Charter of the
TattooArt Global Alliance

 GENERAL PROVISIONS

• The Alliance is a legal entity and operates on the basis of this Charter, concluded by the Founder of the Memorandum of Alliance.

• The members of the Alliance retain their independence and the rights of legal entities.

• The Alliance is created for an unlimited period of time.

• The full name of the Alliance in English: “TattooArt Global Alliance”, Abbreviated name of the Alliance in English: – “TAGA”.

  LEGAL STATUS OF THE ALLIANCE 

• The Alliance acquires the rights of a legal entity from the moment of registration in the prescribed manner.

• The association can create a reserve and other indivisible funds of the association, invest the funds in banks, other credit institutions, in securities and property resources.

• The Alliance is the owner of the property belonging to it, including the property transferred to it to the Alliance in contributions.  Members of the Alliance do not retain the rights to the property transferred by them.  

• The Alliance is responsible for its obligations with all of its property.  The Alliance is not liable for the obligations of the state and the members of the Alliance. Members of the Alliance are solely liable for its obligations in an amount proportional to the amount of the annual membership fee, in accordance with the procedure established by the founders.  If a member of the Alliance makes a contribution, he is not fully liable for its obligations in the amount of the unpaid share.

• In the manner prescribed by law, the Alliance can create, together with other individuals and legal entities, business companies, enterprises and organizations of other organizational and legal forms with the rights of a legal entity, as well as branches and representatives of decisions on other general meetings of the Guild.

• Branches and representative offices are not legal entities and representatives in accordance with the Regulations on them.  The regulations on branches and representatives are approved by the General Meeting of the members of the Alliance.  Branches and representative offices are also provided with working capital at the expense of the Alliance.  Heads of branches and representative offices on the basis of powers of attorney issued by an authorized person of the Alliance.

• The Alliance does not have the right to engage in entrepreneurial activity with the aim of making a profit as its main activity.  If the Alliance is entrusted with the conduct of entrepreneurial activity, then it must either be transformed into a business company or partnership, in accordance with the procedure stipulated by the current legislation, or it has the right to create a business company for carrying out entrepreneurial activities or participate in such a company.

• The profits obtained by the Alliance from entrepreneurial activities are not subject to distribution among the members of the Guild.

  GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND KINDS OF ACTIVITY OF THE ALLIANCE 

  The Alliance aims to protect the interests of general associations, as well as coordinate their activities, in the following areas:

• Community support

• development of tattoo and art community;

• support for artists, tattoo and permanent make up artists;

• popularization, promotion and development of the tattoo and art industry;

• uniting artists, tattoo artists and permanent make up artists around the world;

• Innovations

• support and implementation of new ideas, projects and initiatives for the development of the tattoo and art industry;

• Health care

• development of the tattoo industry with medical organizations.

FINANCE AND PROPERTY OF THE ALLIANCE 

The property of the Alliance is created by:

• Membership fees, regular and one-time receipts from members of the Alliance;

• Voluntary property contributions and charitable donations;

• Dividends (income, interest) received on shares, bonds, other securities and deposits;

• Income received from the property of the Alliance;

• Other sources not prohibited by applicable law.

  Members of the Alliance have no property rights in the Alliance.

  Regular and one-time receipts include the following types of contributions:

• Foundation fees are a one-time contribution made by the founder of the Alliance in order to form the property base of the Alliance.

• The entry membership fee is a one-time fee.

• The annual membership fee is a regular membership fee that periodically becomes a part of each member in accordance with the procedure established by this agreement of the Charter and the Memorandum of Alliance of the Alliance.

• Targeted contributions – can be regular and one-time.  Earmarked contributions are intended to finance events and programs organized directly by the Alliance or conducted with its participation.

  The sizes, terms, forms and procedure for making each of the specified types of contributions by the Charter, with the exception of earmarked contributions.  The sizes, terms, forms and procedure for making targeted contributions are established in a specific case by the Founders of the Alliance.

  Cash contributions can be made both in cash and by bank transfer.

  Sizes, terms, forms and procedure for making entrance and annual membership fees.

  The entrance and annual membership fees are used for the maintenance of governing bodies, consulting services and ensuring the activities of the Alliance, provided for by this Charter.

  The Alliance owns the right of ownership of funds, other objects of property transferred by other legal entities / or individuals as a contribution, gift, donation, by will, as well as on any legal basis.

  At the expense of the proceeds of the Alliance through the following funds:

• Association Development Fund;

• other funds.

  The size of these funds, deductions, appointment, procedure for the formation and spending by the decision of the Founders of the Alliance.

  RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE ALLIANCE  MEMBERS

  Formed the first composition of the governing members of the Alliance.  After registration of the Alliance and payment, payment of fees, the founders acquire the status of full members of the Alliance.

  Members of the Alliance are legal entities and non-legal entities, including non-profit organizations, residents and non-residents, who support the goals and objectives of the Alliance, share its principles, pay membership fees, and have been selected by the Admissions Committee of the Alliance.  Members of the Alliance are not legal entities and legal entities – commercial and non-commercial organizations – have equal rights and not equal responsibilities.

  Members of the Alliance have the following rights:

• the right to enjoy the support, protection and assistance of the Alliance;

• participate in events held by the Alliance;

• receive information about the activities of the Alliance;

• to be to the Alliance proposals on all issues that are the subject of the Alliance’s activities to make in their discussion;

• to request from the management bodies of the Alliance information on the status of consideration of their proposals;

• contact the governing bodies of the Alliance on any issues, with its activities;

• transfer of property to the Alliance, payment contributions to the association for the provision of funds and the implementation of the Alliance;

• receive, in the event of the release of the Alliance, the property transferred to the Alliance for use, with the exception of contributions in monetary and non-monetary form;

• withdraw from the Alliance at the end of the financial year.

  Honorary members of the Alliance have the following rights and obligations:

• the right to enjoy the support, protection and assistance of the Alliance;

• help all members of the Alliance (including assistance and advice on issues related to: arrival and organization of a workplace in the city of residence of the Honorary Member of the Alliance;

• compulsory participation in events held by the Alliance (cancellation of events is possible only in exceptional cases, for a good reason);

• receive information about the activities of the Alliance;

• to be the Alliance of proposals on all issues that are the subject of the Alliance to make in their discussion;

• to request from the management bodies of the Alliance information on the status of consideration of their proposals;

• contact the governing bodies of the Alliance on any issues, with its activities;

• transfer of property to the Alliance, payment contributions to the association for the provision of funds and the implementation of the Alliance;

• receive, in the event of the release of the Alliance, the property transferred to the Alliance for use, with the exception of contributions in cash and non-cash form;

• withdraw from the Alliance at the end of the financial year.

  In addition to the rights established by clause 5 of this Charter, members of the Alliance are endowed with exclusive rights:

• the right to use symbols free of charge.

• to receive free of charge from the Alliance advisory, methodological, legal (basic) and other assistance;

• use the information base (s) of the Alliance free of charge;

• use discounts, benefits, services established for members of the Alliance;

• priority participation in the events held by the Alliance.

  Obligations of the members of the Alliance:

• share and follow (norms) the basic principles of the members of the Alliance;

• comply with applicable laws, the provisions of this Charter and other acts, using the Basic Principles of the Alliance in their powers;

• make contributions in the manner and in the amount contained in this Charter;

• to enhance the common wealth, including intellectual and cultural, of the Alliance and its members;

• bear subsidiary liability for the obligations of the Alliance.

  PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION TO MEMBERS AND WITHDRAWAL (EXCLUSION) FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE ALLIANCE 

  Admission of a new member of the Alliance by the Admissions Committee of the Alliance.

Members of the Admissions Committee who decide to join the Alliance can only be experts who have made a significant contribution to the development of the industry (pirsing, tattoo, art, as well as related industries), recognized at the national or international level. 

In addition, members of the Admissions Committee must meet the following requirements:

• Experience of more than 10 years;

• Participation in exhibitions and festivals related to the profession;

• Awards received at exhibitions and festivals related to the profession;

• Membership in professional associations related to the profession;

• Mention in the media.

  Confirming achievements of the Candidate among other professionals in the field of artistic tattooing:

  For honorary members of the Alliance:

• A minimum of three (3) letters of recommendation from colleagues, studios, museums and galleries with links to websites and social media pages.

• Work experience from five (5) years (exceptions are allowed)

  Information about creative achievements:

• state and public awards

• publications about the Candidate in major media (including on the Internet)

• list of exhibitions in which the work of the Candidate participated (including on the Internet);

• list of conventions participating in the candidate (or other events related to the profile of the Alliance);

• catalogs, reproductions of 10 works of the Candidate for different periods of creativity.

  For members of the Alliance:

• At least one (1) recommendation letter from colleagues, studios, museums and galleries with links to websites and social media pages.

• Work experience from one (1) year (exceptions are allowed)

  Information about creative achievements:

• state and public awards;

• publications about the Candidate in major media (including on the Internet);

• list of exhibitions in which the work of the Candidate participated (including on the Internet);

• list of conventions participating in the candidate (or other events related to the profile of the Alliance);

• catalogs, reproductions of 5 works of the Candidate for different periods of creativity.

  A candidate is accepted as a member of the Alliance if the Admissions Committee makes a positive decision on his candidacy.  A candidate member of the Alliance is obliged to make contributions in the amount, procedure and terms established by this Charter.  The newly admitted Member of the Alliance bears subsidiary responsibility for the obligations of the Alliance.  The rights of a member of the Alliance cannot be transferred to third parties.

  The withdrawal of a member of the Alliance is carried out by submitting a written application addressed to the Founders of the Alliance.

  Not 3 months after sending the message about the withdrawal from the Alliance are obliged to:

  Determine the terms for the return of property transferred by this member for the use of the Alliance.

  Determine the procedure for fulfilling obligations on oneself earlier in relation to other members of the Alliance as a whole.

  Solve other issues related to the withdrawal of a member from the Alliance.

  Entry fees and recurring fees are non-refundable and / or non-refundable.  Targeted contributions are returned in the part that was spent on the implementation of the program.

  A member of the Alliance bears subsidiary responsibility for the obligations of the Alliance within two years from the date of withdrawal in the manner prescribed by this Charter.

  A member of the Alliance may be expelled from it by the decision of the Foundation, for the following reasons:

• systematic (more than 2 times) non-fulfillment or improper fulfillment of their duties as a member of the Alliance;

• non-payment of membership fees;

• obstruction by their actions or inaction of the normal operation of the Alliance;

• committing an unethical act in relation to another member of the Alliance (other Alliances) or the Alliance itself, damaging the reputation of the Alliance (damage to committing defamatory actions).

  Matters included in the expulsion system.

 

  CONTROL ORDER

  The supreme governing body of the Alliance is the Founders of the Alliance, whose exclusive competence includes:

• Changes and additions to the Charter and the Memorandum of Alliance of the Alliance, including on the issue of changes in the amount of contributions.

• Determination of priority areas of activity, principles of formation and use of its property.

• Election of the Executive Director and early termination of his powers.

• Approval of the annual report and the annual balance sheet.

• Financial plan approval and amendments based on projects submitted by the Executive Director.

• Creation of branches and opening of representative offices.

• Participation in other non-profit organizations and business associations.

• Making a decision on the reorganization or liquidation of the Alliance.

• Approval of the liquidation balance sheet.

  The meeting of the members of the Alliance is convened by the Executive Director at least once a year, not earlier than 2 months and not later than 6 months from the date of the end of the financial year.

  General meetings convened in addition to the regular ones are extraordinary.  Extraordinary General Meetings of the Alliance are convened as required, as well as at the initiative of the Founders of the Alliance, the Executive Director or any member of the Alliance – within one month from the date of notification of the Executive Director.

  The members of the Alliance are notified in writing of the convocation of the General Meeting of the members of the Alliance.  The notice specifies the issues that are submitted for consideration by the General Meeting of the Alliance.

  The General Meetings are chaired by the Founders of the Alliance.

  The candidacy of the Executive Director of the Alliance must meet the following conditions:

• age at least 27 years old;

• work experience over 3 years;

• field of activity – tattoo

  The founders of the Alliance perform the following functions:

• presides over the general meetings of the members of the Alliance;

• heads actions, events, campaigns organized directly by the Alliance or with its participation.

 

  The Executive Director carries out general and operational management of the activities of the Alliance, is accountable exclusively to the General Meeting of Members and organizes the implementation of its decisions.

  The Executive Director acts on behalf of the Alliance and represents its interests without a power of attorney.

  The executive director enjoys the right to dispose of property and funds, concludes contracts, including labor contracts, issues powers of attorney, issues orders and instructions, gives instructions that are binding on all employees on issues related to his competence.

  The competence of the Executive Director includes the solution of all issues that do not constitute the exclusive competence of the General Meeting of the Alliance, including:

• Material and technical support of the Alliance’s activities within its own funds.

• Attraction of additional sources of financial and material resources for the implementation of statutory activities.

• Presentation to the General Meeting of Members of the Alliance of an annual report on the receipt and expenditure of funds.

• Organization of regular and extraordinary meetings of the Alliance.

• Approval of the staffing table and job descriptions, other provisions regulating the working conditions of the employees of the Alliance.

• Ensuring compliance with labor laws and labor discipline.

  Implementation of other functions on behalf of the General Meeting of the Alliance.

  If it is impossible for the Executive Director to fulfill his duties, his functions are temporarily transferred to one of his Deputies at the choice of the Founders of the Alliance until the appointment of a new Executive Director.

  CONTROL OF ACTIVITIES

  To control the financial and economic activities of the Alliance, the General Meeting of the Alliance elects the Audit Commission (auditor) for a period of three years from among the representatives of the members of the Alliance, or an auditor is involved

  The Executive Director annually submit to the General Meeting of the Alliance a report on their work during the past year.

  Inspections (audits) of the financial and economic activities of the Alliance are carried out based on the results of the activities of the Alliance for the year, as well as at any time at the initiative of the Audit Commission (auditor), the auditor of the Alliance, the decision of the General Meeting of the Alliance or at the request of any of the members of the Alliance.  At the request of the Auditing Commission (Auditor), the auditor of the Alliance, the Executive Director and his deputies are obliged to submit documents on the financial and economic activities of the Alliance.

  Based on the results of the audit of the financial and economic activities of the Alliance, the Audit Commission (Inspector) or the auditor draws up an opinion, including on the annual reports and balances, which are submitted to the General Meeting of the Alliance members.  Without this conclusion, the General Meeting of Members is not entitled to approve the balance sheet.

  PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS

  Changes to this Charter and the Memorandum of Alliance are made by the decision of the Founders of the Alliance, adopted in accordance with clause 7.2.  of this Charter.

  Changes and additions to this Charter and the Memorandum of Alliance become effective for third parties from the moment of their state registration in the manner prescribed by law.

  PROCEDURE FOR REORGANIZATION AND LIQUIDATION

Reorganization can be carried out in the form of merger, acquisition, division, separation and transformation.  An association can be transformed into a foundation, an autonomous non-profit organization, a business entity, or a partnership.  The decision to reorganize the Alliance to the newly formed organization is transferred to the rights and obligations of the reorganized non-profit organization in accordance with the transfer act.

  The liquidation of the Alliance is carried out by decision of the General Meeting of the Alliance, judicial, or other authorized bodies.

  The founders of the Alliance or appoint, in agreement with the body that carries out state registration, a liquidation commission and establishes the procedure and terms of liquidation.

  From the moment of the appointment of the liquidation commission, the powers to manage the affairs are transferred to it.

  The liquidation commission publishes in the press a publication on the liquidation of the Alliance, the procedure and deadline for filing claims by its creditors.

  At the end of the period for the presentation of claims by creditors, the liquidation commission draws up an interim liquidation balance sheet.  The liquidation interim balance sheet is approved by the General Meeting of the Alliance or the body that made the decision to liquidate it.

  After completing settlements with creditors, the liquidation commission draws up a liquidation balance sheet, which is approved by the General Meeting of the Alliance or the body that made the decision on liquidation.

  The property remaining after the satisfaction of the creditors’ claims is sent by the decision of the liquidation commission for the purposes in the interests of which the Alliance was created and / or for charitable purposes.