Statutes & Statute Committee

• The club is named "1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V.", abbreviated "1. FC Union Berlin e. V." The club was founded on 20.01.1966 and is based in Berlin. It is registered in the commercial register of the Berlin-Charlottenburg district court.
• The club colors are red and white. The club emblem features the inscription "1. FC Union" in the colors red, yellow, black, and white, along with the depiction of a football and the Berlin bear.

• The purpose of the club is to promote and support sports along with all tasks directly and indirectly related to it. The club is politically and religiously neutral. It is committed to democratic and humanistic fundamental values in its actions.
  The club condemns all forms of violence and discrimination, regardless of whether they are physical, psychological, sexual, religious or ethnic. It is committed to initiating measures to protect children, adolescents and adults from all forms of violence and discrimination and to promoting equal coexistence.

  The club acts in a socially, economically, and ecologically forward-looking and sustainable manner.

• The club is selfless in its activities. It does not primarily pursue economic interests, but solely immediate charitable purposes in the sense of the section "Tax-privileged purposes" of the Fiscal Code.
• The resources of the club may only be used for the statutory purpose. The members do not receive any benefits from the club's funds.
• The club is entitled to employ full-time or part-time staff for the execution of its tasks. It shall not favor any individuals through expenses that are foreign to the purpose of the club or through disproportionately high remuneration.

• The dissolution of the club can only be decided in an extraordinary general meeting convened expressly for this purpose, with a majority of at least three quarters of all votes cast.

• In the event of the dissolution of the club or the cessation of tax-privileged purposes, the club's assets shall, with the approval of the tax office, pass to the Landessportbund Berlin or its legal successor, which must use it immediately and exclusively for tax-privileged purposes, unless the general meeting decides with a majority of at least three quarters of all votes cast on a different sports promotion organization recognized as non-tax-privileged as its legal successor. Such a resolution also requires the approval of the tax office for implementation.

The financial year begins on 01.07. of a year and ends on 30.06. of the following year.

• The club acquires with the license for participation in the match operations of the Fußball-Bundesliga or the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga the ordinary membership in the Liga - Fußballverband e. V. (League Association). The statutes, the league regulations, and the other rules of the League Association in their respective versions as well as the decisions and resolutions of the competent organs and agents of the League Association are directly binding for the club and its members unless this contradicts the legal provisions regarding tax-privileged purposes in the tax code (§§ 51 ff. AO) in individual cases. The club and its members are subject to the club disciplinary authority of the League Association. The regulations of the basic contract concluded between the League Association and the German Football Association (DFB) are also binding for the club.

• The statutes and regulations of the DFB and DFB GmbH & Co. KG or associated companies in their respective versions are directly binding for the club and its members by virtue of these statutes. The binding nature also extends to the decisions and resolutions of the competent organs and agents of the DFB. The club and its members are thus subject to the club disciplinary authority of the DFB. This subjugation occurs especially so that violations of the aforementioned provisions and decisions can be prosecuted and punished with sanctions. For this purpose, the club transfers its own and the disciplinary authority entrusted to it by its members to the DFB.

• The club is also a member of its competent regional and state association. The club's membership in the league, regional, and state associations, which are in turn members of the DFB, and the provisions contained in the statutes of these associations regarding the applicability of the DFB statutes and DFB regulations also follow the binding nature of these DFB provisions in their respective versions for the club and for the members.
• The presidium of the club is obliged to make the aforementioned provisions part of the statutes of the societies or corporations in which the club is involved or will be involved, when football has been outsourced or transferred in any other way to these societies or corporations.

• The club has
  a) Regular members
  b) Youth members
  c) Honorary members
• Furthermore, a distinction is made between active and passive members.
  Active members are members according to § 6, para. 1 a) to c), who practice a sport within the club with its consent, as well as volunteer coaches and supervisors. Passive members do not practice a sport within the club.
  a) Regular members are members who have reached the age of eighteen, as well as legal entities and associations capable of holding rights.
  b) Youth members are members who have not yet reached the age of eighteen.
  c) Honorary members are members who have made significant contributions to the club and to whom honorary membership has been awarded according to the honorary regulations. A special form of honorary membership is the honorary presidency. Further details are regulated by the club's honorary regulations.

• Any natural person, legal entity, and party-capable association can become a member of the club. To obtain membership, a written application addressed to the club is required, which, for applicants under the age of majority, must include the written consent of the legal representatives. The application must indicate which member category mentioned in § 6 the applicant wishes to belong to. The application for admission is linked to an acknowledgment of the club's statutes and regulations.
  The agreeing legal representative for minors undertakes, with their consent, the obligation to pay the membership fees until the minor applicant reaches the age of majority.
• The Presidium decides on admission, as a rule, within four weeks after receiving the application. The decision regarding the admission application must be communicated to the applicant in writing. The rejection of admission does not require justification. Membership begins with the confirmation of admission in writing by the Presidium and the payment of the admission fee as well as the first due membership fee.

• The rights and obligations of the members are determined by this constitution, the club and department regulations, as well as any special membership agreements. All members have the right to participate in club life within these rules. Active members have the right to use the facilities of the club for the practice of a sport offered by the club.
• Members are obliged to support the club in pursuing its purpose and to uphold the reputation of the club. They are required to pay the fees established by the general meeting (membership fee) and to observe and comply with the orders and decisions of the club's bodies and their appointed representatives.
• Disputes between members that concern the club, as well as those between members and the club's bodies, should be settled internally within the club as much as possible. Therefore, every member is obliged, in the event of a dispute they wish to resolve through state authorities, to first call upon the ethics committee to bring about a resolution and settlement of the dispute. Only if a resolution and settlement of the dispute by the ethics committee fails, or if the summons to the ethics committee fails, may the ordinary legal route be pursued. This does not affect the ordinary legal route in the case of a dispute that involves a criminal offense, nor in the case of property-related disputes.
• The club is not liable to its members for damages or losses arising from sports activities and the use of club facilities (land/buildings), unless such damages are covered by the club's sports accident or business liability insurance. The liability of the club, its bodies, and their members and representatives is otherwise limited to intent and gross negligence.

• Members of the club are required to pay membership fees, namely an admission fee and ongoing membership fees.

• The amount and due date of the admission fee and ongoing membership fees are determined by the general meeting. The executive board can, in special cases, waive or defer ongoing membership fees in whole or in part.

• For legal entities and capable associations, the membership fees are agreed upon separately.
• Honorary members are exempt from the obligation to pay membership fees.

• Membership ends through resignation, exclusion, removal from the membership list, death, and for legal entities and party-capable associations through dissolution.
• Resignation can only be declared in text form while observing a notice period of four weeks until the end of a quarter. The date of receipt of the resignation declaration by the club is decisive for compliance with the notice period. In the case of minors, the resignation declaration must also be submitted by the legal representative.
• The exclusion of a member is carried out by a resolution of the presidium. Exclusion may occur if a member has grossly violated the statutes, resolutions, and orders of the presidium or its representatives, or the interests of the club. The affected person is entitled to legal hearing before the decision; they must be given the opportunity to make a statement (hearing).
  a) In the case of exclusion, membership ends with the resolution of the presidium. The decision regarding the exclusion must be communicated to the member by registered letter, by postal delivery certificate, or by messenger. The decision must include the reasons and information about legal remedies. From the announcement of the start of the exclusion procedure, all functions and rights of the affected person are suspended.
  b) The affected member can object to the decision regarding the exclusion. The objection must be made in text form within a period of two weeks after the decision has been communicated to the honorary council. The decision of the honorary council is final.
• Removal from the membership list of a member is carried out by a resolution of the presidium. Removal may occur if a member has not met their contribution obligations according to § 9 for more than six months despite two written reminders.
• Members whose membership has ended have no claim to shares of the club's assets. Any other claims against the club must be asserted in text form and justified within an exclusion period of three months after the termination of membership.

• Organs of the club are
  - the general assembly
  - the supervisory board
  - the presidium
  - the honorary board
• Employees or members of organs of companies that have significant contractual relationships in the area of marketing, including the sponsorship of league operations, with several licensed clubs or stock corporations as licensees of the league association or DFB or with affiliated companies cannot be members of the presidium, supervisory board, or honorary board of the club. Corporations and their affiliated companies are considered one entity. Likewise, members of the management or control bodies of another club or stock corporation as licensees of the league association or DFB are not allowed to assume a role in the organs of the club.

• The general assembly is the highest organ of the club.
• All adult, regular members who are not more than one month in arrears with their membership fees, as well as all honorary members, are entitled to vote. The right to vote arises for new members after three months of membership. Each eligible member has one vote in elections. The right to vote can only be exercised personally. A transfer of the right to vote or representation by third parties, including other members, is not permitted. All club members are eligible to participate.
• The general assembly is particularly responsible for the following matters:
  a) Receipt of annual reports from the club’s bodies
  b) Discharge of the supervisory board and the honor board
  c) Election and dismissal of members of the supervisory board and honor board
  d) Amendment of the statutes, dissolution of the club
  e) Other proposals submitted to the general assembly
  f) Determination of membership fees
  g) Founding or participation in capital and partnerships for the outsourcing of club departments
  h) Change of interests in the companies mentioned in § 12, paragraph 3, letter g)
  i) Change of participation in the “An der Alten Försterei” Stadionbetriebs AG or a possible legal successor, insofar as the change in participation would result in a shareholding of below 50.1 percent due to the transfer of shares or capital increases.
  j) Dismissal of members of the presidium for important reasons during their term of office.

• The ordinary general meeting must be held once per financial year; it should take place preferably in the first or second quarter of the financial year following the completed financial year. It is to be convened by the presidency with a notice period of six weeks through individual invitation, stating an agenda that specifies the items for the intended resolutions. The invitation to the general meeting is considered to have been received by the member if it is addressed to the last address provided by the member to the association in text form. The invitation to the general meeting and the dispatch of the consultation documents are carried out by simple letter. It can be done by fax or email, provided the invitees have left a fax number or email address. To comply with the invitation period, the dispatch by the appointed shipping company is decisive.

• Every voting member can request an addition to the agenda in text form to the presidency at the latest one week before a general meeting and submit motions.
• Before entering into the agenda, the meeting leader must announce the requests for additions to the agenda as well as any other motions. The inclusion of these motions in the agenda and the admission for resolutions on the motions is decided by the general meeting with a simple majority. Motions submitted without adhering to the week deadline can only be admitted to general meetings if the general meeting resolves the admission by a majority of at least two-thirds of all votes cast.
• Requests for amendments to the statutes must be submitted at least eight weeks before the regular general meeting to the presidency, so that they can be made known to the members in time with the invitation and a review of the legal feasibility of the request can take place.

• The general meeting is chaired by a member of the executive board or a club member appointed by the executive board.
• The properly convened general meeting is quorate regardless of the number of present members. The general meeting decides by a simple majority of the votes cast in an open vote, unless the statutes prescribe another majority or type of voting. A simple majority is obtained by receiving more than half of the valid votes cast. Votes abstained are not counted. A tie in votes is considered a rejection of the resolution proposal. A majority of at least two-thirds of all votes cast is required to amend the statutes. For the transfer of club departments, a majority of at least three-quarters of all votes cast is required, as well as for the dissolution of the club.
• The general meeting is not public. The chairperson may permit guests at their discretion. This also applies to the admission of media representatives.
• A protocol of the proceedings and decisions of the general meeting must be recorded, which is to be signed by the chairperson of the general meeting and the protocol clerk. The protocol clerk is a member of the executive board or a club member appointed by them. The protocol will be available for inspection by all members at the club's business office for a period of three months starting 14 days after the conclusion of the general meeting and will be accessible to members via the club's homepage during this time.

• In elections, the chair of the meeting can be transferred to a member for the duration of the discussion, the subsequent voting, and the counting of votes. If the transfer does not occur, the chair of the meeting is the election manager. The election is conducted in writing if there is more than one candidate or list. The election must be conducted in secret if this is decided by an absolute majority of all votes cast.
• The individuals to be elected for the supervisory board and the honorary council can be elected either individually (individual election) or together (list election); this is decided by the general assembly with a simple majority. A list for the election to the supervisory board consists of at least five candidates and at most nine candidates (cf. § 17, para. 1), while a list for the election to the honorary council consists of at least three candidates and at most five candidates (cf. § 31, para. 1).

• If the general assembly decides on an individual election, each candidate is voted on individually; those at least five and at most nine, or at least three and at most five candidates, who receive the most votes and at least the absolute majority of all votes cast, are elected. If in the first voting round fewer candidates receive the absolute majority than there are mandates to be awarded, a second voting round takes place. In this voting round, those candidates participate who could not secure an absolute majority in the first round. In the second voting round, those candidates are elected who receive the most votes. If a tie occurs for candidates such that more mandates would need to be filled than available, a run-off election takes place between the candidates with the same number of votes.

• If the general assembly decides on a list election, the lists standing for election are voted on. The list that receives the most votes is elected. If there is a tie between the top-ranked lists, a run-off election takes place between them.

• All further regulations on elections are governed by the election regulations.

• The right to request the convening of a member meeting is granted to all members. An extraordinary member meeting shall only be convened by the presidium if the interests of the club require it, if the supervisory board or honorary board requests the convening, or if at least ten percent of the members request it in writing, stating the purpose and reasons, for the same matter, and the issues that are to trigger the convening are not subject to the regular ordinary member meeting. For the calculation of the required number of members for the minority request, the last number of club members announced at the beginning of the quarter prior to the submission of the request shall be used.
  The invitation to the extraordinary member meeting must take place according to the request of the applicants, but no later than two weeks after the submission of the request. The convening is done while adhering to a notice period of two weeks. If elections are pending at an extraordinary member meeting, the provisions of § 22 and § 34 shall apply accordingly. If the deadlines pass despite a proper request for the convening of an extraordinary member meeting without the presidium acting accordingly, those who have submitted the request in accordance with the rules are entitled to convene the member meeting themselves at the club's expense, while observing the aforementioned forms and deadlines.
• At an extraordinary member meeting, only the matters that led to its convening may be discussed.

• The Supervisory Board consists of at least five and at most nine members who are over 18 years old and have been members of the club for more than three months.

• Membership in the Executive Committee and the Supervisory Board is mutually exclusive.

• The activities of the Supervisory Board are voluntary. Its members may not be in an employment relationship with the club or be otherwise compensated for their services.

• The term of office of the Supervisory Board as an organ is four years and begins with election and acceptance. However, the Supervisory Board remains in office until a new election is held.

• The Supervisory Board appoints the President. If a member of the Supervisory Board is appointed, they leave the Supervisory Board. The other members of the Executive Board proposed by the President are also appointed by the Supervisory Board. If the proposal is not accepted in full or in part, the President must submit a new proposal within two weeks. If this is also not accepted or only partially accepted, a new President must be appointed. In the event that one or more members of the Executive Board leave office before the end of their term, the aforementioned provisions in sentences four and five do not apply, but § 29, paragraph 5 does. During the four-year term of the Executive Board, the Supervisory Board can convene an extraordinary general meeting with the aim of prematurely dismissing an appointed member of the Executive Board, provided that it deems there to be an important reason.
• The Supervisory Board oversees the Executive Board in its activities and in the performance of its club duties. It has unrestricted rights of examination and control. The Executive Board is obliged to provide comprehensive information to the Supervisory Board regarding its activities. The Supervisory Board relieves the Executive Board.

• It decides before the start of each financial year on the budget presented by the Executive Board for the following financial year. Expenditures exceeding the budgeted amounts that lead to a change in the planned results require the consent of the Supervisory Board. If necessary, it approves the supplementary budget plan submitted by the Executive Board.

• The Supervisory Board approves the annual financial statements of the club and – if this is part of a group – of the group and, if necessary, the interim financial statements as of December 31 each year, along with the management report, and appoints an independent auditor, if necessary in agreement with the DFB or the League Association, who examines or reviews the annual financial statements prepared by the Executive Board or the interim financial statements as of December 31. The auditor must be changed after five years.

• The Executive Board requires the consent of the Supervisory Board for the following transactions:
  a) Acquisition, disposal, and encumbrance of real estate and rights equivalent to real estate
  b) Taking on guarantees and entering into co-obligations for third-party liabilities
  c) Taking out loans
  d) Conclusion of loan agreements
  e) Conclusion of general equipment and licensing agreements that are not already approved in the budget
  f) Participation or changes in the club's participation in capital or partnership companies.
• The Supervisory Board represents the club in court and out of court against members of the Executive Board, especially in legal transactions between the club and members of the Executive Board. It regulates the contractual relationship with full-time members of the Executive Board, especially regarding their remuneration. On special occasions, it can set an appropriate remuneration for part-time members of the Executive Board.
• The Supervisory Board approves the departmental regulations of the club.

• The supervisory board shall elect a chairman and a deputy chairman from among its members at the first supervisory board meeting after the ordinary general meeting. If the chairman leaves office during his term, the supervisory board must fill the position within four weeks.
• Specific functions and areas of activity may be assigned to each supervisory board member. The details are regulated by a set of rules that the supervisory board establishes.

• The supervisory board makes its decisions in meetings. It is quorate when more than half of its members are present. The supervisory board makes its decisions by a majority of votes of the members present. In the event of a tie, the vote of the chairman of the supervisory board decides; in their absence, the vote of the deputy chairman.
• Members of the supervisory board may not participate in votes if the subject of the resolution has direct or indirect legal or economic effects for them personally, their close relatives, or affiliated companies.
• Decisions by written vote are permissible if the chairman orders such a resolution for special reasons.
• A record of the negotiations and decisions of the supervisory board must be prepared. It must be signed by the designated minute-taker for the respective meeting and sent to all members of the supervisory board within two weeks. The record is deemed approved if no objection is raised within a further two weeks.

• Meetings of the supervisory board take place according to the needs of the club, but at least four times a year. They are strictly confidential.
• The supervisory board is summoned to the meetings by its chairman. It must be convened if requested by at least three members of the supervisory board or if the presidium deems a decision of the supervisory board necessary.
• The members of the presidium are to participate in the meetings of the supervisory board at the invitation of the supervisory board. They do not have voting rights.

• The members of the supervisory board are elected by the general assembly. Each voting member has the right to propose candidates for the election of the supervisory board. The proposal must be submitted to the presidency at least seven days before the general assembly that addresses the election of the supervisory board. The proposal must include the written consent of the candidate.
• The honorary council informs the general assembly about all existing candidacies for the supervisory board. All mentioned candidates must present themselves to the general assembly.
• Members of the supervisory board can be removed by the general assembly before the end of their term for important reasons. The decision requires a majority of at least two-thirds of all votes cast. The general assembly decides on the removal if at least the simple majority of the members of the supervisory board or at least ten percent of the club members request this in text form to the presidency. The request must be justified.
• The supervisory board can or must complement itself during its term by co-option up to the maximum or minimum strength. The principles of § 20 of the bylaws apply here. The co-opted members present themselves in the next following general assembly and are individually confirmed through election.
• The term of office of the co-opted and from the general assembly confirmed members of the supervisory board ends with the conclusion of the supervisory board's term according to § 17, paragraph 4.

For the liability of the members of the Supervisory Board, the law applies with the provision that a breach of duty does not occur if the member, in exercising their office, could reasonably assume, based on appropriate information, to act in the best interests of the club while observing the legal and statutory requirements.

• The presidium consists of the president and at least two and at most six other members of the presidium. 

• Presidium members can be employed full-time or serve on a voluntary basis. The supervisory board decides on the number of full-time presidium members. § 2, para. 4 remains unaffected.

• Presidium members can only be natural persons who have unlimited legal capacity.
• Insofar as full-time presidium members are appointed, they may not be ordinary members of the club. Any existing ordinary membership is suspended for the duration of the full-time activity.

• The presidium independently manages the affairs of the club and represents it in legal and extrajudicial matters. It is responsible for the performance of all club tasks unless they are reserved for other club bodies by statute. It decides on the intellectual, sporting, economic, and other interests of the club. The presidium can appoint committees and working groups to support its work.
• The actions of the presidium must align with the interests of the club, the purpose of the club, and the legal regulations.
• The presidium is responsible for the representation of the club in public.
• The presidium decides on the admission of members to the club. It convenes the general meeting, prepares it, and sets the agenda.
• The presidium has the right to propose members for the honorary council.
• The president coordinates the work of the presidium and represents the club externally. If additional presidium members are appointed, their tasks are to be defined in the rules of procedure of the presidium.
• The presidium exercises the shareholder rights of the club in capital and personal companies in which the club is involved.
• The presidium publishes the current number of club members four times a year, at the beginning of each new quarter.

• The Presidium adopts a rules of procedure.
• This requires prior written consent from the Supervisory Board to be effective.
• The rules of procedure contain the conditions for internal business operations, the establishment of Presidium resolutions and their documentation, as well as the internal representation and jurisdiction rules.

• The Presidium must prepare a budget plan before the start of each financial year and submit it to the Supervisory Board for approval.
• Quarterly, the Supervisory Board must be presented with the financial data for reporting, compared to the budget plan.
• At the end of a financial year and, if necessary, at the end of a calendar year (in agreement with the DFB or the league association), the Presidium must prepare a business report and a balance sheet with a profit and loss statement (annual financial statement or interim financial statement as of December 31) for the club and - if it is part of a group - for the group in accordance with commercial principles. The respective annual financial statement must be audited by an independent auditor. The interim financial statement as of December 31 (in agreement with the DFB or the league association) must, if necessary, be audited by an independent auditor or subjected to a review. The members' meeting must be informed about the report, the balance sheet, and the result of the audit by an auditor at the end of the financial year (annual financial statement).

• In external relations, the association is always represented by two members of the presidential board according to § 26 BGB. Mutual authorization is excluded.
• A member of the presidential board is excluded from representing the association to the extent that they are favored or obligated in a legal or economic capacity by a legal transaction personally or via close relatives or affiliated companies. The principles of § 20, paragraph 2 of the statutes apply accordingly. 
• A member of the presidential board is excluded from representing the association when exercising shareholder rights to the extent that the board member or close relatives or companies in which the board member or close relatives are involved are favored or obligated by the decisions to be made in the shareholders' meeting legally or economically. 

• The members of the Presidium are appointed by majority vote of the Supervisory Board in accordance with § 18, paragraph 1.
• The appointment of the members of the Presidium is for four years. The Supervisory Board must ensure that the employment contracts of the full-time members of the Presidium expire at the end of the Presidium's term. A tacit extension of the office without an appropriate resolution from the Supervisory Board is excluded.
• A member of the Presidium can only be prematurely recalled by the General Meeting in the presence of an important reason in accordance with § 18, paragraph 1 before the end of the term.
• A resignation of a member of the Presidium must be declared in text form to the Supervisory Board and the Presidium.
• If a member of the Presidium leaves office before the end of the term, the Supervisory Board shall decide, at the proposal of the President, whether the office will be filled until the next term. If the President leaves office before the end of the term, the Supervisory Board must appoint a new President within four weeks. In the case of a replacement appointment, the term of the replacement member ends with that of the Presidium.

• For the liability of the members of the presidium, the law applies with the provision that each member must apply the diligence of a proper managing director in conducting the business of the association.
• No breach of duty occurs if the member of the presidium could reasonably assume, in managing the affairs, that they were acting for the benefit of the association based on adequate information, in compliance with legal and statutory requirements.

• The Honorary Council consists of at least three and at most five members, who must be over 45 years old and have been members of the club for more than 20 years.

• The members of the Honorary Council perform their duties on a voluntary basis and are independent and free from instructions by other club bodies.
• The term of office of the Honorary Council as an organ is four years and begins with election and acceptance. However, the Honorary Council remains in office until a new election.

• The Honorary Council is to preserve and promote the tradition and reputation of the club. In case of disputes between members regarding club matters, it shall mediate.
• The Honorary Council decides internally within the club on appeals from members against their expulsion from the club as well as on objections from members against the admission of members to the club decided by the presidium.
• The Honorary Council issues the Honorary Regulations of the club, which come into effect after approval by the presidium.
• It presents to the general assembly all submitted candidacies for the supervisory board in accordance with § 22, Para. 2.

The Honorary Council elects a chairman from among its members and operates according to a set of rules of procedure to be approved by itself.

• The members of the Honorary Council are elected by the General Assembly on the proposal of the Executive Board.
• Members of the Honorary Council can be removed before the end of their term for good cause by the General Assembly. The decision requires a majority of at least two-thirds of all votes cast. The General Assembly decides on the removal if at least a simple majority of the members of the Supervisory Board or at least 10 percent of the club members request this in text form to the Executive Board. The request must be justified.
• The Honorary Council can and must complement itself during its term by co-opting up to the maximum or minimum strength. The co-opted members present themselves at the next General Assembly and are confirmed individually through election.
• The term of office of the co-opted and General Assembly-confirmed members of the Honorary Council ends with the conclusion of the term of office of the Honorary Council according to § 31, paragraph 3.

• The club can form departments that correspond to the essential areas of activity of the club.
• The presidium issues a general department regulation that governs the essential points for the work of a department, particularly regarding
  - department meetings
  - board and management
  - financing and cash management
  - disciplinary matters.
• The creation of a specific department regulation based on the general department regulation provided by the presidium is essentially oriented towards the specific goals, activities, and needs of the department members.

• This amended bylaws will come into effect after being resolved by the general meeting (3rd October 2024) on the day of registration in the association register. With the entry into force, all previous versions of the bylaws will be revoked.

• The association bodies can already make decisions based on the bylaws passed by the general meeting, which will become effective upon registration of the bylaws in the association register.
• The presidium is authorized to decide on any changes and additions to the bylaws that may be necessary in connection with the registration of the association and for the maintenance of its non-profit status.