EACIPA Statutes

Chapter I General Provisions


Article 1 The name of the Association: Euro-Americas-China Investment Promoting Association (abbreviated as EACIPA) Chinese translation: Euro-Americas-China Investment Promoting Association.


Article 2 The Association is a non-profit organisation established with the approval of the United States government and headquartered in Los Angeles.


Article 3 Purpose of the Association: EACIPA is a global, open, investment promotion service platform dedicated to "cross-border resource integration and sharing of dividends of the times" by elites in various fields around the world. People, capital, information, technology in Europe and the United States in the multilateral effective links and interactions.



Chapter II Business Scope


Article 4 Information Business: The Association will provide targeted information on innovation and development according to the characteristics, potential and needs of members from various regions and fields.


Article 5 Resource business: Through global network, linking and integrating various industrial resources around the world, the Association organizes industrial and financial delegations from Europe and the United States to dock with various economic regions in China, and conducts "Europe, America and China Investment Forum", "Europe, America and China Investment Dialogue", "Member Interview", and "Member Interview", Through different forms such as "Europe-America-China Investment Forum", "Europe-America-China Investment Dialogue", "Member Interview", etc., the Association will provide global members with opportunities to display resources and docking.


Article 6 Capital Business: The Association will promote global members' industrial opportunities in the form of "third-party investment decision", "platform simulation risk evaluation" and other forms of roadshows, so that the world can understand China and let the world invest in China. It also organises financial capital allocation services in conjunction with the projects.



Chapter III Membership


Article 7 Membership: The Association shall implement the individual membership system.


Article 8 Membership conditions


Individuals applying for membership in the Association must have the following conditions:


1. Adhering to the constitution of the Association;


2. Voluntarily join the Association and be sponsored by two or more members of the Association or by a member at or above the level of vice-president of the Association;


3. Have a certain influence in the scope of the Association's business areas.


4. Individual members must represent more than one sole proprietorship, holding, actual control in the field of the region has the leadership appeal of the enterprise. Non-enterprise members are based on the platform standards and vice president of the sponsor recommended membership.


Article 9 Membership Procedures


Individuals applying for membership must follow the membership procedures below:


1. Submit an application for membership and a letter of sponsorship;


2. Randomly submitted by the Secretariat of the Association five vice presidents to sign a majority of the way through;


3. Issuance of membership card and initial account of membership internet platform by the Secretariat of the Association.


Article 10 Membership rights


1. The Society's right to vote, the right to stand for election and the right to vote;


2. Participate in the activities of the Association;


3. Priority right to obtain the services of the Association;


4. Criticism of the work of the Association and the right to monitor;


5. Freedom to withdraw from the Association.


Article 11 Membership obligations


1. Comply with the constitution of the Association and implement the resolutions of the Association;


2. Protect the legitimate rights and interests of the Association;


3. Complete the interactive work or platform service work assigned by the Association;


4. Reflect the situation of industry-university-research co-operation to the Association in time and provide relevant information;


Article 12 Withdrawal of Members


A member shall notify the Association in writing of his/her resignation and return the membership card. If a member does not fulfil his/her obligations for one year, he/she shall be regarded as automatically withdrawing from the Association.


Article 13 Removal of Members


If a member seriously violates the Articles of Association, he/she shall be removed from the Association by a majority vote of the Joint Meeting of the Presidents. The member shall be prohibited from re-admission for life; the sponsor of the member shall be punished by de-listing at the same time and shall not be allowed to re-apply for membership within half a year; the sponsor of the member shall cease to hold the position of vice-president to retain the rights and interests of the member, and shall not have the right to stand for election within one year if he/she holds a position of vice-president or above.

Chapter IV Organisational Structure


Article 14 The supreme authority of the Association is the General Meeting of Members.


The powers and functions of the Members' Congress are:


1. To formulate and amend the constitution of the Association;


2. Electing and dismissing the vice president and secretary general;


3. To formulate or amend the standard of membership service fee and the procurement standard of outsourcing service;


4. to consider the work report and financial report of the Joint Meeting of Presidents;


5. Decide on termination matters;


6. Decide on other important matters.


Article 15 The general meeting of the members shall be convened with the attendance of more than two-third of the member representatives, and its resolutions shall come into effect after being voted by more than half of the member representatives present.


Article 16 The general meeting of the members shall be held for a term of two years, and if it is necessary to advance or postpone the renewal of the general meeting due to special circumstances, it shall be decided by the joint meeting of the presidents and reported to the president for approval. Postponement of the renewal of the longest not more than one year.


Article 17 The Joint Conference of Presidents is the executive body of the General Assembly, leading the Association to carry out its daily work between the sessions of the General Assembly, and is responsible to the General Assembly. The president of the association is the convener and chairman of the joint meeting of the president, appointed executive chairman or executive vice president to preside over the daily work.


Article 18 The powers and functions of the Joint Meeting of Presidents:


1. To implement the resolutions of the general meeting of members;


2. Elect and dismiss the vice president and secretary general;


3. To prepare for the convening of the general meeting of members;


4. To report the work and financial situation to the general meeting of members;


5. Participate in deciding the absorption and removal of members;


6. deciding on the establishment, cancellation and change of offices, branches, representative offices and entities;


7. Decide on the appointment of the deputy secretary-general and the main head of each organisation;


8. To lead the work of the institutions of the Association;


9. To formulate the internal management system;


10. Decide on other important matters of the Association.


Article 19 "Joint Meeting of the Presidents" shall be convened with the attendance of more than 2/3 of the vice-presidents, and its resolution shall be effective with the vote of more than 2/3 of the vice-presidents present.


Article 20 the "joint meeting of the president" at least once every six months; special circumstances, can be used in the form of communication.


Article 21 The Association establishes the "Joint Meeting of Presidents".


Article 21 The Association shall establish a "Secretariat" appointed by the Joint Meeting of Presidents, which shall exercise the duties of items 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 of Article 18 between the meetings of the Joint Meeting of Presidents, be responsible to the Joint Meeting of Presidents, and be supervised by the Joint Meeting of Presidents. The secretariats of the local chapters shall be established with reference to the secretariat of the General Assembly and shall be under the dual leadership of the local chapters and the secretariat of the General Assembly.


Article 22 The secretariat shall hold a meeting at least once a month; in special circumstances, it may be held in the form of correspondence. The content of the meeting and the decision of the meeting shall be reported to the vice president in charge and the president, and then the members of the platform shall be informed of the content of the meeting.


Article 23 The president, vice president and secretary general of the Association must have the following conditions:


1. Possess international vision and global resources;


2. Be enthusiastic about the cause of the Association and have great influence in the business field of the Association;


3. The maximum age of serving is not more than 70 years old;


4. Be in good health and able to maintain normal work;


5. not having been deprived of political rights in the territory of China in connection with economic, political and violence-related criminal penalties


6. Have full capacity for civil behaviour.


Article 25 The President, Vice President and Secretary General of the Association shall go through the formalities of separation if they exceed the maximum age of service.


Article 26 The President, Vice President and Secretary General of the Association shall be appointed for a term of two years, and shall be re-elected by ballot through the Articles of Association.


Article 27 The President of the Association is the legal representative of the registered state. Due to special circumstances, commissioned by the President, the Vice President of the Joint Conference agreed, can be the Vice President or Secretary General as the location of the legal representative. Legal representative on behalf of the organisation to sign relevant important documents. The legal representative of the Association does not concurrently serve as the legal representative of other similar organisations.


Article 28 The President of the Association to exercise the following powers and functions:


1. Convene and preside over the joint meeting of the Presidents and the plenary session of the Secretariat;


2. To check the implementation of the resolutions of the general meeting of members, the joint meeting of the presidents and the secretariat meeting.


Article 29 The Secretary-General of the Association shall exercise the following powers and functions:


1. to preside over the office to carry out the daily work and organise the implementation of the annual work plan;


2. Coordinate the work of the branches, representative bodies and entities of the Association;


3. Nominate the deputy secretary-general and the main person in charge of each office, to the president or the president of the joint meeting to decide;


4. Decide on the employment of full-time staff of the offices, representative bodies and entities;


5. Handle other daily affairs.


Chapter V Principles of asset management and use


Article 30 Sources of funding for the Association;


1. Membership dues (exempted in the first two years, and the dues collection can be implemented only after the resolution of the general meeting of members);


2. Donations from members (enterprises);


3. Local government funding (including space, office expenses and other in-kind non-in-kind);


4. income from activities and services within the approved scope of business;


5. Interest;


6. Other legitimate income.


Article 31 The Association shall collect membership dues two years after its commencement and after the resolution of the general meeting of members.


Article 32 The funds of the Association must be used for the scope of business and the development of the cause as stipulated in the Articles of Association, and shall not be distributed among the members.


Article 33 The Association shall establish a strict financial management system to ensure that the accounting information is legal, true, accurate and complete.


Article 34 The Association shall be provided by its members with accountants and professional cashiers with professional qualifications. Accounting personnel must carry out accounting and implement other members of the accounting supervision. When the accounting personnel transfer their jobs or leave their jobs during the period, they must complete the handover procedures with the receiver.


Article 35 The Association's asset management by the Secretariat to organise the day-to-day work, must be subject to the supervision of the General Assembly and the President of the joint meeting. If the source of assets belongs to government appropriation or social donation or subsidy, it must accept the supervision requirements of the corresponding auditing organ, and announce the relevant information to the general meeting of members in an appropriate way.


Article 36 The Association and the regional branches must accept the financial audit organised by the auditing institution recognised by the general meeting of the members before the change of term or the replacement of the main person in charge.


Article 37 The assets of the Association shall not be misappropriated, privatised or misappropriated by any individual.


Article 38 The full-time and part-time staff of the Association shall be dispatched by the vice president, members or platform function companies, and their salaries and insurance shall be borne by the dispatching companies. The Secretariat shall undertake the operational leadership of the full-time staff and give them dividends, commission and rewards based on the income generated, as well as the provisions of the relevant statutes.



Chapter VI Procedures for amending the Articles of Association


Article 39 Amendments to the Articles of Association shall be submitted to the General Meeting of Members for consideration after being voted on and approved by the Joint Meeting of Presidents.


Article 40 The amended constitution of the Association shall be submitted to the president for signature and implementation within 15 days after it is passed by the general meeting of members' representatives.



Chapter VII Termination Procedures and Disposal of Property after Termination


Article 41 If the Association completes its purpose or dissolves itself, or needs to be cancelled due to separation or merger, the Joint Meeting of the Presidents or the Secretariat shall propose a motion of termination.


Article 42 The motion of termination of the Association shall be voted by the general meeting of the members and reported to the president for approval and signature.


Article 43


Article 43 Before the termination of the Association, a liquidation organisation shall be set up under the guidance of the president and the joint meeting of the presidents to clear the debts and debts and deal with the aftermath. During the liquidation period, no activities other than liquidation shall be carried out.


Article 44 The Association shall be terminated after the cancellation of registration procedures by the U.S. society registration authority.


Article 45 The remaining property after the termination of the Association shall be used for the development of the cause related to the purpose of the Association by the resolution of the Joint Meeting of the Presidents.



Chapter VIII Bylaws


Article 46 These bylaws are adopted by the vote of the 1st1st General Meeting of Members in 2018.


Article 47 The right of interpretation of these Articles of Association shall be vested in the Secretariat designated by the Joint Meeting of Presidents of the Association.