Articles of Association
Chapter 1. Name of the Association.
1.1. The name of the Association is “Latvian Numerologists Association” (hereinafter referred to as the Association).
Chapter 2. The Association’s objective and the tasks established to achieve it.
2.1 The Association’s objective is to promote public awareness of the opportunities offered by numerology for improving each individual’s quality of life.
2.2. The tasks established to achieve the Association’s objective are:
2.2.1. To coordinate the activities of various legal entities or individuals in developing and implementing projects consistent with the Association’s objectives, with the aim of harmonizing people’s psychological and emotional well-being.
2.2.2. To study data on various events and individuals and apply the insights gained in practice.
2.2.3. To conduct surveys and research.
2.2.4. To collect, compile and disseminate information.
2.2.5. To engage in publishing and provide information that promotes an understanding of numerology.
2.2.6. To cooperate with other organizations in Latvia and elsewhere in the world with similar objectives.
2.2.7 To promote public understanding by expressing the Association’s views in accordance with its objectives.
2.2.8. To organize educational events in accordance with its operational tasks.
2.2.9. To raise funds to implement this objective and these tasks through membership fees, donations and funding allocated by various foundations.
Chapter 3. Duration of the Association.
3.1. The Association is established for an indefinite period.
Chapter 4. Admission, withdrawal and expulsion of members.
4.1. Any individual or legal entity with legal capacity, or partnership with legal capacity, may join the Association by submitting a written application in the prescribed form. The application form and the list of documents to be attached shall be determined by the Association’s Board.
4.2. The Board shall decide on the admission of a member to the Association. The Board must consider the applicant’s request at its next meeting, but no later than one month after receipt of all necessary documents. The Board must notify the applicant of its decision within one week of its adoption.
4.3. The applicant may appeal the Board’s decision to refuse admission in writing to the general meeting of members. If the general meeting of members also rejects the applicant’s request, the applicant shall not be admitted as a member of the Association and may submit a new application no earlier than after one year.
4.4. A member may withdraw from the Association at any time by notifying the Board in writing;
4.5. A member may be expelled from the Association by a decision of the Board if:
4.5.1. the member has not paid membership fees for more than 12 (twelve) months;
4.5.2. the member fails to comply with decisions of the general meeting and the Board;
4.5.3. the member fails to fulfill their duties and obligations;
4.5.4. the member acts contrary to the Code of Ethics of the Latvian Numerologists Association;
4.5.5. the member engages in other activities contrary to the provisions of these Articles of Association.
4.6. The Board shall consider the expulsion of a member of the Association at its next meeting. The Board must notify the member being expelled in writing of its decision to expel them from the Association and the reasons for that decision within five days of its adoption.
Chapter 5. Rights and duties of members.
5.1. Members of the Association have the following rights:
5.1.1. to participate in the governance of the Association,
5.1.2. to receive information about the Association’s activities, including access to the minutes, decisions and orders of all bodies of the Association,
5.1.3. to participate in all events organized by the Association, submit proposals concerning the Association’s activities and their improvement, and defend their views,
5.2. Duties of members of the Association:
5.2.1. to comply with the Association’s Articles of Association and implement decisions of the meeting of members and the Board
5.2.2. to pay membership fees regularly. Membership fees shall be paid in a single payment or in proportional installments over the months of the calendar year;
5.2.3. to support the implementation of the Association’s objective and tasks through their participation,
5.2.4. to refrain from activities that undermine the Association’s reputation,
5.2.5. to comply with the Code of Ethics developed by the Association,
5.3. Obligations may be imposed on a member by a decision of the meeting of members or the Board. The member’s consent is required when imposing obligations that differ from those of other members.
Chapter 6. Organizational units of the Association.
6.1. Territorial and other organizational units of the Association may be established by a decision of the meeting of members;
6.2. The activities, rights and duties of an organizational unit, as well as its relationship with the Association, shall be governed by the unit’s regulations, approved by the Association’s meeting of members.
Chapter 7. Convening meetings of members and adopting decisions.
7.1. The meeting of members is the Association’s decision-making body.
7.2. All members of the Association are entitled to participate in the meeting of members. Members may participate in the meeting of members only in person.
7.3. An ordinary meeting of members shall be convened once a year, no later than March 31.
7.4. An extraordinary meeting of members may be convened at the initiative of the Board or upon a written request by at least one tenth of the Association’s members, stating the reason for convening the meeting.
7.6. A meeting of members shall have a quorum if more than half of the members attend.
7.7. If a meeting of members lacks a quorum, a repeat meeting of members shall be convened within three weeks and shall be entitled to adopt decisions regardless of the number of members present, provided that at least three members attend.
7.8. A decision of the meeting of members is adopted if more than half of the members present vote in favor. A decision on amendments to the Articles of Association, termination or continuation of the Association’s activities is adopted if more than two thirds of the members present vote in favor.
7.9. The meeting has the authority to discuss and evaluate the Association’s annual performance and make proposals for improving the Association’s activities.
Chapter 8. Executive body.
8.1. The Association’s executive body is the Board, consisting of three Board members.
8.2. The Board members shall elect a Chairperson from among themselves, who shall organize the Board’s work.
8.3. The Board is entitled to decide all matters that do not fall within the authority of the meeting of members.
8.4. The Chairperson of the Board is entitled to represent the Association individually without special authorization, while the other Board members may represent it jointly in pairs.
Chapter 9. Auditor. Auditing body
9.1. The Association’s financial and economic activities shall be supervised by an auditor engaged by the Board one month before submission of the annual report for the reporting year.
9.2. The Association’s auditor may not be a member of the Association’s Board.
9.3. The auditor shall:
9.3.1. audit the Association’s assets and financial resources;
9.3.2. provide an opinion on the Association’s budget and annual report;
9.3.3. evaluate the Association’s accounting and record-keeping;
9.3.4. provide recommendations for improving the Association’s financial and economic activities;
9.4. The auditor shall conduct audits within the time limits set by the meeting of members, but no less than once a year.
9.5. The meeting of members shall approve the Association’s annual report only after receiving the auditor’s opinion.
Chapter 10. Membership fees
10.1 Members of the Association shall pay membership fees, the amount of which shall be determined by the meeting of members.
The revised Articles of Association were approved at the Association’s general meeting of members in Riga on September 25, 2020