On this day, the ninth of December nineteen hundred and ninety-four, appeared before me, Mr. Jeroen Theo Marie Pas, notary public at Beek (Limburg) The Netherlands:

1.      mrs Jennifer Bryce, chartered physiotherapist, residing at 108 Priory Road, London N 87 HR, born at Abingdon, England, on the nineteenth of February nineteen hundred and forty, passport no 011733794, married.

2.      mr. Hendricus Maria Bernardus Crombag, physiotherapist, residing at Moorveld 10, 6243 AZ Geulle, municipality of Meerssen, The Netherlands, born at Beek (Limburg) on the twenty-sixth of April nineteen hundred and forty-eight, passport no X377735, married.

 

The parties declared:

In nineteen hundred and seventy-one was formed the association called: European Bobath Tutors Association (E.B.T.A.). In the general meeting, held on the twenty-third of September nineteen hundred and ninety-four, the articles were drawn up, as laid down hereafter, and the parties were ordered to embody the articles in a notarial deed. In order to carry out that resolution, the parties declared to lay down the articles of the aforesaid association as follows:

 

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

Article 1

The name of this association is "European Bobath Tutors Association (E.B.T.A.) and has its seat in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

 

Article 2

DEFINITION

a.       "The Association" means the European Bobath Tutors Association (E.B.T.A.) being composed of national organisations - not more than one from each country - of therapists and physicians who are qualified tutors to teach neurodevelopmental treatment/ Bobath (NDT/Bobath) concept for the treatment of children and adults with disability due to cerebral palsy and other allied neurological conditions.

In countries who do not yet have a national organisation an establisched teaching team may take part of the national organisation of this country.

b.      The Association is a legal body. It is established as a non - profit organisation goverened by the Articles hereinafter set forth.

c.       The Association can link to related organisations if  their regulations do not contravene the Articles of the Association.

 

Article 3

AIMS

The aims of the Association are:

a.       to maintain the integrity of the NDT/Bobath concept and develop it in accordance with evolving scientific advances.

b.      to promote the availability and accessability of NDT/Bobath concept to all countries.

c.       to maintain and improve the standards of training of NDT/Bobath tutors.

d.      to maintain and improve the standards of training NDT/Bobath courses.

e.       to organise regular meetings and educational programmes.

f.        to facilitate the cooperation and the exchange of ideas between members and other appropiate national or international organisations.

g.       to promote research into the theoretical basis and functional/clinical/outcome of NDT/Bobath.

h.       to promote publicity.

To carry out these aims the Association shall:

a.       do any and all lawful acts which may be necessary for the development of the Association.

b.      encourage the development of national associations of NDT/Bobath tutors and support the efforts of appropriate national organisation to improve the situation of NDT/Bobath tutors.

c.       organise and coordinate collaboration between national associations and individuals interested in the aims of the Association within its area of activity.

d.      serve as a medium for deliberation of exchange of ideas, knowledge, skills and experiences and for the collection and dissemination of information.

e.       organise interdisciplinary conferences, congresses and/or seminars on national and international level.

f.        undertake such other actions as the General Meeting and the Executive Committee of the Association shall determine to further the aims and purposes of the Association.

 

Article 4

MEMBERSHIP

Classes of the membership:

A. full membership:

1.    national organisations of therapists and physicians who are qualified tutors to teach the

NDT/Bobath concept for the treatment of children and adults with disabilities due to cerebral palsy and other allied-neurological conditions.

     2. in countries who do not yet have a national organisation one established teaching team may take the art of a national organisation.

B. associate membership:

     individual therapists and physicians

     1. who are qualified tutors to teach te NDT/Bobath concept;

2. who are in the process of training to become tutors; they have all rights and duties except the voting right.

C. life/honorary/membership may be awarded to persons who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of NDT/Bobath concept and who are nominated by the Association members and carried by a two thirds (2/3) majority vote of the General Meeting.

 

Article 5

INITIAL APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

Application for membership shall be made in writing to the Executive Committee.

The applicant shall submit as appropiate:

a.       with regard to Article 4 A/I:

Articles of National Organisation

with regard to Article 4 A/2:

Details of Program of National NDT/Bobath course

b.      with regard to Article 4 B/2:

letter of recommendation by the national organisation or the teaching team that is responsible for the qualification of the ongoing tutor

c.       such other information as the Executive Committee shall require.

 

Article 6

GRANTING OF MEMBERSHIP

The Executive Committee shall assess all applications and make recommendations to the next General Meeting.

 

Article 7

DUTIES OF MEMBERS:

a.       comply with these Articles;

b.      pay subscription in accordance with Article 21/c/d;

c.       send a voting delegate to the General Meeting;

d.      if national organisations make amendments to their Constitution/Statute, Articles, Bylaws and Ethical Codes these must be sent to the Secretary of the Association within six months following such adoption;

e.       send to the Secretary the names and addresses of new tutors and officers on their election or appointment;

f.        report to the Executive Committee as and when requested to announce and report to the Executive Committee about all given basic, refresher and advanced NDT/Bobath courses;

g.       keep the Executive Committee informed of any events or developments in its country of interest to the Association;

h.       keep the Executive Committee informed of any events or developments in its country of interest to the Association.

 

Article 8

RIGHTS OF MEMBERS:

a.       participate in the affairs of the Association;

b.      request support in his/her/their efforts to improve the situation of tutors in their own countries;

c.       apply for assistance Funds of the Association;

d.      participate in policy development by making suggestions to the Executive Committee and the General Meeting.

 

Article 9

TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP:

a member shall forth with cease to be a member upon any of the following:

a.       resignation of membership in writing to the Executive Committee;

b.      the Executive Committee resolving that he/she cease to be a member on default in payment of subscription;

c.       if the General Meeting resolves that he/she cease to be a member for failure to comply with these Articles or conduct detrimental to the Association.

 

Article 10

STRUCTURE OF THE ASSOCIATION

A.     The Association shall be conducted through the:

1.   General Meeting

2.      Executive Committee

B.     Committees or Subcommittees which may be established following majority approval by the General Meeting for all domains of activity of the Association.

C.   Auditors shall be appointed at the General Meeting.

 

 

Article 11

GENERAL MEETING

a.       The General Meeting is the supreme body of the Association. All classes of membership of the Association will be entitled to attend the General Meeting.

b.      The General Meeting shall be held every two years.

c.       The place, date and time of the General Meeting shall be decided by the Executive Committee.

d.      Not less then twelve months notice shall be given for the General Meeting and three months notice for extraordinary general meetings. Such notice shall specify the time and place of the General Meeting or extraordinary meeting an to be accompanied by an agenda.

e.       A quorum shall be a majority of votes of the full members representated by their delegates at the General Meeting.

f.        Full members have the right to bring in motions which have to be send to the Vice President/Secretary at least three months before the General Meeting.

The supplemented agenda has to be send to the members at least four weeks before the General Meeting.

g.       The procedures of the General Meeting and extraordinary general meetings shall be suggested by the Presiding Officer and agreed upon by the voting delegates.

h.       Extraordinary general meetings may be convened by request of one/thirth of the members of the Association or by the Executive Committee and can decide and vote only on matters for which it was held.

i.         The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the General Meeting and extraordinary general meetings. The minutes shall be circulated to all members within six weeks of the meeting.

j.        Observers may attend meetings except those for members only and may speak with the permission or at the invitation of the Presiding Officer. The observers shall leave if requested to do so by the Presiding Officer in circumstances when Presiding Officer wishes that all or part of the meeting be restricted to members.

 

Article 12

RIGHTS AND POWERS OF THE GENERAL MEETING

a.       To decide on the dissolution of the Association.

b.      To amend the Articles of the Association.

c.       To elect the members of the Executive Committee in their respective functions.

d.      To receive reports of the Executive Committee.

e.       To determine the amount of subscriptions.

f.        To grant membership.

g.       To confirm and/or reconfirm Committees and Subcommittees.

h.       To terminate membership according to Article 9.

i.         To deal with all matters that promote the objectives/purposes of the Association that are not given by these Articles to the Executive Committee and that are not in violation of these Articles.

 

 

 

Article 13

a.       The executive Committee is the responsible body of the General Meeting to manage the affairs of the Association during the interim between the General Meeting. The Executive Committee shall have executive responsibilities for the affairs of the Association and shall have and exercise all the authority and duties of the General Meeting except that authority specifically reserved to the General Meeting.

b.      The Executive Committee shall consist of a President, a Vice President, a Treasurer, a Secretary and one member.

c.       The President of the Association is at the same time the President of the Executive Committee.

d.      The Executive Committee members shall be elected from members of the Association.

e.       The Executive Committee shall meet at least once every year. Ideally not less than one months notice shall be given for meetings of the Executive Committee. Such notice to be accompanied by an agenda.

f.        The Executive Committee shall cause minutes to be made in the books provided for the purpose:

1.      of all names of members of the Executive Committee present at each meeting of the

Executive Committee and of the Committees and Subcommittees;

2.      of all resolutions and proceedings and all meetings of the Association and of the

Executive Committee and of the Committees and Subcommittees. Every member of the Executive Committee present at any meeting of the Executive Committee or any Committee shall sign his name in a book to be provided for this purpose;

3.   the Secretary shall keep the minutes of the Executive Committee in the official language and shall circulate them to the members of the Executive Committee within one month;

4.  the quorum of meetings of the Executive Committee shall be the majority;

1.      the Executive Committee shall adopt decisions with majority. In the case of an 

      equality of votes the President shall have a second and casting vote.

 

Article 14

TEAMS OF OFFICE

a.       Members of the Executive Committee shall serve from the close of the General Meeting at which they are elected until the close of the next General Meeting.

b.      President, Vicepresident, Secretary and one member are eligible for re-election for a further period of two years. He/She must then retire and may not seek re-election until a two year period has elapsed.

c.       The Treasurer is eligible for re-election for further periods of time.

 

Article 15

RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

a.       To act in the interests of the entire Association and not in the interest of his/her respective member organisation or home country.

b.      To carry out the mandates and the policies of the General Meeting. Between sessions of the General Meeting to make and carry out policies provided they are consistent with these Articles or the mandates.

c.       To direct all business and financial affairs of the Association.

d.      To submit annually to members a report of the activities and finances of the Association.

e.       To decide the location of the Main Office and to engage an Administrative Secretary who is responsible to the Executive Committee for the administration of the Association/ financial resources permitting.

f.        To process applications for membership.

g.       To review activities of members.

h.       To make Provisions for, the holding of seminars, workshops or congresses and to stipulate the conditions for their organisation.

i.         To propose the Committees and the Subcommittees/financial resources permitting.

j.        To make awards as approved by the General Meeting on the recommendation of the Executive Committee.

k.      To do all such other activities as will advance the objectives of the Association.

 

Article 16

RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS

a.       The President shall:

1.  be the official spokesman and representative of the Association;

2. preside over the General Meeting and extraordinary general meetings;

3. preside over all Executive Committee meetings;

4. report to the General Meeting;

5. ensure the legality of activities;

6. authoris publicity.

b.      The Vice-president shall perform the duties of the President in his/her absence.

c.       The Treasurer shall:

1. be responsible for the financial accounts of the Association;

2. advise the Executive Committee and the Administrative Secretary on financial matters.

d.      The Secretary shall be responsible for the day to day management of the Association.

 

Article 17

NOMINATIONS

The members of the Executive Committee will be nominated at the General Meeting by at least two members and have the approval of the nominee's own member organistation or teaching team.

                            

Article 18

ELECTIONS

a.       Shall be by ballot at the General Meeting.

b.       The members of the Executive Committee shall be elected by majority vote. If there is no majority on the first ballot, the name of the candidate receiving the lowest number of votes shall be removed from the ballot and the ballot shall be retaken. This process shall be repeated untill there is a decision.

 

Article 19

VOTE OF MEMBERS

a.       Each country will be allocated a number of votes according to the number of basic courses given and completed in the intervening time between each General Meeting.

 I - 4 basic NDT/Bobath courses = I vote

5 + more basic NDT/Bobath courses = 2 votes

b.      To make use of the voting right each full member will nominate one delegate to the General Meeting.

c.       If a full member is unable to send a delegate to the General Meeting it shall have the right to nominate a delegate of another full member to vote on its behalf.

d.      Between General Meetings upon the order of the Executive Committee a postal vote shall be taken on matters of an emergency nature.

 

Article 20

LANGUAGE

The official language of the Association shall be English which shall be used for all official and legal documents for the Executive Committee meetings and for the General Meetings and extraordinary general meetings.

 

Article 21

FINANCES

a.       The financial year of the Association shall be from January one to December thirty one.

b.      The Association shall accept, hold, invest, reinvest and administer subscriptions, gifts, legacies, bequests, devises, funds, grants and property of any sort or value without limitations as to amount or value.

c.       Every class of member of the Association shall pay an annual subscription in the amount determined by the General Meeting or an extraordinary general meeting of the Association.

d.      The subscription is due on the first day of the financial year.

e.       The Executive Committee shall cause proper books of accounts to be kept with respect to:

1. all sums of money received and expended by the Association and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure takes place;

2. all sales and purchases of goods and services by the Association;

3. the assets and liabilities of the Association.

 

Article 22         DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION

a.    The decision to dissolve the Association shall be in response to wishes of not less then two – thirds of the total membership of the Association.

b.    The method of dealing with the outstanding accounts, disposal of assets and compensa-tion of employees shall be consistent with legal requirements and any funds remeining shall be dispersed to one or more organisations having aims and objectives as similar as may be to those of the Association or humanitarian organisations.

 

The parties finally declared that the persons mentioned below constitute the present officers of the association:

¨      chairman:             the party sub 1;

¨      secretary:             mrs. Susanne Dreier, ergotherapist, residing at Nonnenweg 13,

4055 Basel, Switzerland, born at Basel, Switzerland on the thirteenth of March nineteen hundred and forty-three, unmarried;

¨     treasurer:             the party sub 2;

¨      member:              mrs. Tatjana Velickovic, doctor, residing at 64000 Kranj, Slovenia, born

at Belgrade - Yogoslavia on the twenty-seventh of February nineteen hundred and forty, married;

¨      member:              mrs. Sarah Capelovitch, physiotherapist, residing at 4 Pinsker, Rehovot,

Israel 76308, born at Kaunas, Lithuania on the first, of December nineteen hundred and •thirty-seven, married.

 

The parties are known to me and the identities of the parties involved in this deed have been established by me, civil law notary, on the basis of the documents aforementioned and intended for this purpose.

 

THE DEED OF WHICH,

 was drawn up at Beek-Limburg, on the day mentioned at the  beginning of this deed.

After staling the sum and substance of the contents of this deed to the parties, the latter unanimously declared to have taken note of the contents of this deed and decided not to have the full deed read out to them.

 

thereafter this deed, having been read out in a reduced form, was signed by the parties and immediately after that by me, notary public.