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Regulations of ACRI

Approved at the 1st Meeting of the Sixth Council of ACRI
Held on the 24th September, 2011
Chapter 1: General Principles

Article 1: The Name of the Organization is The Associations of China Refractories Industry (ACRI for short).
Article 2: The Association is an industry-based national non-profit social organization with the status of a legal entity.
Article 3: The aims of the Association are to provide a more normative environment for the development of China refractories enterprises and to improve the competitive strength of them, under the guidance of related economic policies released by national government.
Article 4: The Association is in the charge of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, registered in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and guided & supervised by the two organizations.
Article 5: The Association is located in Beijing, China.
Chapter 2: Functions of ACRI
Article 6: The functions of ACRI include:
(1) In-depth investigating into virtual situation and studying on development of the refractory sector; timely reporting the demands of dominant players to relevant governments and departments; and raising comments and suggestions on the sector’s development and relevant legislation.
(2) Coordinating the relations among the members; working out guild regulations and supervising their implementation; implementing industry self-regulation and regulating enterprise operations; coordinating price or other disputes among members; maintaining fair competition and good market order; assistancing governments in monitoring the operations of the members; investigating into and dealing with illegal activities; promoting credibility construction and self-regulatory mechanism of the industry; and safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the members.
(3) Conducting statistics on the industry with the authorization of relevant government departments; collecting, analyzing and releasing information and data; running website and publications for the sector; consulting and providing multi-level information service in terms of domestic and international technologies, markets, managements, human resources, etc.
(4) With the authorization of relevant government departments and according to necessities, organizing conferences, exhibitions, seminars, meetings and other activities to promote products sale, technical exchange, cooperation, investment, industrialization of new scientific achievements and market exploitation.
(5) Strengthening contacts with related international organizations; activating worldwide economic and technological exchanges and cooperation; promoting exportations, foreign investment and importation of advanced technologies and helping the members exploit international market.
(6) Actively participating in the reviewing and proposing of relevant laws, regulations, macro-control and industrial policies; taking part in the formulation and revision of the industrial standards and development planning and industry access qualifications and improving industrial administration system to promote a healthy development of the industry.
(7) With the authorization of relevant government departments, taking part in qualification authentication, new product and technology identification and promotion and identification of accidents; guiding enterprises to continuously optimize products structure so as to improve self-development capability of the sector.
(8) Organizing training activities in terms of personnel, technology, vocation, management, laws and regulations; Guiding and helping the enterprises improve their operations and managements.
(9) Active participation in the coordination of foreign trade disputes and organizing related enterprises to properly response to anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and to safeguard issues so as to maintain regular order for import and export business. Establishing an early warning mechanism to protect the safety of economic operation of the sector.
(10) Being actively involved in the preliminary feasibility studies of important investment or technical transformation projects in the sector.
(11) Promoting the development of refractories industry and social public undertakings and carrying out activities in accordance with the ACRI aims.
(12) Undertaking other jobs authorized or commissioned by related governments and departments.
Chapter 3: Members
Article 7: The member types of ACRI are Corporate Member and Individual Member.
Article 8: The following terms and conditions should be met to join ACRI as members:
(1) abiding by the regulations of ACRI;
(2) free will to join ACRI;
(3) having certain influence in the industry and relevant business and subjects
Article 9: The procedure to join ACRI:
(1) to submit written application form;
(2) approved by the Council and the General Council;
(3) certificates issued by ACRI Office authorized by the Council
Article 10: The rights enjoyed by ACRI members:
(1) to vote, to be elected, and the voting power;
(2) to attend the Congress of Members, and to participate relevant activities;
(3) with priority to enjoy the service of ACRI;
(4) to know the working of ACRI, and to give suggestions and supervisions;
(5) to join and quit ACRI are both of free will;
(6) other rights stated in the regulations of ACRI
Article 11: The obligations of ACRI members:
(1) to implement the resolution of the ACRI;
(2) to safeguard the lawful rights and interests of ACRI;
(3) to be concerned with the constructions of ACRI, to take an active part in the activities of ACRI, and to fulfill the work assigned by ACRI without any delay;
(4) to pay membership dues according to the regulations;
(5) to report relevant conditions and supply interrelated data;
(6) to maintain the unity and keep the secret of ACRI;
(7) to fulfill other obligations of the regulations
Article 12: To quit from ACRI, written notice and membership card should be submitted to ACRI office. Nonfeasance for a year is regarded as automatic quit from ACRI.
Article 13: Anyone’s behavior seriously against the regulations will get removed from ACRI.
Chapter 4: Framework and Principal
Article 14: The highest authority of ACRI is the Congress of Members, the delegations of which are elected by ACRI members. The functional authorities of the Congress of Members include:
(1) to formulate and modify the regulations of ACRI;
(2) to elect and dismiss Council Members;
(3) to examine and approve the working and financial reports of the Council;
(4) to determine the termination matters concerned of ACRI;
(5) to formulate and amend the standards of membership dues of ACRI;
(6) to deliberate and approve the proposal put forwarded by the Council and the members;
(7) to fulfill other functional authorities stated in the regulations;
(8) to resolve other significant matters concerned
Article 15: The Congress of Members of ACRI can be held only when over 2/3 members are presented, and the resolutions take effect after the approval of over 1/2 members.
Article 16: The Congress of Members should be held once four years. Any ahead or delay should get the approval of the Council, and should not in excess of one year.
Article 17: The Council members of ACRI are elected form ACRI members at the Congress, and the Council is the executive body of the Congress of Members.
Article 18: The functional authorities of the Council of ACRI:
(1) to implement the resolution of the Congress of ACRI;
(2) to elect and dismiss the President, Executive Vice President, Vice President, General Secretary and executive directors;
(3) to arrange to held the Congress of Members;
(4) to report the operating and financial conditions to the Congress;
(5) to resolve the Deputy General Secretaries and principals of each division;
(6) to decide the recruit and removal of ACRI members;
(7) to determine the setting up, alteration and cancel of working bodies, branches, representative offices and entity organs;
(8) to formulate internal administrative rules and regulations of ACRI;
(9) to lead all divisions of ACRI carry out all types of work;
(10) to perform other functional authorities provided by the regulations and awarded by the Congress of Members;
(11) to resolve other major issues
Article 19: The Council of ACRI can be held only when over 2/3 directors are presented, and the resolutions take effect after the approval of over 2/3 of the Council members.
Article 20: The Council of ACRI should be held at least once a year, and meetings via communications are adoptable if any special circumstances.
Article 21: The executive directors of ACRI are elected from the Council, and its numbers are not more than 1/3 of the Council members.
Article 22: The General Council of ACRI can be held only when over 2/3 executive directors are presented, and the resolutions take effect after the approval of over 2/3 of the executive directors.
Article 23: The General Council of ACRI should be held at least once half a year, and meetings via communications are adoptable if any special circumstances.
The directors and executive directors of corporate members are held the post by the current principals of the companies, and when there are any changes the new principals will become the successors.
Article 24: The Association has one President, one Executive Vice President (full time at office), several Deputy Presidents, and one General Secretary (full time).
The President, Executive Vice President, Deputy Presidents, and General Secretary of ACRI should meet the following qualifications:
(1) good political caliber;
(2) bigger influence in China refractories industry;
(3) in good health and capable of regular work;
(4) the highest age in office not more than 70 full years;
(5) never criminal punished as deprivation of political rights;
(6) having full capacity for civil conduct
The President and Executive Vice President are elected from the current principals of the key refractories enterprises in China, and if there are any changes the new principals will become the successors.
Article 25: If in excess of age limit, the President, Vice President and General Secretary ought to transact the resignation procedures.
The tenure of each President of ACRI is usually two years and there will be two Presidents on duty in turns during each full period of four years. The tenures of Executive Vice President, Vice Presidents and General Secretary of ACRI are usually four years and are not to exceed eight years. Any extension should be approved by 2/3 of the Congress members.
Article 26: The Executive Vice President is the legal representative of ACRI, who does not hold a concurrent post of any other corporate.
Article 27: The President of ACRI exercises the responsibilities as follows:
(1) to convoke and direct the Council, the General Council and working conferences of the President, and to make annual working report n behalf of the Council or the General Council;
(2) to inspect the implementation of the resolutions made by the Congress, the Council and the General Council;
(3) to sign relevant important documents in the name of ACRI;
(4) if the current President of ACRI could not perform duties for the time being, the Executive Vice President is to perform as the President with the written authorization of the President.
Article 28: The responsibilities of the Executive Vice President of ACRI:
(1) to take charge of the daily work of ACRI entrusted by the President, and to enforce the annual working program approved at the Council of ACRI, putting into practice the resolution made at the Council and the General Council;
(2) to put forward proposals on annual working program and annual work summary of ACRI;
(3) to carry out other works assigned by the President
Article 29: The responsibilities of the General Secretary of ACRI:
(1) to direct working bodies to fulfill their work, and to be in charge of relevant business work with the authorization of the Executive Vice President
(2) to coordinate branches, representative offices and entity organs to work;
(3) to nominate Deputy General Secretaries and principals of wring bodies, branches, representative offices and entity organs, and submit to the Council or the General Council for deliberation;
(4) to determine the employment of the full-time staffs of wring bodies, representative offices and entity organs;
(5) to handle other daily routine
(6) to deal with other works assigned by the President and Executive Vice President of ACRI
Article 30: ACRI has the President Office. The working meeting is presented by the President, the Executive Vice President, Vice Presidents, and the General Secretary, which is responsible for the General Council during the closing period of the General Council.
Chapter 5: Funds Management and Employment Principles
Article 31: Source of ACRI Funding
(1) Membership fees;
(2) Donation of members, companies and individuals home and abroad;
(3) Receipts of activities and service authorized within the scope of ACRI’s business;
(4) Supports from the governments;
(5) Interests;
(6) Other lawful earned income
Article 32: Membership dues are determined at the Congress of Members on the basis of relevant laws and regulations (free of charge for individuals).
Article 33: Funds of ACRI must be used for relevant business scope, not to be allowed to allocate among members.
Article 34: Strict financial management system has been set up, to guarantee the legality, authenticity, accuracy and integrity of the accounting data of ACRI.
Article 35: ACRI has professional accounting personnel, who are now supposed to work as cashiers.
Article 36: The assets management of ACRI abides by the regulations of the national financial management system, and is supervised by the Congress of Members and relevant financial sectors.
Article 37: Financial audit ought to be carried through by authorized organizations once there are any changes in the legal representative or the term of office.
Article 38: The assets of ACRI should not be occupied, divided and diverted by any corporations or individuals.
Article 39: The wages, welfare and insurance of the full-time employees of ACRI should comply with relevant national provisions.
Chapter 6: Modification Procedure of the Regulations of ACRI
Article 40: Any modification of the regulation should be voted through by the Council and examined by the Congress of Members.
Article 41: The modified regulation will take effect once approved by relevant administrative authorities 15 days after being passed at the Congress of Members.
Chapter 7: Termination Procedure and Assets Disposal
Article 42: If cancellation happens due to reorganization or mission accomplishment, the resolution for termination should be submitted by the Council or the General Council of ACRI.
Article 43: The termination resolution should be approved at the Congress of Members, and submitted to and agreed by the governing body.
Article 44: Before the termination, audit team should be set up to settle claims, debts and matters concerning reconstructions.
Article 45: Termination becomes effective as soon as the cancellation registration is transacted.
Article 46: The residual properties after termination are to be used for the business development relevant to the aim of ACRI.
Chapter 8: Supplementary Articles
Article 47: The regulation of ACRI was voted through at the 6th Congress of Members held on 24th of September, 2011.
Article 48: ACRI holds the right to interpret the regulation.
Article 49: The regulation of ACRI takes effect on the date when it gets the approval of administrative authority.