SOCIAL STATUTE - FRENCH BRAZILIAN ONCOLOGY SOCIETY

CHAPTER I - NAME, PLACE, PURPOSE AND DURATION

1st  article - FRENCH BRAZILIAN ONCOLOGY SOCIETY - SFBO, is an association and will not profit, being an association with specific purposes, that identify, create and manage social and scientific projects, with public purpose, without any discrimination within its beneficiaries, to treat and cure cancer diseases, by fully implementing its financial, economic and intellectual resources, know-how, technology, and gain profit in the country, in the maintenance of statutory aims.

2nd article - The SFBO's headquarters and court at Rua Dr. Sá Earp No. 309 - Morin, in the city of Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro State, may the Administrative Council, by order, open offices in other cities in the country or abroad, starting its activities in 2nd January 2002 with unlimited duration.

3rd article 3 - The Association aims to:

1. Gather in scientific meetings, with researchers, physicians, medicine students and other paramedical professionals, with the aim to discuss medical and scientific topics.

2. Foster scientific progress and encourage professional development through research and development of knowledge, techniques and advanced medicines, in the medical/oncological field and may acquire and/or import equipment and medicines as well as other products for medical treatment, national our foreigners, to be         versities, hospitals and other associations and similar bodies in the country or abroad, through conferences, courses, lectures, and other events, aiming the achievement of its social goals.

3. Maintain exchanges with universities, hospitals and other associations and similar bodies in the country or abroad, through conferences, courses, lectures, conferences and other events, aiming to achieve its social goals.

4. Granted, at the Board criteria, scholarships to: doctors, students and scientists linked or related to the oncological field.

5. Promote the publication of books, movies, brochures, CD-ROMs and related material specialized in scientific and medical oncology.

6. To promote sports events on a regional, national or international manner, as a way of spreading ideas of prevention, detection, treatment and cure of cancer.

7. Identify, generate and manage, social projects, which may serve as model for innovation in public policy.

8. Identify, generate and manage social projects and actions for prevention, treatment and cure of cancer.

9. Identify, generate and manage, social projects, directed to the population, without any discrimination as to the beneficiaries.

10. Identify, generate and manage social projects, to be repeated and transferred as a role model for other cities and regions of the country.

11. Identify, generate and manage social projects aimed to provide assistance in their best quality for the widest possible audience.

12. Identify, generate and manage social projects directed to self-sustainability through better management.

13. Identify partnerships with national and international recognized companies, to transfer and execute cash flow, control and audit services.

14. Cover, exceptionally, at the Board criteria, the treatment of patients whose case had relevance to scientific education of its members or the scientific community,

15. Perform other activities that are related to social purposes established herein.

 

CHAPTER II – MEMBERSHIP

4th article - The membership will have the following composition:

1. The Founding Members: - those who participated in the formation of the Society.

2. Effective Members - those who joined the Society with the Board approval, under the 5th article hereof.

3. Corresponding Members - those who joined the Society and are domiciled or established abroad, these will not have the right to veto in corporate decisions.

 

5th article - The admission of members shall be decided by the Administrative Council, approved by 2 / 3 (two thirds) of its members. The Council is not obliged to give the reasons for a refusal.

 

CHAPTER III – MEMBERS RIGHTS AND DUTIES

6th article – The rights of the Members, of any category, are:

1. Participate in all activities promoted by SFBO.

2. Participate in General Meetings.

3. Propose measures of the concern or utility of SFBO.

4. Use any kind of services and facilities offered by SFBO in accordance with the Statute and as determined by the Administrative Council.

 

Single paragraph - To vote at general meetings is a right provided exclusively to Founder and Effective members.

7th article - The duties of all Members, are::

1. Comply with the Statute and the decisions of the General Meetings of the Administrative Council

2. Pay in time social contributions and fees charged by SFBO for services and social activities enjoyed.

8th article - The members are not responsible, jointly or secondarily, for social obligations.

 

CHAPTER IV - HERITAGE AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

9th article - The SFBO heritage will consist of:

1. Properties and goods acquired.

2. SFBO rights and incomes arising from its activities.

3. Regular membership contributions.

4. Rates charged for services or activities offered by the association.

5. Donations, legacies, grants and other resources intended to SFBO.

 

Single paragraph: - The regular membership contributions shall be fixed annually by the Administrative Council.

 

CHAPTER V - GENERAL MEETINGS

10th article - The Ordinary General Meeting will be held annually during the month of January for consideration of the financial statements of the association and other deliberations.

11th article - The Extraordinary General Meeting will be held whenever necessary, called by any Administrative Council member or associate representing l / 3 (one third) of the Board for effective and founding members jointly.

Single paragraph - The call will be made by notices containing the agenda, posted at the Society Headquarter and delivered to members with at least l0 (ten) days in advance, acting by the votes majority of those present.

12th article - The deliberations in the General Meeting shall be by majority vote of the effective and founders members present and, except the deliberations on the amendments of the Statute, which will be decided only by the affirmative vote of 2 / 3 (two thirds) of the founder and effective members, with the assent of the 3 / 4 (three quarters) of the members of the Deliberative Council.

 

CHAPTER VI – ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL

13th  article - The SFBO will be managed by a Council composed of 03 (three) members, elected by the founders and effective members, chosen from among them, with a mandate of 10 (ten) years and may be reelected.

14th article - The Council shall consist of a President, Vice-President and a Director and shall, in case of a vacancy, be elected a new member within 30 (thirty) days the vacancy.

15th article - Being a non-profit association its Administrative, Directory or Fiscal Council do not perceive equal pay or benefits, directly or indirectly, in any form or title by virtue of the powers, functions or activities assigned to them by its incorporation and no profits or dividends to shareholders and stakeholders.

16th article - The Administrative Council is the supreme organ of the Association, and shall establish general guidelines for its operation and decide on all interest matters of SBFO.

17th article - Special responsibility:

1. President: the represent legally the SFBO in court or otherwise, actively or passively, to convene and chair meetings of the Administrative Council and the General Assembly, organize and supervise the administrative, financial management of the society, moving bank accounts and control the accounting and legal liabilities of the society, scripture revenues and expenses on books coated with the regulatory formalities, to be able to check the accuracy.

2. Vice President: assist the president in the administration of the association and replace the president in his incapacity or absence, being previously established by him trough legal mandate.

3. Director: organize, supervise and monitor all financial and accounting of the society

 

CHAPTER VII - FISCAL COUNCIL
19th article - The Fiscal Committee will consist of three (3) members elected by the Administrative Council, to send 2 (two) years tenure, may be elected persons that are not members of the society and re-elected.

20th article - The Fiscal Committee must examine the financial statements and annual budget prepared by the Administrative Council, must opining about them, meeting ordinarily in April of each calendar year and extraordinarily whenever it becomes necessary and called by Deliberative Council.

 

CHAPTER VIII – DIRECTORS

21st article - The SFBO will be managed by a Board consisting of:

1. President

2. Vice President

3. Chief Secretary

4. Chief Financial Officer

5. Technical Director

 

§ 1 - The President post be filled by direct election of the General Assembly.
§ 2 – The president-will elect the other officers mentioned in the items "b & e", which will be sworn in by the same General Assembly that elects the President.
§ 3 – The Board positions may be filled by people dedicated to the cause of SPFO and suitable volunteers in view of their professional qualifications for positions that are indicated.
§ 4 - The President may, within its mandate, to appoint advisers to support their work, aiming to improve the functioning of SFBO.

 

CHAPTER IX - ADVISORY BOARD

23rd article - The General Council is the advisory body to the Administrative Council and the Board of Directors.

Single paragraph - It is its competence, when asked, give its opinion on admission proposals of associates.

24th article - The Advisory Board is composed of members appointed by the Board, with the same duration thereof, chosen from among society members or not, comprising a minimum of 3 (three) and a maximum of 6 (six) members.

25th article - Chairman of the Advisory Council shall be elected from among its members.

26th article - The Advisory Board will meet whenever necessary, convened by the SFBO President, or by its own President.

27th article - At any time the Board may substitute its members or appoint new members complying with the conditions set forth herein.

 

CHAPTER X - GENERAL PROVISIONS

28th article - The fiscal year coincided with the calendar year ending the 31st December.

29th article - The SFBO may be dissolved by a resolution approved by 2 / 3 (two thirds) of the founding and effective members, being the heritage donated to one or more entities with similar purposes in accordance with specific articles of the Brazilian Civil Code, Law10.406/2002.

30th article- The SFBO may, by resolution of the Board, grant honorary degrees for:

1. Emeritus Member- to those who provided extraordinary services to the society, whether in or outside his administration by attitudes that fall within the company name within the medical community or national scientific universal.

2. Benefactor Member- to those who contribute through donations for the establishment or increase of the heritage of SFBO.

31st article - The President of SFBO is invested with special powers to, on behalf of SFBO, execute services convened by agreements or contracts with legal persons of public or private rights, always serving the SFBO social purposes.

Single Paragraph - The President may appoint representatives for, on behalf of SFBO, perform the services tied to agreements or contracts subject of this article.

32nd article - Special cases of this statute shall be resolved in accordance with the law 10.406/2002 and other applicable legalities.