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Articles of Association of the "International Research Center for Renewable Energy"
e. V. Germany
§ 1: Name, location, fiscal year, membership
1. The association has the name "International Research Center for Renewable Energy
e.V. Germany. In the Association shall be recorded; after registration, the name
"International Research Center for Renewable Energy in e.V. Germany
2. The association has its seat in Germany.
3. The financial year is the calendar year.
§ 2: The purpose of the association
1. The association pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes within the meaning
of section "tax purposes" of the Tax Code.
2. Purpose of the association is to promote renewable energy. The purpose is achieved, in
particular through research, development, demonstration, implementation and training in
the areas of renewable energy, including renewable resources for industrial and energy
raw materials. These include the implementation of scientific events, commission
research, public relations and cooperation with national and international institutions.
§ 3: Profit
1. The Association is active and does not pursue its own economic purposes.
2. The Association's funds may only be used for statutory purposes. The members receive
no benefits from the funds of the association. No person takes expenditures for the goals
of the association, or excessive high remuneration.
3. In case of dissolution or annulment of the association, or loss of its previous purpose
the assets of the association will be given to the community Dedelstorf and shall be used
directly and exclusively for charitable Purposes.
§ 4: Acquisition of membership
1. Member of the association can be any natural person and any juridical person of private
and public law.
2. On the proposal of the Executive Board, members may be appointed honorary
members for life.
3. Requirement for the acquisition of the membership is a written application, which should
be directed to the board.
4. The Board decides on the application at its own discretion.
5. Membership is acquired by written confirmation. In case of refusal of the application the
Management Board is not obliged to notify applicant of the grounds.
§ 5: Termination of Membership
1. The membership ends by death, exclusion or withdrawal from the association.
2. The withdrawal is made in writing to the Board. The withdrawal can only be the end of a
fiscal year with a notice period of 12 months.
3. A member may be excluded from the association by decision of the Executive Board if it
has:
3.1. two written reminders to the payment of membership fees or levies are in arrears
3.2. discredited in any way the interests of the association. Before decision, the board
member has the opportunity to give an oral or written statement. The decision of the Board

shall give the reasons in writing and the member served by registered return receipt. The
member may appeal, within a period of one month from receipt of written opposition to the
board. Upon the opposition of the members, it must submit to the decision for expelling.
§ 6: Membership
1. The Association charges its members annual subscriptions. In order to finance specific
projects or to remove financial difficulties of the Association levies are collected.
2. Amount and timing of annual contributions and contributions by the members with a
separate fee structure is fixed.
3. Honorary members are exempt from the requirement to pay contributions and levies.
4. The Board may, in appropriate cases, contributions and levy all or part of or what was
adopted by the hour.
§ 7: Institutions
The bodies of the Association are the Executive and the Assembly.
§ 8: Executive Board
The Board consists of the chairman, the vice chairman and the secretary.
The Association is represented out of court by two members of the board.
§ 9: Jurisdiction of the Board
The Board is responsible for all affairs of the Association, unless they are reserved under
the statutes of the General Assembly
They have the following duties:
1. Preparation and convening of the Assembly and the drafting of the agenda;
2. Implementation of decisions of the General Assembly,
3. Preparation of the budget, accounting, preparing the annual report;
4. Resolution on the admission of members;
5. Decision on the exclusion of members
6. Appointment of a manager
§ 10: Election and term of the Board
The board is elected for a term of three years. It remains until a new Board in
elected. Each board member is elected individually. Only members of the
Association will be elected as board members. The termination of membership in
the club ends the duties of a board member.
The board may call on persons in an advisory capacity to the meetings.
§ 11: meeting and decisions of the Board
1. The Board decides at the meetings the Chairman, in his absence the Deputy Chairman,
over details of the agenda to be convened. The notice period of one week is to be met.
2. The Board must have a quorum if at least two present of its members.
3. The majority decision will decide the votes validly cast. In case of a tie, the deciding
vote will be from the Chairman.
4. The Board may decide by written procedure if all the board members agree to the
decision.
§ 12: The General Assembly
In the meeting, each member has one vote. To exercise the right to vote for another
member, written authorization must be given. The authorization is to be given separately

for each meeting for not more then one member, The General Assembly is responsible in
particular for the following:
1. Approval of the budget for the coming fiscal year;
2. Receipt of the accountability report of the Board;
3. Discharge of the Board;
4. Determination of the membership;
5. Election and dismissal of members of the Board;
6. Resolution on amendment of the constitution and dissolution of the association;
7. Decision on the appeal against a decision to expel from the Board;
8. Appointment of honorary members.
§ 13: the convening of the meeting
1. The Annual General Meeting will take place at least once a year, if possible in the first
Quarter. It is the Board’s responsibility to give two weeks written notice stating the agenda.
The period begins on the dispatch of the invitation letter. The invitation is to be sent to the
last known address of the member. The agenda is set by the Board.
2. Each member may request at least 1 week prior to the executive committee in writing,
an addition to the Agenda. The chairman has to announce the supplement at the
beginning of the meeting. About requests for additions to the agenda which are made in
the General Assembly decides the meeting.
§ 14: Extraordinary General Meeting
An extraordinary general meeting is convened by the Board, if the interests of the
association so requires or if a third of the members of the Board make a written request
stating the purpose and reasons.
§ 15: Adoption of resolutions
1. The General Assembly is directed by the chairman, in his absence by the Vicechairman,
or the Secretary. If no Board Member is present, the Assembly Chairman can
direct the meeting.
2. The type of voting is determined by the Chair. The election must be made in writing, if
one third of the published election requests it.
3. The General Assembly has a quorum regardless of the number of members present.
4. The General Assembly shall make decisions in general, when a simple majority of valid
votes are cast. To change a Statute however, a majority of two thirds of the valid votes is
needed; for dissolution of the Association, 3 / 4 of the valid votes is required.
5. In elections, those who are elected are the ones which had the majority of the valid
votes. In case of a tie, it will be decided by drawing lots by the chairman.
6. The decisions of the Minutes shall be signed by the chairman and the secretary.
§ 16: Dissolution of the Association
1. The dissolution of the Association can only be decided in a general meeting by a
majority of three fourths of the valid votes. (§ 15 para 4)
2. Unless the Assembly decides otherwise, the Chairman and Vice Chairman together are
authorized liquidators.
3. After end of the liquidation, available funds will be given to the community Dedelstorf (§
3 paragraph 3).
4. The above provisions apply mutatis mutandis if the association is dissolved for any
reason or loses its legal capacity.