Chamber Statute

This English translation is provided for information. The Polish original governs.

Chapter I. General provisions

§ 1.

The Myślenice Region Chamber of Commerce, hereinafter referred to in this Statute as the “Chamber”, is a body of economic self-governance that represents the economic interests of its member entrepreneurs.

§ 2.

1. The Chamber operates in accordance with the applicable legal order of the Republic of Poland, in particular the legislation on chambers of commerce and this Statute.
2. The Chamber has legal personality.
3. To the extent that it furthers its statutory objectives, the Chamber may conduct business in Poland and abroad, in accordance with the applicable provisions, in the following fields:
1. 1) publication of directories and lists, for example address and telephone directories;
2. 2) software publishing;
3. 3) business support activities;
4. 4) educational support activities;
5. 5) information services;
6. 6) market research and public opinion polling;
7. 7) employment placement and recruitment activities;
8. 8) archives;
9. 9) scientific and technical activities;
10. 10) leasing of intellectual property and similar products;
11. 11) radio broadcasting;
12. 12) distribution of films, video recordings and television programmes;
13. 13) brokering the sale of time and space for advertising on radio and television, in print and electronic media, including the internet, and in other media;
14. 14) buying, selling, letting and otherwise managing real property on its own account;
15. 15) public relations and communications.
4. The Board decides whether to undertake business activities and determines their scope in accordance with the Statute.
5. The Chamber’s income from business activities shall be used exclusively to pursue its statutory objectives and may not be distributed among Chamber members.
6. Business activities are carried out directly through existing structures or through organisationally and financially separate establishments, on the basis of economic calculation, subject to the following:
1. 1) the establishments are organisational units of the Chamber and report to the Board;
2. 2) the Board establishes and closes an establishment, and appoints and dismisses its manager, by resolution;
3. 3) rules adopted by the Board define the establishment’s remit and the powers and duties of those who manage it.

§ 3.

1. The Chamber has its registered office in the town of Myślenice.
2. The Chamber operates throughout the Małopolska Voivodeship.

§ 4.

The Chamber may cooperate with or become a member of Polish or foreign organisations that pursue objectives consistent with its own.

§ 5.

The Chamber has the right to use seals, badges, emblems, insignia and a brand mark in designs approved by the Board, in accordance with the applicable provisions.

Chapter II. Objectives and functions of the Chamber and how it carries them out

§ 6.

The Chamber’s objectives include, in particular:

1) representing and protecting, in Poland and abroad, the economic interests of its member entrepreneurs in their manufacturing, commercial, construction or service activities, particularly in dealings with public authorities;
2) supporting members’ business initiatives and working to create favourable conditions for economic activity in the area in which the Chamber operates;
3) developing and promoting ethical principles in business and standards of fair dealing in commerce;
4) giving opinions on proposed measures concerning the functioning of the economy, particularly proposed legislation, and taking part in preparing such legislation under the rules laid down in separate provisions;
5) assessing the state of economic development and the implementation and operation of legislation concerning business activity;
6)promoting business initiatives;
7) providing training and improving vocational education, knowledge of economics and entrepreneurship, particularly among young people, workplace apprenticeships and the professional development of employees;
8) preparing opinions, expert assessments and regional development plans that take account of the needs of the local community, and giving opinions on regional development plans, regional economic policy, studies, spatial development plans and other documents, including those prepared by public authorities;
9) taking action to develop entrepreneurship using modern forms of organisation and technology;
10) creating conditions for resolving disputes through arbitration and conciliation, and, where necessary, assisting Chamber members in legal proceedings relating to their business activities;
11) protecting local economic traditions and disseminating knowledge of the region’s economic history, particularly the people associated with it;
12) carrying out tasks in employment promotion, mitigating the effects of unemployment and helping people enter or return to employment;
13) promoting entrepreneurship and fostering entrepreneurial attitudes;
14) helping entrepreneurs access high-quality specialist advisory services that strengthen their capacity and competitiveness, including by providing such services.

§ 7.

The Chamber pursues its objectives and carries out its functions, among other ways, by:

1) conducting its own business activities and devoting the resulting profits to its statutory functions;
2) cooperating with public administration authorities and with social and professional, economic, educational and other organisations in Poland and abroad;
3) establishing a business information system;
4) organising exhibitions, demonstrations, trade fairs, conferences and similar events;
5) preparing information and issuing public statements on matters of importance to entrepreneurs, including the economic situation in the region;
6) participating in business initiatives undertaken by other organisations and by central or local government institutions;
7) promoting Chamber members in Poland and abroad;
8) organising cooperation among Chamber members and helping them establish working relationships with partners in Poland and abroad;
9) the possibility of establishing an arbitration tribunal at the Chamber;
10) providing Chamber members with organisational assistance and advisory and consultancy services, including material assistance where justified;
11) developing cultural, recreational and social activities among Chamber members;
12) publishing journals and periodicals on subjects related to the Chamber’s statutory objectives;
13) undertaking other activities that further the Chamber’s statutory objectives;
14) implementing projects co-financed from the Chamber’s assets and from national and EU aid funds in pursuit of the Chamber’s objectives and functions;
15) cooperating with public administration authorities, social and professional organisations, and organisations and institutions at local, regional, national, EU and international levels.

Chapter III. Rights and duties of Chamber members

§ 8.

1. The Chamber has two classes of membership:
1. 1) ordinary membership;
2. 2) honorary membership.
2. Chamber members are accountable to the Chamber’s governing bodies for acts contrary to the Statute and for their consequences.
3. The Board maintains and updates a list of ordinary and honorary members and removes members from that list in the cases specified in the Statute.

§ 9.

Any entrepreneur who accepts the Chamber’s objectives and wishes to contribute to their achievement may become an ordinary member of the Chamber.

§ 10.

1. Chamber members exercise their rights and discharge their duties as follows:
1. 1) natural persons act in person or through a proxy;
2. 2) organisational entities without legal personality and legal persons act through representatives and members of their governing bodies or through a proxy.
2. A proxy may represent only one member before the Chamber.

§ 11.

An ordinary member is entitled to take part in the Chamber’s activities under the rules laid down by the Chamber and, in particular, to:

1) vote in elections and stand for election;
2) participate and vote at the General Assembly;
3) participate in all forms of Chamber activity;
4) submit proposals on all matters relating to the Chamber’s objectives and operations;
5) receive information about the activities of the Chamber and its governing bodies;
6) use its services and receive assistance, including material assistance;
7) make use of the Chamber’s accumulated work, assets and organisational structures;
8) benefit from the Chamber’s promotion and recommendations;
9) use the Chamber’s name, insignia, emblem, brand mark and badge under the rules laid down by the Board.

§ 12.

An ordinary member shall:

1) participate in the pursuit of the Chamber’s objectives and functions;
2) comply with the Statute, resolutions of the Chamber’s governing bodies and applicable law;
3) safeguard the Chamber’s good name and reputation;
4) observe the principles of the code of ethics published by the Polish Chamber of Commerce (Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza);
5) pay membership dues and settle other financial obligations to the Chamber on time;
6) promptly notify the Chamber of changes to information covered by the documents described in § 14(1), points 1, 2, 3 and 4, and of any suspension or cessation of business activity.

§ 13.

1.Honorary membership may be granted to a person who has made an exceptional contribution to the Chamber’s objectives.
2. The General Assembly confers honorary membership on a proposal from the Board.
3.An honorary member has all the rights of an ordinary member except the right to vote in elections and stand for election. An honorary member may take part in the work of the Chamber’s statutory governing bodies in an advisory capacity.
4.An honorary member has the same duties as an ordinary member, except for the duties under § 12, points 5 and 6, from which the honorary member is exempt.

Chapter IV. Admission to and termination of Chamber membership

§ 14.

1. Admission as an ordinary member of the Chamber requires submission of:
1. 1) a membership declaration in writing, without which it is invalid, in which the applicant declares the intention to join the Chamber and undertakes to comply with the law on chambers of commerce, the Statute, the Chamber’s rules and resolutions, to pay the admission fee, and to pay membership dues and other charges adopted by the Chamber’s governing bodies on time;
2. 2) a document confirming the entrepreneur’s legal status;
3. 3) a registration form containing information on the business activity conducted;
4. 4) a document appointing a proxy, where a proxy has been appointed.
2. The Board admits a person to Chamber membership by a resolution adopted within one month from the date the membership declaration was submitted. The Board notifies the applicant in writing of admission to membership or of a resolution refusing admission.
3. If admission is refused, the applicant may appeal through the Board to the next General Assembly within 7 days of receiving written notice from the Board.
4. Provided they submit the documents listed in paragraph 2 and pay the admission fee, the founding members of the Chamber become ordinary members when the Chamber is registered in the National Court Register.
5. Chamber membership does not restrict an entrepreneur’s right to join other organisations, including, in particular, other chambers of commerce.

§ 15.

1. Chamber membership ends through:
1. 1) withdrawal;
2. 2) removal from the membership list;
3. 3) expulsion.
2. A member withdraws from the Chamber upon written request, with effect on the last day of the third month following the month in which the request was submitted.
3. A member is removed from the membership list in the event of:
1. 1) suspension of business activity;
2. 2) cessation of business activity;
3. 3) liquidation or bankruptcy;
4. 4) death or a final legal declaration of death of a member who is a natural person.
4.A member is expelled from the Chamber for a gross breach of membership duties under this Statute or under resolutions adopted by the Chamber’s governing bodies pursuant to and within the scope of the Statute, or for failure to discharge the duties owed to the Chamber under § 12 of this Statute. Expulsion under § 12, point 5, requires that membership dues and other financial obligations to the Chamber have gone unpaid for at least 6 months.
5.The Board adopts a resolution to expel a member by a simple majority. The Board may issue a written warning to the member before adopting the resolution.
6. An expelled member may appeal through the Board to the Chamber’s General Assembly within 14 days of service of the resolution. If an appeal is lodged, the expelled member is notified of the date of the General Assembly at which it will be heard. The notice is given in the same way as notice of the General Assembly is given to ordinary members.
7. After considering the appeal and hearing the member, unless the member expressly waives the opportunity to be heard, the General Assembly votes by secret ballot on a resolution either upholding the Board’s resolution expelling the member or reinstating membership. The member’s absence during consideration of the appeal does not prevent the General Assembly from adopting its resolution.
8. A member whose membership is reinstated must pay dues for the period from the date of expulsion by the Board to the date the General Assembly adopts the resolution reinstating membership.

§ 16.

Withdrawal, removal or expulsion does not release the member from the obligation to settle all sums owed to the Chamber:

1) in the event of withdrawal, up to and including the third month following the month in which the request was submitted;
2) in the event of removal from the list, up to and including the month in which the grounds for removal arose;
3) in the event of expulsion, up to and including the month in which the Board adopted the resolution.

Chapter V. Governing bodies of the Chamber

§ 17.

The governing bodies of the Chamber are:

1) the General Assembly;
2) the Board;
3) the Audit Committee.

General Assembly of the Chamber

§ 18.

1.The General Assembly is the Chamber’s highest governing body. Matters that the Statute does not assign to another Chamber body fall within the powers of the General Assembly.
2. The Chamber’s General Assembly may be convened as a General Assembly of Members or a General Assembly of Delegates.
3. The General Assembly may be convened as an ordinary or extraordinary General Assembly.
4. The Board convenes the ordinary General Assembly by 31 March each year.
5. The Board convenes an extraordinary General Assembly:
1. 1) on its own initiative;
2. 2) on the written request of 1/3 of Chamber members, within one month of submission of the request;
3. 3) at the request of the Audit Committee, within one month of submission of the request.
6. An extraordinary General Assembly of the Chamber may consider only the matters for which it was convened. It may adopt decisions on procedural matters, procedural motions, recesses and the date of the next General Assembly even if those matters were not on the agenda.

§ 19.

If the number of Chamber members exceeds 500 (five hundred), the General Assembly is replaced by a General Assembly of Delegates.

§ 20.

1. For the purpose of electing delegates, the Board shall determine the following by resolution no later than 60 days before the ordinary General Assembly of the Chamber:
1. 1) a representation ratio that allows between 100 and 200 delegates to be elected;
2. 2) the division of Chamber members into electoral districts;
3. 3) the dates of electoral meetings in the districts;
4. 4) the date of the General Assembly of Delegates.
2.An electoral district is formed for Chamber members whose registered offices are within the boundaries of at least one municipality.
3. A district may not have fewer entities than the number required by the representation ratio. A member may belong to only one district.
4. The Board convenes district meetings. The meeting to elect delegates is convened between 50 and 30 days before the General Assembly. The meeting is valid regardless of attendance, provided that all Chamber members belonging to the district are notified in the customary manner no later than 5 days before the meeting.
5. A delegate’s term of office is four years. A delegate loses the mandate in the event of:
1. 1) termination of Chamber membership, with effect from the date membership is lost;
2. 2) resignation from the position in writing;
3. 3) a final conviction by a court for an intentional crime or minor offence, with effect from the date the judgment becomes final.
6. If a delegate loses the mandate, the Board holds a by-election in accordance with the procedure in paragraphs 1–4.

§ 21.

1. Each Chamber member, in the case of a General Assembly of Members, and each delegate, in the case of a General Assembly of Delegates, shall be notified in writing of the place, time and agenda at least 14 days before the General Assembly of the Chamber. The date of dispatch, as shown by the postmark, is decisive.
2. With the written consent of the member or delegate, the notice referred to in paragraph 1 may be sent by email to the address given by the member or delegate, subject to the time limit set in paragraph 1.

§ 22.

1. A duly convened General Assembly of the Chamber is valid regardless of the number of members or delegates who attend.
2. The Chamber’s General Assembly adopts resolutions by a simple majority of votes, except for a resolution to dissolve the Chamber, which requires a 2/3 majority of the members present at the Assembly.
3.Voting is open. A secret ballot is held on personnel matters, on matters for which the Statute requires a secret ballot, or on any other matter if the General Assembly resolves that voting shall be secret. A motion to change the voting method is a procedural motion and may be made by any member or delegate. If there is no objection, a vote-counting committee may be appointed by open vote to count the votes cast.
4.If the votes are tied, the chair of the meeting has the casting vote.
5. Minutes of the General Assembly shall be drawn up and shall include the resolutions adopted. The chair of the General Assembly and the person who took the minutes sign the minutes. The attendance list of members or delegates is attached to the minutes. The Board keeps the minute book and may issue copies of the minutes or individual resolutions.
6. Resolutions may be adopted without holding a General Assembly if all members entitled to vote or all delegates agree in writing to a written vote or give their written consent to the proposal that is the subject of the resolution. This paragraph does not apply to personnel matters or to matters requiring a secret ballot.

§ 23.

1.The powers of the Chamber’s General Assembly or General Assembly of Delegates include:
1. 1) adopting annual and multi-year programmes and directions for the Chamber’s activities;
2. 2) electing and removing members of the Board and of the Audit Committee;
3. 3) determining the rules or amounts of remuneration of the members of the Board and of the Audit Committee, subject to the possibility of serving in those bodies on a voluntary basis;
4. 4) receiving and considering reports on the activities of the Board and of the Audit Committee;
5. 5) granting or refusing to grant discharge to the Board at the request of the Audit Committee;
6. 6) conferring and revoking honorary membership at the request of the Board;
7. 7) conferring the title of Honorary President of the Board of the Myślenice Region Chamber of Commerce;
8. 8) adopting the Statute and amendments to it;
9. 9) adopting resolutions on the dissolution of the Chamber and the allocation of its assets;
10. 10) considering appeals against resolutions of the Board and the Audit Committee;
11. 11)giving opinions on the activities of Chamber representatives serving in public authorities on the Chamber’s recommendation;
12. 12) approving the rules of procedure of the Board and the Audit Committee;
13. 13) adopting resolutions on matters outside the reserved powers of the Chamber’s other governing bodies.
2.The Board’s execution and implementation of programmes for projects co-financed from national and EU aid funds in pursuit of the Chamber’s objectives and functions does not require their approval by the General Assembly.

Board

§ 24.

1. The Board is the executive body of the Chamber. It directs the Chamber’s activities, represents the Chamber externally, and is accountable to the General Assembly for its activities.
2. The Board operates under rules of procedure it adopts by a 2/3 majority vote on the draft. The rules set out the detailed responsibilities of the President and Vice Presidents, the organisation of the Board’s work and the procedure for its meetings. The next General Assembly approves the Board’s rules of procedure.
3. Paragraph 2 applies accordingly to amendments to the Board’s rules of procedure.
4. A Board member may be a natural person who is a Chamber member or who serves on a body representing a member in the Chamber. A natural person outside the Chamber’s membership may also serve if their knowledge, experience and competence give assurance that they will discharge the duties of a Board member properly.
5. The Board consists of 8 to 15 people, including the President and up to five Vice Presidents.
6. Representatives of the Audit Committee, the Director of the Chamber Office and honorary members may take part in Board meetings in an advisory capacity.
7. A Board member may serve more than one term.
8. The Board has a common term of office lasting 4 years.
9. The Honorary President of the Board takes part in meetings of the Chamber’s Board and has all the rights of an ordinary member of the Board.

§ 25.

1. The Chamber’s General Assembly elects the Board according to the following rules:
1. 1) there is no limit on the number of candidates;
2. 2) candidates appear on the list in alphabetical order;
3. 3) the candidates with the highest numbers of votes, in descending order, become Board members;
4. 4) voting is by secret ballot.
2. The founding members of the Chamber elect the Board members for the first term in accordance with paragraph 1.

§ 26.

At its first meeting after the election, the Board elects the President and Vice Presidents by secret ballot. The election follows the same principles as those set out in § 25.

§ 27.

The powers of the Board include:

1) pursuing the Chamber’s objectives, drawing up programmes and directions for its activities, and submitting them to the General Assembly for approval;
2) directing all of the Chamber’s activities;
3) implementing resolutions of the General Assembly;
4) electing and removing the President and Vice Presidents;
5) convening the General Assembly;
6) managing the Chamber’s assets;
7) setting the amounts of membership dues and the admission fee;
8) waiving the obligation to pay membership dues in exceptional cases;
9) deciding whether to incur obligations and acquire, dispose of or encumber the Chamber’s assets;
10) adopting internal rules and the Chamber’s organisational structure;
11) adopting a resolution to undertake business activity and determining its subject matter;
12) establishing, supervising and closing establishments and appointing and dismissing their managers;
13) adopting rules for the establishments;
14) establishing and supervising Chamber facilities;
15) adopting resolutions to admit, expel or warn ordinary members;
16) preparing reports on the Board’s activities and submitting them to the General Assembly;
17) hiring employees;
18) setting remuneration for work performed for the Chamber, except for the remuneration of members of the Board and Audit Committee;
19) representing the Chamber externally and acting on its behalf;
20) adopting resolutions for the Chamber to join Polish and foreign organisations;
21) deciding on cooperation with other organisations with similar activities;
22) setting up committees on particular issues and defining their remit so they can prepare the Chamber’s position;
23) keeping the minute book of General Assemblies.

§ 28.

Declarations of intent in any matter concerning the Chamber, the incurring of obligations, the conclusion of contracts and the granting of powers of attorney require the signatures of two Board members, one of whom must be the President or a Vice President. Authorised persons make declarations of intent by signing beneath the Chamber’s stamp.

§ 29.

The Board may appoint proxies to represent the Chamber, carry out its functions and conduct business activities.

§ 30.

1. Board meetings are convened by the President or a Vice President authorised by the President:
1. 1) on their own initiative;
2. 2) within 7 days at the request of 1/3 of the Board’s membership;
3. 3) within 7 days at the request of the Chair of the Audit Committee.
2. Board members are notified in the manner specified in the Board’s rules of procedure. Until the General Assembly approves those rules, they are notified in writing, by email or by means of direct remote communication. A Board meeting is valid if all Board members have been duly notified of the date and place.
3. Board meetings are held as needed, at least once a month.
4. Board resolutions are valid if adopted by a simple majority of votes with at least half the Board members present, including the President or a Vice President authorised by the President. If the votes are tied, the President has the casting vote. In the President’s absence, the authorised Vice President has the casting vote.
5. Board resolutions may be adopted outside a meeting if all Board members have agreed to a written vote or given written consent to the proposal that is the subject of the resolution, including by email.
6. In urgent matters the Board may adopt resolutions by means of direct remote communication.

§ 31.

1. A Board member loses the mandate in the event of:
1. 1) termination of Chamber membership, with effect from the date membership is lost;
2. 2) resignation from the position in writing. In this case the Board adopts a resolution setting the date on which the mandate ends, which may be no later than three months from the date the resignation was submitted;
3. 3) a final conviction by a court for an intentional crime or minor offence, with effect from the date the judgment becomes final.
2. A Board member may be removed during the term of office, thereby ending their membership of the Board, only by a resolution of the General Assembly.
3. The Audit Committee may, by resolution, suspend a Board member from their duties for a material breach of the Statute. A warning may precede the suspension. A suspended Board member may appeal to the next General Assembly within 14 days of service of the Audit Committee’s resolution.
4. In contracts with Board members and in disputes with them, the Chamber is represented by the Audit Committee or by a proxy appointed by resolution of the General Assembly.

§ 32.

1. To carry out its functions, the Board may establish a Chamber Office and appoint its Director.
2. The Director manages the Office under rules subject to approval by the Board.

Audit Committee

§ 33.

1. The Audit Committee is the Chamber’s collegiate oversight body. It is separate from the Board and is not subordinate to it in carrying out internal audit or oversight.
2. The Audit Committee consists of 3 to 5 members. The Committee elects a Chair and Deputy Chair from among its members.
3. The Audit Committee operates under its own rules of procedure, adopted by a 2/3 majority of votes in the presence of at least 1 of the Committee’s membership, as stated in the Polish text. The rules and any amendments are subject to approval by the next General Assembly.
4. The Audit Committee’s term of office lasts 4 years.
5. The Chamber’s General Assembly elects the Audit Committee under the rules applicable to election of the Board, except that the Chamber’s founding members elect the Audit Committee members for the first term.
6. The Audit Committee may obtain expert opinions. The Chamber covers the costs of those opinions.
7. The Audit Committee may require Chamber members and the Board or individual Board members to provide written or oral explanations concerning matters under review.

§ 34.

The Audit Committee adopts resolutions by open vote, by a simple majority of votes with at least 3 members of the Committee present.

§ 35.

The powers of the Audit Committee include:

1)reviewing the activities of the Chamber, its facilities and establishments at least once a year, with particular attention to financial activities;
2)submitting recommendations arising from reviews to the Board and requesting explanations;
3) submitting information and reports on its reviews, along with observations and recommendations arising from them, to the Chamber’s General Assembly;
4) assessing draft budgets and balance sheets;
5) submitting motions to the General Assembly to grant or refuse discharge to the Board;
6) requesting an extraordinary General Assembly, and requesting a Board meeting if it finds that the Chamber’s Board is failing to carry out its statutory duties;
7) convening the General Assembly if the Board fails to do so by the deadline set by the Statute;
8) reporting on its activities to the General Assembly;
9) adopting resolutions to suspend a Board member from their duties and to lift such a suspension.

§ 36.

1. A Board member, a Board member’s spouse, and any person related to a Board member by blood or marriage may not serve on the Audit Committee.
2. An Audit Committee member may not have a final conviction for an intentional crime or minor offence.
3. Audit Committee members are removed under the same procedure as Board members.
4. Membership of the Audit Committee ends in the same circumstances as membership of the Board.

Chapter VI. Assets and funds of the Chamber

§ 37.

1. The Chamber’s activities are financed from:
1. 1) admission fees;
2. 2) membership dues;
3. 3) donations, bequests and grants from natural and legal persons and from other entities or institutions;
4. 4) income from the Chamber’s own business activities;
5. 5) income from the Chamber’s movable and immovable property in which it has ownership, a right in rem or another right entitling it to receive income from that property;
6. 6) other sources.
2. The Chamber’s assets include, in particular:
1. 1) cash and cash equivalents;
2. 2) movable and immovable property;
3. 3) other property rights.

§ 38.

3. The Board sets the amounts of membership dues and the admission fee. The Board notifies all ordinary members in writing of a resolution changing the dues and the new amount. The resolution takes effect on the first day of the second month following the date it was announced.
4. Membership dues are payable in advance for each calendar quarter by 10 January, 10 April, 10 July and 10 October.
5. Newly admitted members pay the admission fee and their first dues within 14 calendar days of receiving notice. The first membership dues are assessed from the first month after the Board adopts the resolution and cover the number of months remaining until the end of the calendar quarter.
6. Founding members pay dues by the 10th day of the month following the Founding General Assembly for the number of months remaining until the end of the calendar quarter.

§ 39.

1. The financial year is the calendar year.
2. The Board presents the annual report, together with the balance sheet and profit and loss account, to the General Assembly by the end of the second calendar quarter of each year.

Chapter VII. Amendments to the Statute and dissolution of the Chamber

§ 40.

1. An amendment to the Statute or dissolution of the Chamber requires a resolution of the Chamber’s General Assembly adopted by a 2/3 majority of votes, with at least half the Chamber members entitled to vote or half the delegates present.
2. Amendments to the Statute and dissolution of the Chamber may be considered by the General Assembly only if they were included in the agenda sent to members with the notice specifying the place and date of the General Assembly.
3. A motion to amend the Statute may be submitted by:
1. 1) the Board;
2. 2) the Audit Committee;
3. 3) 1/3 of the Chamber’s ordinary members, by submitting their motion in writing to the Board.
4. A motion to amend the Statute must be submitted in writing, and the proposed amendment must be set out in the notice convening the General Assembly.
5. When adopting a resolution to dissolve the Chamber, the General Assembly determines how the liquidation is to be carried out, including the appointment of one or more liquidators, and determines the allocation of the Chamber’s assets after liquidation.

Chapter VIII. List of founding members

§ 41.

The Statute was adopted at the Founding General Assembly in Stróża, Municipality of Myślenice, on 12 December 2009 by Founders’ Resolution No. 2, as the founding members confirm by their signatures: