The year two thousand and TWENTY
On December seventeenth
In Brussels, Boulevard de Waterloo 16.
Before us, Catherine GILLARDIN, Notary resident in Brussels (1st district), exercising her function in the limited liability cooperative company “ACTALYS, Notaires associés”, in short, “ACTALYS”, having its registered office at 1000 Brussels, Boulevard de Waterloo 16, registered in the register of legal persons in Brussels under number 0831.909.513.
HAVE APPEARED :
- Mr KLIPP Klaus, born in Kassel (Germany) on December 31, 1952, residing at Unterlindau 76, 2. 60323 Frankfurt Am Main, Germany, holder of the national register number bis 52523114788 ;
- Mrs (Dr) BOZATLI Hande, born in Küre (Turkey) on September 23, 1960, residing at 1050 Brussels, Rue Capitaine Crespel, 48, 2nd-3rd floor, National number 60.09.23-578.55
- Mr ROHNER Beat, born in Rorschach (Switzerland) on May 6, 1987, residing at Tuchmacherstrasse 46, 8041 Zurich, Switzerland, national registration number 87450641988.
The parties appearing under 1 to 3 are here represented by Mrs SACRÉ Cathérine Marie Angèle Monique Isabelle, born in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe on March 24, 1954, residing at St-Guduladreef 26 at 1785 Merchtem, NN 54.03.24-208.33, by virtue of three (3) private powers of attorney which will remain attached.
The Notary has drawn the attention of the proxy to the consequences of an invalid mandate.
The aforementioned appearing persons have asked Us to draw up the statutes of a non-profit association, in short ASBL, which they declare to constitute between them under the name “House of Democracy – Forum for Human Centered Development”, in short “House of Democracy” or “HOD”, the head office of which will be established in the Brussels-Capital Region at 1050 Brussels, Rue Capitaine Crespel, 48. Its electronic address will be info@houseofdemocracy.com and its Internet site will be www.houseofdemocracy.com
The participants declare :
1°- that the association is constituted for an indefinite duration.
2° – that the present association will be endowed with the legal personality as from the day when will be carried out at the clerk’s office of the competent court of the company, the deposit of an expedition of the constitutive act, in accordance with the law.
3° – that, in accordance with article 2. 2 of the Code of Companies and Associations, they acknowledge that they are aware that the presently constituted association may take over the commitment(s) made in any capacity whatsoever, on behalf of the association in formation and before the latter acquires legal personality, provided that i) legal personality was acquired within two years of the commitment(s) coming into existence and ii) the commitment(s) is (are) taken over by the association within three months of the acquisition of legal personality
4 – They acknowledge that they know i) that the name of the association must be different from that of any other legal entity and that they are aware of the requirements of Article 2: 3 of the Code of Companies and Associations stipulating that the name is identical to another, or if the resemblance can be misleading, any interested party may have it changed and claim damages, if any; ii) that they are aware of the administrative formalities necessary for the registration of the association at the Crossroads Bank of Enterprises 5°- that the association may not distribute or procure directly or indirectly any financial benefit to its founders, members, directors or any other person except for the disinterested purpose determined by the statutes. Any transaction violating this prohibition is null and void.
6°- that with the exception of manual donations, any inter vivos payment to the association whose value exceeds one hundred thousand euros (€ 100.000,00) must be authorized by the Minister of Justice or his delegate.
7°- that the amount of the provision for costs, expenses, remunerations and charges, which is incumbent on the association because of its constitution is estimated at one thousand four hundred and fifty euros (€ 1,450.00).
8°- that the statutes of the association will be written in French only.
House of Democracy Statute – 10 July 2020
FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
The parties to the meeting have now unanimously taken the following decisions, which will only become effective as from the date of the deposit of a copy of the constitutive act at the competent clerk’s office, in accordance with the law:
A. First financial year
The first financial year will begin on the day the association is granted legal personality and will end on December 31, 2021.
B. First ordinary general assembly
The first ordinary general meeting is set for 2022.
C. Members of the board of directors
The number of directors is fixed at three.
The following persons are appointed to the Board of Directors:
Mr. KLIPP Klaus, first name, for a term of office ending at the end of the annual general meeting of members of 20# ;
Mrs. (Dr.) BOZATLI Hande, for a term of office ending at the end of the annual general meeting of members of 20# ;
Mr. ROHNER Beat, a.k.a., for a term of office ending at the close of the annual general meeting of members of 20#.
The term of office of the directors shall be unpaid.
The newly appointed directors, represented, by virtue of the aforementioned proxies, are the executive directors and have designated among themselves as:
- President: Mrs. (Dr.) Hande Bozatli,
- Vice-president: Mr. KLIPP Klaus,
- Secretary and Treasurer: Mr. ROHNER Beat.
All the above-mentioned persons have accepted the mandate conferred upon them by virtue of the above-mentioned powers of attorney.
D. Commissioner
The participants believe in good faith that the association will not meet the size requirements of the law to appoint an auditor and, therefore, decide not to appoint one.
E. Address of the registered office, e-mail address and website of the company
The company’s registered office is located at Rue Capitaine Crespel, 48, 1050 Brussels and its e-mail address is info@houseofdemocracy.com.
Its website is www.houseofdemocracy.com
CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY
The notary certifies that the identity of each participant has been established by means of his identity card or passport.
OF WHICH NOTE
Done and passed in Brussels, in the office.
Date as above.
The parties declare to Us that they have taken knowledge of the draft of the present act, and therefore, at least five working days before the signature of the present.
And after commented reading, integral as regards the parts of the act referred to in this respect by the law, and partially of the other provisions, the parties have signed with Us, Notary.