{"id":1686,"date":"2025-11-27T13:04:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T12:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circulojpes.com\/article-of-association\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T08:42:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:42:39","slug":"article-of-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/circulojpes.com\/en\/article-of-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Article of Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1686\" class=\"elementor elementor-1686 elementor-1212\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7ae6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a7ae6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f33f66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f33f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Article of Association<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c3c791 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c3c791\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435e36a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"435e36a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5250641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5250641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary of the Statutes of the Association<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806ec52 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"806ec52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac44a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fac44a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Headquarters and geographical scope<\/strong><br>Headquarters: Barcelona<\/p><p>Geographical scope Spain.<\/p><p><strong>Governing Body and its Composition<\/strong><br><strong>Board:<\/strong><\/p><p>General Assembly Elections.<\/p><p>Between 7 and 15 members (Chair, Vice Chair, General Secretary, Treasurer, and Voting Members). 4-year term<br>Service is unpaid. <\/p><p><strong>General Assembly:<\/strong><\/p><p>Constitutes all members and resolutions passed by all members who are up to date on their dues.<\/p><ul><li>Regular meetings once per year within the 4 months after the close of the fiscal year.<\/li><li>Additional meetings when circumstances require it.<\/li><li>Agreements by simple majority of attendees.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Members<\/strong><br><strong>The Association has four types of members:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Corporate Members: <\/strong>Those businesses or institutions established in Spain with a minimum of 10% of Japanese equity, directly or indirectly, as well as Spanish companies or institutions that have interests in Japan. They shall be represented in the Association by their Management, regardless of said management\u2019s nationalities. They shall pay dues and have a right to vote.  <\/p><p><strong>Honorary Members:<\/strong> Those physical persons who have been Management of businesses or institutions with a minimum of 10% of Japanese equity, directly or indirectly, or Spanish companies or institutions that have interests in Japan. Also those physical or legal persons who have shown a special dedication to Spain\u2013Japan relations. Naming of honorary members shall be reserved for the Board. They shall not pay dues and shall have a right to vote.   <\/p><p><strong>Personal Members:<\/strong> Those physical persons who, regardless of their nationality, have been involved or are interested in the development of Spain\u2013Japan relations. They shall pay dues and have a right to vote. <\/p><p>Sponsoring Members: Those physical or legal persons who, without obtaining direct benefits from the Association or having any direct interest in Japan, contribute, with their financial contributions, to the promotion and development thereof. Naming of sponsoring members shall be reserved for the Board, at the request of any member. They shall pay dues and have a right to vote.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a84293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a84293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Honorary Members:<\/strong> These are natural or legal persons who, due to relevant merits, have distinguished themselves in institutional, social, business, or cultural relations between Spain and Japan. The appointment of Honorary Members shall be the responsibility of the Board of Directors. Honorary Members may attend the General Assembly with speaking rights but without voting rights, shall not be required to pay membership fees, and may not serve on the Association\u2019s Board of Directors.  <\/p><p><strong>Economic Resources and Assets:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Dues\/ grants\/ other resources\/ arising from its goods\/ contributions by sponsoring members.<\/li><li>Fiscal year (ends on December 31 of each year).<\/li><li>Annual dues are established according to the needs of the Association.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p><strong>Dues<\/strong><br>These are the fees applied from the month of January 2020:<\/p><table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;\"><thead><tr><th style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\"><\/th><th style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Based on Income<\/th><th style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Dues<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\" rowspan=\"4\">Corporate Members<\/td>,<br><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Companies<\/td>, <td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">and Institutions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">5 Millones \u20ac hasta 50 M \u20ac<\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">900 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">50 Millones \u20ac hasta 200 M\u20ac<\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">1.200 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">200 Millones \u20ac<\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">1.800 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\"><\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Personal Members<\/td> <td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">250 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Sponsoring Members<\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\"><\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">3.000 <\/td>\u20ac<\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Honorary <\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">members <\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">120 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>Administrative Structure<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>At the headquarters of the Association is the Operating Site in charge of carrying out administrative and accounting tasks, as well as information disclosure and publicity.<\/li><li>The General Assembly approves the opening or closure of other operational centers of the association.<\/li><li>Persons in leadership positions shall be named by the Board.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p><strong>Committees and Dependent Bodies<\/strong><br>Establishment of committees appointed by the Board.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article of Association Summary of the Statutes of the Association Headquarters and geographical scopeHeadquarters: Barcelona Geographical scope Spain. 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