Hrvatsko kirurško društvo

CROATIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

STATUTE
THE CROATIAN SOCIETY OF SURGERY
CROATIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Zagreb, June 2004

Based on Article 35 of the Croatian Medical Association Statute, in June 2004. the Croatian Society of Surgery has adopted:

STATUTE
THE CROATIAN SOCIETY OF SURGERY

I) GENERAL

Article 1
(1) The Croatian Society of Surgery is an institution of the Croatian Medical Association (hereinafter referred to as "Expert Society") founded by its mebers for the purpose of expert and scientific work in the field of surgery.
(2) The Expert Society functions according to objectives and assignments of the Croatian Medical Association (hereinafter referred to as "CMA").

Article 2
The name of the Expert Society is:
HRVATSKI LIJEČNIČKI ZBOR
HRVATSKO KIRURŠKO DRUŠTVO
or in English
CROATIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
CROATIAN SOCIETY OF SURGERY

Article 3
The head office of the Expert Society is in Zagreb, Klaićeva 16.

Article 4
(1) The Expert Society has a quadrangular stamp with the following inscription:
• in the first row:
HRVATSKI LIJEČNIČKI ZBOR
• in the second row:
HRVATSKO KIRURŠKO DRUŠTVO
or in English
CROATIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CROATIAN SOCIETY OF SURGERY
(2) the address of the secretariat may be written under the title
(3) the Expert Society may have its own sign
(4) the sign of the Expert Society may be incorporated into the stamp

Article 5
(1) the activities of the Expert Society are defined by the Statute of the CMA and
by this Statute.
(2) if so defined by the regulations of international associations of which the Expert Society is a member, the activities of the Expert Society will be governed according to those regulations, with the approval of the CMA Main Board.
(3) the Expert Society may be a member of related international associations,
as a representative of the CMA, in its area of expertize
(4) the Expert Society has been enrolled as an expert society of the CMA under
number 42 for year 2008


II) ASSIGNMENTS

Article 6
Assignments of the Expert Society are:
(1) continuous expert and scientific education of its members through
organization of expert and scientific meetings, congresses, seminars, lectures and courses, i.e. all forms of continuous medical education
(2) collaboration with expert scientific and teaching organizations
(3) representation of the profession within the CMA
(4) cooperation with societies and sections of the CMA in the fields of common
interest
(5) recommendation of measures to promote and improve the organization of
expert and scientific activities in the field of the respective profession
(6) collaboration with related expert and scientific societies from other
countries
(7) representation of national interests of the relevant profession in
related international societies
(8) promotion of population health culture
(9) nurturing and developing the principles of bonds and medical ethics
among its members
(10) monitoring and supervising the implementation of measures related to
health protection of patients
(11) providing expert opinions and expertize
(12) recommending scientific projects


III MEMBERSHIP

Article 7
(1) membership in the Expert Society may be regular, associated and honorary
(2) a physician who is a member of the CMA is eligible to become a regular
member of the Expert Society
(3) associated members are highly educated experts of other professions and
scientific workers who are not physicians, but work in the area of expertize of the
Expert Society, in the health profession or are medical scientists
(4) associated members have all rights and duties, but cannot be selected
for president or first vice president
(5) an honorary member is a health or a scientific worker, citizen of the Republic
of Croatia or a foreigner, who has significantly contributed to the development
of scientific thought and expert activities in the area of expertize of the Expert Society
(6) regular and associated members are selected by the Expert Society
Management Board and honorary members are selected by the Expert Society Assembly
(7) the Main Board of the CMA has to be notified of the election of honorary
members whose election it then confirms

Article 8
Membership in the Expert Society ends:
(1) when a member decides to end his/her membership or upon death
(2) after the expiration of membership in the CMA
(3) after at least one year of unpaid membership fee, after a written
warning, if the membership fee is prescribed

Article 9
Rights and duties of the members are:
(1) to abide by the principles of medical ethics and deontology and not to act in
a way that would diminish the reputation of the Expert Society, the CMA or the
professional calling
(2) to develop and improve his/her knowledge
(3) to publish scientific and expert papers in publications of the Expert Society
and the CMA
(4) to select and be selected into official bodies of the Expert Society
(5) to make suggestions and objections concerning the work of the Expert
Society and its bodies
(6) to appeal and object in cases provided by this Statute and the Statute of the
CMA
(7) to receive protection of moral reputation and material standing from the
Expert Society
(8) to regularly pay the membership fee to the CMA and the Expert Society,
if the fee exists
(9) to use membership benefits at conferences organized by the Expert Society
or the CMA
(10) to join international and foreign medical societies with all consequent
rights and duties


IV) MANAGEMENT BODIES

Article 10
1. Assembly
2. Management Board
3. President
4. Secretary
5. Treasurer
6. Branches
7. Sections
8. Committees and Work Groups

Assembly

Article 11
(1) the Assembly meets when necessary, at least once a year
(2) the Election Assembly takes place every four years, before the Election
Assembly of the Croatian Medical Association
(3) the Assembly meets on invitation from the president of the Expert Society
based on the decision of the Management Board
(4) the Management Board decides when to hold the Assembly or if so requested
by at least 20% of members or at least two branches of the
Expert Society or the CMA Main Board
(5) the Management Board must bring the decision to hold the Assembly at
least thirty days after the receipt of the written request
(6) the president of the Expert Society must deliver the invitations for the
Assembly at least 15 days prior to the meeting

Article 12
(1) the Assembly of the Expert Society consists of all its members
(2) if the Expert Society has more than 100 members, the Assembly consists
of delegates
(3) the number of the Assembly delegates is defined by the Management Board
of the Expert Society so that one delegate represents 10 members of the Expert Society
(4) the number of the Assembly delegates cannot be less than 25
(5) the Assembly makes legitimate decisions if more than one half of the total
number of delegates is present
(6) a delegate¨s term of office is 4 years

Article 13
The Assembly is held and run according to the CMA Assembly Statute

Article 14
The Expert Society Assembly is responsible for:
(1) preparing the Statute of the Expert Society
(2) appointing and dismissing members of the Management Board
(3) appointing the president and the first vice president of the Expert Society
(4) the foundation of branches and sections of the Expert Society
(5) making plans and and deciding on the work agenda of the Expert Society
(6) making financial plans of the Expert Society
(7) deciding on Management Board reports and of other bodies of the Expert
Society
(8) discussing and deciding on all other issues put on the agenda within its
authority defined by the Statute of the CMA and the Expert Society
(9) selecting honorary members of the Expert Society
(10) deciding whether a membership has ended, on the recommendation of the
Expert Society Management Board

Management Board

Article 15
The Management Board is responsible for:
(1) implementing the decisions of the Assembly
(2) organizing all activities connected with the assignments of the Expert Society
from Article 6 of this Statute
(3) deciding on the acceptance of regular and associated members of the Expert
Society, founding its committees, i.e. work groups, and appointing
their members
(4) appointing delegates to other expert societies of the CMA with terms of office
lasting up to the first Assembly
(5) appointing delegates to other Expert Societies of the CMA according to Article
30 of the CMA Statute
(6) proposing candidates for acknowledgements of the CMA
(7) proposing candidates for membersip in the Croatian Academy of Medical
Sciences
(8) dealing with administrative and financial activities of the Expert Society
(9) providing reports to the Assembly of the Expert Society and bodies of the CMA
(10) making efforts in acquiring material assets necessary for activities of
the Expert Society
(11) acting and deciding on all other issues from its field within boundaries
set by the Expert Society Assembly, regulation of this Statute and the CMA Statute

Article 16
(1) the Management Board has at least 5 members
(2) the Management Board may include other members of the Expert Society,
but their total number must be less than the number of selected members
(3) the Management Board works at sessions
(4) the sessions of the Management Board are organized and run by the
president of the Expert Society
(5) the Management Board consists of: the president, the first vice president
and members selected at the Assembly of the Expert Society
(6) the Management Board selects the second vice president and treasurer,
while the secretary is appointed from the entire membership body on suggestion
from the president of the Expert Society
(7) the candidates for the Management Board, president and vicepresident are
nominated by and selected from among the members of the Expert Society
(8) the term of office of the Management Board, the president, the first vice
president and the treasurer is four years or until the election on the Election
Assembly of the Expert Society
(9) the Expert Society of the CMA which becomes active between two Election
Assemblies of the CMA selects its bodies with the term of office until the first
Election Assembly of the CMA
(10) the president, the first vice president or member of the Management Board
may be elected twice in succession

President of the Expert Society

Article 17
(1) the president of the Expert Society represents and stands for the Expert Society
(2) the president of the Expert Society is responsible for the legality of the Expert
Society¨s activities, and for his/her own actions to the Expert Society Assembly
and the president of the CMA
(3) the president of the Expert Society is responsible for:
- organizing Management Board sessions
- organizing and overseeing expert and scientific activities of the Expert Society
- implementation of the Assembly¨s decisions
- signing the documentation of the Expert Society, together with the secretary
- submitting a written report about the activities of the Society at the Assembly
session of the Expert Society, and a written report to the president of the CMA,
at least once a year, until January 31st of the current year at the latest
(4) in case of inability, the first vice president assumes the position of president,
and in case of his inability, the second vice president assumes the same
responsibility

Secretary

Article 18
(1) the secretary of the Expert Society runs the secretariat and is
especially responsible for:
- dealing with administration
- maintaining the archive
- preparing the secretarial report for the Expert Society Assembly
- signing the documentation, along with the president
- preparing the sessions of the Management Board
- collecting the reports of the branches of the Expert Society
- performing other duties assigned to him/her by the president and the
Management Board
(2) in cases of inability, the secretary is temporarily or permanently
replaced by a member of the Management Board, delegated by the president
of the Expert Society
(3) after the expiration of his/her term of office, the secretary must hand over all
written documentation and correspondence to a newly elected secretary or the
president of the Expert Society, if the secretary has not been appointed

Treasurer

Article 19
The treasurer is responsible for:
(1) dealing with financial matters
(2) dealing with membership fees, if the fee exists
(3) dealing with financial documentation
(4) providing a financial report to the Expert Society Assembly
(5) providing a suggestion of the financial plan

Branches

Article 20
(1) a branch is an expert body founded by the Expert Society on its own initiative
or on suggestion by the CMA subsidiary
(2) the prerequisite for the foundation of a branch is that it has at least 10
members
(3) a branch is founded by the Management Board of the Expert Society
(4) a branch has the name of the Expert Society, the name of the branch and the
location of its head office
(5) a branch is run by the Management Board, which consists of at least three
members selected by members of the branch
(6) the term of office of the Management Board is four years
(7) the members of the Management Board select the president, secretary and
treasurer among themselves
(8) the activities of the branch are regulated by this Statute, the statute of the
subsidiary which suggests its foundation and by the CMA Statute

Sections

Article 21
(1) sections of the Expert Society may be founded for certain specific areas of
scientific and expert activities from the area of expertize of the Expert Society
(2) sections are founded on proposition made by at least 10 members of the
Expert Society
(3) the Expert Society Assembly decides on the foundation of a section
(4) the section has the name of the Expert Society with the name of the section
(5) the activities of a section are governed by the Management Board consisting
of at least three members, selected by the members of the section
(6) the members of the Management Board of the Expert Society section select
the president, secretary and treasurer among themselves
(7) the term of office of the members of the Management Board is four years,
i.e. until the Election Assembly, and is related to the term of office of the Assembly members of the Expert Society
(8) the activities of the section are regulated by this Statute, subsidiary statute
and the CMA Statute

Committees and work groups

Article 22
(1) for the purpose of better and timely consideration of issues concerning
the area of expertize of the Expert Society, the Management Board of the
Expert Society can found appropriate committees and work groups
(2) committees and work groups present their opinions and proposals to the
Management Board
(3) committees and work groups consist of at least three members
(4) committees and work groups may be permanent or specially founded to
resolve a certain issue
(5) the term of office of members of permanent committees and work groups is
defined by the Management Board of the Expert Society
(6) the president of a committee or work group is selected by the Management
Board

Article 23
(1) the Expert Society ceases to exist:
- when so decided by a two-thirds majority of all delegates of the Expert Society
Assembly
- if less than 10 members of the CMA remain as members of the Expert Society
- following the decision of the CMA Assembly on proposal of the CMA Main
Board, if all conditions from sections 2-4 Article 36 are fulfilled
(2) the decision about the criteria related to the activity of the Expert Society is
adopted by the CMA Main Board
(3) all the assets of the Expert Society, acquired up to the foundation of a new
society, are handed over for safekeeping and management to the CMA Main
Board


V) TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 24
(1) This Statute was adopted by the Expert Society Assembly at the session of
October 11th, 2007, and confirmed by the CMA Main Board at the session of May
5th, 2008.
(2) The Statute takes effect 8 days after its proclamation.