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Statutes

STATUTES

APPG - ASSOCIATION OF STATIONERY AND GIFT PROFESSIONALS

Article 1

(Name and duration)

1. The non-profit Association adopts the name “APPG - ASSOCIAÇÃO DE PROFESSIONAIS DE PAPELARIA E GIFT”, also referred to as APPG.

2. The Association has the legal entity number 518267911.

3. The Association is governed by the provisions of applicable legislation, these statutes and internal regulations that may be approved.

4. The association has legal personality and has an unlimited duration.

Article 2

(Head Office)

1. APPG has its registered office at: Estrada de São Marcos, n.º 33, Ellospark II, office 19, 2735-521 Agualva-Cacém, parish of Cacém and São Marcos, municipality of Sintra, district of Lisbon.

2. The APPG headquarters may be transferred to any other location, in Portugal, by decision of the General Assembly.

Article 3

(Object and Purposes)

1. The purpose of the Association is to defend and promote the interests of natural or collective entities, which it represents in stationery and gift economic activities, namely manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers or others.

2. The purposes of the Association are:

a) Represent the interest of all its associates before entities, organisations and authorities in Portugal;

b) Encourage and assist the sustained development of all associates, and thus the stationery and gift sector itself;

c) Inform, publicize and provide tools or services aimed at the continuous improvement of all its associates;

d) Create, promote and participate in activities that stimulate and promote the development of the stationery and gift sector.

e) Develop efforts to reduce the VAT rate on essential school products, in order to provide learning opportunities for all;

f) Those that the General Assembly approves, and that do not contradict the nature of the Association.

3. To achieve its purposes, the APPG will make efforts to:

a) Hold a fair/exhibition with various exhibitors from the sector, created by professionals for professionals, in a location to be defined;

b) Creation of a website that provides relevant information to all members;

c) Communicate with one voice the various problems and difficulties that affect associates, whether manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers, or others, with the competent entities.

3. To achieve the purposes indicated in the previous article, the association is responsible for practicing and promoting everything that can contribute to the technical, scientific, economic and social progress of the activities that form part of its purpose.

4. The association is free to, with other associations, form unions, federations and confederations, maintain relations and cooperate with institutions, in national and international bodies, and establish agreements and protocols that are relevant to its activity, particularly with training entities and teaching, or other institutions that contribute to the association’s purpose.

Article 4

(Board)

1. The Association's board are the General Assembly, the Executive Board and the Fiscal Council.

2. The term of office of the members of the board is 2 (two) years, re-election being permitted.

3. Members of board must be associates, in full enjoyment of their rights.

4. None of the members may serve more than three consecutive terms in the same board.

5. The exercise of social positions is free of charge, without prejudice to the payment of expenses proven to have been incurred and previously authorized by the Management, in the exercise of its functions.

6. In the case of resignation of the mandate by any member present on the board and in order to preserve the good functioning of the association, this intention must be communicated in writing, 60 days in advance to the president of the General Assembly .

7. There may be just cause for dismissal of any member of the board if they lose their membership status, or commit acts harmful to the collective interests of the Association.

Article 5

(General Asembly)

1. The General Assembly is made up of all members in full possession of their rights.

2. The competence of the General Assembly and the manner in which it operates are established in the Civil Code, namely in article 170, and in articles 172 to 179.

3. The General Assembly board is made up of three members, namely, a president and two secretaries, who are responsible for directing the assembly meetings and drawing up the respective minutes.

Article 6

(Executive board)

1. The Board, elected at the General Assembly, is made up of seven members, namely, a President, three Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer and a Member.

2. The Executive board is responsible for the social, administrative and financial management of the association, and to represent the association in and out of court.

3. The way it operates is as established in art. 171 of the Civil Code.

4. The Association is obliged to have the joint signatures of two members of the Executive Board, one of which must be that of the Treasurer. In the case of temporary impediment, it may also be signed by two vice-presidents, except for acts of mere business, in which the signature of a member of this board is sufficient.

Article 7

(Fiscal Council)

1. The Fiscal Council, elected at the General Assembly, is composed of three members, namely, a President, a Rapporteur and a Secretary.

2. The Fiscal Council is responsible for supervising the Executive Board administrative and financial acts, supervising its accounts and reports and giving an opinion on acts that result in an increase in expenses and a decrease in revenue.

3. The way it operates is as established in article 171 of the Civil Code.

Article 8

(Admission and exclusion of associates)

1. Any manufacturer, importer, distributor, retailer, limited company or sole proprietorship that accepts cumulatively the statutes of the association and:

a) It has been incorporated in Portugal, having the respective NIF (tax identification number);

b) That have stationery and/or gift products in their commercial activity.

2. Admission of associate will be made upon proposal and is the responsibility of the Executive Board.

3. The rules and conditions for admission and exclusion of members will be set out in internal regulations, to be approved by the General Assembly.

Article 9

(Associates rights)

1. Associates rights are:

a) Participate in General Assemblies;

b) Request the convening of extraordinary General Assemblies, in accordance with the rules of procedure;

c) Make suggestions and recommendations;

d) Enjoy other advantages that the Association grants to associates;

e) Propose new associates;

f) Complain to the Executive Board, with recourse to the General Assembly, about any infringement of the provisions of these statutes.

Article 10

(Duties of the associates)

1. Associates duties include:

a) Collaborate actively and diligently in the purposes and services of APPG;

b) Pay the annual fee established by the General Assembly;

c) Comply with the provisions of these statutes;

d) Always behave in line with the basic objective of the Association, of serving and enhancing its prestige;

e) Carry out, free of charge, the positions of any of the Association's corporate bodies, for which they have been elected;

f) Respect all members, complying with the decisions of the Board or their representatives;

g) Attend and participate in General Assembly meetings, especially those who have requested extraordinary convocation;

h) Do not issue public statements involving the associative life of the APPG, unless mandated to do so by decision of the Board;

i) Maintain confidentiality of facts and information of which they become aware due to their functions;

j) Have irreproachable moral, civic and ethical conduct towards other members.

Article 11

(Discipline)

1. The main reasons for applying penalties are:

a) Violating the rules established in the Statutes and Internal Regulations;

b) Disrespect the determinations and deliberations of the General Assembly and Executive Board;

c) Having bad behavior in social acts, not observing the good standards of associative dignity;

d) Offend the Board or any of their members, or representatives in the exercise of their functions;

e) Pay the value of the annual membership fee as a associate for a period exceeding 60 days, and continue to use graphic or other elements provided by the Association.

2. The application of any sanction will be the responsibility of the Executive Board, within the scope of its powers.

Article 12

(Disciplinary sanctions)

1. The infractions provided for in the previous article give rise to the application of the following sanctions:

a) Verbal warning;

b) Written reprimand;

c) Suspension of associate rights for a period of 3 months to one year;

d) Exclusion when the provisions of paragraph e) of article 11 are observed.

2. The application of each of these sanctions does not exclude the compensation due to the Association for the losses caused or the recourse to any legal procedure.

Article 13

(Income and Expenses)

1. The Association’s income constitutes:

a) The proceeds of the contributions set by the general asembly.

b) Income from the association’s own assets and income from social activities;

c) The liberalities accepted by the association;

d) The subsidies attributed to it.

2. The Association's expenses are the normal costs of its operation and the exceptional costs determined by the Executive Board, in pursuit of the association's purposes.

Article 14

(Extinction. Destination of assets)

Once the association has been wound up, the fate of any assets that form part of the Association's assets, which are not earmarked for specific purposes and which have not been donated or left to it in any way, shall be the subject of a decision by the members.

Article 15

(Normative omission in the statutes)

Any omissions in the statutes are governed by the applicable legal rules and the Internal Regulations, the approval of which is the responsibility of the General Asembly.

Article 16

(Transitional provision)

They are hereby appointed:

Executive Board:

President: José Miguel Borda

Vice-President: António Sousa

Vice-President: Carlos Alves

Vice-President: João Oliveira

Secretary: Ricardo Delgado

Treasurer: Isabel Lima

Member: Serafim Teixeira

General Assembly: