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Name and Headquarters .

Article 1.

The association bears the name: Dutch PHP Users Group, shortened
as PHPGG. It has its headquarters in the municipality of The Hague, and is registered with the Chamber of Commerce under file number 27276016 Haaglanden.

Purpose.

Article 2.

1. The association aims to:
   To support its members in the use and promotion of
   the programming language PHP.
   
2. It seeks to achieve this goal including:
   
   
   
   • Organize meetings and events.
     
   • Where possible or necessary to cooperate with other legal
     institutions and enterprises.
     
   • The issue of a periodical or collaborate with another
     legal person, institution or company to jointly periodically to
     give.

Duration .

Article 3.

1. The association is made for an indefinite time.
   The association
2. year coincides with the calendar year.

Membership .

Article 4.

1. The association has members, honorary members and sponsors. Where in the statutes
   refers to members or member shall be below normal mean
   members as honorary members unless the contrary appears.
   
2. Ordinary members are individuals who are admitted as such
   in accordance with Article 5.
   
3. Honorary members are individuals who, because of their extraordinary
   merits against the association or under the goal of
   association, by the General Assembly so appointed.
   
4. Sponsors are those who are against the association, to the landfill
   an annual membership fee or to otherwise support the
   this association to be determined by the Board and as such by the
   governance are accepted.
   
5. The board shall keep a register recording the names and addresses of all members
   are included. The members are obliged to ensure that their addresses
   more fully known to the Board.

Article 5.

If
1. member can be admitted, when writing a
   request referring to the administration submitted. The Board decided
   on admission. By rejecting the membership of appeal
   registered with the Secretary. The general meeting may then at its
   next sitting still for admission decisions.
   
2. Honorary members on proposal of the Board by the General Assembly
   appointed.
   
3. Members are admitted for a period of one year, hereinafter
   membership year. The membership year runs from January 1 to December 31 of that year. When members during the current year to sign up for a membership, the membership dues for the current year is calculated pro rata.

4. Sponsor may be legal, institutions and companies which
   themselves to writing to the Board, that the admission
   decides. In the notification, the amount of annual dues or
   other fees established by the Board be notified.
   
5. Membership is personal and therefore not transferable or
   susceptible to be obtained by inheritance.

Article 6.
The Board is empowered to suspend a member for a period of at
than six months in the event the member repeatedly in breach of
membership obligations or acts or practices by the importance
the association has seriously harmed.
During the period that a member is suspended, may make the membership
rights are not exercised.
Article 7.

1. Membership ends:

   A. by the death of the member;
   

   B. by termination by the member;

   C. by termination by the association

   D. exemption by

2. Termination of membership by the member shall be made by
   written notification by the December 1 of the current year in the possession of the Secretary should be. This is required to
   receipt within three weeks of written confirmation. If a termination
   time has taken place, membership runs until December 31st of the subsequent year, unless the Board otherwise
   decide whether the member can not reasonably be demanded membership
   to continue.
   
3. Termination of membership by the association can only
   by the Board by notice of at least four
   weeks, when the member, after repeatedly writing to
   notice, two months after the beginning of its membership is not fully
   its financial obligations to the association has met and
   when the member has ceased to meet the requirements by the
   Association for membership made. Membership may
   immediately be terminated by the Board when the reasonably
   association can not be demanded membership to continue. The
   termination shall be in writing stating the reason (s).
   
4. Removal from membership may only be imposed when a
   member in violation of the statutes, regulations or decisions of the association
   or association acting unreasonably disadvantage. The disqualification
   made by the Board that the member concerned without delay of the
   decision, stating the reason (s) thereof. Person is responsible
   within one month after receipt of the notification to appeal to the
   general meeting. During the proceedings, and pending the appeal
   the member suspended. The decision of the general meeting to disqualification will
   should be taken with at least two thirds of the number released
   votes.
   When
5. membership during a membership year, regardless of
   cause or causes, ends, remains nonetheless the annual fee for
   entirely by the member, unless the Board decides otherwise.
   
6. Notwithstanding the first sentence of Article 36, paragraph 3
   of Book 2 of the Civil Code, a member of his termination by
   membership not escape a decision under which the
   obligations of a financial nature of the members be increased, except
   in paragraph 2 of this Article.
   
7. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 of this article can be a member
   terminate membership with immediate effect within a month after him
   decision is communicated to transposition of the association in another
   legal or merger.

Cash, balance sheet and statement of income and expenses

Article 8.

1. The funds of the association include the contributions of the ordinary
   members and contributors, from several acquisitions under erfstellingen,
   bequests and donations and any other incidental income. Erfstellingen
   able by the association only the privilege of estate description
   be accepted.
   
2. Each member is required to pay an annual
   contributions, which amount annually by the General Assembly at
   the annual adoption.
   
3. The Board is required within six months after the
   association financial year to make. These consist of a balance, a
   statement of income and expenses and notes thereto.
   
4. The Board is required of the assets such notes
   the fact that it at any time transfer its rights and obligations may
   be known.
   
5. The board is obliged to in paragraph 3 referred to in Article
   11 report of the kascommissie for ten years.

Board.

Article 9.

1. The board consists of an odd number of at least three and a
   than nine persons, including a chairman, a secretary and a
   Treasurer. The functions of secretary and treasurer may be a
   person to be united. The number of directors is determined by the
   general meeting.
   
2. Directors by the general meeting of the members of
   association appointed for a period not exceeding two years. Resignations
   board member is immediately eligible for reappointment. Until a vacancy is not met,
   Retiring remains in office. All members of the association are separate
   power candicans dating for appointment to the Board. The
   functions are divided by the board.
   
3. The general meeting may suspend or dismiss a board member if
   they present eight terms. A decision is a majority
   requires at least two-thirds of the valid votes cast. A
   suspension, which within three months followed by a decision
   dismissal, by the end of that period.
   
4. The directors are responsible at all times their own to resign, provided that
   this writing is for a notice of at least three
   months.
   
5. It ends the board membership by the end of the
   membership of the association.

Article 10.

1. The Board is responsible for driving the association. The association is
   represented by the Board or jointly by two
   Board members including either the President or the Secretary or the
   Treasurer.
   The Board may
2. its members or a third one or not continuous
   proxy to the association within the boundaries defined in the proxy
   to represent.
   
3. The board is provided with the approval of the General Assembly, responsible
   to decide on any agreements to acquire, dispose
   and encumbrance of registered property, and to enter into agreements
   the association itself as guarantor or severally co-debtor,
   for third or strong to guarantee a debt
   another connects. In the absence of such approval by the
   association and against third parties can be invoked.
   
4. The Board is empowered under its responsibility, with certain parts
   his task to perform by committees, which the administration
   appointed.
   
5. The board meets at least four times per year.
   
6. All decisions of the Board shall be taken by a simple majority of
   vote at a meeting in which at least half the board
   present. If the tie, the proposal is rejected.
   
7. Of the meeting of the Board traded by the
   Secretary minutes which are sent to members.

General Meetings.

Article 11.

1. The Board shall at a general meeting within six months after
   end of the year, subject to extension of this period by the
   general meeting, an annual report on the affairs of the
   association and the policies. It requires the balance sheet and statement of income and
   charges with an explanatory memorandum to the meeting. These
   documents are signed by the directors, lacking the signature of
   one or more of them than it is to state the reasons mentioned
   made. After the deadline, any member of the joint
   directors in court claim that they fulfill this obligation.
   Unless
2. about the veracity of the balance sheet and statement of income and
   charges with the notes thereto, to the general meeting a declaration
   submitted by an auditor referred to in Article 393 paragraph 1 of Book 2 of the
   Civil Code is submitted, appoint the annual general meeting,
   but no later than thirty days before the annual meeting, a committee of three
   members, from serving on the Board, to examine the
   financial statements on the current case may be expired last year. The committee
   shall report to the General Assembly a report of its findings. Required
   research special accounting knowledge than the committee by
   expert assistance.
   
3. The Board is required to comply with this committee for its research
   all its required information, if desired, its cash and
   the values of the association and have access to the books and documents
   of association to give.
   
4. Adopted by the general meeting of the annual report and
   accounts is the board to discharge.
   
5. If the approval of the accounts is denied,
   general meeting appoint another committee consisting of at least
   three members which shall review the accounts.
   This committee has the same powers as those appointed committee.
   Within a month after the nomination report to the General Assembly
   report of its findings. Also the approval refused to
   the general meeting all the measures taken by it in the interest
   of the association are necessary.

Article 12.

1. The general meetings are convened by the Secretary of the
   governance, within a period of three weeks. The convening
   made by all members by post or email to send
   written notice or by a notice in the association because of the
   issued periodically.
   
2. In addition to the Article 11 annual general will
   Meetings are held whenever the board considers desirable, and
   so often in writing stating the business to be
   is requested by at least fifty members or at least a
   number of members as authorized to release of one / tenth of the
   votes in the general meeting if all members now or
   represented.
   
3. Upon receipt of a request made in paragraph 2, the Executive Committee
   to convene a general meeting at a period no longer
   than four weeks after submission of the request. If the request for
   convened within fourteen days after it was received by the Board
   Not complied with, the applicants themselves to that meeting
   can proceed in the manner which the Board general meetings
   summon or advertisement in at least one spot where the association
   established, widely read daily newspaper. The applicants may then other than
   directors with the leadership of the meeting and preparing the
   minutes.

Article 13.

1. All members except for suspended members have access to the
   general meeting and have each one vote. Each member is responsible
   voice to launch a writing authorized by another member.
   A suspended member has access to the meeting where the decision to
   Suspension is handled, and is authorized on the floor.
   
2. A member shall not vote on matters that he, his spouse or a
   of his blood or marriage in the direct line concern.
   
3. A unanimous decision of all members, even though they are not in a
   meeting has provided the Board with information taken
   same effect as a decision of the general meeting. Such
   decision by the Secretary noted in the minute book, while
   mention is made at the next general meeting.
   
4. Vote on issues will be presented orally, in writing. It
   adoption of proposals by acclamation is possible, provided this is done at
   proposal of the President.
   
5. All proposals relating to matters decided by an absolute
   majority of votes cast, provided that the statutes do not otherwise
   determine. In the event of a tie, the proposal shall be deemed rejected.
   In voting on people he is elected by the absolute majority of
   votes cast on has united. If nobody majority
   has obtained half vote held between the persons who
   largest number of votes obtained and is chosen
   in the second vote the majority of the votes cast on
   has united. If the second vote to decide the tie
   fate. Under votes in this Article means valid votes cast,
   so do not qualify blank and the name of the corresponding paragraph
   signed votes.
   
6. To the General Assembly expressed opinion of the President
   about the outcome of a vote is decisive. The same applies to the
   content of a decision, if it was not voted on a
   writing proposal. However, if immediately after the decision
   the discretion of the President accuracy is in dispute is
   a new vote if the majority of the meeting or, if the
   original vote severally or in writing, a
   voting present so requires. This new vote lapse
   effects of the original vote.

Article 14.

1. The chairman of the board leads the meetings. In his absence
   or absence of the other board members will lead the meetings.
   
2. Of the general meeting to be traded by the Secretary or
   by a chairman appointed member of the association held minutes.
   

Amendment.

Article 15.

1. Revision of the statutes can only take place after a decision of the
   general meeting, which was called with the statement that it
   amend the statutes will be proposed. The deadline for convocation
   to such a meeting must be at least four weeks.
   
2. Those convening the general meeting for consideration of a
   proposed amendment have done, at least ten days
   before the day of the meeting a copy of that proposal, which
   proposed change (s) responsible is (are) included in an
   suitable place for members to have access to until the end of the day,
   which the meeting was held.
   
3. To amend the statutes can only be decided by a
   general meeting by a majority of at least two thirds of the
   votes cast.

Article 16.

1. The amendment shall enter into force after it at the general meeting a decision was taken.
   
2. The directors are required to serve a copy of the change and
   the amended statute to be deposited at the offices of the Chamber of Commerce
   and Industry within whose territory the association has its domicile (seat) has.
   

Article 17.
A provision of these statutes, which the power to change one or
other provisions are restricted, can only be modified with respect
equal restriction.

Dissolution and Liquidation.

Article 18.

1. Except as provided in Article 19 of Book 2 of the civil code
   the association is dissolved by a decision of the general
   meeting taken by at least two thirds of the number of valid
   votes cast at a meeting in which at least half the members
   present or represented.
   
2. In the absence of the quorum to be regardless of the number of meeting
   members present or represented to be decided on a dissolution
   following at least eight days but not later than thirty days after the first
   meeting by a majority of two thirds of the number
   votes cast.
   In
3. notice to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article
   meetings are advised that the meeting will be proposed
   association to dissolve. The deadline for notice of such meeting
   must be at least fourteen days.
   
4. If a decision to dissolve in this respect no liquidators
   designated, the settlement by the Board.
   
5. Any surplus will be used for general
   meeting to provide charitable purposes.
   
6. After dissolution, the association continued to the extent to
   liquidation of its assets is needed. During liquidation, the
   provisions of the statutes and regulations in force as far as possible. In
   documents and notices of the association, of its name must
   be added the words in liquidation.
   
7. After the liquidation, the books and records of the
   dissolved association for ten years based on the latest liquidator.
   

Household Rules.

Article 19.

1. The general meeting may by rules of procedure arrangements
   indicate on the membership, the release, the amount of contributions and
   entrance fees, the work of the Board, meetings of the way
   voting rights, management and use of the building of
   association and any other topics, the system's desired
   occurs.
   
2. Amendment of the rules can be done by decision of
   the general meeting if requested in writing by at least
   third of the members of the association.
   
3. The internal rules will not contain provisions which
   derogate from or in conflict with the provisions of the Act or the
   Statutes, unless the exemption by law or the statutes will be permitted.