4.THE AUTHORITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION

4.1. The supreme governing body of the Association is the General Meeting of the Association.

4.2. The Association's members carry out their participation in the Meeting through his authorized representative. Each actual member should be represented in the quantity of - 1 person. Each actual member of the Association possesses - 1 (one) vote in voting. Associated members exercise their participation in the Meeting through its authorized representative with the right of an advisory vote.

4.3. The General Meeting meets at least once a year (annual meeting), or when it is necessary to solve the questions within the competence of the General Meeting (extraordinary meetings). General Meeting is authorized, if it involves registered authorized representatives, representing more than half of the actual members of the Association.

4.4. Annual General Meeting meets not later than 90 days after the end of the calendar year.

4.5. Extraordinary General Meeting may be convened by a decision of:

- President of the Association;

- General Director of the Association;

- At least half of the members of the Association.

4.6. The General Meeting is competent to take decisions on any matters
of the Association.

The exclusive competence of the General Meeting includes:

a) changing of the Charter of the Association;

b) identification of priority activity of the Association, the principles of formation and use of its property;

c) the election of the President of the Association and pre-term termination of his
authority;

d) the election of the Genera Director and the pre term termination of his power;

e) solving the questions of  reorganization and liquidation of the Association and the establishment of the liquidation committee;

f) admission and expulsion of members of the Association;

g) taking decisions on the establishment of commercial and noncommercial organizations with legal entity status, participation in such organizations, opening branches and representative offices of the Association;

h) approving the annual plan and budget of the Association, its annual report.

Decisions on matters specified in items a, b, c, d, e, f taken unanimously by actual members of the Association.

Decisions on matters stipulated in paragraphs h, e, and on all other issues entertained by the General Meeting by a simple majority of votes of actual members of the Association presenting at the meeting and taking part in voting.

4.7. President of the Association is responsible for general management of the Association.

4.8. President of the Association shall be elected by the General Meeting of the Association at open voting for a term of five years, with the right of reelecting unlimited number of times.

4.9. President of the Association:

- Accountable to the General Meeting of the Association is responsible for the future state of affairs of the Association and is empowered to decide matters of the Association activity that are not reserved to the General Meeting of the Association and General Director of the Association;

- acting on behalf of the Association without power of attorney, presents it in all institutions, organizations and enterprises, both on the territory of the Russian Federation and abroad on matters relating to his competence;

- Preside at meetings of the General Meeting,

- Submit for approval by the General Meeting of the Association prospective draft plans of the Association, as well as reports on the execution of these plans;

- Represents the interests of the Association, its members and participants in government, public and other institutions and organizations, both in the Russian Federation and abroad within the frames of his competence;

-appoints executive secretary of the Association;

- Carries out other actions necessary to implement the objectives of the Association, except those which constitute the competence of other bodies and officials of the Association.

4.10. The grounds for dismissal of President of the Association are:

- Violation of the Charter or incorrect action in relation to the Association or its individual members;

- Violation of the Russian legislation and international treaties;

- creating obstructions of the normal work of the Association;

- Exclusion of the position of President of the Charter of the Association;

- Systematic non execution or improper performance of their duties, including abuse of authority in any form, if determined by the General Meeting of the Association or the court.

4.11. Executive body of the Association is the General Director of the Association.

4.12. The functions, activity order, structure, staff list of the Association, including the salaries within the approved annual budget of the Association are to be approved by the General Director of the Association.

4.13. General Director is appointed by the General Meeting of the Association for 5 years, renewable indefinitely.

4.14. General Director of the Association:

- Accountable to the General Meeting of the Association, is empowered to decide all questions of the Association’s activity which are not assigned to the exclusive competence of the General Meeting or the President;

- acting on behalf of the Association without power of attorney, presents it in all institutions, organizations and enterprises, both on the territory of the Russian Federation and abroad;

- Takes decisions and issues orders on the activities of the Association;

- settles questions of economic and financial activities of the Association;

- Supervises the activity of branches and representative offices of the Association;

- Responsible within the frames of his competence for the use of funds and assets of the Association in accordance with its Charter objectives,

- Submits for consideration of the General Meeting of the Association  the budget for the next fiscal year;

- Submits for consideration of the General Meeting of the Association report on the outcome of the Association's activity and performance report of the Association for the last financial year;

- Organizes the implementation of decisions of the General Meeting of the Association;

- Determines the order of relationships with enterprises, organizations and institutions interacting with the Association;

- Approves within the limits of the annual budget the structure, staff list and salaries of employees of the Association;

- Organizes the preparation and holding of the General Meeting of  the Association’s members;

- Is organizing the activity of branches and representative offices of the Association;

- Organizes accounting and reporting and is responsible for the correctness and completeness of conducting;

-  Implements current financial and economic activity of the Association and the formation of the quarterly financial report;

- Develops current events for long-term plan of development submitted by the President of the Association;

- Represents the interests of the Association in relations with any natural or legal persons;

- Takes decisions on incentives and impose penalties on members of the Association;

- Within his rights disposes property of the Association, acquires and disposes it, opens settlement and other accounts at banks and credit institutions, concludes contracts, including employment, issues warrants, orders, and performs other transactions;

- Deals with other matters in accordance with current legislation and the Charter of the Association.

4.15. General Director of the Association has the right to be the first to sign financial documents, and performs acts within the competence of the President, on his behalf.

4.16. Executive secretary of the Association provides training materials and solutions for discussion at general meetings, maintains and sign the minutes of the General Meeting, keeps circulation of documents and performs other duties assigned by the General Meeting, President and General Director of the Association.

4.17. Executive Secretary of the Association is appointed by the President.

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