Legal aspects

General Assembly

The General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the mAgro Cluster Association.

• It meets in ordinary session once a year, in the first quarter, or in extraordinary session whenever important matters need to be decided.
• It is quorate if at least half plus one of all the members listed in the deed of incorporation are present, and its decisions are adopted by the vote of at least half plus one of the members present.

Its responsibilities are:

1. setting the Association's strategy and general objectives;
2. electing and dismissing the members of the Board of Directors, for a 3-year term, and the Auditor, and approving their reports;
3. setting up branches;
4. approving the income and expenditure budget and the balance sheet, and granting discharge;
5. amending the Deed of Incorporation and the Statute.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the Association's executive body. It consists of the President, the Vice-President and the Secretary, appointed by the founding members for a 3-year term. The Board meets in ordinary session at least once every quarter.

Its responsibilities are:

• authorising any representative of the Association to conclude and perform any contract in the name and on behalf of the Association;
• drawing up the internal rules of procedure;
• managing the Association between General Assemblies;
• approving membership applications, and suspending or excluding members whose actions harm the Association's interests;
• setting the amount and payment terms of enrolment fees, membership dues and other contributions owed by members.

President of the Association

The President of the Board of Directors is also the President of the Association, elected by the General Assembly for a 3-year term.

The President's responsibilities are:

• leading the activity and work of the Board of Directors;
• chairing the meetings of the General Assembly and of the Board of Directors;
• handling the day-to-day management of the Association;
• representing the Association in its dealings with third parties;
• signing the acts and documents adopted by the Association's bodies;
• following up and ensuring the implementation of the decisions, documents and measures adopted by the Board of Directors;
• acting in line with the strategy and policy proposed by the Board of Directors and approved by the General Assembly.

Members

The Association has the categories of members listed below. Anyone wishing to become a member must submit a membership application, which is approved by the Board of Directors.

Honorary members / members of excellence

Figures from social, economic, cultural or scientific life, in Romania or abroad, who have made an outstanding contribution to achieving the association's objectives.

Active members

Persons or any other entities, with or without legal personality, who join the association after its incorporation and actively help achieve its purpose and objectives.

Supporting members

Natural or legal persons, or any other entities with or without legal personality, who are members but are not actively involved in the association's work.

Founding members

Those who signed the association's founding documents and are therefore full members. This category of members has voting rights over all of the association's activity.

Documents (in Romanian)

• Deed of Incorporation
• mAgro Statute
• Registration certificate
• Court registration decision

Past notices of meeting