appointment<\/a> and dismissal of directors and the determination of their remuneration in cases where remuneration is granted to them;<\/li>\nthe appointment and dismissal of the auditor and the determination of his remuneration;<\/li>\nthe discharge to be granted to the directors and the auditor and, if necessary, the institution of proceedings by the association against the directors and the auditors;<\/li>\nthe approval of the annual accounts and the budget;<\/li>\nthe dissolution of the association;<\/li>\nthe exclusion of a member;<\/li>\nthe transformation of the ASBL into an AISBL, into a cooperative company approved as a social enterprise and into an approved social enterprise cooperative company;<\/li>\nmaking or accepting the contribution of a universality free of charge;<\/li>\nall other cases where the law or the articles of association so require [1].
\n_____________<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[1] Article 9:12, CSA<\/a><\/p>\nThe following competences can be attributed to the General Meeting instead of the Board of Directors:<\/p>\n
\n- Admit new members<\/li>\n
- Establish that a member is deemed as resigning based on a statutory provision (e.g. the member has not paid the contribution)<\/li>\n
- Approve the association’s rules of procedure, if any<\/li>\n
- Start a liability lawsuit against a member or against a liquidator in case of voluntary dissolution<\/li>\n
- Implement a sanction against a member if that sanction is provided for in the statutes<\/li>\n
- Deciding on selling or acquiring property<\/li>\n
- Transferring the association’s address within the same region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The General Meeting is also competent to fix the yearly contribution that is payable by members. If this competence is not expressly reserved to the General Meeting, the Board of Directors is deemed competent. Nonetheless, the statutes must provide for a maximum amount, which should be high so as to avoid a modification of the statutes later on. It is possible to provide that no contribution is required.<\/p>\n