition, suspension and termination of membership;",{"kind":125,"text":638},"– f) prepares the documentation and materials for the meetings of the General Assembly and of the Board of Directors;",{"kind":125,"text":640},"– g) keeps the register of conflicts of interest (Article 70);",{"kind":125,"text":642},"– h) issues, at the request of entitled persons, copies of or extracts from the Association's documents;",{"kind":125,"text":644},"– i) supports the President and the Board of Directors in the performance of administrative duties;",{"kind":125,"text":646},"– j) performs any other duties established by law, by this Statute or by the decisions of the governing bodies.",{"kind":132,"text":648,"anchor":649},"Article 34 — Records of Documents","art-34",{"kind":125,"text":651},"34.1. The minutes of the meetings of the governing bodies shall be signed by the President of the meeting and by the Secretary General.",{"kind":125,"text":653},"34.2. The decisions of the General Assembly and of the Board of Directors shall be kept in a special register and numbered in chronological order.",{"kind":132,"text":655,"anchor":656},"Article 35 — The Treasurer","art-35",{"kind":125,"text":658},"35.1. The Treasurer is a member of the Board of Directors and exercises executive duties of financial administration, within the limits established by this Statute. The Treasurer:",{"kind":125,"text":660},"– a) draws up the draft annual budget of income and expenditure;",{"kind":125,"text":662},"– b) monitors the implementation of the budget and reports quarterly to the Board of Directors;",{"kind":125,"text":664},"– c) draws up financial reports and analyses to support the decisions of the governing bodies;",{"kind":125,"text":666},"– d) makes proposals regarding the planning and use of financial resources;",{"kind":125,"text":668},"– e) coordinates the relationship with the persons providing the accounting and fiscal records of the Association;",{"kind":125,"text":670},"– f) supports the implementation of the financial policies adopted by the competent bodies;",{"kind":125,"text":672},"– g) co-signs legal acts according to the thresholds provided for in Article 27;",{"kind":125,"text":674},"– h) presents the annual financial report to the General Assembly.",{"kind":125,"text":676},"35.2. The office of Treasurer may be held together with the office of Vice-President, under the terms of Article 22.3 and with the application of the signature rule provided for in Article 27.3.",{"kind":125,"text":678},"35.3. The Treasurer does not exercise internal financial control duties; these belong to the bodies provided for in Chapter VIII.",{"kind":125,"text":680},"35.4. Where the person holding the office of Treasurer also exercises another office within the Board of Directors, that person has a single voting right within the Board of Directors, regardless of the number of offices held, the votes attached to the cumulated offices not being capable of being exercised or counted separately.",{"kind":128,"text":682,"anchor":683},"CHAPTER VIII — THE FINANCIAL CONTROL OF THE ASSOCIATION","chapter-VIII",{"kind":132,"text":685,"anchor":686},"Article 36 — Exercise of Financial Control","art-36",{"kind":125,"text":688},"36.1. The internal financial control of the Association is exercised under the terms of Government Ordinance no. 26\u002F2000 and of this Statute.",{"kind":125,"text":690},"36.2. As long as the Association is not under a legal obligation to appoint a Censor and all the members of the Association are members of the Board of Directors, the General Assembly shall verify and analyse the financial and patrimonial activity of the Association on the occasion of the approval of the annual financial statements and of the discharge of the Board of Directors.",{"kind":125,"text":692},"36.3. As soon as the Association acquires members who are not members of the Board of Directors, they may exercise the right of control provided by law, and the General Assembly may designate the person who exercises the internal financial control.",{"kind":125,"text":694},"36.4. If the Association has at least 15 members, the General Assembly shall appoint a Censor. If the number of members exceeds 100, the control shall be exercised by a Commission of Censors, composed of an odd number of members, under the terms of the law.",{"kind":132,"text":696,"anchor":697},"Article 37 — The Censor","art-37",{"kind":125,"text":699},"37.1. The Censor is appointed and dismissed by the General Assembly, for a term of 3 years, renewable. The Censor shall meet the conditions provided by law, including, where the law so requires, the status of expert accountant or authorised accountant.",{"kind":125,"text":701},"37.2. The Censor may not be a member of the Board of Directors. The Censor is not a governing body, has no right of veto over the decisions of the Association's bodies and may convene the General Assembly only in the cases expressly provided by law.",{"kind":125,"text":703},"37.3. The Censor: verifies the manner in which the patrimony is administered and the legality of the financial-accounting operations; verifies the preparation of the annual financial statements; draws up reports and presents them to the General Assembly; may participate, without voting rights, in the meetings of the Board of Directors; refers the irregularities found to the General Assembly.",{"kind":125,"text":705},"37.4. The governing bodies and the personnel of the Association shall make available to the Censor, within a reasonable time, the documents and information necessary for the exercise of the Censor's duties. The Censor exercises these duties independently and impartially and may receive the remuneration established by the General Assembly.",{"kind":128,"text":707,"anchor":708},"CHAPTER IX — INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY","chapter-IX",{"kind":132,"text":710,"anchor":711},"Article 38 — The Legal Regime of Intellectual Creations","art-38",{"kind":125,"text":713},"38.1. The intellectual creations related to the activity of the Association follow one of the following three regimes:",{"kind":125,"text":715},"– a) open source software developed or financed by the Association — is published in full under permissive licences, under the terms of Article 42;",{"kind":125,"text":717},"– b) the open data of the taxonomy — is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA) or equivalent licence, with free public access;",{"kind":125,"text":719},"– c) the source code of the platforms operated by the Association — is the property of the Association and is not subject to the obligation of publication under open licences.",{"kind":125,"text":721},"38.2. The terms used in this chapter have the meaning established in Article 6.",{"kind":132,"text":723,"anchor":724},"Article 39 — Copyright and Contributions","art-39",{"kind":125,"text":726},"39.1. Membership of the Association does not entail the transfer to the Association of copyright or of other intellectual property rights over the members' creations.",{"kind":125,"text":728},"39.2. The persons who contribute source code, documentation or other materials to the Association's projects retain in full the copyright over their own contributions.",{"kind":125,"text":730},"39.3. In order to ensure the lawful use and distribution of its projects, the Association requires contributors to grant a non-exclusive licence by accepting a Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) or by signing a Contributor License Agreement (CLA), in accordance with the policies approved by the Board of Directors. These instruments guarantee the Association's right to use, modify and distribute the contributions, without depriving the authors of their rights.",{"kind":125,"text":732},"39.4. By way of exception to paragraph 39.2, the economic copyright over the software created by the Association's remunerated employees or collaborators, in the performance of their work duties or of the contracts concluded with the Association, belongs to the Association, under the terms of the law and of the respective contracts.",{"kind":132,"text":734,"anchor":735},"Article 40 — Contributions of the Platforms' Users","art-40",{"kind":125,"text":737},"40.1. The data contributed by users on the Association's platforms (taxonomy records, descriptions, properties, translations) are licensed to the Association through the Terms of Service of the respective platform.",{"kind":125,"text":739},"40.2. By contributing data, the user grants the Association a non-exclusive, irrevocable, free-of-charge and worldwide licence to use, modify, redistribute and sublicense the contribution, in accordance with the licence applicable to the platform's data (Article 38.1 letter b).",{"kind":125,"text":741},"40.3. The user retains the right to independently use and publish the contributed data, in compliance with the applicable licence.",{"kind":132,"text":743,"anchor":744},"Article 41 — Trademarks and Domains","art-41",{"kind":125,"text":746},"41.1. The trademarks of the Association (including „Structured World\", „structured.world\" and the related logos) and the internet domains registered by the Association are the property of the Association. Their use by third parties requires the written consent of the Board of Directors or is carried out in accordance with the rules published pursuant to paragraph 41.2.",{"kind":125,"text":748},"41.2. The Board of Directors establishes and publishes on the Association's website the trademark usage rules, which define the conditions under which third parties, open source communities and partners may use the Association's trademarks. The open source projects financed or developed by the Association use the trademarks in accordance with these rules, without individual consent.",{"kind":125,"text":750},"41.3. The licensing of the trademarks to third parties is carried out by contract approved by the Board of Directors, specifying the conditions of use and the right of revocation.",{"kind":125,"text":752},"41.4. The use of the Association's trademarks in the name, promotion or distribution of a fork made by third parties is prohibited without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors.",{"kind":132,"text":754,"anchor":755},"Article 42 — Licensing Principles","art-42",{"kind":125,"text":757},"42.1. The Association applies the \"true open source\" principle: the software it publishes under open source licences is published in full, without restrictions and without being conditioned by adjacent commercial licences (the open-core model).",{"kind":125,"text":759},"42.2. By derogation from Article 38.1(a), the Association may develop, finance, support and host software published under any OSI-approved licence, including AGPL.",{"kind":125,"text":761},"42.3. Taxonomy data may be lawfully imported and adapted; they are published under CC-BY-SA, ODbL or equivalent licences within Article 38.1(b), with source attribution and compliance with source licences; access through public read APIs is free of charge.",{"kind":125,"text":763},"42.4. The technical schemas of the taxonomy (data formats, protocols, API specifications) are published under the Apache 2.0 licence.",{"kind":125,"text":765},"42.5. The Association’s own SaaS platform code is exempt from paragraph 42.2. Article 38.1(c) and Article 62 are subject to third-party rights and licences, including source code publication obligations.",{"kind":125,"text":767},"42.6. Paragraph 42.1 permits the activities under paragraph 42.2 for fully open source components of open-core projects, subject to Article 51.4. Only OSI-approved licences are allowed for this software, preferably MIT\u002FApache 2.0, except under paragraph 42.5. Copyleft is not prohibited under paragraph 42.1 or Article 66.",{"kind":132,"text":769,"anchor":770},"Article 43 — Prohibition of Assignment and Transfer","art-43",{"kind":125,"text":772},"43.1. The Association shall not assign or transfer to any person the intellectual property rights provided for in Articles 38–42, except where the assignment is approved by the General Assembly by the vote of 2\u002F3 of the total number of voting members.",{"kind":125,"text":774},"43.2. The exclusive licences granted by the Association to third parties over its intellectual property terminate by operation of law in the event of the opening of insolvency proceedings against the licensee, of the licensee's dissolution or of a change of control over the licensee, unless the licence contract provides for equivalent protection.",{"kind":132,"text":776,"anchor":777},"Article 44 — The Licence to Use Patents","art-44",{"kind":125,"text":779},"44.1. The Association does not acquire ownership of its members' patents. Members holding patents relevant to the Association's activity may grant it a licence to use them, under the terms of this article.",{"kind":125,"text":781},"44.2. The licence is granted by a Patent License Agreement concluded between the member-inventor and the Association, with the following minimum conditions:",{"kind":125,"text":783},"– a) the licence is non-exclusive — the inventor may license the patent to other persons as well;",{"kind":125,"text":785},"– b) the licence is irrevocable for the period of validity of the patent, including if the member withdraws from the Association;",{"kind":125,"text":787},"– c) the licence is free of charge (royalty-free) for the Association and for the Association's open source projects;",{"kind":125,"text":789},"– d) the licence includes the Association's right to grant sublicences to the contractual partners participating in the operation of its platforms;",{"kind":125,"text":791},"– e) the licence includes the right of sublicensing to the end users of the open source software published by the Association, in accordance with the applicable open source licences;",{"kind":125,"text":793},"– f) the Patent License Agreement is concluded as a stipulation for another (stipulație pentru altul, Articles 1284–1288 of the Civil Code) in favour of the end users of the open source software, as a determinable category of persons. The user's right to exploit the patent becomes irrevocable from the moment the user begins to use the software under the applicable open source licence.",{"kind":125,"text":795},"44.3. The mechanism provided for in paragraph 44.2 letter f) guarantees that the end user's right arises directly from the contract and does not depend on the existence of the Association: this right survives the dissolution of the Association or the termination of the inventor's membership.",{"kind":125,"text":797},"44.4. Termination of membership does not affect the licence granted. The sublicences granted by the Association prior to its dissolution or to the termination of the inventor's membership remain in force for the entire period for which they were granted.",{"kind":125,"text":799},"44.5. Upon the dissolution of the Association, the direct licence granted to the Association is extinguished together with its legal personality, and the inventor once again becomes the sole holder of the exploitation rights, without any obligation towards the Association, the liquidators or the successor organisation. The sublicences provided for in paragraph 44.4 are not affected. The successor organisation (Article 61) does not automatically acquire rights over the patents and may negotiate new licences directly with the inventors.",{"kind":132,"text":801,"anchor":802},"Article 45 — The Register of Patents","art-45",{"kind":125,"text":804},"45.1. The Board of Directors keeps a register of the licensed patents (the inventor's data, the number and description of the patent, the date and conditions of the agreement, the status of the licence). The model Patent License Agreement is approved by the Board of Directors and published on the Association's website.",{"kind":128,"text":806,"anchor":807},"CHAPTER X — THE PATRIMONY AND THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES","chapter-X",{"kind":132,"text":809,"anchor":810},"Article 46 — The Patrimony","art-46",{"kind":125,"text":812},"46.1. The patrimony of the Association is distinct from the patrimony of its members and is allocated exclusively to the achievement of the Association's purpose and objectives.",{"kind":125,"text":814},"46.2. The assets of the Association may not be distributed to the members, except in the situations expressly provided by law.",{"kind":132,"text":816,"anchor":817},"Article 47 — The Financial Resources","art-47",{"kind":125,"text":819},"47.1. The financial resources of the Association may come from, without being limited to:",{"kind":125,"text":821},"– a) the members' membership fees;",{"kind":125,"text":823},"– b) enrolment fees, if established;",{"kind":125,"text":825},"– c) donations, sponsorships and liberalities;",{"kind":125,"text":827},"– d) grants and financing from the European Union, from the Romanian authorities and from other national and international bodies;",{"kind":125,"text":829},"– e) subsidies granted by public authorities;",{"kind":125,"text":831},"– f) income from direct economic activities (Article 10);",{"kind":125,"text":833},"– g) income resulting from the administration of the patrimony;",{"kind":125,"text":835},"– h) participation fees for the events organised by the Association;",{"kind":125,"text":837},"– i) other income obtained under the terms of the law.",{"kind":132,"text":839,"anchor":840},"Article 48 — Acceptance and Refusal of Donations","art-48",{"kind":125,"text":842},"48.1. The Board of Directors may refuse any donation, sponsorship or contribution, without any obligation to state reasons.",{"kind":125,"text":844},"48.2. The Board of Directors shall mandatorily refuse donations which:",{"kind":125,"text":846},"– a) come from persons on the sanctions lists of the European Union, of the UN or of other competent authorities;",{"kind":125,"text":848},"– b) are conditioned on obligations incompatible with the purpose of the Association or with this Statute;",{"kind":125,"text":850},"– c) are anonymous and exceed the thresholds established by the legislation on the prevention of money laundering (Law no. 129\u002F2019) or, in the absence of a legal threshold, the thresholds established by the Donations Policy;",{"kind":125,"text":852},"– d) come from sources which the Association has reasonable grounds to believe involve money laundering, terrorist financing or other illegal activities.",{"kind":125,"text":854},"48.3. For donations exceeding the thresholds established by the Donations Policy, the Board of Directors shall carry out verifications regarding the donor's identity and the source of the funds, in accordance with Law no. 129\u002F2019.",{"kind":125,"text":856},"48.4. Refused or returned donations shall be recorded in the Association's records, stating the reason.",{"kind":132,"text":858,"anchor":859},"Article 49 — Use of the Patrimony and of the Income","art-49",{"kind":125,"text":861},"49.1. The patrimony and the income of the Association shall be used exclusively for the achievement of its purpose and objectives.",{"kind":125,"text":863},"49.2. No part of the Association's income shall be distributed to the members, founders or members of the Board of Directors, in any form (dividends, benefits, profit sharing), with the exception of the remunerations established in accordance with Article 52.",{"kind":125,"text":865},"49.3. Expenditure shall be incurred within the limits of the annual budget approved by the General Assembly, in compliance with the competences and procedures established by this Statute and by the internal regulations.",{"kind":125,"text":867},"49.4. The Association's resources shall be administered in compliance with the principles of legality, transparency, efficiency and sound management. Funds with a special destination shall be used exclusively in accordance with the destination established by the act under which they were acquired.",{"kind":132,"text":869,"anchor":870},"Article 50 — The Reserve Fund","art-50",{"kind":125,"text":872},"50.1. The Association shall pursue the establishment of a reserve fund of at least 10% of the annual net income, until reaching a level equal to 6 months of average operating expenses.",{"kind":125,"text":874},"50.2. The reserve fund shall be used to cover current expenses in periods of reduced income, for exceptional situations approved by the Board of Directors and for long-term obligations. The use of more than 50% of the fund's balance requires the approval of the General Assembly.",{"kind":125,"text":876},"50.3. The reserve fund shall be kept exclusively in low-risk financial instruments (bank deposits, government securities, equivalent instruments); speculative investments are prohibited.",{"kind":132,"text":878,"anchor":879},"Article 51 — Management of Grant Funds","art-51",{"kind":125,"text":881},"51.1. Funds received through grants and financing shall be administered separately, with distinct accounting records, in accordance with the conditions of each grant.",{"kind":125,"text":883},"51.2. If the conditions of a grant are not fulfilled, the Association shall return the unused or improperly used amounts, in accordance with the financing contract.",{"kind":125,"text":885},"51.3. The Board of Directors shall designate a project manager for grants exceeding the threshold established by the Grant Compliance Policy; the project manager shall report periodically to the Board of Directors.",{"kind":125,"text":887},"51.4. Funds received from grants, donations and membership fees may not be used to subsidise the commercial activities of third parties. Transfers to third parties shall be made exclusively on a documented contractual basis.",{"kind":132,"text":889,"anchor":890},"Article 52 — Remuneration","art-52",{"kind":125,"text":892},"52.1. The members of the Board of Directors may receive an allowance for the exercise of their mandate, in the amount established by the General Assembly. The total annual allowances of all the members of the Board of Directors may not exceed 15% of the annual operating expenses of the Association.",{"kind":125,"text":894},"52.2. The Association may employ salaried personnel and may conclude collaboration contracts with natural or legal persons for the achievement of its purpose.",{"kind":125,"text":896},"52.3. The members of the Association, including the members of the Board of Directors, may conclude with the Association individual employment contracts or collaboration contracts for the exercise of executive, technical or administrative functions (including software development, platform administration, project management), distinct from the mandate of member of the Board of Directors.",{"kind":125,"text":898},"52.4. The allowance provided for in paragraph 52.1 does not include the remuneration for the work performed under the contracts provided for in paragraphs 52.2–52.3; the 15% ceiling does not apply to such remunerations.",{"kind":125,"text":900},"52.5. The remunerations of the personnel and of the collaborators are established by the Board of Directors, within the limits of the budget approved by the General Assembly. Contracts concluded with members of the Board of Directors or with persons affiliated to them shall be approved by decision of the Board of Directors, in compliance with the conflict of interest procedure (Chapter XIV), shall be recorded in the register provided for in Article 70 and shall be reflected, in aggregate form, in the annual report (Article 54).",{"kind":125,"text":902},"52.6. The person whose allowance or remuneration is subject to approval shall not participate in the deliberation and the vote.",{"kind":132,"text":904,"anchor":905},"Article 53 — Limitation of Liability and Reimbursement of Expenses Incurred","art-53",{"kind":125,"text":907},"53.1. The members of the Board of Directors who acted in good faith and with the diligence of a prudent administrator are not personally liable for the decisions adopted in the exercise of their duties.",{"kind":125,"text":909},"53.2. The limitation provided for in paragraph 53.1 does not apply in the event of fraud, bad faith, gross negligence, breach of the obligations regarding conflicts of interest, illegal distribution of assets or breach of mandatory legal provisions.",{"kind":125,"text":911},"53.3. The Association shall reimburse the sums of money spent by the members of the Board of Directors on legal defence incurred in connection with actions brought by third parties regarding the exercise of their duties, provided that the member acted in good faith and within the limits of the mandate. The reimbursement may be granted in advance, subject to restitution if one of the situations provided for in paragraph 53.2 is subsequently established. Advance reimbursement does not apply to actions brought by the Association against the member; in that case, the expenses shall be reimbursed only if the member is exonerated by a final court decision.",{"kind":125,"text":913},"53.4. The Association may conclude liability insurance for the members of the Board of Directors (D&O-type insurance), within the limits of the approved budget.",{"kind":128,"text":915,"anchor":916},"CHAPTER XI — COMPLIANCE, TRANSPARENCY AND DATA PROTECTION","chapter-XI",{"kind":132,"text":918,"anchor":919},"Article 54 — The Annual Report","art-54",{"kind":125,"text":921},"54.1. The Board of Directors shall draw up an annual activity report, which shall include at least:",{"kind":125,"text":923},"– a) the description of the activities carried out and of the results;",{"kind":125,"text":925},"– b) the financial situation: income by source, expenditure by category;",{"kind":125,"text":927},"– c) the open source projects financed and the amounts allocated;",{"kind":125,"text":929},"– d) the summary of the conflict of interest declarations and of the transactions with affiliated persons;",{"kind":125,"text":931},"– e) the state of implementation of the ongoing grants;",{"kind":125,"text":933},"– f) the aggregate remunerations of the members of the Board of Directors and of the persons holding management positions, in compliance with the protection of personal data.",{"kind":125,"text":935},"54.2. The annual report shall be published on the Association's website within 60 days of its approval by the General Assembly. The detailed content shall be established by the transparency policy.",{"kind":132,"text":937,"anchor":938},"Article 55 — Transparency of Donations","art-55",{"kind":125,"text":940},"55.1. The Association shall periodically publish information regarding the donations received, in the form and at the level of aggregation established by the Donations Policy, in compliance with the legislation on the protection of personal data and with the donors' option to remain anonymous, within the limits of the law.",{"kind":132,"text":942,"anchor":943},"Article 56 — Financial Records and Keeping of Documents","art-56",{"kind":125,"text":945},"56.1. The Association shall organise and keep its accounting records in accordance with the applicable legal provisions.",{"kind":125,"text":947},"56.2. The Association's documents shall be kept for the duration and under the conditions provided by the applicable legislation and by the archiving policy adopted by the Board of Directors.",{"kind":132,"text":949,"anchor":950},"Article 57 — Independent External Audit","art-57",{"kind":125,"text":952},"57.1. The Association shall contract an independent external audit whenever the law so requires, whenever the conditions of a financing contract so require, as well as whenever the General Assembly so decides.",{"kind":132,"text":954,"anchor":955},"Article 58 — Protection of Personal Data","art-58",{"kind":125,"text":957},"58.1. The Association shall process personal data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016\u002F679 (GDPR) and with the applicable national legislation, in compliance with the principles of lawfulness, data minimisation, purpose limitation and security of processing.",{"kind":125,"text":959},"58.2. The Association shall designate a data protection officer whenever the law so requires and shall adopt, through the Board of Directors, a data protection policy.",{"kind":132,"text":961,"anchor":962},"Article 59 — Protection of Whistleblowers","art-59",{"kind":125,"text":964},"59.1. Any member, employee, collaborator or volunteer may report irregularities in the activity of the Association (non-compliant use of funds, breach of the Statute or of the law, acts of corruption or fraud), without suffering reprisals, under the terms of Law no. 361\u002F2022 on the protection of whistleblowers in the public interest.",{"kind":125,"text":966},"59.2. The report shall be addressed to the Board of Directors or, if it concerns a member thereof, to the General Assembly. The identity of the good-faith whistleblower is confidential; any form of reprisal against the whistleblower is prohibited.",{"kind":125,"text":968},"59.3. The procedure for receiving and resolving reports, including the information regarding the external reporting channels, shall be established by the policy adopted by the Board of Directors.",{"kind":128,"text":970,"anchor":971},"CHAPTER XII — DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION","chapter-XII",{"kind":132,"text":973,"anchor":974},"Article 60 — Cases of Dissolution","art-60",{"kind":125,"text":976},"60.1. The Association is dissolved:",{"kind":125,"text":978},"– a) by operation of law — in the cases provided by law, including the impossibility of achieving the purpose or the impossibility of constituting the governing bodies for one year;",{"kind":125,"text":980},"– b) by decision of the General Assembly, adopted by the vote of 2\u002F3 of the total number of voting members;",{"kind":125,"text":982},"– c) by court decision, in the cases provided by law.",{"kind":132,"text":984,"anchor":985},"Article 61 — Destination of the Assets","art-61",{"kind":125,"text":987},"61.1. The assets remaining after liquidation shall be transferred to one or more non-profit legal persons with an identical or similar purpose, established by the General Assembly through the dissolution decision, which cumulatively fulfil the following conditions:",{"kind":125,"text":989},"– a) they are registered in the European Union or in a jurisdiction with an equivalent public-benefit organisation status;",{"kind":125,"text":991},"– b) their statute includes commitments regarding the promotion of open source software and\u002For of open data standards;",{"kind":125,"text":993},"– c) they practise the licensing of software under permissive licences or under other licences approved by the Open Source Initiative;",{"kind":125,"text":995},"– d) they are active organisations, with a demonstrable portfolio of open source projects or open standards.",{"kind":125,"text":997},"61.2. If the General Assembly does not establish the beneficiaries within 6 months, the assets shall be attributed under the terms of Article 60 of Government Ordinance no. 26\u002F2000.",{"kind":125,"text":999},"61.3. No part of the Association's assets may be transferred to the members, founders or members of the Board of Directors.",{"kind":132,"text":1001,"anchor":1002},"Article 62 — The Fate of the Intellectual Property upon Dissolution","art-62",{"kind":125,"text":1004},"62.1. The taxonomy data and source code already published remain public under their original publication licences, including CC-BY-SA, ODbL and copyleft open source licences, regardless of the destination of the other assets.",{"kind":125,"text":1006},"62.2. The destination of the unpublished source code of the platforms shall be established by the General Assembly through the dissolution decision: transfer to the successor organisation (Article 61.1), publication under a permissive licence or another destination in accordance with Article 61.",{"kind":125,"text":1008},"62.3. If the General Assembly does not decide within 90 days of the dissolution or cannot convene:",{"kind":125,"text":1010},"– a) the unpublished source code shall be deleted from all repositories, servers and backup copies controlled by the Association or by the liquidators, after the discharge of all the Association's obligations towards third parties;",{"kind":125,"text":1012},"– b) by way of exception, if the realisation of the code's value is necessary to cover debts, the liquidator shall pursue its sale exclusively under a permissive licence (MIT or Apache 2.0), to the extent permitted by the legislation on liquidation;",{"kind":125,"text":1014},"– c) the deletion or realisation shall be recorded in minutes signed by the liquidators.",{"kind":125,"text":1016},"62.4. The patent sublicences granted prior to the dissolution remain in force, in accordance with Article 44.4.",{"kind":132,"text":1018,"anchor":1019},"Article 63 — Patents upon Dissolution","art-63",{"kind":125,"text":1021},"63.1. The patents licensed to the Association in accordance with Article 44 are not part of the Association's patrimony and shall not be transferred to the successor organisation. The direct licence granted to the Association is extinguished, and the exploitation rights revert in full to the inventors (Article 44.5).",{"kind":132,"text":1023,"anchor":1024},"Article 64 — Liquidation","art-64",{"kind":125,"text":1026},"64.1. The liquidation shall be carried out in accordance with Articles 61–71 of Government Ordinance no. 26\u002F2000. The liquidators shall be appointed by the General Assembly or, in the absence thereof, by the competent court.",{"kind":128,"text":1028,"anchor":1029},"CHAPTER XIII — AMENDMENT OF THE STATUTE","chapter-XIII",{"kind":132,"text":1031,"anchor":1032},"Article 65 — Amendment","art-65",{"kind":125,"text":1034},"65.1. This Statute may be amended by decision of the General Assembly, adopted by the vote of 2\u002F3 of the total number of voting members, in compliance with the convening procedure provided for in Article 19 and with the exceptions provided for in Article 66.",{"kind":125,"text":1036},"65.2. The amendments shall be communicated to the competent court for entry in the Register of Associations and Foundations, within the time limit provided by law.",{"kind":132,"text":1038,"anchor":1039},"Article 66 — The Protected Provisions","art-66",{"kind":125,"text":1041},"66.1. The following provisions may be amended only by the vote of 4\u002F5 (four fifths) of the total number of voting members:",{"kind":125,"text":1043},"A) The core of the mission:",{"kind":125,"text":1045},"– Article 7 — the purpose of the Association;",{"kind":125,"text":1047},"– Articles 42.1, 42.2 and 42.6 — the \"true open source\" principle, publication under permissive licences and the prohibition of restrictive licences;",{"kind":125,"text":1049},"– Article 61 — the destination of the assets upon dissolution;",{"kind":125,"text":1051},"B) The structural guarantees:",{"kind":125,"text":1053},"– Article 12.3 — the admission of associate members by a 3\u002F4 majority;",{"kind":125,"text":1055},"– Articles 13.3, 16.3, 20.9;",{"kind":125,"text":1057},"– Articles 20.2 and 20.4 — the minimum quorum at the second convening and the qualified majorities calculated by reference to the total number of members;",{"kind":125,"text":1059},"– Article 22.1 — the duration of the mandate of the Board of Directors;",{"kind":125,"text":1061},"– Article 43 — the prohibition of the assignment of intellectual property;",{"kind":125,"text":1063},"– Article 49.2 — the prohibition of the distribution of income to members;",{"kind":125,"text":1065},"– Article 61.3 — the prohibition of the transfer of assets to members upon dissolution;",{"kind":125,"text":1067},"C) Self-protection:",{"kind":125,"text":1069},"– this article.",{"kind":128,"text":1071,"anchor":1072},"CHAPTER XIV — CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION","chapter-XIV",{"kind":132,"text":1074,"anchor":1075},"Article 67 — The Duty of Loyalty and Incompatibilities","art-67",{"kind":125,"text":1077},"67.1. The members of the Board of Directors have a duty of loyalty towards the Association and shall refrain from any action contrary to its interests.",{"kind":125,"text":1079},"67.2. Management, administration or control positions held in other organisations with a similar or competing purpose shall be declared in accordance with Article 68.3. If the Board of Directors finds that an external position creates an irreconcilable conflict of loyalty, the member concerned shall choose between the external position and membership of the Board of Directors, within 30 days.",{"kind":132,"text":1081,"anchor":1082},"Article 68 — Conflict of Interest: Definition and Declaration","art-68",{"kind":125,"text":1084},"68.1. A conflict of interest means the situation in which a member of a governing body, an employee or a collaborator of the Association has a personal interest, direct or indirect, of such a nature as to influence the impartial exercise of their duties.",{"kind":125,"text":1086},"68.2. The following constitute conflicts of interest, without being limited to them:",{"kind":125,"text":1088},"– a) participation in a decision regarding a transaction with a person in which the member, or a person affiliated to them (a relative up to the fourth degree, a spouse, a partner, a controlled entity), has a financial interest;",{"kind":125,"text":1090},"– b) participation in a decision concerning an entity in which the member holds management positions;",{"kind":125,"text":1092},"– c) obtaining personal benefits from the Association's decisions, other than the remunerations established in accordance with Article 52.",{"kind":125,"text":1094},"68.3. The members of the Board of Directors shall submit annually a declaration of interests, which shall include the positions held in other organisations, significant shareholdings (over 5% of the capital) in companies and the affiliation relationships with entities in contractual relations with the Association. The declarations shall be displayed on the Association's website within 15 days of submission.",{"kind":132,"text":1096,"anchor":1097},"Article 69 — The Management Procedure","art-69",{"kind":125,"text":1099},"69.1. The member in a conflict of interest shall declare it before the deliberation and shall abstain from the vote; the declaration shall be recorded in the minutes.",{"kind":125,"text":1101},"69.2. Decisions adopted in breach of paragraph 69.1 may be annulled by the General Assembly or by the competent court.",{"kind":125,"text":1103},"69.3. If all the members of the Board of Directors are in a conflict of interest with regard to a decision, it shall be submitted to the General Assembly for resolution.",{"kind":125,"text":1105},"69.4. Transactions between the Association and persons in a conflict of interest are permitted only if they are carried out on market terms, are approved by the members unaffected by the conflict and are reflected in the annual report.",{"kind":132,"text":1107,"anchor":1108},"Article 70 — The Register of Conflicts of Interest","art-70",{"kind":125,"text":1110},"70.1. The Secretary General keeps the register of conflicts of interest, which includes the annual declarations, the conflicts declared ad hoc and the decisions adopted under this chapter. The register is accessible to the members of the Association.",{"kind":132,"text":1112,"anchor":1113},"Article 71 — Dispute Resolution","art-71",{"kind":125,"text":1115},"71.1. Disputes between the Association and its members, or between members, in connection with the interpretation or application of this Statute, shall be resolved in the following order:",{"kind":125,"text":1117},"– a) referral to the competent body of the Association (the Board of Directors or, as the case may be, the General Assembly), which shall rule at its first meeting;",{"kind":125,"text":1119},"– b) amicable negotiation, within 30 days;",{"kind":125,"text":1121},"– c) mediation, under the terms of Law no. 192\u002F2006, within 60 days of its initiation;",{"kind":125,"text":1123},"– d) referral to the competent court at the Association's registered office.",{"kind":128,"text":1125,"anchor":1126},"CHAPTER XV — THE INTERNAL REGULATIONS","chapter-XV",{"kind":132,"text":1128,"anchor":1129},"Article 72 — Adoption of the Regulations","art-72",{"kind":125,"text":1131},"72.1. For the organisation of its activity, the Association shall adopt, through the Board of Directors, Internal Regulations, within 90 days of acquiring legal personality, as well as thematic internal policies.",{"kind":125,"text":1133},"72.2. The Internal Regulations and the internal policies may not contravene this Statute and may not restrict the rights provided by it; in the event of a conflict, the Statute prevails.",{"kind":125,"text":1135},"72.3. The regulations and policies shall be communicated to the members by the means established by the Board of Directors and become binding from the date established by the approval decision.",{"kind":132,"text":1137,"anchor":1138},"Article 73 — The Scope of the Regulations and Policies","art-73",{"kind":125,"text":1140},"73.1. The Internal Regulations shall govern at least:",{"kind":125,"text":1142},"– a) the detailed voting procedure (in person, electronic, by proxy) for the General Assembly (Article 20);",{"kind":125,"text":1144},"– b) the rules for keeping the Association's registers;",{"kind":125,"text":1146},"– c) the signing value thresholds (Article 27.2);",{"kind":125,"text":1148},"– d) the procedure for the suspension of membership (Article 15.4);",{"kind":125,"text":1150},"– e) the proportions for the distribution of donations through the crowdfunding platform (Article 9.1 letter b);",{"kind":125,"text":1152},"– f) the electronic voting procedure of the Board of Directors (Article 26.5);",{"kind":125,"text":1154},"– g) the advisory committees (Article 28);",{"kind":125,"text":1156},"– h) the procedure for taking over abandoned open source projects (Article 9.1 letter e);",{"kind":125,"text":1158},"– i) the expenditure limit in the absence of an approved budget (Article 19.5).",{"kind":125,"text":1160},"73.2. The thematic internal policies shall include at least: the Donations and Anti-Money-Laundering Policy (Article 48), the data protection policy (Article 58), the trademark usage rules (Article 41.2), the Grant Compliance Policy (Article 51), the Terms of Service of the platforms (Article 40), the whistleblower procedure (Article 59), the transparency and archiving policy (Articles 54–56) and the procedure for the preventive publication of the source code (Article 62).",{"kind":128,"text":1162,"anchor":1163},"CHAPTER XVI — TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS","chapter-XVI",{"kind":132,"text":1165,"anchor":1166},"Article 74 — The First Mandate","art-74",{"kind":125,"text":1168},"74.1. The first Board of Directors, the first President, the first Vice-President, the first Secretary General and the first Treasurer, designated by the Statute, shall exercise their mandate from the date the Association acquires legal personality, for the duration provided for in this Statute.",{"kind":132,"text":1170,"anchor":1171},"Article 75 — Continuity of Activity","art-75",{"kind":125,"text":1173},"75.1. Until the adoption of the internal regulations, the activity of the Association shall be carried out in accordance with this Statute and with the decisions of the governing bodies.",{"kind":132,"text":1175,"anchor":1176},"Article 76 — Interpretation, Supplementation and Severability","art-76",{"kind":125,"text":1178},"76.1. This Statute shall be supplemented by the provisions of Government Ordinance no. 26\u002F2000 and by the other applicable legal regulations, and shall be interpreted in accordance with the principle of achieving the purpose for which the Association was established.",{"kind":125,"text":1180},"76.2. If a provision of this Statute is declared null or inapplicable, the other provisions remain valid; the affected provision shall be replaced by operation of law with the legal provision closest to the original intention.",{"kind":132,"text":1182,"anchor":1183},"Article 77 — Applicable Law","art-77",{"kind":125,"text":1185},"77.1. This Statute is governed by Romanian law. Disputes which cannot be resolved in accordance with Article 71 fall within the jurisdiction of the courts at the Association's registered office.",{"kind":132,"text":1187,"anchor":1188},"Article 78 — The Authorized Person","art-78",{"kind":125,"text":1190},"78.1. The founding members empower an attorney at law to carry out the entire procedure for the acquisition of legal personality and for the registration of the Association before the competent authorities. [The name and identification data of the attorney are omitted from the published copy.]",{"kind":132,"text":1192,"anchor":1193},"Article 79 — Signing","art-79",{"kind":125,"text":1195},"79.1. This Statute was drawn up and signed in 3 original copies, on the date of ____________, by the founding members. [The signatures are omitted from the published copy.]",1791286922247]