GENERAL MEMBERS' MEETING

9. General meeting of members
9.1. The main function of the General Meeting of Members is to ensure that the Union complies with the goals for which it was created.
9.2. The exclusive competence of the General Meeting of Members includes:
1) determination of priority areas of the Union's activities, principles of formation and use of its property;
2) change of this Charter;
3) determining the procedure for admission to the membership of the Union and exclusion from its membership;
4) formation of bodies (governing bodies) by the Union and early termination of their powers (including the election of the Council and the President, early termination of the powers of the Council and the President);
5) approval of the annual report and accounting (financial) statements of the Union;
6) making decisions on the creation by the Union of other legal entities, on the participation of the Union in other legal entities, on the creation of branches and on the opening of representative offices of the Union;
7) making decisions on the reorganization and liquidation of the Union, on the appointment of a liquidation commission (liquidator) and on the approval of the liquidation balance sheet;
8) election of an audit commission (auditor) and approval of an audit organization or an individual auditor of the Union;
9) making decisions on the procedure for determining the amount and method of payment of membership fees, on additional property contributions of members of the Union to its property;
10) exclusion from membership of the Union;
11) other issues referred to the competence of the General Meeting of Members by this Charter and (or) the law.
9.3. Decisions on issues provided for in subparagraphs 1-11 of paragraph 9.2. of these Articles of Association are within the exclusive competence of the General Meeting of Members and cannot be transferred to them for decision by other bodies of the Union.
9.4. Ordinary General Meetings of Members are held once a year.
9.5. Extraordinary General Meetings of Members are held as needed. Extraordinary General Meetings of Members may be convened at the initiative of the Council, the President, or at least 1/4 of the members of the Union.
9.6. The General Meeting of Members is competent (has a quorum) if more than half of the members of the Union are present.
9.7. The decision of the General Meeting of Members is taken by a majority vote of the members of the Union present at this meeting.
The decision of the General Meeting of Members on issues of exclusive competence is taken by a qualified majority of votes (at least 3/4) of those present at this meeting.
9.8. The decision of the General Meeting of Members is taken by open vote. Each member of the Union has one vote at the General Meeting of Members.
On the adoption of the decision of the General Meeting of Members, a protocol is drawn up in writing.
9.9. The decision of the General Meeting of Members can be taken without holding a meeting by holding absentee voting (by poll), except for making decisions on issues provided for in subparagraphs 1-11 of paragraph 9.2. of this Statute.
9.10. In order to be able to conduct absentee voting, an e-mail distribution list of the General Meeting of Members <аа@avltd.ru> (hereinafter referred to as the distribution list) is created. Members of the mailing list are members of the Union, members of the Council, the President, as well as employees of the Union included in the mailing list by decision of the President. Each mailing list member is required to provide their e-mail address for inclusion in the specified list.
A message is also considered delivered in cases where it has been received by the mailing participant to whom it was sent (addressee), but due to circumstances depending on him, the addressee has not read it.
9.11. Through the mailing list, all legally significant messages necessary for conducting absentee voting are sent.
9.12. The President is obliged to send the proposed agenda, all necessary information and materials to the mailing list at least 10 (ten) working days before the start of absentee voting, as well as to inform the deadline for the end of the absentee voting procedure.
9.13. Any member of the Union has the opportunity at least 3 (three) working days before the start of absentee voting through the mailing list to make proposals for the inclusion of additional issues on the agenda and (or) proposals for changing draft decisions.
9.14. In the event that a member of the Union exercises the right provided for in clause 9.13. of this Charter, the President is obliged at least 1 (one) working day before the start of absentee voting through the mailing list to inform all participants of the mailing list of the amended agenda, as well as provide other information and materials sent by a member of the Union in the exercise of his right.