The highest governing body (the highest body of management) of the Organization is the General Meeting.
The exclusive competence of the General Meeting of the Organization includes:
– Adopting and amending the Charter of the Organization;
– Appointing members of the Management Board;
– Appointment and early termination of the appointment of the Comptroller of the Organization;
– Approving a decision on the reorganization and dissolution of the Organization;
– Extending and terminating membership in the Organization;
– Adopting a Code of Conduct in the Organization;
– Adopting an Action Strategy of the Organization and a Strategic Action Plan of the Organization;
– Approving a decision on early termination of the appointment of the entire Management Board or any member thereof in cases and according to the procedure prescribed by this Charter;
– Hearing reports by the Management Board and the Comptroller according to the procedure prescribed by this Charter;
– Consideration of complaints about actions or inaction of governing, supervisory and other governing bodies of the Organization; taking measures to restore the rights of members of the Organization, violated by employees of management, supervisory, executive and other governing bodies of the Organization;
– Overturning decisions of the Management Board and the Comptroller of the Organization on the grounds and according to the procedure specified in this Charter;
– Managing and supervising the property of the Organization.*
*Certain property management and supervision functions may be transferred to the Management Board, the Directorate, and/or the Executive Director of the Organization by the decision of the General Meeting.
The General Meeting has all powers of management of the Organization.
The General Meeting is called as necessary, including whenever required as prescribed by this Charter but at least once a year. Decisions on calling a session of the General Meeting (both regular and ad hoc) are made by the Management Board, except in cases stipulated by this Charter, including cases defined in Paragraph 6.4, Article 6, and Paragraph 12.11, Article 12, of this Charter.
The decision to call the General Meeting of the Organization, its date, time, place, and proposed agenda are communicated to the members of the Organization no later than thirty days prior to the date of the General Meeting except in cases specified by this Charter.
On-demand by at least one-third of the total membership of the Organization, the Management Board, Comptroller, or Executive Director of the Organization, an ad hoc session of the General Meeting may be called. In case such a demand is made by one-third of the members of the Organization, Comptroller, or Executive Director, the Management Board shall approve a decision to call an ad hoc General Meeting no later than 15 days after the demand is made. If the demand by the members of the Organization, Comptroller or Executive Director of the Organization to call a General Meeting is not met by the Management Board, these members, Comptroller or Executive Director of the Organization are entitled to call (approve a decision to call) the General Meeting on their own.