1st CHAPTER. COMPANY NAME, LEGAL STATUS, OBJECT AND HEADQUARTERS

Art.1. The organization shall be called The Romanian Society of Medical Mycology And Mycotoxicology; the proof that this name is available was issued by the Ministry of Justice – Public Relation and NGO Records Department under the number 46180 from October 20th, 2006.
Art.2. The society is a legal Romanian person, of private law, autonomous, non-governmental and non-profit with public service vocation which operates subject to the rules, the articles of association and the Romanian laws. It is a general interest professional organization with scientific and educational character. The Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology shall acquire legal status upon its registration into the Register of Societies and Foundations.
Art.3. This society is established for un unlimited period of time.
Art.4. The headquarters of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology is within “Petre Andrei” University, the Faculty of Dentistry, B-dul Stefan cel Mare si Sfant nr. 10, Iasi. In order to fulfill its object, the society carries out its activity in collaboration with “Petre Andrei” University.
Art.5. The Society may set up branches in the university centers based on the decision of the General Meeting. Such branches shall be able to conclude legal deeds on their behalf only based on a previous decision of the Managing Board.

2nd CHAPTER . SCOPE AND OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY

Art.6. The scope of the Society is to encourage and promote the study of medical mycology, both human and veterinary, as well as the practice in this field and the study and practice of mycotoxicology in order to develop a common vision in this field.
Art.7. The object of the society is:
a) To facilitate the purchase, the systematization and dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge in the field of mycology-mycotoxicology by organizing scientific manifestations (congresses, conferences, symposiums, workshops), documentation visits, exhibitions, training courses and by periodic and non-periodic publications;
b) To improve the professional and scientific level of training of the Romanian specialists by ongoing medical training programs;
c) The continuous improvement of the mycological practice quality by establishing a series of standards and guidebooks for the competent laboratories together with other professional societies, universities or institutes.
d) Carrying out some scientific research activities with multidisciplinary character by implementing some programs or projects within the National Scientific Research Plan or for the beneficiaries in the industrial, health and educational system, etc;
e) Ensure the access to a first rate information and disseminate some useful information in the field in accordance with the last international tendencies and evolutions;
f) Establish some collaborations with similar international organizations and become their affiliates;
g) To confer prizes and honors to some personalities in the medical field in order to recognize their merits.

3rd CHAPTER. MEMBERHIP

Art. 8. Any legal or natural person in the medical, veterinary or pharmaceutical field may become member of the society.
Art. 9. The society comprises:
- active members: the persons provided in art.8 who pay an annual subscription;
- founder members: active members who participated to the incorporation and organization of the society;
- life members: active members who paid the entire subscription for 20 years;
- honorary members: personalities from Romania and abroad with remarkable contributions in the field of medical mycology or mycotoxicology; the honorary membership is conferred at the proposal of the Chairman or of a group made of least 5 members with the approval of the Managing Board; the honorary members do not pay the annual subscription;
- supporting members: legal or natural persons, be it Romanian or alien who support financially the activity of the society; the supporting membership is obtained as a result of an annual financial contribution equal with at least five subscriptions for natural persons and ten subscriptions for legal persons;
- organizations: the legal persons provided in the art.8;
- the new members’ accepting must be approved by the Managing Board and announced in the following General Meeting;
Art.10. Membership may be lost if:
a) failing to pay the subscription;
b) suspension in case of having caused moral or material prejudices to the society or in case of serious deviations from the professional ethics and deontology; the suspension procedure is initiated with a majority of two thirds (2/3) of the Managing Board and the General Meeting may withdraw the membership with the vote of two thirds of the members present;
c) unilateral renunciation based on a written notification addressed to the secretary of the society before the end the respective calendar year;
d) death;
Art. 11. The membership may be lost under the terms provided in the art.10, paragraph a) and c) and may be regained by a written application addressed to the Chairman of the Managing Board and approved by the Council, at its proposal; a tax equal with the double of the subscription for the respective year shall be paid in case of new registration.

4th CHAPTER. MEMBERS’ POWERS AND DUTIES

Art. 12. The members of the society have the following powers:
a) To elect and be elected in the managing and control boards of the society.
b) To participate in the taking of decisions concerning the activity of the society;
c) To take part in all the actions and manifestations organized by the society in Romania or abroad;
d) To receive upon request all the information available in the field.
Art.13. The honorary and supporting members are not entitled to vote and cannot be elected in the management bodies, having voice but not vote.
Art.14. The society will ensure the scientific information exchange between its members based on agreement or mutuality.
Art.15. The society shall ensure the information of its members on specific fields, aiming to obtain top quality professional performances.
Art.16. The members of the Society have the following obligations:
a) to pay the agreed subscriptions regularly;
b) to observe the Rules and apply the decisions of the General Meeting and of the Managing Board;
c) to be loyal to the society and participate actively in the actions or manifestations organized by it in order to ensure their good performance.

5th CHAPTER. THE MANAGING, ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL BODIES

Art.17. The organization and operation of The Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology is ensured by the General Meeting, the Managing Board and a Censor in accordance with the art. 20 of the Government Ordinance no. 26 amended by the G.O. no. 37/2003 regarding societies and foundations.
Art.18. The General Meeting includes all the members of the society.
Art.19. The General Meeting decides and implements the decisions of the Society with full powers.
Art.20. The members of the Managing Board mentioned in the Articles of Association of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology organize the first General Meeting.
Art.21. The General Meeting sits at least once every two years at the proposal of the Managing Board or at the request of one third (1/3) of the members of The Romanian Society of Medical Mycology And Mycotoxicology when certain issues must be discussed or some decisions taken; the General Meeting has control right over the Managing Board and the Censor.
Art.22. The Managing Board shall call the members in writing, indicating exactly the agenda, at least 3 months before the agreed date.
Art.23. The proceedings of the General Meeting are managed by the Chairman or, in his absence, by the Vice-Chairman or by the Secretary. In order to validate a decision at least one third (1/3) of the members entitled to vote must be present in the General Meeting; the quorum is certified by the secretary.
Art.24. Within the General Meeting, the decisions are taken with the simple majority vote of the present, except for the suspension of the membership when two thirds of the votes are necessary.
Art.25. The prerogatives of the General Meeting:
a) Debates and approves the rules and the articles of association of the society, as well as the possible amendments or completions to it.
b) Elects and dismisses the Managing Board and the Censor;
c) Debates and approves the income and expense budget of the society;
d) Approves the strategy and the objectives of the society for the period comprised between two meetings;
e) Approves the establishment of new branches;
f) Approves the affiliation or collaboration with similar national and international organizations;
g) Approves the dissolution and liquidation of the society; the assets remained after liquidation shall be transferred to a legal person appointed by the Managing Board;
h) Other prerogatives stipulated by the law or by the Rules;
Art. 26. The Managing Board consists of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and 2 members who shall hold office for four years; no member of the Managing Board is allowed to occupy another leading role in societies, foundations, organizations with interests contrary to the object of this society.
Art.27. The Managing Board may appoint a Managing Director if the volume of activity of the society requires it. In this case, the Managing Director and the Treasurer shall be remunerated by the Society by the Managing Board’s decision.
Art.28. The Managing Board ensures the application of the General Meeting’s decisions, manages and coordinates the entire activity of the society.
Art. 29. The Managing Board may take decisions if at least half plus one of its members are present, by the simple majority’s vote.
Art.30. The Chairman of the Managing Board represents the society in the relations with the medical, scientific and social-political officials, as well as with third parties.
The General Meeting elects the Chairman from among the members of the society; the Chairman holds office for 4 years chairs the meetings of the society.
Art. 31. The Chairman has the following main duties:
a) Coordinates the current activity of the society and submits for approval the issues within the competence of the Managing Board.
b) Approves together with the Treasurer, the current expenses of the society to be effected between two sessions of the Managing Board.
c) Prepares together with the General Secretary the meetings of the Managing Board and of the General Meeting;
d) Presents to the General Meeting the report on the activity carried out.
e) Together with the members of the Managing Board is responsible for the good organization and march of the national and international scientific manifestations.
Art.32. The Vice-Chairman of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology cooperates directly with the Chairman in what concerns the current issues solving and is responsible for the professional, scientific, ongoing medical training, ethics and deontology programs.
Art. 33. The Vice-Chairman has the following duties:
a) In the absence of the Chairman acts as his substitute;
b) Collaborates with the professional authorities in Romania in order to elaborate and update the ongoing training programs in such fields as medical mycology, medical-veterinary mycology and mycotoxicology, to establish the training type and duration as well as the periodic authorization criteria of the lab staff working in the specialized units.
c) Organizes Together with the Chairman and the Secretary the national scientific manifestations and those with international attendance;
d) Together with the Chairman and the Secretary establishes contacts with other national and international societies in order to organize common manifestations;
e) Collaborates with the Romanian professional state bodies in order to solve some cases of deviation from the medical ethics and deontology;
f) Represents the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology in ethical and medical deontology issues.
Art.34. The Secretary of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology has the following duties:
a) Takes care of the current business of the society together with the Chairman;
b) Prepares the meetings of the Managing Board and of the General Meeting of the Society
c) Is responsible for archiving the documents of the society and keeps the members records;
d) Coordinates the communication between the members of the society as well as the actions of the Managing Board;
Art.35. The Treasurer of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology has the following duties:
a) keeps the funds records of the society;
b) proposes the annual income and expense budget for the Managing Board’s approval;
c) Presents to the Managing Board and to the General Meeting the annual financial report.
d) Cashes the registration taxes and the subscriptions and is concerned with the collection of funds.
Art.36. The Censor or, according to the case, a commission made of three censors elected by the General Meeting for a two year period performs the internal financial audit of the society. The members of the Managing Board cannot act as censors. The censors may be assisted by chartered accountants upon request.
Art.37. The Censors have the following duties:
a) Supervise the entire administration of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology, the bookkeeping, the balance sheet elaboration in accordance with the legal provisions in force and at the same time the way the patrimony is assessed.
b) Elaborates reports which he subsequently presents to the General Meeting and has the right to participate in the meetings of the Managing Board without being entitled to vote. All the findings together with the proposals he considers necessary shall be included in a report to be presented to the General Meeting.

6th CHAPTER – THE PATRIMONY OF THE ROMANIAN SOCIETY OF MEDICAL MYCOLOGY AND MYCOTOXICOLOGY

Art.38. The initial patrimony of the society is of 800 RON made up of the equal contributions of the founder members.
Art.39. The patrimony of the society may be increased by:
a) the registration tax and subscriptions paid by the members;
b) the annual contributions of the supporting members;
c) participation taxes to the manifestations organized by the society;
d) re-registration taxes of former members of the society;
e) “Fungi & Mycotoxins” magazine subscriptions;
f) The interests and the dividends resulting from placing the amounts available subject to the legal conditions;
g) Incomes obtained from direct economic activities carried out by the society;
h) Donations, sponsorships or legacies;
i) Grants, allowances obtained from the state or local budgets;
j) Funds resulting from research contracts;
k) Grants obtained from international bodies, private or state institutions, from Romania or abroad.
l) Other incomes stipulated by the law.
m) The society may establish trading companies; the dividends obtained by the society from the activity carried out by such trading companies if not re-invested in the same trading companies shall obligatorily be used in order to fulfill the object of the society.
Art.40. The patrimony of the society cannot be charged or entailed with debts or the obligations of its members.
Art.41. The value of the permanent members’ subscriptions shall be determined by the Managing Board on an annual basis and shall be communicated to the members of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology until December 1st of the year previous to the one for which it was agreed. The subscriptions shall be paid directly in the account of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology until June 30th of every year. Members joining the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology after this date shall pay the subscription corresponding to the remaining period.
Art.42. The expenses of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology consist in:
a) sustaining some professional and scientific activities;
- organizing scientific manifestations;
- publishing the magazine “Fungi & Mycotoxins” and other periodic and/or non-periodic publications, with informative or formative character;
- the participation of its members to various national and international scientific manifestations;
- the participation of some foreign guests to the scientific manifestations organized by the association;
b) correspondence and dispatch expenses of the scientific materials;
c) investments related to the endowment with fixed means and appropriate inventory objects;
d) subscriptions and affiliation taxes to the specialty international bodies and societies; prizes and gratifications.

7th CHAPTER. PRIZES AND GRATIFICATIONS

Art.43. The Managing Board may decide to grant a quarterly scholarship to the associate members who have distinguished themselves during the year for the activity carried out in order to promote the object of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology. The quantum of the scholarship shall be established by the Managing Board on an annual basis.
Art.44. The Managing Board may decide to award an annual bonus to a permanent member who distinguishes himself in promoting the object of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology. The quantum of the prize shall be established by the Managing Board on an annual basis.
Art.45. The Managing Board may decide to support financially and/or logistically the participation of the permanent members who distinguished themselves in promoting the object of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology to the scientific manifestations organized by other national or international scientific authorities.
Art.46. The list of the supporting members shall be published in the magazine.

8th CHAPTER. PUBLICATIONS

Art.47. The magazine “Fungi & Mycotoxins” is the periodical publication of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology having semi annual issue.
Art.48. The management of the magazine shall be ensured by an Editorial Board made of: Chief Editor, 1 Assistant Editor, 1 Subeditor and a variable number of members determined by the Managing Board. Such members form the scientific board. The Chief Editor is a de jure member of the Managing Board of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology. The members of the Editorial Board and of the scientific committee are appointed by the Managing Board of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology.
Art.49. In order to be published in the magazine, the articles need the scientific advice of two members of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology or of the magazine scientific committee who are experienced in the matter in question. The abstracts or the entire content of the works participating in the scientific manifestations organized by the society may be published in the magazine.
Art.50. The publication terms shall be established by the Managing Board of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology at the proposal of the editorial board.

9th CHAPTER. REUNIONS

Art. 51. The Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology organizes a National Scientific Reunion every two years. The agenda shall be established by the Managing Board, after having taken the advice of the society members.
Art.51. The Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology organizes a National Congress every 4 years.
Art.52. The Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology may organize scientific manifestations in collaboration with other scientific societies, foundations, institutions, etc. who promote the same object.

10th CHAPTER –FINAL PROVISIONS

Art.53. The Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology is dissolved:
a) de jure;
b) by the decision of the competent court;
c) by the decision of the General Meeting of the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology
Art.54. The Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology is dissolved under the following circumstances:
a) impossibility to fulfill the object for which it was established;
b) impossibility to establish the General Meeting or the Managing Board in accordance with the Rules, if this situation lasts more than a year from the date these bodies should have been be set up;
c) the reduction of the number of associates under the legal limit of 3 if it has not been completed for three months.
Art.55. The Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology is dissolved by Court decision upon the request of any interested person:
a) when its scope or activity have become illegal or contrary to the public order;
b) when it fulfills its scope by illegal ways or which are contrary to the public order;
c) when the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology has another object than the one for which it was established;
d) When the society has become insolvent.
Art.56. The Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology may be dissolved by the decision of the General Meeting which appoints the official receivers. Within 15 days from the dissolution meeting, the minutes in authentic form shall be submitted to the Court within whose competence enters the Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology in order to be registered in the Associations and Foundations Register. In case of dissolution, the assets shall be transferred to the patrimony of a legal person elected by the Managing Board.
Art.57. The Romanian Society of Medical Mycology and Mycotoxicology has a individual stamp and logo.
Art.58. Any other issues occurred which are not regulated by this Rules shall be settled by the Managing Board’s decisions.
Art.59. The provisions of the present Rules shall be completed with the legal dispositions in force (OG 26/2000 modified by the OG 37/2003) regarding Societies and Foundations.