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Constitution

General

1. The Association “Centre for Active Youth – Together We Can”, from now on referred to as the Association, is a non-profit legal entity registered in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities (Non-Profit Legal Entities).

2. The association will operate for private benefit.

3. The association is established for an indefinite period.

Name

4. The association will operate under the name Association “Center for Active Youth – Together we can”. The association’s name will be written in Latin letters, as follows Association “Center for active youth – Together we can”.

Address

5. The seat and the address of the management of the Association are in the town of Sliven, 12A Gagovets Str.

Goals, means and activities

6. The goals of the Association are as follows:

1. To promote the development of young people by helping them develop their physical, creative, and spiritual qualities for good citizens of the Republic of Bulgaria;

2. Creating conditions for realization and dissemination of creative ideas and products, helping to promote understanding and friendship between young people in the region;

3. Establishing and maintaining contacts with individuals and legal entities from the country and abroad, carrying out activities similar to those of the Association “Center for Active Youth – Together we can”;

4. Encouraging the organization, financing, development and implementation of projects for the development of international youth exchanges in order to meet young people from the countries of the European Union and Central and South-Eastern Europe;

5. Working with ethnic minorities in Bulgaria and the Balkans to promote tolerance, understanding and cooperation between Balkan ethnic groups;

6. Increasing the ecological culture of the Bulgarians and protecting the environment;

7. Introducing young people to the culture and customs of Bulgaria.

7. The means by which the Association will achieve its goals are:

1. Organizing seminars, meetings, round tables, conferences, mass events – festivals, concerts, performances, symposia, and competitions in Bulgaria and abroad, etc .;

2. Creating conditions for organizing, financing, and implementing specific events to facilitate and promote cultural exchange between countries around the world;

3. Establishing and maintaining contacts with individuals and legal entities from the country and abroad, carrying out activities similar to those of the Association “Center for Active Youth – Together we can”;

4. Creating conditions for organizing and implementing various educational, environmental, research programs and initiatives to promote understanding, good neighborliness, and friendship between nations and countries around the world;

5. Prepares, participates, and implements projects in areas similar to the goals of the Association;

6. Applying for programs of national, European, and international funds;

7. Acceptance of donations from local residents, partner organizations, other organizations, supporters, and supporters of the Association;

8. The subject of activity of the association is The subject of activity of the Association “Center for active youth – Together we can” cover all activities not prohibited by law in the field of culture, education, science, and business, including additional business activities related to the goals and objectives its as follows:

1. Construction of training centers;

2. Organizing and conducting consultations, seminars, meetings, round tables, symposia, conferences, congresses, forums, schools, camps, workshops, mass events – festivals, concerts, performances and competitions, and others for the development and solution of practical and organizational problems, related to the main goals and objectives of the Association “Center for Active Youth – Together we can”;

3. Organizing and conducting environmental, cultural, sports, artistic, business events related to the main goals and objectives of the Association “Center for Active Youth – Together we can”;

4. Consulting in the fields of education, culture, business, and environmental protection.

8.1. The subject of additional economic activity is: Organizing and conducting consultations, seminars, meetings, round tables, symposiums, conferences, congresses, forums, schools, camps, workshops, mass events – festivals, concerts, performances and competitions, and others for the development and solving practical and organizational problems related to the main goals and objectives of the Association, as well as any other activity related to the implementation of the goals.

Membership

9. Members of the Association may be able-bodied individuals and legal entities representing companies, firms, business organizations, and non-governmental organizations that have an interest in supporting and developing the goals of the Association and wish to benefit from the activities of the Association. Membership in the association is voluntary.

9.1. The candidate submits a written request to the governing body of the association, in which he declares that he is familiar with and accepts the provisions of this Statute.

10. The members of the Association have the rights and obligations provided in the Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities and the membership is also terminated upon the occurrence of the prerequisites specified in the Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities.

10.1. Upon termination of membership, the Association does not owe a refund of property contributions. The member of the Association who has terminated his / her membership is obliged to make unpaid or overdue property contributions for the period of his / her membership.

Organizational structure and bodies

11. The Association functions through its bodies provided for in these statutes, namely: general meeting and management body.

12. The General Assembly is the supreme body of the Association and has the powers provided in the Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities. The General Assembly is convened at least once a year. The invitations to the members of the general meeting are published in the Commercial Register one month before the convening of a meeting of the general meeting or are sent personally to the members of the association within the same period.

13. The association is managed and represented in its relations with third parties by a board president.

14. The board president of the association is elected for a term of 5 years with the possibility of re-election and has the powers under the Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities.

Property

15. The property of the Association consists of the right of ownership and other real rights over movable and immovable property, receivables, and other rights regulated by law.

16. The sources of funds of the Association are the property contributions of the members, donations from individuals and legal entities, sponsorship, subsidies from other organizations, and other ways permitted by law.

Termination

17. The association is terminated by a decision of the General Assembly or by a decision of the district court at the seat in the cases of Art. 13, para. 1, vol. 3 of the Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities.

17.1. Upon termination of the Association, liquidation is carried out, for which the provisions of the Commercial Law apply.

Transitional and final provisions

17.2. This Constitution may be amended by a decision of the General Assembly of the Association, taken by a majority of 2/3 of the members present. Proposals for changes may be made by any member in writing to the management body or by the management body itself.

17.3. For cases not settled in this Constitution, as well as regarding the interpretation and application of its provisions, the provisions of the Non-profit Legal Entities Act shall apply. The provisions of this Constitution, in case they contradict the law, are replaced by law by its mandatory rules.