ARTICLES

                                                                                                                               Tokyo, May 2006

1.              Name and Location

 

Article 1.                     The Society shall be called The Norway-Japan Society

 

Article 2.                     The Society shall have its office in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

 

2.             Aims and Activities

 

Article 3.                    The aims of the society are to promote friendly relations, mutual understanding and cultural interchange between the people of Norway andJapan.

Article 4.                     The Society shall hold discussion meetings and lectures, organise study groups, exchange information, conduct research and carry out activities contributing to the attainment of the aims of the Society.

3.  Members

 

Article 5.                     Members of the Society shall consist of Honorary Members, Corporate Members and Individual Members.

 

Article 6.                      Applicants for membership shall be proposed to the Society by one member (Corporation or Individual). Two members of the Board of Directors shall subsequently decide on their acceptability.

 

Article 7.                      The Honorary Members, subject to their acceptance, shall be nominated by the President with the consent of the Board of Directors

 

Article 8.                      A member who wishes to resign his membership shall file a written notice of his resignation with the Board of Directors. Members leaving Japan may if they so desire, be transferred to an absent members list.

 

Article 9.                     The General Meeting of the Society or the Board of Directors may expel a member by a majority of votes. The reasons for the rejection of applications for membership or for the expulsion of members shall not be disclosed.

 

4.             Directors and Officers

 

Article 10.                   The Society shall elect not less than seven Directors at the General Meeting. The Board of Directors shall elect among themselves the following officers:

                                                        

President                one

Vice President  two

Treasurer         one

Secretary          not less than two

Auditor             one

 

Article 11.                   The President shall represent the Society and exercise supervision over the affairs of the Society. All other officers and Directors shall assist the President in the work of the Society.

 

Article 12.                   The term of office of Directors and officers shall be two years. At the expiration of their terms, they shall be eligible for re-election.

 

Article 13.                   In case a member of the Board of Directors moves his residence from Japan, he shall lose his position automatically.

 

5.             Meetings

 

Article 14.                   Meetings of the Society shall be Annual General Meeting, Directors Meetings and other meetings as required.

 

Article 15.                   Annual General Meeting shall be convoked by the President or either one of the Vice-Presidents at his discretion and the following items shall be submitted for discussion:

 

1.                           Election of Directors

2.                           Budget and Settlement

3.                           Report of activities

4.                           Plan for activities

5.                           Revision of Articles of Association, if proposed

6.                           Other important matters

 

Article 16.                    Directors meetings shall be convoked by the President or either one of the Vice-Presidents and the following items shall be submitted for discussion:

 

1.                            Election of Officers

2.                            Deliberation and formal decision on projects proposed by the Officers

3.                            Approval of matters to be discussed at the Annual General Meeting

4.                            Acceptance or non-acceptance of the Applicants to the Society

5.                            Other important matters

 

5                    Accounts

 

Article 17.                   The fiscal year of the Society shall be from 1^st January to 31^st December of the year.

 

Article 18.                   Expenditures of the Society shall be met by membership dues and contributions from other sources.

 

Article 19.                   Members of the Society (except Honorary Members and Absent Members) shall pay dues as follows:

 

1.                           Corporation members:

a)                         Admission fee:

             Upon admission, each Corporation Member shall be requested to pay Yen 20.000, irrespective of the number of persons.

b)                         Annual fee

             Each Corporation Member shall pay Yen 30.000 per annum.

             A Member Corporation is entitled to have 3 representatives, and the Member Corporation shall pay Yen 5.000 per person for additional Members.

2.                           Individual Members:

             No admission fee shall be paid by Individual Members.

             Each Individual Member shall pay Yen 4.000 per annum.

3.                           Student Members:

             No admission fee shall be paid by Student Members.

             Each Student Member shall pay Yen 3.000 per annum.

             Student Members will receive discount on selected arrangements announced through the invitation.

 

SUPPLEMENTARY RULES

 

1.                           The President is empowered to appoint, when necessary, Committees which shall be entrusted with the disposal of specified matters.

2.                           Workers may be employed when necessary.

3.                           Detailed regulations, if necessary, regarding the Society�fs activities shall be laid down by the President with the approval of the Board of Directors.

 

 

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