Statutes *
Article 1 : Constitution
An association under the law of 1July, 1901 and its decree of application of 16 August, 1901 is founded by the adherents to the present statutes.
Article 2 : Name
This association (hereinafter “The Institute”) is officially named: “ Silver Life Institute”
Article 3 : Aim
The Institute aims to:
- to favourize reflection as well as the comparison of ideas, about questions posed to society and the individual by old age
- to diffuse knowledge on this subject issuing from research in technology, economics, medical and social sciences.
- to aid the different players (intellectuals, journalists, office holders, business executives and managers, experts).
- to interpret the changes connected with old age.
-to elaborate and diffuse concrete medium and long-term proposals.
-to propagate ideas or initiatives in the arena of public opinion, in order to stir up the widest possible debate.
And more generally, to implement every action with a view to defending the interests of its members, and to obtain the objectives of the association.
- to favourize reflection as well as the comparison of ideas, about questions posed to society and the individual by old age
- to diffuse knowledge on this subject issuing from research in technology, economics, medical and social sciences.
- to aid the different players (intellectuals, journalists, office holders, business executives and managers, experts).
- to interpret the changes connected with old age.
-to elaborate and diffuse concrete medium and long-term proposals.
-to propagate ideas or initiatives in the arena of public opinion, in order to stir up the widest possible debate.
And more generally, to implement every action with a view to defending the interests of its members, and to obtain the objectives of the association.
Article 4 : Headquarters
The Institute’s headquarters is located in Paris at 75 boulevard Haussmann. It can be moved simply pursuant to a decision of the Council of Administration.
Article 5 : Duration of the Association
The Association is constituted for an unlimited duration.
Article 6 : Composition
The association is composed of:
Active members:
legal entities and individuals who actively participate in the operation of The Institute, accept its present statutes,and pay annual dues.
The level of the dues, a function of their juridical status, is fixed each year by the Council of Administration and validated by the General Assembly.
The Council of Administration validates their memberships.
The active members (or their representatives) participate and vote in meetings of the General Assembly.
Associate members:
individuals interested in the work of The Institute who accept its present statutes,and pay annual dues whose level , is fixed each year by the Council of Administration and validated by the General Assembly.
Associate members participate in and have an advisory voice in meetings of the General Assembly.
Honorary members and benefactors:
personalities who have performed important services for The Institute or who have lent it their moral support, engaging themselves to make it the beneficiary of their experience and their credit
The title of honorary member or benefactor is granted by the Council of Administration on the proposal of the president for a renewable term of three years.
This title confers the right to participate in the work of the General Assembly in an advisory capacity, without having to pay dues.
Active members:
legal entities and individuals who actively participate in the operation of The Institute, accept its present statutes,and pay annual dues.
The level of the dues, a function of their juridical status, is fixed each year by the Council of Administration and validated by the General Assembly.
The Council of Administration validates their memberships.
The active members (or their representatives) participate and vote in meetings of the General Assembly.
Associate members:
individuals interested in the work of The Institute who accept its present statutes,and pay annual dues whose level , is fixed each year by the Council of Administration and validated by the General Assembly.
Associate members participate in and have an advisory voice in meetings of the General Assembly.
Honorary members and benefactors:
personalities who have performed important services for The Institute or who have lent it their moral support, engaging themselves to make it the beneficiary of their experience and their credit
The title of honorary member or benefactor is granted by the Council of Administration on the proposal of the president for a renewable term of three years.
This title confers the right to participate in the work of the General Assembly in an advisory capacity, without having to pay dues.
Article 7 : Loss of Membership
Membership status may be lost by:
-decease
-resignation
-removal by the Council of Administration for non-payment of dues or for serious cause.
-decease
-resignation
-removal by the Council of Administration for non-payment of dues or for serious cause.
Article 8 : Ordinary session of the General Assembly
It takes place at least once a year, pursuant to a convocation of the president sent by ordinary mail at least fifteen days in advance, which contains the order of the day fixed by the Council of Administration.
The Assembly receives the activity report of the president; it approves the financial report of the treasurer, as well as the fiscal year reports issued by the Council of Administration; it votes on a provisional budget; it names or re-appoints the administrators.
In case the president of the Council of Administration is prevented from attending the General Assembly designates a president for the session chosen from among the members of the Council of Administration.
The ordinary session cannot validly deliberate unless at least a third of the active members are present or represented. In the absence of a quorum a new General Assembly is convoked within thirty days; it can deliberate no matter how many are present.
The active members who cannot be present can delegate their power to represent them to another active member; each present active member may exercise no more than two such delegated powers. The non-delegated powers are considered as being in favour of the decisions proposed by the Council of Administration.
The decisions are made by a simple majority of the active members who are present or represented; in case of a tie the president decides.
Minutes of the deliberations and resolutions of the General Assembly, signed by the president, are conserved in a register.
The Assembly receives the activity report of the president; it approves the financial report of the treasurer, as well as the fiscal year reports issued by the Council of Administration; it votes on a provisional budget; it names or re-appoints the administrators.
In case the president of the Council of Administration is prevented from attending the General Assembly designates a president for the session chosen from among the members of the Council of Administration.
The ordinary session cannot validly deliberate unless at least a third of the active members are present or represented. In the absence of a quorum a new General Assembly is convoked within thirty days; it can deliberate no matter how many are present.
The active members who cannot be present can delegate their power to represent them to another active member; each present active member may exercise no more than two such delegated powers. The non-delegated powers are considered as being in favour of the decisions proposed by the Council of Administration.
The decisions are made by a simple majority of the active members who are present or represented; in case of a tie the president decides.
Minutes of the deliberations and resolutions of the General Assembly, signed by the president, are conserved in a register.
Article 9 : Extraordinary General Assemblies
The president can convoke an extraordinary assembly, using the same procedures as those provided for a an ordinary one.
An extraordinary general assembly has the power to proceed, pursuant to the proposal of the Council of Administration, to the modification of statutes, or to the transformation or dissolution of the association. In the case of dissolution it designates one or more commissioners to deal with the liquidation. If net assets remain they devolve, according to the legal regulations, to a similar organization.
An extraordinary assembly can only validly deliberate if at least half of the active members are present or represented. If a quorum is lacking a new assembly is convoked within fifteen days; it can deliberate no matter how many are present.
Decisions are made by a two-thirds majority of active members who are present or represented.
An extraordinary general assembly has the power to proceed, pursuant to the proposal of the Council of Administration, to the modification of statutes, or to the transformation or dissolution of the association. In the case of dissolution it designates one or more commissioners to deal with the liquidation. If net assets remain they devolve, according to the legal regulations, to a similar organization.
An extraordinary assembly can only validly deliberate if at least half of the active members are present or represented. If a quorum is lacking a new assembly is convoked within fifteen days; it can deliberate no matter how many are present.
Decisions are made by a two-thirds majority of active members who are present or represented.
Article 10 : Council of Administration
The Council of Administration is responsible for the management, direction and administration of The Institute, notably:
- to define its policy and general orientation
- to accept new members
- to finalize a provisional budget and administer it
- to fix the level of dues
- to settle the accounts for the past fiscal year
- to appoint and dismiss members of The Board
- to designate the members of the Scientific Council
- to appoint and dismiss salaried employees of The Institute and fix their remuneration
- to appoint the auditors
- to decide on the acquisition and transfer of all movable goods or transferable securities
- to lease all buildings necessary for The Institute’s activities
- to ratify the internal rules
The Council of Administration is composed of from four to twelve members designated by the General Assembly for renewable terms of three years.
The Council meets on the initiative of and on being convoked by the president, by ordinary mail, as often as required by the interests of The Institute. It can also meet on the initiative of half of its members, and on being convoked by the president.
In an advisory capacity the president can invite to meetings of The Council anyone useful for the advancement of The Institute’s work.
The Council can only validly deliberate if half of its members are present or represented. Decisions are made by a simple majority; ties are broken by the president.
Every administrator unable to attend can be represented by another administrator furnished with an authorisation so providing. Each person can only possess one such authorisation.
Minutes will be kept of The Council’s meetings and recorded in chronological order in the register of The Council kept at The Institute’s headquarters.
- to define its policy and general orientation
- to accept new members
- to finalize a provisional budget and administer it
- to fix the level of dues
- to settle the accounts for the past fiscal year
- to appoint and dismiss members of The Board
- to designate the members of the Scientific Council
- to appoint and dismiss salaried employees of The Institute and fix their remuneration
- to appoint the auditors
- to decide on the acquisition and transfer of all movable goods or transferable securities
- to lease all buildings necessary for The Institute’s activities
- to ratify the internal rules
The Council of Administration is composed of from four to twelve members designated by the General Assembly for renewable terms of three years.
The Council meets on the initiative of and on being convoked by the president, by ordinary mail, as often as required by the interests of The Institute. It can also meet on the initiative of half of its members, and on being convoked by the president.
In an advisory capacity the president can invite to meetings of The Council anyone useful for the advancement of The Institute’s work.
The Council can only validly deliberate if half of its members are present or represented. Decisions are made by a simple majority; ties are broken by the president.
Every administrator unable to attend can be represented by another administrator furnished with an authorisation so providing. Each person can only possess one such authorisation.
Minutes will be kept of The Council’s meetings and recorded in chronological order in the register of The Council kept at The Institute’s headquarters.
Article 11 : The Board
The Council of Administration elects from its members: a president, one or more vice-presidents, a treasurer.
The president is responsible for the daily management of The Institute. He acts in the name and on behalf of the Council of Administration. Thus he disposes of the most extensive powers to represent The Institute vis-à-vis third parties. He has the capacity to represent the association in legal matters.
The vice-presidents replace the president when he is prevented from acting.
The treasurer is in charge of The Institute’s financial accounts. The same person may serve as treasurer and vice-president.
The president is responsible for the daily management of The Institute. He acts in the name and on behalf of the Council of Administration. Thus he disposes of the most extensive powers to represent The Institute vis-à-vis third parties. He has the capacity to represent the association in legal matters.
The vice-presidents replace the president when he is prevented from acting.
The treasurer is in charge of The Institute’s financial accounts. The same person may serve as treasurer and vice-president.
Article 12 : Conseil Scientifique
L’Institut est doté d’un Conseil Scientifique de quinze personnalités qualifiées au plus.
Sur proposition du Conseil d’Administration, les membres sont désignés, à la majorité des voix, par l’Assemblée Générale, pour une durée de trois ans renouvelable.
Le Conseil Scientifique se réunit au moins une fois par an, à l’initiative et sur convocation du Président.
Il est consulté notamment sur :
- les travaux de l’Institut (études, recherches, réunions, diffusions…),
- ses orientations en termes de développement,
- les projets de coopération avec d’autres institutions, françaises ou étrangères,
Il est tenu procès-verbal des réunions du Conseil Scientifique. Les procès-verbaux sont reportés dans l’ordre chronologique dans un registre spécial tenu au siège social de L’Institut.
Sur proposition du Conseil d’Administration, les membres sont désignés, à la majorité des voix, par l’Assemblée Générale, pour une durée de trois ans renouvelable.
Le Conseil Scientifique se réunit au moins une fois par an, à l’initiative et sur convocation du Président.
Il est consulté notamment sur :
- les travaux de l’Institut (études, recherches, réunions, diffusions…),
- ses orientations en termes de développement,
- les projets de coopération avec d’autres institutions, françaises ou étrangères,
Il est tenu procès-verbal des réunions du Conseil Scientifique. Les procès-verbaux sont reportés dans l’ordre chronologique dans un registre spécial tenu au siège social de L’Institut.
Article 13 : Resources
The Institute’s resources come from:
- member’s dues
- the redemption of dues
-subsidies and gifts that it is entitled to receive
-all other resources authorized by law.
- member’s dues
- the redemption of dues
-subsidies and gifts that it is entitled to receive
-all other resources authorized by law.
Article 14 : The Fiscal Year
The fiscal year corresponds to the calendar year.
Exceptionally, the first fiscal year will begin on the day of publication of the present statutes and will end 31 December, 2006.
An obligatory accounting is to appear annually, giving an account of its results, a balance sheet, and, if the case arises, some appendices. These documents are made available to members at the headquarters of The Institute.
Exceptionally, the first fiscal year will begin on the day of publication of the present statutes and will end 31 December, 2006.
An obligatory accounting is to appear annually, giving an account of its results, a balance sheet, and, if the case arises, some appendices. These documents are made available to members at the headquarters of The Institute.
Article 15 : Internal Rules
The Council of Administration can elaborate and modify internal rules which will establish the necessary conditions for fulfilling the present statutes.
* Approved by the General Constitutive Assembly on 12 December, 2005.
