Based on the Paragraph 44 of the Constitution of Republic of Serbia, and Paragraph 12 of the Law on Social Activities (Official Gazette of Serbia, No 1/90), the Assembly of Serbian Geological Society, held on 10^th March, 1992, adopted:

 

 

STATUTES
OF SERBIAN GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

 

I GENERAL REGULATIONS

 

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Serbian Geological Society is a voluntary scientific organization of geologists of Serbia.

Serbian Geological Society was founded in 1891 with the objective: „to perform geological surveys of Serbia and other countries on the Balkan Peninsula, and to inform its members and other interested parties about the achievement in the field of Geology and affiliated sciences.“

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Along with the common goals and objectives, these Statutes regulate mutual rights, obligations and responsibilities of the members of Serbian Geological Society, as well as the other issues essential for successfull work of the Society.

 

II NAME, OFFICES AND SEAL

 

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The name of the Society is: Serbian Geological Society (Srpsko Geološko Društvo).

The legal seat of the Society will be in Belgrade.

Kamenička street 6

11000 Belgrade.

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The Society performs its basic activities on the territory of Serbia.

 

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The Society has its own seal.

The Seal of the Society is of circular shape, with the diameter of 3,2 cms. On the outer rim the following words are written: Serbian Geological Society, Belgrade. In the middle of the seal the year of Society foundation is written: 1981, in the upper part there is the symbol of geology (two crossed hammers), in the lower part there is a cross with four firesteels.

 

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If there is more than one seal at the Society, they are marked with serial numbers.

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The seals are guarded by a person with signed authorization.

The authorized person is responsible for guarding the seal or the stamp.

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The Society has its own stamp of rectangular shape, with the space provided for date and register office number.

 

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The Society can have its own badge, symbolizing the activities of the Society.

For individual activities (congresses, symposia, conferences, jubilees etc.) organized by the Society, special badges can be created, symbolizing these particular activities.

 

III LEGAL INTERCOURSE AND REPRESENTATION

 

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In legal intercourses with third parties, Society acts on its own behalf and for its own account.

The Sociaty guarantees for its commitments with all the assets available.

The Society has its own drawing account, registered with the General Payment Service, and it also can have its own foreign currency account.

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The society is represented by the President of the Society.

 

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The Presiednt of the Society is authorized to sign contracts and undertake other legal actions with third parties, on behalf of the Society, with the Board’s prior consent.

 

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All material and financial business of the Society are signed by the Predisent of the Society. For such purposes he consigns signature with the competent authorities. According to Board’s decision, another Board member can have the signature consigned for the same purpose.

 

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In case of President’s absence, Presiednt’s duties will be performed by the Vice-Presiednt or by one of Board members, appointed by the Board.

 

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The work of the Society and all of its bodies is public.

 

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For the purpose of informing the public about its activities, the Society publishes ’Sessions of Serbian Geological Society’

 

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The issues of confidentiality of geological data is regulated according to valid legislative norms.

 

IV OBJECTIVES AND TASKS OF THE SOCIETY

 

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The major objective of the Society is to encourage, support and maintain the development of general and applied geological exploratoin in Serbia and to influence its advancements along with following up the latest developments in geosciences worldwide.

 

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In order to accomplish its major objectives the Society has the following tasks:

 

·        to gather the scientific and professional members who deal with all the branches of geosciences, as well as the scientific and professional members who deal with the allied disciplines, who all share the common interest in general development and advancement of geosciences in Serbia;

·        to encourage, support and maintain the development of scientific research work in geoscience and to encourage multidisciplinary research;

·         to work on professional development of its members and help their affirmation in geological practice;

·         to encourage its members’ interactive informing about the results of geological explorations in Serbia and in the world, as well as to encourage international scientific cooperation;

·         to promote geosciences and propagate the importance of geological exploration as one of the prerequisites for the economic and cultural growth of Serbia;

·         to attend, encourage and direct legislation acts allied with geosciences;

·         to represent the interests of the geologists of Serbia and to work on the affirmation of geosciences and geological practice;

·        to permanently enrich and broaden its library funds by means of wide exchange of editions with domestic and foreign scientific institutions;

·       to organize symposia and other scientific and professional meetings on geological issues, important from the economic, scientific or educational point of view.;

·      to work actively on the issues of environmental protection and management.

 

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The Society achieves its objectives by different activities:

 

 

·        holding regular annual assemblies, as well as the assemblies out of schedule, when needed.

·        organizing the Society’s meetings (plenary and section), with the objective of public announcement of geological exploration carried out by Socety’s members, as well as discussions on actual problems of geosciences in the worldwide and domestic practice.

·        organizing, if needed, different meetings (round tables, symposia, conferences etc.), of domestic or international importance.

·        issues the magazine ’Sessions of Serbian Geological Society’, as well as the other specfic domestic or international editions (memoirs from congresses, symposia, conferences, and other meetings).

·        encourages the cooperation with other geological societies, as well as other affiliations of mining, geological and metalurgical engineers and scientific, domestic (Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences etc.) and foreign institutions.

 

V RELATIONSHIPS AND COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

 

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The Society can join the associations such as federations etc. for achieving the mutual objectives.

 

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The Society is a member of Association of Geological Societies of Yugoslavia and through this membership it achieves co-operation with other Yugoslav geological societies, associations, committees etc.

 

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The Society coordinates its activities with the actions of Association of engineers and technicians of mining, geological and metalurgical profession of Serbia.

 

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In order to achieve its objectives, the Society co-operaties with geological organizations and geological scientific and educational institutions, as well as with the holders of the financial assets for performing geological exploration (ministries, funds etc.).

 

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The Society can co-operate with and be a member of international geological organizations and associations, unless that co-operation is incompatible with legislation acts of Serbia.

 

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The decision on joining other geological organizations and associations, domestic or foreign, is made by the Assembly of the Society, based on prior proposal by the Board.

 

VI MEMBERSHIP

 

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The membership categories are:

a) rеgular
b) honorary and
c) helping.

 

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Regular members of the Society (hereinafter: members of the Society) can be geologists and professionals in related disciplines, domestic and foreign.

 

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In order to apply for the membership, according to Paragraph 28, an application is submitted to the Board, in which the candidate assumes the commitment of respecting the Statutes of the Society.

The applications are considered on Board meetings. Proposals of the decisions on accepting new members are made by Board members by majority of votes, while the formal acceptance of a new member is confirmed on the first meeting of the Society, or a section.

 

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Honorary members of the Society can be the citizens of Republic of Serbia, claimed for developments and advances within the Society and geoscience, as well as prominent domestic and foreign scientists, claimed for geoscience development.

Honorary members of the Society are elected by Assembly of Serbian Geological Society, based on Board’s proposal, followed by appropriate written argumentation.

Honorary members of the Society are exempt of paying membership fees.

 

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Admission of helping members of the Society is regulated by a separate regulation act.

 

VII RIGHTS AND COMMITMENTS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY

 

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All members of the Society have equal rights. Members of the Society cannot have their rights limited, unless specified otherwise by law.

Rights and commitments of the members of the Society are:

 

·         to elect and to be elected to the bodies of the Society;

·        to work on realization of Society’s objectives and to execute the decisions made by Society’s bodies;

·        to be informed about the activities of the Society and its bodies;

·        to submit proposals, opnions and objections concerning the work of bodies of the Society, as well as the Society in total, and to be informed about the final attitude;

·        to protect and build the esteem of the Society;

·        to take part in Assembly and other meetings of the Society;

·        to pay regularly the membership fee, determined by the Assembly of the Society.

 

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For an outstanding contribution to activities and development of the Society, claimed members of the Society are awarded special tokens of appreciation: medals, diplomas, and other awards.

Awarding tokens of appreciation to claimed members of the Society is regulated by a separate act.

 

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Membership in the Society ceases by means of:.

·        willfull stepping out;

·        disqualification;

·        quitting membership fee payment;

·        death of the member;

·        cessation of the activities of the Society.

 

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Every member of the Society can step out of the Society. Such member must submit a written request to the Board of the Society.

The membership in the Society ceases two months after submitting of the request, provided that the applicator fulfills all the assignments given to him/her by the Society.

 

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A member of the Society is disqualified from the Society after causing moral or material damage to the Society by his/her actions, as well as in case of unduly not paying membership fees for a period longer than two years.

The membership status of a member of the Society who did not pay annual membership fees for reasonable reasons is at standstill.

 

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The membership in the Society also ceases when the number of Society’s members falls down to one-third of number of regular members of the Society or when authorized body of the Society makes a decision on cessation of the activities of the Society.

 

VIII PRACTICE PATTERNS OF THE SOCIETY

 

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The Society is an integral organization where the members of the Society participate in carrying out the tasks of the Society, elections of the members of different bodies of the Society, in accordance with the Statutes and the Constitution of Republic of Serbia.

Activities of the Society are realized through:

 

·        аctive participation of members of the Society on meetings of the Society;

·        works of Assembly, Board, sections and affiliates of the Society;

·        forming commissions, councils and working groups, if necessary;

·        organizing symposia, conferences, seminars and other meetings;

·        field trip organization.

 

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Meetings of the Society are held on each 10th and 25th day of the month.

To hold a meeting of the Society it is necessary to have at least five members present.

 

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Within the Society, if necessary, the commissions for awarding special tokens of appreciation – medals, diplomas, etc, for the claimed individuals and institutions, are formed.

 

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The Society organizes domestic and international scientific and professional meetings.

 

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The topics of scientific and professional meetings are adopted by Assembly of the Society, on Board’s proposal.

Preparations for scientific and professional meetings are governed by Organisational Board, appointed by the Assembly on Board’s proposal.

 

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Geological field trips are organized according to the Programme, adopted by the Board. Field trip planning is regulated by a separate regulation act.

 

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Members of the Society (at least 10 regular members) can form subsidiaries of the Society in regions, cities and towns, geological organizations, geological faculties, and other organizations and institutions, with the aim of realisation of the objectives of the Society.

 

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The subsidiaries act on principles compliant with the Statutes of the Society.

 

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In the aim of upgrading scientific and professional activities and development of certain geological disciplines, Sections, which comprise the members of the Society – specialists for certain disciplines, can be formed within the Society. Some of the Sections are:

·        Sеction for stratigraphy, pаlaеоntоlogy and tectonics;

·        Sеction for mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry and sedimentology;

·        Sеction for hydrogeology;

·        Sеction for engineering geology;

·        Sеction for petroleum geology and geophysics;

·        Sеction for economic geology and ore deposits;

·        Sеction for history of geology, and others.

 

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The decision on forming a Sеction is made by Assembly of the Society, based on a proposal submitted by at least 10 members of the Society.

 

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The Sеctions are not legal entities, so the bodies of the Society are the bodies of the Sеctions.

 

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Activities of the Sеctions are regulated by Regulations of the Sеction, which should comply with the Statutes of the Society. The activities of the Sеctions are coordinated by the Board.

 

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The activities of a Sеction are led by the Presiednt and the Secretary of the Sеction. The President and the Secretary of the section are elected by members of the Annual meeting of the Sеction, with the mandate time-coordinated with the mandate of the Board of the Society.

 

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The Sеction еndeavours to gather as many experts as possible, for the purpose of better realisation of the objectives of the Society (Paragraphs 18 and 19); organizes meetings, and gathers, through commissaries of the subsidiaries, the membership fees from its members. The fees are further being paid in the drawing account of the Society.

 

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Sеction is responsible for all the commitments of its members to the Society. Sections are not allowed to, without authorization of the Society, take any contractual commitments, whether of material or any other nature.

 

IX ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIETY AND ITS BODIES

 

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The Assembly is the main governing body of the Society. The Assembly consists of the members of the Society.

 

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The Assembly is held once a year; if neccessary, the exceptional Assebmly is summoned.

The Assembly is summoned by the President of the Society, based on Board’s decision.

The President of the Society is due to summon the Assembly within 30 days upon request of Inspecting Committee or request of at least 30 members of the Society with written explanation.

 

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The President and other Board members make preparations for the Assembly.

President of the Society convokes the Assembly and leads its activities until Operative Presidency is elected.

Operative Presidency elected during the Assembly leads the activities of the Assembly. It is constituted of the President of the Society and two members.

 

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The Assembly of the Society is authorized to:

·        ratify the Statutes; make decisions on changes and ammendments to the Statutes;

·        acknowledge Regulations on activities of the Assembly;

·        elect the bodies of the Society;

·        consider and ratifies reports on activities of its bodies;

·        acknowledge plan and programme of the activities of the Society;

·        acknowledge financial report and financial plan of the Society;

·        elect honorary members of the Society;

·        make decisions on joining the associations or similar, domestic or foreign organizations;

·        elect its representatives in different affiliations and associations, both domestic or foreign;

·        elect its representatives in Association of engineers and technicians (mining, geological, and metallurgical professionals) of Serbia;

·        make decision on the amount of membership fees;

·        make decisions on appeals, objections and complaints;

·        perform other activities defined by law and Statutes of the Society;

·        make decision on cessation of the activities of the Society.

 

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The Assembly of the society can be held if more than half of the total number of members of the Society are present.

The decisions of the Assembly are made by the majority of votes of members of the Society present at the Assembly.

If the number of present members of the Society is not sufficient, the Assembly is delayed for one hour. After that time has passed, activities of the Assembly are valid with the present number of the members, while the decisions of the Assembly become valid if the majority of the present members are in favour of them.

 

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The Assembly of the Society works according to the Regulations ratified by the Assembly.

 

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The Assembly is announced at least seven days in advance, by means of advertising in the public media.

 

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The bodies of the Assembly of the Society аre:

·         Board;

·        Inspecting Committee;

·        Сourt of Honor.

 

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The Board is a collective executive body governing the activities of the Society.

The Board is constituted by nine members elected by the Assembly of the Society among the members of the Society.

The candidate for the President of the Society is proposed at the same time as the candidates for Board members.

Board is constituted right after the Assembly, and elects Vice-president, Secretary, Technical Secretary and Treasurer among its members.

Board members are elected for the period of two years, providing that their mandate can be renewed once.

 

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Board’s competencies include:

·         take сare of realisation of the decisions, conclusions and recommendations of the Assembly of the Society;

·        take care of realization of the work programme defined by the Assembly;

·        define proposal of the Statutes and other general acts ratified by the Assembly;

·        co-ordinate and encourages activities of the sections and subsidiaries;

·        follow up the activities of other bodies of the Society and makes proposals for their advancements;

·        co-operate and maintain contacts with other geological societies, Association of engineers and technicians of MGM-profession of Serbia and other similar organizations, both domestic and foreign;

·        manage the assets of the Society;

·        deal with other issues which were placed in the scope of its activities by the Assembly.

 

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President represents the Society in every occassion when neccessary, leads all the meetings of the Soсiety, organizes Board meetings, opens the Assembly sessions and by his/her signature, verifies financial and material expenses of the Society.

Vice – President substitutes the President in the events of his/her absence.

Secretary maintains complete administration of the Society, prepares Board meetings and Assembly sessions in accordance with the President; write minutes from Board meetings and Society meetings, appoint the meetings, etc.

Board has also a Technical Secretary who helps the Secretary.

Treasurer is responsible for financial activities of the Society, organizing collection of annual membership fees and writing annual financial reports together with the President.

 

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Board meetings are held when neccessary.

Board meetings are summoned and lead by the President of the Soсiety, and in case of President’s absence, by the Vice-President or another appointed Board member.

 

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President of the Soсiety is due to summon a Board meeting at the request of:

·         Inspecting Committee,

·        1/3 of Board Members,

·        members of one Section.

If the President does not appoint Board meeting, it will be appointed by the proposed from the premise 1 of this Paragraph.

 

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The Board makes valid decisions if the majority of its members are present at the meeting.

Decisions of the Board are made if majority of present Board members vote in favor of it.

 

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The Board is responsible for its activities to the Assembly of the Soсiety.

If some of the Board members do not accomplish their tasks with due diligence, or if they act against the decisions of the Assembly, interests of the Soсiety or terms of Statutes of the Soсiety, these members can be recalled before expiration of their mandates.

The decision on revocation is made by the Assembly of the Soсiety.

 

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In case of revocation of the whole Board, the Assembly is bound to elect new one within 60 days.

Until new Board is elected, the Board which was denied trust is bound to perform all activities from the scope of its authorities.

 

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In order to maintain better relations with members of the Soсiety, so that all the members participate more actively on meetings of the Soсiety, gathering membership fees and other activities, the Board appoints trustees of the Soсiety in companies and other institutions.

 

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The Inspecting Comittee controls legality of the activities of the Soсiety.

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The Inspecting Comittee controls:

·         appliance of terms of the Statutes and other regulations;

·        performing the activities and obligations of all the bodies of the Society;

·        material and financial business, as well as accuracy in utilization of material and financial assets;

·        protects the property of the Society.

 

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The Inspecting Committee has the right and duty to inform the Assembly, Board and other bodies of the Society on illegal activities and other irregularities and suggest taking certain measures within the scope of the body’s authorization.

 

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Inspecting Committee has three members – President and two members, elected by the Assembly.

Inspecting Committee has a two-year mandate, with the possibility of re-electing the members.

 

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The Сourt of Honor has three members who elect the President among themselves.

The Court of Honor solves the arguments between the members of the Society, on request of the members interested in the matter, or on request on any of the bodies of the Society.

 

X ACCESSORY AND AFFILIATE BODIES OF THE SOCIETY

 

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Within the limits of its rights and duties, the bodies of the Society can form permanent or temporary workgroups or commissions for certain issues which should be dealt with by the bodies of the Society.

Structure, rights and duties of the abovementioned workgroups, or commissions are determined by the body of the Society which formed them.

The National Committee of Carpatho-Balkan Geological Association acts within the Society as an affiliate body. The activities of this Committee are performed according to determined regulations.

 

XI MEETINGS OF THE SOCIETY

 

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At the Meetings of the Society members of the Society and invited professionals announce the results of their scientific and professional research in the domain of geology and associated scientific disciplines; discuss the issues in connection with the activities of the Society and its objectives. Also, the life and works of the deceased members of the Society are presented at the Meetings of the Society.

 

XII PUBLICATIONS OF THE SOCIETY

 

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The Society publishes ’Sessions of Serbian Geological Society’. This publication is issued annually and contains reports on results of scientific and professional geological research, which were announced to the members of the Society at meetings of the Society. Other appropriate articles (’In Memoriam’ etc.) are also a part of this publication.

The authors should submit the reports or speeches in written form to the Secretary of the Board before the start of the Meeting of the Society.

The reports approved by the members of the Society at Meetings will be published. The Board makes the final decision on publishing the reports.

For prepartation of the reports to be published the authors should consult ’Guidelines to the Authors’.

 

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Apart from ’Sessions of Serbian Geological Society’, the Society publishes special publications associated with congresses, symposia, conferences etc.

The Sessions are edited by the Editorial Board, which consists of: President of the Society (editor-in-chief), Vice-President, Secretary, Session presidents and members of the Society from abroad. The Board appoints a Technical Editor of the ’Sessions’every year.

Separate Editorial Boards are formed for each of the special publications by the Board of the Society, and consist of expert in adequate fields of interest.

 

XIII THE LIBRARY

 

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The Society has a library, whose stack is enlarged by means of exchange of the publications of the Society for the publications of other societies and institutions (geological and other), both domestic and foreign.

 

XIV МАТЕRIAL AND FINANCIAL BUSINESS OF THE SOCIETY

 

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The Society realizes and uses material and financial assets neccessary for achieving its objectives as provided by the law and these Statutes.

 

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The Society has the following sources of income:

·         by gathering annual membership fees;

·        from state funds;

·        from helping members of the Society (institutions and individuals);

·        from interests on deposited assets.

 

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The material and financial assets of the Society are:

·        basic assets;

·        equipment;

·        earnmarked funds;

·        working assets.

 

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Basic assets are the assets with permanent character.

Equipment сonsists of: scientific, professional and other publications in the Library of the Society.

Earnmarked funds are: publishing funds, fund ’Miloš and Nikola Pavlović’, as well as other assets obteined for specific purposes – for holding congresses, symposia, conferences, and other meetings.

Working assets are: membership fees, donations, profit from publication sales and other incomes.

 

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The Society can, when neccessary, hire individuals, by appropriate contract, for performing primarily technical activities – above all associated with publishing, organization of the meetings, financial activities etc. The decision on hiring a certain individual is made by the Board.

 

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Members of the Society are informed about financial activities of the Society on the Annual Assembly (Reports of Treasurer and Inspecting Committee).

 

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The assets of the Society are defined and distributed according to financial plan of the Society.

In the financial plan, the assets are defined by type of income and distributed by designation, in accordance with objactives and annual programme of the Society.

 

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The financial plan and the final account are ratified by the Assembly every year.

 

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Financial activities and utilisation of the assets is carried out in accordance to valid legislation, with the aim of realization of the objectives of the Society.

 

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The President of the Inspecting Committee is responsible for legal utilisation of the assets according to the financial plan, as plenipotentiary or the person authorized bz the Inspecting Committee by means of special decision.

 

XV CESSATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SOCIETY

 

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The Assembly makes the decision on permanent cessation of the activities of the Society, based on suggestion by any of its bodies or at least one-third of regular members of the Society.

In case of permanent cessation of the activities of the Society, President of the Board should notify the authorized body of Ministry of Internal Affairs in Belgrade not more than 10 days after cessation, so that the Society can be erased from the register.

 

XVI MEANS OF AMMENDING THE STATUTES OF THE SOCIETY

 

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The initiative for ammending the Statutes can come from:

·         Assembly of the Society;

·        Board;

·        Inspecting committee;

·        sections or subsidiaries;

·        individual members of the Society.

The Initiative for ammending the Statutes is submitted to the Board.

Should the Board accept the initiative for ammending the Statutes, the procedure for ammending the Statutes will be launched, otherwise, should the Board determine that no reason exists for such actions, the initiative will be discarded and notify the initiator on its decision.

 

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The draft of ammendments on the Statutes of the Society is being submitted by the Board to members of the Society for review, so that they can submit their opinions and recommendations.

After submitting the recommendations, opinions and observations, the Board composes proposal of ammendments to the Statutes of the Society and submits it to Assembly for ratification. Ammendments to the Statutes are ratified with the majority of present members’ votes.

 

XVII END TERMS

 

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These Statutes become valid on the day of their ratification by the Assembly of the Society.

After these Statutes become valid, all the legislative acts аntithetic to these Statutes will become invalid.

All ratified acts should be modulated to the terms of these Statutes within 3 months of.

 

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Ammendments to these Statutes become valid when ratified by the Assembly of the Society, and its enforcement begins on the day attestation by the authorized body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Belgrade.

 

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The Board of the Society is authorized to render rеfined text of the Statutes of the Society.

 

 

PRESIDENT                       

SERBIAN GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Akademik Nikola K. Pantić