ASSOCIATION’S CONSTITUTION

Article 1- Constitution and name

A collegiate association governed by the law of 1901 is founded between the members of these articles of association, with the title : 

"Association des Artisans du Cycle" (Association of Cycle Artisans)

Article 2 - Purpose

The aim of this association is to defend the material and moral interests of craft cycle companies, bringing together the manufacturers of frames and all accessories and components. The term "artisanal" is strictly understood to mean a company that practises a mechanical art or a manual trade that requires a certain professional qualification, to the exclusion of any industrial production. 

To this end, the purpose of the association is :

- to organise and promote the "Concours des machines" in the spirit of similar competitions, also known as "Concours techniques", which took place in the 1930s and 1940s and brought together the best bicycle manufacturers in France. The association steers the "Concours de Machines".

- to organise, on a wider scale, events around the cycle craft industry 

- to promote, enhance and encourage French cycling craftsmanship, and in particular the French production of handcrafted bicycles, 

- encourage technical and aesthetic innovation

- to represent, support and protect the profession 

- to structure the trade of cycle craftsman, and in particular that of cameraman craftsman

Article 3 - Registered office

The registered office is located at : Ambert (42) at 

Julien Petrignet

6, rue de l’école

89700 COLLAN

It may be transferred by simple decision of the collegiate Board of Directors and the General Meeting will be informed.

Article 4 – Durée de l’association

The duration of the association is unlimited.

Article 5 – Admission et adhésion

To be part of the association, you must : 

- Adhere to the principles of the defence of the cycle craft industry and consequently to the present statutes, 

- pay the membership fee, the amount of which is set by the general meeting,

- not to be refused membership by the collegial Board of Directors for any reason.

Minors may join the association subject to tacit agreement or written authorisation from their parents or legal guardians. They are full members of the association. The association refrains from any discrimination, ensures that this principle is respected and guarantees freedom of conscience for each of its members.

Article 6 – Composition of the association

The association consists of :

- legal entities

- natural persons

who adhere to these Articles of Association, who are up to date with their annual subscription and who are not refused membership with reasons by the collegiate Board of Directors. 

Any natural person who is also a member of a legal entity that is a member of the association may join the association in a personal capacity. However, he or she may under no circumstances be elected to the Board if there is already a representative of his or her company on the Board. 

Article 7 - Loss of membership

Membership is lost by : 

- resignation or non-renewal of the membership fee, 

- death, 

- striking off the roll by the Board of Directors on serious grounds, the person concerned having been invited to assert his rights of defence before the Board of Directors.

Article 8 - Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings

The Ordinary General Meeting shall meet at least once a year. It includes all members of the association who have paid their membership fees. Only members who are at least sixteen years of age on the day of the election are allowed to vote. For the others, their voting right is transferred to their legal representative. 

The General Assembly is convened by the Board of Directors at the request of the Board or at the request of at least one quarter of the members of the association. At least fifteen days before the date fixed, the members of the association shall be informed of the holding of the general meeting and its agenda. Any member of the association may propose a subject to the Board for the agenda of the General Assembly within five days of the communication of this information. 

The collegiate Board of Directors shall chair the General Meeting. The General Assembly, after deliberation, decides on the moral and/or activity report. The Board of Directors shall report on the financial year ended and shall submit the balance sheet for the financial year ended to the meeting for approval within six months of the closing of the accounts. The general meeting validates the future orientations and the provisional budget for the current year proposed by the Board of Directors. The decisions of the assembly are taken by a majority of the members present or represented. Each member present may not hold more than one proxy.

The extraordinary general meeting

If necessary, at the request of the Board of Directors or at least one third of the members of the association, the extraordinary general meeting shall be convened, in particular for an amendment to the articles of association or the dissolution of the association. The conditions of information or convening are identical to those of the ordinary general meeting. 

Article 9 - Board of Directors

The association is administered by a collegial Board of Directors of 15 members, preferably equally divided, elected for one year. This 15-member Board of Directors is made up of at least 10 professional cameramen/artisans. All the members of the Board, professional or not, must be particularly involved in the cause defended by the association. One third of the Board members are renewed each year on a voluntary basis, and in the absence of volunteers, by drawing lots.

The first Board of this association with these statutes is elected by election with candidate. 

The outgoing third is renewed by co-option of the 15 members of the Board of Directors. Only one representative of a company may be a voting member and decision-maker on the Board of Directors.

Any member wishing to occupy a seat on the Board of Directors must apply for membership. They must be co-opted before their candidature is validated by all the members of the Board. Any employee of a grouping (legal entity) that is a member of the BOD will be considered as a representative of the BOD. 

In the event of vacancies, death, resignation, exclusion, the collegiate Board of Directors shall provisionally provide by co-option for the replacement of its members. Their definitive replacement is carried out by the next ordinary General Assembly. The functions of the members thus elected shall end at the moment when the mandate of the replaced members should normally expire.

The Board of Directors is the decision-making body. It organises and animates the life of the association, within the framework set by the statutes. Each of its members may be empowered by the Board to fulfil all declaration and publication formalities prescribed by law and any other act necessary for the operation of the association and decided by the Board of Directors. All members of the Board of Directors shall be jointly and severally liable for the commitments entered into by the association. Any contract or agreement concluded between the association on the one hand, and a director, his/her spouse or a close relative on the other hand, shall be submitted for authorisation to the Board of Directors and presented for information at the next General Assembly. The Board of Directors shall meet as many times as necessary and whenever it is convened by half of the members of the Board of Directors. A quorum is constituted when 9 members are present or represented. Decisions are taken by consensus and, failing this, by a majority of the votes of those present. 

The members of the Board of Directors perform their duties on a voluntary basis. However, expenses incurred in the performance of their mandate, after prior approval by the collegial Board of Directors, may be reimbursed upon presentation of proof.

An employee may not be a member of the Board of Directors. If a member of the collegiate Board of Directors becomes an employee of the association, he/she must resign from the Board of Directors.

Article 10 - Decision-making and mode of action

The association and its decision-making bodies will endeavour to take decisions by consent with the aim of including everyone's opinion and motivating everyone's participation. Consent is achieved when a proposal is broadly approved or does not meet with a veto or strong opposition. Unlike unanimity, the consent decision-making process builds its decision collectively without systematically resorting to voting. 

If the consent process fails, the decision may be taken by a majority vote plus one vote of the members present, by show of hands or by secret ballot if a member so requests, and validated by the presence or representation of at least half plus one of its members.

Working groups, set up on a permanent or ad hoc basis, work on the progress of projects on themes validated by the Board of Directors, themes necessarily related to the purpose of the association as defined in article 2. Some commissions are only open to professionals in the cycle.

Article 11 - Finances of the association

The resources of the association consist of : 

- membership fees, 

- the sale of products, services or services provided by the association,

- of subsidies,

- of donations,

- any other resource permitted by law. 

A full accounting of all income and expenditure of the association shall be maintained.

Article 12 - Rules of Procedure 

Rules of procedure may be established by the Board of Directors to supplement these Articles of Association. They shall be validated by the General Meeting.

Article 13 - Dissolution

In the event of dissolution, the general meeting shall decide on the devolution of assets, and shall appoint one or more liquidators responsible for the liquidation of the assets.

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