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Statutes
of the European Shiatsu Federation
( As revised at the Continuation AGM In Gent on June 8th, 2001.
)
Name
A. The name of the Association shall be The European Shiatsu Federation
hereinafter referred to as the "ESF" or the "Federation".
B. The Federation shall be non-party, nondenominational and non
profit-making.
Definition
of Shiatsu
Shiatsu
has its roots in Chinese philosophy and medicine as an autonomous
healing art. Its aim is to restore and maintain the energetic and
biophysical balance in human beings through the application of pressure
to the body's energy channels, and points.
Aims
and Objectives
1.
Main Objective:
To advance Shiatsu as a healing therapy throughout Europe and to
promote high standards of professional practice.
2. And in furtherance of the said main objective but not otherwise:
a) to establish throughout Europe the legal right to practice Shiatsu
as an independent, self-regulating heath-care method, legally available
as a first choice treatment option to the public.
b) to establish, and to revise from time to time, procedures for
the mutual recognition of professional practitioners, teachers and
schools between member associations.
c) to promote the ongoing development of professional education
and of standards of practice.
d) to promote ongoing research into the effectiveness and benefits
of Shiatsu.
e) to promote educational/research, practical and social exchange
between Shiatsu professionals in Europe.
f) to represent the interests of the Federation to the European
Union and all its relevant institutions, and to any other relevant
international bodies.
g) to promote the establishment of National Professional Shiatsu
Associations where these do not exist.
h) to support the activities of the National Professional Associations
in furthering these objectives.
i) to establish good working relationships with other organisations
that share these or other compatible objectives.
j) to raise and manage money to fund its activities through membership
fees, donations, event participation fees and any other appropriate
and legal means as decided from time to time by the Board and/or
the AG.M.
Levies may be decided by a decision of the AGM only.
Membership
A.
The members of the ESF shall be those National Professional Shiatsu
Associations which subscribe to the above aims, and which fulfil,
and abide by the conditions of membership below. The members together
comprise the Federation.
B. The conditions of membership shall be as follows:
1. That the National Professional Shiatsu Association be a properly
constituted national organisation with an established Constitution,
Code of Ethics, professional practitioners register, and with democratic
procedures for membership, participation and decision making, and
that it not be solely or particularly associated with any one school
or style of Shiatsu.
2. That the National Association subscribes to the objectives of
the ESF.3. That the National Association pays the membership fee
as set from time to time, unless exempted from so doing by agreement
of the other members.
4. That the National Association acts at all times in accordance
with the Articles of this Association and with its policies as decided
from time to time.
5. Membership shall be initially granted or refused by the Board.
6. Membership may be not renewed, or revoked by consensus or by
a two-thirds majority vote of the overall membership at an A.G.M..
C. The membership fee shall be set from time to time by consensus
or by a two-thirds majority agreement of the A.G.M.
D. Associate membership shall be open to associations or bodies
that share the aims of the Federation and who wish to contribute
through the payment of a supporting fee, or in other ways. Associate
members have no voting rights.
E. Honourary Members: These are persons that have rendered great
service to the Federation or to Shiatsu in general. Honorary members
have no voting rights.
Structure
A.
The Structure of the E.S.F. shall consist of the Annual General
Meeting and the Administrative Board.B. The Annual General Meeting
shall be held within the first three months of the calendar year.
At least 2 months notice shall be given of the date, time and place
of the meeting to all members. The A.G.M. shall:
1. decide on Federation policy.
2. elect the members of the Board.
3. Verify and clear the annual accounts.
4 elect an Auditor and a substitute Auditor.
5 determine the periodic tasks of the Officers of the Board.
6 determine from time to time the Federation membership fee.
The Administrative Board shall:
1. manage the day to day affairs of the E.S.F.
2. ensure that all members are informed of decisions and developments.
3. arrange and give proper notice of all meetings.
4. Prepare the Agenda for the Annual General Meeting
5. manage the financial affairs of the Federation . The accounting
year shall be January to December.
The Board shall act at all times in accordance with the provisions
of the Statutes and the decisions of the Annual General Meeting.
Decision making at the A.G.M. and in the Board shall be in principle
by consensus. Where this fails, decisions can be made by a two-thirds
majority vote. Each member shall have one vote only.
Membership
of the Board.
1. The Officers of the Board shall be: the President, the Vice-President,
the Secretary, and the Treasurer, plus one representative from each
Member Association not holding an Officer position.
2. The President
a) The President, in conjunction with the Board, shall be responsible
for the overall co-ordination of Federation policy and activities.
b) The President shall be responsible for preparing the agenda of
the Board’s meetings.
c) The President shall normally be the spokesperson for the Federation.
3. The Vice-President shall act for the President in his/her absence,
or as delegated by the President or the Board. The Vice-President
shall be responsible for the development and implementation of policy
on curriculum and practitioner recognition.4 The Secretary shall
be responsible for the ongoing administration including, inter alia,
keeping and circulating the minutes of the Board meetings and the
A.G.M.; notification of meetings and circulation of agendas; maintaining
the Federation files and records; distribution of information about
the ESF.
5. The Treasurer, in conjunction with the Board, shall be responsible
for managing the Federation’s finances including, inter alia,
keeping the books, collecting membership fees; payment of expenses
and bills; and the financial management of meetings and conferences.
Property
The
property of the Federation shall consist of membership fees, donations
and of any goods bought with such monies.
Amendment
of these Statutes
In
order to amend any Article of these Statutes a proposal to this
effect must be circulated to each member at least three months in
advance of the AGM or Extraordinary General Meeting at which the
proposal is to be put. To be given effect any such proposal must
be adopted by consensus or failing that by a two-thirds majority
of the A.G.M. or E.G.M.
EGM
An
Extraordinary General Meeting can be called upon receipt by the
Secretary of a signed request of no less than one-third of the members.
Once received, the Secretary shall convene the meeting as soon as
is practicably possible, but not later than three months after receipt
of the request.
Dissolution
1.
The Federation's term shall be indefinite. However, the Federation
may be dissolved either by consensus or by a two-thirds majority
vote at a meeting expressly convened to decide such a proposition.
At least three months notice must be given of such a meeting.
2. In the event of dissolution the Federation's assets shall be
liquidated, and shall be divided equally between all the members.
Adopted:
October 9th 1999.
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