Introduction

Directorate Membership & Internal Affairs

The former Legal Commission of the FIVA is transformed to the Directorate Membership and Internal Affairs. Its one of the task fields of FIVA.

The Director Membership and Internal Affairs has 2 main tasks.

1. Admission new FIVA members.

It is the task of the Director to scruteneer the applications of potential new members and give and advise regarding the admittance.
Any Club, Federation or Association wishing to join FIVA must send an application to the FIVA Secretariat. Then the application is send on to the Director to see if the applicant meets all requirements for FIVA membership as listed in the FIVA Statutes.
The Director reports to the General Committee, which gives a recommendation to the General Assembly regarding the application for membership.
The General Assembly decides on the admission or rejection of the applicant.

If the application is incomplete or incorrect the applicant is asked to provide the correct
information or the needed information. In case of doubt the Director can propose to accept a new member under certain conditions. Such a proposal is also decided upon by the General Assembly.
If an applicant is accepted under certain conditions, its the task of the Director to see that the conditions are met within the time set for such an applicant.

The FIVA statutes give a list of the information FIVA needs for a correct application for FIVA membership. To make this more easy accessible, a check list of the information needed has been made. This check list can be downloaded from this website.

2. Internal Affairs

The Director also supervises the amendments or changes of the FIVA Statutes as well as the FIVA Bylaw’s and the FIVA Codes.
He sees to it that the FIVA Statutes and Bylaw’s are applicated correctly and assists in legal matters regarding decisions of the General Assembly, the General Committee, or decisions of the Commissions. This is also the case of the correct application of the FIVA Codes, like the
Events Code. The Director assists in the investigation of problems between FIVA members. He also keeps the list of the members of the Board of Appeal. Part of his task is to supervise the rulings regarding: Resignation, Striking of the rolls and Expulsion as mentioned in the Statutes
Furthermore the Director has a task in the scrutinizing of the voting during the General
Assemblies.

Correspondence/Contact

The Directorate Membership & Internal Affairs is equipped to answer questions regarding membership and applications. It is however not equipped to answer all kind of legal questions from outside FIVA. Problems regarding the FIVA Statutes, Bylaws or Codes can only be addressed via the FIVA General Secretary.

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