Article 1

1 - the association's founder members shall comprise:

a. ........................... represented by .................

b. ........................... represented by .................

c. ........................... represented by .................

- the admission of new members shall be subject to the following conditions:

a. ...........................

b. ...........................

c. ...........................

2 - This association shall take the name ..................... It will be referred to hereafter as the ASSOCIATION.

- Its headquarters shall be situated in ............. in the territory of .............

- Only the legislation and regulations of the country in which the headquarters are situated shall be applicable, save as otherwise expressly provided in an appendix hereto.

3 The object of the ASSOCIATION shall be .................... and in general any activity related directly or indirectly, wholly or partly, to any of the ASSOCIATION's objects.

4 The ASSOCIATION shall be managed by a Management Committee which will appoint:

a. a chairman

b. a vice-chairman

c. a treasurer

d. a secretary

e. one or more assistants.

The members of the Bureau shall be appointed by the General Assembly (meeting in ordinary session).

Their term of office shall not exceed ............. years and may be renewed for a period of .............

The General Assembly shall meet at least once a year. Its proceedings shall not be valid unless two-thirds of its members are present.

The decisions shall be taken by a [relative] [absolute] majority of the members.

Any member unable to attend may authorise another member [of the same nationality] to vote on his behalf. No member may hold more than .... votes.

5 The ASSOCIATION's Articles shall be revised at an extraordinary meeting of the General Assembly, by a majority of (two-thirds of) the votes of the members present. The Extraordinary General Assembly shall meet on the proposal of the Management Committee or at least of two of its members.

The ASSOCIATION may be dissolved by virtue of an amicable agreement between the parties or a decision taken by a majority of the members present at a meeting of the General Assembly convened in the proper way.

6 The Parties undertake to inform the Secretary General of the Council of Europe of the setting up of the ASSOCIATION and to communicate its Articles to him. The decision to dissolve the ASSOCIATION shall likewise be communicated for information.