{"id":875,"date":"2026-09-15T13:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T11:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/statutes-of-the-association\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T14:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T12:10:59","slug":"statutes-of-the-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/statutes-of-the-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Statutes of the association IG Wilde Biene"},"content":{"rendered":"
I. Name, registered office and purpose<\/h5>

This is a translation for information only. The German version of the statutes is the binding one.<\/em><\/p>\n

Name Art. 1 <\/strong>
Under the name IG Wilde Biene <\/em>(hereinafter: \u201cthe association\u201d) there exists a non-profit association under Art. 60 ff. of the Swiss Civil Code. It is independent politically and in matters of religion. <\/p>\n

Registered office Art. 2 <\/strong>
The registered office of the association is Zurich. <\/p>\n

Purpose Art. 3<\/strong>
The purposes of the association are
a) the protection and support of native wild bees, in particular through
\u2022 limiting the density of managed honey bee colonies,
\u2022 creating anew and improving wild bee habitats,
\u2022 increasing the supply of native flowering plants,
\u2022 reducing the burden of environmental toxins<\/p>\n

b) informing the public about the threat to wild bees and their importance for the ecosystem and for people, and raising awareness of it;<\/p>\n

c) informing people and institutions about the ways in which they can support the aims of the association, in particular by guiding their own conduct, and raising their awareness of these;<\/p>\n

d) improving the scientific data on the occurrence and ways of life of native wild bee species.<\/p>\n

The association pursues neither commercial nor self-help purposes and does not aim at profit. The committee works on an honorary basis.<\/p>\n

To carry out the purpose of the association, the association may make use of all lawful means. The activity of the association extends chiefly to Switzerland, though it may also be active abroad to a subordinate extent. The financial means raised in Switzerland are used exclusively for projects and structures in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

II. Funding<\/h5>

Means of the association<\/strong> Art. 4 <\/strong>
The association fulfils its aims with the following financial means:
a) Membership fees
b) Donations and bequests
c) Project contributions from public and private bodies
d) Sponsorship contributions
e) Further grants
f ) Income from service agreements and the association\u2019s own events<\/p>\n

The level of membership fees is set each year at the association assembly.
Committee members are exempt from the membership fee. <\/p>\n

Liability Art. 5 <\/strong>
Only the assets of the association are liable for its obligations. Any personal liability of the members beyond their membership fee is excluded. On leaving the association, members have no claim to the assets of the association. <\/p>\n

Financial year Art. 6 <\/strong>
The financial year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

III. Membership<\/h5>

Members Art. 7<\/strong>
The association maintains the following categories of member:
a) Active members
b) Members (without voting rights)
c) Collective members (without voting rights)
d) Patron members (without voting rights)<\/p>\n

Active members are natural persons who work on the committee and in the organisation of the association. Natural persons who take part in projects of the association or support it with their expertise may become active members on application.
Members are persons who support the association with their annual contribution.
Collective members are public and private bodies and institutions as well as legal entities.
Natural persons and legal entities who support the association with grants beyond the annual contribution may become patron members on application.<\/p>\n

Admission Art. 8<\/strong>
The committee decides on the admission of members. It need not give reasons for a refusal. <\/p>\n

Resignation and exclusion Art. 9<\/strong>
Membership ends
\u2013 for natural persons through resignation, exclusion or death.
\u2013 for legal entities through resignation, exclusion or dissolution of the legal entity.<\/p>\n

Any member may resign by written notice to the committee with effect from the end of the current financial year. The notice must reach the committee at least 20 days before the end of the financial year.
Members who fail to pay their annual contributions despite a written reminder and at least one extension of the deadline may further be excluded by decision of the committee.<\/p>\n

An office may be set up where needed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

IV. Bodies<\/h5>

Bodies Art. 10 <\/strong>
The bodies of the association are:
a) The association assembly
b) The committee
c) The auditors <\/p>\n

Association assembly Art. 11 <\/strong>
The association assembly meets in the ordinary course once a year.
An extraordinary members\u2019 assembly may be convened by the committee, or requested in writing by at least one fifth of the members, stating the matter to be discussed and giving brief reasons. The assembly must take place no later than 6 weeks after receipt of the request.<\/p>\n

Invitations to association assemblies are to be sent to the members in writing at least 14 days in advance, stating the agenda. If all members agree, shorter periods of notice are permissible.
Invitations by e-mail are valid. <\/p>\n

Requests for items to be placed on the agenda of the association assembly must reach the committee in writing or by e-mail no later than three weeks before the association assembly.<\/p>\n

Members have one vote each at the association assembly.<\/p>\n

Powers Art. 12<\/strong>
The association assembly decides on:
a) Approval of the minutes of the last association assembly;
b) Approval of the annual report and the accounts;
c) Taking note of the annual budget;
d) Discharge of the committee;
e) Election and removal of the committee members, of the president and of the auditors;
f) Amendments to the statutes;
g) The level of the membership fees;
h) Decisions on motions by the committee and the members;
i) Confirmation or refusal of the exclusion of members by the committee;
j) Dissolution of the association.<\/p>\n

Every duly convened association assembly has a quorum irrespective of the number of members present. <\/p>\n

The members take their decisions by a simple majority of the voting members present at the assembly. In the event of a tie, the president, or in case of their absence the vice-president, casts the deciding vote. <\/p>\n

At least a record of the decisions taken is to be drawn up.<\/p>\n

Committee Art. 13 <\/strong>
The committee consists of at least 3 members. With the exception of the presidency, the committee constitutes itself.<\/p>\n

The members of the committee work on an honorary basis and are in principle entitled only to reimbursement of their actual expenses and outlays. Reasonable compensation may be paid for particular services by individual committee members.
The term of office of committee members is one year. Re-election is possible without limit. <\/p>\n

Powers Art. 14<\/strong>
The committee has the following powers:
a) It conducts the business and represents the association externally.
b) It may appoint commissions.
c) It may employ or commission people against reasonable compensation to carry out the aims of the association.
d) It decides on the admission and exclusion of members, which is possible without giving reasons. An exclusion may be brought by the member concerned before the next association assembly, which decides on it finally.
e) It convenes the association assembly and chairs it.
f) It is responsible for keeping and filing the accounts and for drawing up the annual report for the association assembly.
g) It is moreover responsible in all matters that are not reserved by law or by the statutes to the association assembly or to the auditors without power of delegation. <\/p>\n

Procedure Art. 15 <\/strong>
The committee meets as often as business requires.
Committee meetings are convened by the president, or in case of their absence by the vice-president.
Any committee member may request that a meeting be convened, stating the reasons.
The committee has a quorum irrespective of the number of members present.
Provided no committee member requests oral deliberation, decisions may also be taken by circular. Deliberation by telephone or comparable means (Skype and so on) satisfies the requirement of oral deliberation.
In the event of a tie, the president, or in case of their absence the vice-president, casts the deciding vote.
Committee members sign jointly by two as a rule. Individual committee members may be granted sole signing authority for particular areas of responsibility.
Business requiring urgent treatment may be delegated by the committee to particular committee members, who report on it to the committee no later than at the next meeting.<\/p>\n

Auditors Art. 16 <\/strong>
The association assembly elects, for a term of office of one year in each case, an auditor who need not be a member of the association.
The auditors report to the committee, for the attention of the association assembly, on the keeping of the accounts. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

V. Dissolution<\/h5>

Dissolution of the association Art. 17<\/strong>
The association may be dissolved at an ordinary or extraordinary association assembly by decision of two thirds of the members of the association present. <\/p>\n

Use of the assets Art. 18 <\/strong>
The means remaining after dissolution of the association are to be transferred to a tax-exempt institution with its registered office in Switzerland and with the same or a similar objective. Distribution among the members is excluded.<\/p>\n

The last committee decides finally on the allocation of the liquidation surplus, taking the above criteria for grants into account. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-875","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=875"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1112,"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/875\/revisions\/1112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}