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+> This is a translation of the statutes of the association Mageia.Org.
+> Since the association was registered in France, those were written in French.
+> As a result, this translation is purely for information and transparency,
+> the legal document being the French version.
+> You can access the original French version from either
+>
+> * [http://www.mageia.org/fr/about/constitution/](/fr/about/constitution/)
+> * [svn://svn.mageia.org/svn/org/constitution/](svn://svn.mageia.org/svn/org/constitution/)
+>
+
+Association under the (French) Law of Associations of 1901
+
+# Mageia.Org
+
+8B rue de la Terrasse 75017 Paris France
+
+## Statutes
+
+The undersigned:
+
+* Anne Nicolas,
+* Arnaud Patard,
+* Damien Lallement,
+* Nicolas Vigier,
+* Olivier Blin,
+* Romain d'Alverny,
+* Séverine Wiltgen,
+* Frédéric Cuif,
+* Olivier Méjean,
+* Colin Guthrie,
+* Thomas Backlund,
+* Anssi Hannula,
+* Raphaël Gertz,
+* Jérôme Quelin,
+* Wolfgang Bornath,
+* Josep L. Guallar-Estevem,
+* Michael Scherer,
+
+founding members - wish to constitute an association subject to the Law of 1st July 1901.
+
+
+## Article 1 - Constitution
+
+A voluntary association governed by the French law of July 1, 1901
+and the French decree of August 16, 1901, is hereby constituted between
+the undersigned and any individual adhering to the present statutes.
+
+
+## Article 2 - Denomination
+
+The association takes the following name: Mageia.Org.
+
+## Article 3 - Purpose
+
+The association is an information-technology and cultural association
+on a non-profit basis governed by the terms of the French Law of Associations of 1901.
+
+The purpose of this association is:
+
+* to organise, develop and promote the free (libre) operating system Mageia,
+ it's derivatives and related free software projects;
+* to coordinate the communities surrounding these projects.
+
+## Article 4 - Registered office
+
+The registered office of the association is in Paris, France:
+
+ Mageia.Org
+ 8B rue de la Terrasse
+ 75017 Paris
+ France
+
+The registered office might be transferred at any time by simple resolution of the Board.
+
+The activities of the association may be exercised in any place outside of it's offices.
+
+## Article 5 - Duration
+
+The duration of the association is unlimited, counting from the signature of the statutes.
+
+The financial year runs from January 1 to December 31.
+
+## Article 6 - Composition of the association
+
+The association is composed of:
+
+* founding members,
+* honorary members,
+* benefactor members,
+* donor members,
+* active members.
+
+Founding members are the actual people who instigated the founding of the association.
+
+The distinction of honoroary member may be given by the general assembly
+to individuals who render or have rendered significant services to the association.
+This title confers on those who have obtained it the right to participate
+in the general assembly without having to pay any financial contribution.
+They participate in general assemblies only with consultative vote and are not eligible.
+
+Benefactor members are the people who pay an annual subscription fixed
+each year by the administrative council. They participate to the general
+assemblies only with consultative vote and are not eligible.
+
+Donor members are the people who donate punctually.
+They do not participate in general assemblies and are not eligible.
+
+Active members are the people chosen by the administrative council,
+after proposition and sponsorship by another active member.
+They are people involved in the life of the association,
+either by their benevolent activity or by exercising a function in the association.
+They participate in the general assembly with deliberative vote and are eligible.
+
+The founding members are members active in founding the association.
+
+If an active member has not participated or has not been represented
+in the last two general assemblies, he becomes a //de facto// honorary member.
+
+
+## Article 7 - Loosing the qualification of member
+
+The qualification of membership is lost as a result of:
+
+* sending a letter addressed to the President;
+* decease;
+* exclusion pronounced by the Board of Directors due to non-payment
+ of the contribution or an offence harmful to the moral and material
+ interests of the association after having been been invited,
+ by registered mail, to present themselves before the Board of Directors
+ in order to provide an explanation.
+* being struck by the Board of Directors for serious reasons.
+
+## Article 8 - Board of directors
+
+The association is run by a Board of Directors made up of at least 6 members
+and no more than 12 members, designated by the general assembly
+and are chosen from among the active members.
+
+The members of the board of directors are elected for three years,
+renewable each year by one third.
+
+Afterwards, they are re-elegible.
+
+The number of the renewable members equals the third of the Board
+of Director's members for the actual year, rounded down to the nearest number
+(in case they are less than 12) with a minimum equal to the number
+of the resigning members. The selected members are the first in order
+as resigning members, next the ones whose last election to the board
+of directors is the oldest. In case of equal election dates, then the one
+or those whose membership of the association is the oldest will be kept on.
+
+In case of vacancies the board of directors provisionally provides
+replacement of its members. Their definite replacement will be provided
+for at the next general meeting. The powers of the members so elected come
+to an end on the date when the mandate of the replaced members would have ended.
+
+The first board of directors is only made up of the executive committee
+members and will be completed without consultation by co-optation.
+
+Each board member, who has not attended three consecutive meetings
+without having been excused, may be considered as resigning.
+
+## Article 9 - Executive committee
+
+The board of directors chooses an executive committee by secret ballot
+from amongst its members and made up of:
+
+* a chairman,
+* a secretary,
+* a treasurer.
+
+The executive committee is renewed every three years, members are re-elegible.
+
+The first executive committee is made up of:
+
+* Anne Nicolas, born on 18th February 1971 at Maisons-Lafittes (78),
+ French nationality: chairwoman ;
+* Damien Lallement, born on 21st May 1980 at Lille (59),
+ French nationality: treasurer ;
+* Arnaud Patard, born on 26th January 1980 at Harfleur (76),
+ French nationality: secretary.
+
+## Article 10 - Duties of the Executive committee members
+
+### 10.1 - The chairman calls the meeting of the Board of Directors.
+
+He represents the association for all functions in social life
+and holds all powers needed to that effect.
+
+He is qualified to appear in court as defendant on behalf of the association
+and as plaintiff with the Board of Director's authorisation by simple majority rule.
+
+He can appeal under the same conditions.
+
+He can only compromise with the executive committee's authorization
+by the simple majority.
+
+He presides all assemblies. In case of absence or illness, he is replaced
+by the vice-chairman or, if not available, by the senior member of the Board
+of Directors and in case of equality by the oldest.
+
+### 10.2 - The secretary general is in charge of everything relating to the correspondence as well as the records of the association.
+
+He writes the minutes of the assemblies and boards of director's meetings,
+and in general, anything in writing about the functioning of the association,
+with the exception of it's accounting.
+
+He is in charge of the special register provided by article 5 of the Law of 1st July 1901,
+and the articles 6 and 31 of the Decree of 16th August 1901.
+He ensures the execution of the formalities stipulated in those articles.
+
+### 10.3 - The treasurer is in charge of all that is related to the administration of the assets of the association.
+
+Under the supervision of the chairman, he effects any payments
+and receives any sums owed to the association.
+
+He is responsible for the accounting of all operations he carries out
+and which he reports to the annual general meeting,
+which in turn approves his administration as far as required.
+
+## Article 11 - Meeting of the Board of Directors
+
+The board of directors meets when convoked by it's chairman:
+at least once every 6 months or at the request of a quarter of it's members.
+
+The board of directors can hold valid meetings by teleconference
+or by authenticated IRC (Internet Relay Chat).
+
+The presence of half of the members of the board of directors is required
+in order that the deliberations be valid.
+
+Decisions are taken with the majority of the recorded votes.
+
+In case of equality of the votes, the chairman has a decisive vote.
+
+Minutes of the meetings are recorded.
+
+The minutes are signed by the chairman and the treasurer. They are written
+without gaps or alterations on numbered sheets and kept at the registered
+office of the association.
+
+The board of directors is invested with the largest powers to execute
+or to entitle all deeds or operations which meet the association's purposes
+and that are not reserved to the general assembly.
+
+It convokes the general assembly.
+
+It oversees the executive committee members' administration and may ask them
+for an accounting of their deeds.
+
+It decides on the admission or expulsion of the association's members.
+
+It entitles the chairman and the treasurer to make any purchase, transfers
+or rentals necessary for the functioning of the association.
+
+In addition, the members of the board of directors may get a refund
+on their expenses.
+
+The deliberations of the Board of Directors about property acquisitions,
+exchanges and transferrals necessary for the purposes of the association,
+taking on of mortgages on those properties, leases exceeding nine years,
+transferrals of possession and loans must be approved by the general assembly.
+
+## Article 12 - Ordinary general assembly meeting
+
+The general assembly meeting is composed of the founding members,
+the active members, the honorary members and the benefactor members
+of the association, upto date with their subscription dues.
+
+It meets at least once a year, at the latest six months after closing
+of the accounting year and each time when it is convoked by the board
+of directors, or at request of at least a quarter of it's members.
+
+For each meeting, the convocations must be sent 10 days in advance
+and contain its agenda. The calls are sent by e-mail
+and by displaying them on the association's web site.
+
+The agenda is set by the board of directors.
+
+The chairman is the president of the general meeting.
+
+The chairman describes the state of affairs of the association.
+
+The treasurer accounts for his administration in a financial report
+which he submits for the general meeting's approval.
+
+The general meeting acquaints itself with the board of director's administrative reports.
+
+It approves the financial report of the past year's accounts,
+votes on the budget of the next year's accounts, deliberates the questions
+on the agenda and if applicable, votes on the renewals in the board of director's memebers.
+
+All deliberations of the general meeting are taken with a simple majority
+of the rexpressed votes. However, dismissals from the board of directors
+are decided by a three-quarter majority.
+
+The general assembly quorum is set at 50% of the present and represented members.
+Any member cannot have more than two powers to vote.
+
+The secret ballot is adopted if a member asks for it.
+
+Ballot conditions are defined each year by the board of directors.
+
+Board of director's deliberations concerning property acquisition, transferral
+and alienation necessary for the purposes of the association,
+taking on of a mortgage on this property, leases beyond nine years,
+alienation of possession and loans must be approved by the general meeting.
+
+Minutes of the meetings' deliberations are recorded by the secretary
+in a register and signed by himself and the chairman.
+
+## Article 13 - Extraordinary general meeting
+
+The statutes can be modified by the general meeting,
+at the board of directors' instigation, or at the instigation of at least
+20% of the members that attend the general meeting.
+
+In each case, the proposed modifications are recorded in the next
+general meeting's agenda which must be sent to every assembly member
+two weeks in advance.
+
+The extraordinary general meeting's deliberations are invalid
+if not at least one third of it's members are present or represented.
+
+If this quorum is not reached, a second general meeting is called with
+the same agenda, with a delay of at least two weeks' time.
+
+No quorum is required for the second call.
+
+The statutes can only be modified with a two-third majority
+of the members present, both after the first and after the second convocation.
+
+## Article 14 - Dissolution
+
+The general meeting can also be called, on the same terms as above,
+to pronounce it's opinion about the dissolution of the association.
+
+It's deliberations are not valid if not at least half of it's members
+are present or represented.
+
+If this quorum is not reached, a second assembly is called for,
+with the same agenda, after a minimum period of two weeks' time.
+
+For the second convocation a quorum is not required.
+
+The dissolution of the association can only be approved with a two-thirds
+majority of the members present, both after the first and after the second call.
+
+The general meeting makes one or several liquidators responsible
+for the liquidation of the association's liabilities and assets.
+
+It gives the net assets to one or several similar organisations,
+or to any one organisation it will decide, but excepting the members of the association.
+
+The liquidator(s) is (are) charged to carry out all declarations
+and publication formalities as provided for by the laws and regulations currently in force.
+
+## Article 15 - Resources
+
+The association resources are made up of:
+
+* help, mostly financial, that can be put at the disposal of the association
+ by any natural or legal person
+* donations received by natural or legal persons
+* income from assets
+* subcriptions or inscriptions of its members as they are set by the general meeting
+* grants from the State, from departmental or communal authorities,
+ and from public enterprises
+* resources created on an exceptional basis and as far as needed
+ with any agreement by the authorities (collections, lectures, raffles,
+ meetings, shows, etc., authorised for the profit of the association)
+* sales to the members
+
+and any other resources authorised by the law
+
+* proceeds from sales of assets or of services delivered
+* industrial property ('trademark') revenues.
+
+## Article 16 - Internal regulations
+
+The board of directors may set out internal regulations that will be approved
+by the general assembly.
+
+Such regulations, if any, will specify the modalities of executing the present statutes.
+
+They may equally fix any points not foreseen in these statutes.
+
+Subsequently, it will be possible to update the internal regulations
+through modifications that the board of directors will have to submit
+for approval to the general meeting.
+
+The internal regulations are applicable to all association members.
+
+## Article 17 - Legal competence
+
+The competent court for any actions concerning the association is the one
+in whose area the association has it's registered office. \ No newline at end of file