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Chapter 1
Name, Goal and Headquarters.
Article 1 - Name
The Aikido European Confederation is a community of European
national organisations of Aikido. It is a nonpolitical association which
makes no difference between national origins or beliefs. It recognizes
the Aikido created by O sensei Morihei UESHIBA. It may be denominated
as C.E.A.(Confederation Europeenne d'Aikido Traditionnel)
Article 2 - Definition
The Aikido European Confederation gathers together the
federations, unions and national groups of Aikido which have as a goal
to contribute to the advancement of Aikido on the educational, sportive
and moral aspects.Each member preserves its own technical and administrative
autonomy and independence.
Article 3 - Goals
C.E.A. promotes the Aikido created by O sensei Morihei UESHIBA
in its traditional way and directing the necessary steps to be made at
European level in order to fulfill this aim: the editing of sport events
schedules and technical or informational publications concerning the life
of the national structures, the organizing of European meetings for instructors
only or for all the members, the smoothing of the inter-clubs meetings.
-Representing Aikido at every level higher than national, protecting the
common interest of its members and solving all the problems which may
occur for the best of the affiliated federations.
-Preserving the moral, educational, ethical and technical fundaments of
the traditional practice of Aikido.
-Guaranteeing and protecting the grades and instructor titles granted
by its Technical Commission.
Article 4 - Action Principles
- C.E.A. is directed by free consent in every field of activity.
- C.E.A. recognizes the technical and administrative autonomy of the
affiliated national organisations and promotes their cooperation for the
benefit of the Aikido.
- C.E.A. is politically neutral, and defends the principles of ethical,
religious and philosophical tolerance.
- each membercountry of the European Confederation for Traditional Aikido
- CEA is free to organize on its teritory Show Aikido contests for individuals
or pairs, with national or international attendance, for the follwing
events: - Kata with or without weapons (tanto, bo, bokken, katana); -
Randori. Any member country, on its own will, upon invitation from the
organizing country.
Article 5 - Social Headquarters
The social headquarters and the administrative secretariat of C.E.A.
is situated at the General Secretary's domicile. Any change of the headquarters
will be immediately transmitted to all the adherent structures.
Article 6 - Official Languages
The official languages of C.E.A. are French, English and German.
In case of any translation conflict the original French version or the
original translation in one of the official languages will have priority
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Chapter 2 
Members
Article 7 - Adhesion, Withdrawal and Expulsion
7.1 Only the General Assembly may grant C.E.A. membership.
7.2 The national organizations of Aikido may join C.E.A. only if
they fulfill the conditions mentioned within this status.
7.3 Each country may have only one organization affiliated to C.E.A.
7.4 If in a country there are more than one organizations or Aikido groups
demanding simultaneously their affiliation, they can be accepted within
C.E.A. only if there is a previous agreement signed by them. Each
country elaborates its own agreement in its own terms.
7.5 The national organizations within the countries which are not affiliated
to C.E.A. can always apply for their affiliation addressing their
request along with all the documents presenting the managing and technical
structures of the organization, its importance and its goals to the General
Secretary of C.E.A.
7.6 The Directing Committee of C.E.A. examines the eligibility of
the candidateship according to its file.
7.7 The final admission is voted during the General Assembly session with
the majority of the present delegates with a right to vote; in case of
ballot the Chairman's vote is decisive.
7.8 The request for withdrawal of an affiliated structure can be forwarded
any time by registered letter to the General Secretary. The withdrawal
becomes effective immediately after its being registered by the directing
office of C.E.A. It is presented in the next General Assembly session
by the General Secretary of C.E.A.
7.9 The suspension of all the rights connected to the membership can be
pronounced against every member who has delayed more than one year paying
its dues or other financial obligations towards C.E.A.
7.10 The expulsion can be pronounced by the General Assembly in case of
breaking the rules of the present status, of a more than two year delay
in paying the dues or the financial obligations towards C.E.A.This expulsion
has to be approved by 3/4 (three quarters) of the present voting delegates.
7.11 The withdrawal or the expulsion puts an end to all the obligations
and rights of the affiliated federation save the paying of all the arrears
or other financial obligations.
7.12 A withdrawing or expulsed federation may not claim all or a part
of the goods belonging to C.E.A.
7.13 A request for reintegration is subject to the same procedure as the
first adhesion.
Chapter 3
Rights and Obligations
Article 8 - Members Rights and Obligations
8.1 The members of C.E.A. have the right:
8.1.1 To send delegates to all the meetings or federal commissions.
8.1.2 To take part in all the projects developed by C.E.A.
8.1.3 To use the structures of C.E.A. or to ask for advice and counsel
and for moral support from other members when they are following the aims
described above.
8.1.4 To summon the Extraordinary General Assembly of C.E.A.
8.1.5 To contact federations in the countries that haven't joint C.E.A.
in order to promote and expand the traditional Aikido.
8.2 The members of C.E.A. have the obligation:
8.2.1 To defend the interests and the missions of C.E.A.,including
by their internal activities and their official documents.
8.2.2 To respect the spirit and the goals which have been defined above.
8.2.3 To respect the statutory dispositions and all the annexed regulations
of C.E.A.
8.2.4 To acknowledge all the decisions taken by the General Assembly or
by the Directing Committee designated by the General Assembly.
8.2.5 To reject contacting other structures or national federations if
there is any risk of prejudicing other members or the activity or the
ethic of the Confederation.
Chapter 4
The Finances
Article 9 - The Dues
9.1 The General Assembly fixes the amount of the yearly due in advance.
This comes to its settle day at the 1-st of April of the current fiscal
year.
9.2 Any delay in paying the due may be followed by a suspension decision
in case of a more than a year delay, or by an expulsion decision in case
of a more than two years delay.
Chapter 5
The Administrative Structure
Article 11 - Directing Instances
The Directing Instances of C.E.A. are:
11.1 The General Assembly.
11.2 The Directing Committee.
11.3 The Technical Commission.
Article 12 - The General Assembly
12.1 The supreme instance of C.E.A. is the General Assembly.
12.2 The General Assembly consists of a reunion, annual in principle,
and at which all members who have their payments up to day may participate.
12.3 The General Assembly tasks are:
12.3.1 To establish the regularity of the summon.
12.3.2 To establish the validity of the rights to vote.
12.3.3 To vote the agenda.
12.3.4 To adopt the report of the previous General Assembly.
12.3.5 To hear and debate the Directing Committee members report.
12.3.6 To hear the Accountant Commissars report.
12.3.7 To give the clearing receipt to the Directing Committee and to
the Accountant Commissars.
12.3.8 To confirm the members of the Directing Committee and the Accountant
Commissars.(every second year)
12.3.9 To fix the amount of the dues.
12.3.10 To vote or to reject the statute modifications in case of a demand
by one of the members included in the agenda. The statute modification
is voted with a majority of 3/4 (three quarters) of the present members
who have a right to vote.
12.3.11 To confirm the attribution of the honorific distinctions following
the Directing Committee proposition.
12.3.12 To handle the demands and the various problems raised and to submit
them to vote.
12.3.13 To fix the date and the place of the next General Assembly.
12.3.14 To close the reunion of the General Assembly.
12.4 The decisions are taken with simple majority except for the statute
modifications and the decisions concerning disciplinary measures which
will be adopted with a majority of 3/4 (three quarters) of the present
voters.
12.5 A General Assembly can destitute the members of the Directing Committee
from their functions before the end of their mandate, proceeding to new
elections if necessary in the interest of C.E.A. or of their affiliated
federations. The destitution is pronounced with a majority of 3/4 (three
quarters) of the present voters.
12.6 An Extraordinary General Assembly may be summoned within 10 weeks
if a request is presented by at least one of the affiliated federations.
The request must be approved by the Directing Committee and to be motivated
by a cause which cannot wait until the ordinary session of the General
Assembly.
Article 13 - The Directing Committee
13.1 The C.D. is formed by:
The Chairman of C.E.A.
The Honorary Chairman of C.E.A.
The 1-st Vice-Chairman of C.E.A.
The 2-nd Vice-Chairman of C.E.A.
The General Secretary of C.E.A.
The Treasurer of C.E.A.
This Directing Committee (D.C.) has to include persons belonging to at
least two different nationalities.
13.2 The honorary presidency might be conferred to one person who has
particular merits in development of the Aikido. The award of this honorary
title is within the General Assembly competence following the Directing
Committee proposition.
13.3 The same person cannot have more than one function within the D.C.
In case of a vacancy the new elections can take place only at the next
General Assembly.
13.4 All members of the D.C. must hold an acknowledged DAN grade in Aikido
and must belong to one of the affiliated federations of C.E.A. They
must be of age and under no restrain in performing their citizenship rights
in their countries. If a member of the D.C. withdraws from its own federation
he is automatically fired from its position in the C.D.(the reciprocal
is not true).
13.5 Each member of the C.D. is individually elected by the General Assembly
for a two year term. The vote is secret. The General Secretary and the
Treasurer may have their mandates prolonged in the interest of C.E.A.
13.6 Each member of C.E.A. is bound to the statute and to the decisions
which are in vigor and is responsible before the General Assembly.
13.7 The D.C. gathers for debates any time when a necessity occurs.
13.8 The members of the D.C. have the following tasks: -The Chairman
directs C.E.A. and represents it in all the situations. In case
of absence he can transfer his prerogatives to the 1-st Vice-Chairman.
He coordinates the actions of the other members of the C.D. During his
presidency he organizes a great international training session in his
country. -The Honorary Chairman may be charged with representative missions
and has the right to participate, to speak and to vote in all C.E.A.
manifestations. -The 1-st Vice-Chairman assists the Chairman and is particularly
charged with the relations between the Directing Committee and the Technical
Commission. -The 2-nd Vice-Chairman assists the Chairman and is particularly
charged by the Chairman or the Vice-Chairmen with the administrative supervision,
having all the powers established by written acts. In case of absence
he is represented by the 1-st ViceChairman. -The Treasurer handles all
the financial business of C.E.A. He guarantees the inventory and
supervise the transparency of the budget. He decides the expenses under
mandate and with the authorization of the Directing Committee
Article 14 - The Accountant Commissars
14.1 There are two Accountant Commissars who are elected for a two year
term. There are eligible only the persons who are independent from the
D.C. of C.E.A.
14.2 The Accountant Commissars have the obligation to examine the accounts
before every General Assembly and they must present a written report with
the results of their examination.
Article 15 - The Technical Commission
15.1 The Technical Commission of C.E.A. includes two of high Aikido
grades of each country: a master, who must be an expert from a national
federation, and his deputy. They must hold a written permission from their
national federation.
15.2 All the masters and the deputies of the Technical Commission must
belong to a European nationality (the geographical Europe).
15.3 The Technical Commission elaborates the instruction program, the
formation of the specialists program and the grades examinations program.
It is charged with organizing the international training session.
15.4 The masters of the Technical Commission gathers whenever necessary
under the presidency of the 1-st Vice-Chairman. Every member of the Technical
Commission has a right to speak and to vote at these meetings.The decisions
are taken with simple majority. The 1-st Vice-President has only a consultative
role and doesn't vote. The presence of the deputies and other persons
judged to have competence in the matter by one of the masters, is allowed
as a consultancy. In case of absence of one of the masters, the absent
one transfers his vote to his deputy.
Article 16 - The Structure of the General Assembly
16.1 Each affiliated federation has one vote within the General Assembly.
The D.C. has also one vote.
16.2 Each vote is given by a delegate who has a mandate from his federation
or from the D.C.
16.3 Any system of vote mandating between federation is not authorized.
16.4 Each General Assembly must be summoned in writing at least 5 weeks
in advance. The summons must mention the agenda. The demands of new entries
in the agenda, within the miscellanies, must be received as a letter at
the General Secretary of C.E.A. at least 2 weeks before the General
Assembly. No other decision can be taken for the problems which are not
included in the agenda. As an exception there are only the emergencies
presented during the debates, but they have to be voted as emergencies
by the General Assembly with simple majority. 16.5 The General Assembly
of C.E.A. meeting is valide only if it has been summoned by the
rules and in the required terms, and only if at least 50% (fifty percent)
of the voters are attending.
16.5 The presidency of the General Assembly belongs to the Chairman
of C.E.A. or, in case of his absence, to the 1-st or 2-nd Vice-Chairman
(in this order).
16.6 Except for the statute modifications or the decisions bearing disciplinary
measures, all the decisions are taken with simple majority. In case of
ballot, the request is considered rejected.
16.7 The vote upon a certain topic on the agenda can take place only
once during the same General Assembly session. It may be argued for variations
in procedure before the start of the next General Assembly. In all other
cases the decisions are compulsory.
16.8 The vote for the election of the members of the D.C. or the Accountant
Commissars, takes place on secret voting if there is more than one candidate
standing. The voting procedure is the one of successive exclusion of the
candidates who win less, until there is a candidate who wins more than
50% (fifty percent) of the votes. Each candidate who wins more than 50%
(fifty percent) of the votes is declared elected. In case that there are
unoccupied seats after that, the elections will proceed in the same manner
until all the seats are attributed.
16.9 All the General Assemblies are recorded, and a copy of the record,
signed by the session's Secretary, will be handed to the all the federations
in two weeks time after the General Assembly is ended.
Chapter 6
Special Directions
Article 17 - Civil Responsibility
C.E.A. and their representatives declares no responsibility for
the various accidents which may occur during the participation at the
manifestations organized by it, nor for their consequences. It has no
responsibility for the loss or damage of the clothes or other objects
brought by the participants. The adherent federations must verify whether
their insurance include the accidents occurred abroad during the Aikido
practice.
Article 18 - Technical Distinction
There may be rewarded by granting the next superior DAN grade the persons
who have at least the 5-th DAN and who actively practice Aikido and have
had exemplary performances through the time. This can be decided only
with the approval of the involved national federations and of the Technical
Commission of C.E.A. and with majority of votes.
Article 19 - Honorary Diplomas
In case of a demand from a national federation or from the D.C. of C.E.A. the General Assembly may award the honorary diploma and C.E.A.
badge in bronze, silver or gold to the deserving persons.
Article 20 - The Procedure in Case of Litigation
The litigations between C.E.A. and its affiliated federations are,
as a first try, solved by a mediator appointed by the D.C. of C.E.A.
This mediator must be a person trained in the field of the administrative
and judiciary law. He must, based on C.E.A. statute, try to achieve
a friendly concord between the two parts involved, according to the Aikido
philosophy. In case of failure of the mediation, the litigation is subjected
to the General Assembly decision whose decision is final.
Article 21 - C.E.A. Regulations
The regulations attached to this statute become active from the moment
of their approval by the General Assembly and can be modified or revoked
only by decisions taken by a next General Assembly. These regulations
concern certain areas (e.g. technical, tasks or relations) and are compulsory
for all the affiliated federations from the moment of their approval by
the General Assembly.
Article 22 - The Dissolution
22.1 The initiative of C.E.A. dissolution must be taken only by
an Extraordinary General Assembly especially summoned for this aim and
having this sole topic in its agenda.
22.2 If after the dissolution of C.E.A. and after the payment of all
its debts and financial obligations, there are goods which remain, they
will be neither distributed nor paid but they will be destined to the
pursuit of the goals similar to those of C.E.A. or determined by the
General Assembly by the time of its dissolution. If this condition is
not satisfied, the goods will be destined to a charity .
The present statute has been approved by the General Assembly held at
SNAGOV (ROMANIA) on the 20-th of September 1994, with the participation
of the French Federation of Traditional Aikido and The Romanian Aikido
Union (Romanian Aikido federation). It becomes valid immediately.
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