STATUTES OF THE CZECH WARMBLOOD HORSE ASSOCIATION
Article I
Name: Svaz chovatelů českého teplokrevníka
Place: Písek
Address: U Hřebčince 479
Article II
Activity and Aims of the Association
- Horse breeding establishment of the Czech Warmblood (CW) breed
Article III
Main Targets
The Czech Warmblood Horse Association:
- processes and continuously updates long-term development conception of the breed breeding
- ensures office of the standard breeder association within the range of horse breeding - the Czech Warmblood, given to Act 154/2000
- speaks in support of its members and defenses their interests in face of other authorities and organizations
- partakes on formation and revised statutes of legal regulations related with breeding activity of its members
- collects and processes important pieces of knowledge and fundamentals of special organizations activities inland and abroad and provides its members specialized, informational and counselling services
- cooperates with the Czech Riding Federation in verification efficiency of the horses (performance testing) in riding competitions
- supports promotion of the horses by all accessible means and forms groundwork for market
- registers members and keeps their record
- performs and organizes other activities according to needs and focus of its members
Artikle IV
Legal Status and Possession
- CWA is a voluntary organization of CW breeders and owners and other persons arisen under the terms of Act N. 83/1990 (association of citizens), which develops its activities in the territory of the Czech Republic. It is an independent civil association with legal identity - it is a legal entity.
- The Board of Management acts in the name of the CWA, generally by means of the Chairman or some other member. If there is a written form approved for the legal act , then for its validity and force two signatures of authorized members of the Board of Management are requested at least.
- The Chairman of the CWA acts for the Association as a whole. He is deputized by a vice-chairman, during his absence or if he cannot hold an office temporarily. In case the vice-chairman cannot hold an office as well, the Association is deputized by an accredited member of board of management. To ensure its economic duties, especially in order to enable its own resources, the board of management can, after the approval of the convention, decides to establish the own economic institution or point adventure with another corporate body or personal entity.
Sources of income of the CWA:
- financial resources from grants of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic
- membership and registration fees
- dues from other organizations and sponsors
- incomes from advertising and promotion
- incomes from services
- awarded fines
- economic actual
- donations and heritage
The CWA is authorized to establish requisite accounts which are connected with its running, including the foreign currency account and others, in accordance with regulations in force.
Artikle V
Member Base
The member base of the CWA is formed by:
Full members - personal entities over 18 years of age and corporate bodies, who respect the Breeding and Registration Rules of the Czech Warmblood and who own one horse at least who is registrated in the Studbook of the Czech Warmblood
Other members - persons who are interested in development of the Czech Warmblood breed
1. Membership originates from the day when the written application is approved by the board of management of the CWA
2. Membership expires:
- resignation of the member
- exclusion on the basis of serious infraction of statutes, which is decided by the convention
- death or the member´s extinction (corporate bodies)
- noncompliance of the Breeding and Registration Rules of the Czech Warmblood and the Breeding Program
- nonpayment of the membership fee for the period longer more than one year
3. Rights of members
- take part on regional meetings
- vote for delegates of the convention and to be elected for the body of the CWA
- have right of protection and support of their interests within the range of the Statutes and in agreement with them
- take part on actions given by the CWA and derive benefit from services provided by the CWA under the approved statutes
- propose motions and suggestions refering to the running of the CWA
- entitled to discount for members of the CWA, if there are not uncollected debts towards
the CWA and if pay membership fees until the 15th of January of the year in which the rights are claimed
4. Other members are not allowed to vote but they can be elected
5. Duties of members:
- observe the Statutes and other documents approved by the CWA and generally true regulations
- pay the entrance and annual fee in the amount of decision of the convention
- agree with the publication of breeder results of all horses in their ownership
Artikle VI
Organizational Structure of the Association
The CWA is an independent legal subject.
The organizational structure is composed of:
- regional meetings
- convention
- Board of Management of the Association
- Studbook Council
- Supervisory Board
Regional Meeting is a meeting of all members of the CWA in particular region, formed by the constitutional corpus at the level of a region. It is convened once a year at least and it serves for making members acquainted with the running of the CWA and for voting delegates for a national convention. At a regional meeting becomes person a delegate without voting only the member, who is an owner of more horses enlisted in Studbooks of the Czech Warmblood than it is ordered by a key.
Convention is the supreme body of the CWA. It is convened once a year. Delegates for the convention are voted by members at regional meetings. The key for the delegate
number assesment is determined by the management board on the basis of the number of horses enlisted in Studbooks of the Czech Warmblood in full members ownership. The data from the central file is the basis. The convention approves conception and other fundamental documents for development of the CWA, votes and removes members of the management board from office, studbook council and supervisory board, decides upon expense, approves the annual income, the entrance fee and annual membership fee.
Emergency convention can be convened by request of the board of management or the half of full members.
Act of convention is valid if the there is at least 50% of delegates and is approved in case of beeing in for more than one half of present delegates. Resolution minutes are signed by the Chairman of the CWA.
Board of Management consists of 8 members and is voted for a period of 4 years. Full members from Bohemia vote and establish 4 representatives for a board of management at a municipal conference, full members from Moravia and Silesia vote and establish other 4 representatives. In doing so they establish one candidate for a chairman and three representatives into sections with specific assignment. The chairman is elected by delegates at a convention, the second candidate becomes a vice-chairman automatically.
These sections are to ensued:
- breeding (mares and stallions selection, offspring judgement)
- promotion and marketing (journal, dealing with sponsors, markets and auctions)
- rearing and training (pasture rearing, training, contact with the Czech Riding Federation)
In case of abdication or death of a member of board of management during the term of office is his/her successor elected and establish by the country, which s/he stood for.
The board of management is invoked by a chairman as necessary and a chairman coordinates the running of the CWA at the time between conventions. The session of the board of management is quorate as far as more than one half of members is present and its resolutions are valid as far as more than one half of present members votes in favour of them. In case of equality of votes is the vote of a chairman decisive. Written minutes of each session is drawn up.
Main targets of the board of management are yet:
- prepare supporting documents for convention sessions
- specify ways and means for ensuring development and profitability of the CWA running
- approve new members entrance
- deal with labour relations of secretaiat the Association employees
- propose members of the Breeding Council
- decide the relevant change of Association place and address
Breeding Council consists of 5 members. It is elected by delegates at the convention and the term of office is 4 years. Its rights and duties arise from the Breeding and Registration Rules and the Breeding Program.
Supervisory Board consists of 3 members and it is suggested by the board of management. It controls association´s economy, including its annual income.
Article VII
Secretariat
It is established by the board of management for security of running the CWA. At the head of it is a secretary.
The secretariat insure the running in agreement with rules and board of management´s resolutions. Its structure abides by needs and economical possibilities of the CWA. The board of management´s chairman is also the closest superior to the secretary.
Article VIII
Abolishment of the Association and break-up of the property
Only the convention, summoned for this purpose, can decide on the CWA abolishment and by 3/5 majority of present members. There must be present one half invited delegates at least. They will decide on breaking-up the property according to regulations in force.
Article IX
Final provisions
These statutes were approved at the convention of the CWA on 13.6. 2002 in Pávov and come into force on the day of approval by Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic.