(Approved by the National Development and Reform Commission on August 20th, 2007 and the Ministry of Civil Affairs on August 30th)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 Name of the Association
English: China Engineering Consulting Association
English: China Association of Engineering Consultants.
Article 2 China Engineering Consulting Association (hereinafter referred to as the Association) is a non-profit social organization composed of units engaged in engineering consulting and related businesses, consulting engineers and experts and scholars with rich consulting and management experience in the field of engineering technology and economy. It is a national social organization with legal personality and an industry association representing China's engineering consulting industry.
Article 3 China's engineering consulting industry is an industry that uses multidisciplinary professional technical knowledge, experience and information to provide full-process intellectual services for economic and social development and project decision-making. It is the staff and assistant of the state in making plans and studying policies, and also the staff and assistant of all kinds of customers in making investment decisions and improving project quality and efficiency.
Article 4 This Association plays a role as a bridge and link between the government, relevant parties and members. Its purpose is to abide by the Constitution, laws, regulations and national policies, to abide by social ethics, to serve the government, relevant parties and members wholeheartedly according to the requirements of Scientific Outlook on Development and building a harmonious society, to actively reflect the demands of the engineering consulting industry and members, to standardize the engineering consulting behavior, and to promote the sound, rapid and sustainable development of engineering consulting.
Article 5 The competent business department of this Association is the National Development and Reform Commission, and the organization registration authority is the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Article 6 Address of the Association: East Tower of Sichuan Building, Fuwai Street 1, Xicheng District, Beijing.
Chapter II Scope of Business
Article 7 The business scope of this Association:
(1) Accepting the authorization or entrustment of relevant state departments, participating in the research and formulation of relevant laws and regulations, departmental rules, development plans, industry standards, industry access conditions and charging standards, participating in the qualification identification of engineering consulting units and the identification of registered consulting engineers (investments), and undertaking relevant service tasks entrusted by the government.
(two) to formulate and organize the implementation of professional ethics and other rules and regulations of the engineering consulting industry, promote the integrity construction of the engineering consulting industry, establish and improve the self-discipline and restraint mechanism of the industry, standardize the behavior of members, and maintain a fair competitive market environment.
(3) to carry out investigation and statistics of engineering consulting industry, organize and participate in academic exchange activities of engineering consulting, grasp the latest development trends at home and abroad, collect and publish relevant information, study and discuss theoretical and practical issues such as the development direction, objectives, system, policies and management of engineering consulting industry, and put forward opinions and suggestions on the development and legislation of this industry to the government and its relevant departments.
(four) to hold or jointly hold situation reports and related training activities, to promote the engineering consulting industry to study and implement the relevant principles and policies of the party and the state, and to help members improve their quality, enhance their innovation ability and improve their management.
(five) to organize the exchange and promotion of the reform and development experience of engineering consulting units, and to carry out activities such as the selection and promotion of outstanding engineering consulting achievements with the approval of relevant government departments.
(six) in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state, run the "China Engineering Consulting Network", edit and publish newspapers and information materials such as "China Engineering Consulting" magazine, and carry out industry publicity and information consulting services.
(VII) On behalf of China engineering consulting industry, join FIDIC and other international organizations and participate in their important activities, participate in the research, compilation, translation and publication of important documents and books of FIDIC and other international organizations, perform their duties and obligations as members of international trade organizations, carry out exchanges and cooperation, and guide, standardize and supervise members' foreign exchange activities.
(VIII) Participate in relevant investigations on behalf of China's engineering consulting industry, strengthen contact and cooperation with relevant associations, mediate or cooperate with relevant parties to mediate disputes and contradictions involving the industry, reflect the reasonable opinions and suggestions of members to the government and relevant parties, and safeguard and enhance the legitimate rights and interests of the industry and members.
(nine) to play the role of industry supervision, accept complaints about illegal practice of engineering consulting units and registered consulting engineers (investment), and deal with them according to the circumstances or cooperate with relevant parties.
(ten) to guide the regional engineering consulting association to carry out local industry management and self-discipline business, to guide the regional and urban engineering consulting cooperation networks to carry out business exchanges and cooperation, and to build a close working relationship and an integrated organizational network.
(eleven) to organize other tasks entrusted by the government and relevant organizations.
Chapter III Members
Article 8 Members of this Association are divided into unit members and individual members.
(a) any unit engaged in engineering consulting and related business may become a member of the Association after its voluntary application is approved.
(2) Consulting engineers in charge of business and management, economic and technical experts and scholars with rich consulting and management experience may become individual members of the Association upon their voluntary application for approval.
Article 9 A member applying to join this Association must meet the following requirements:
(1) Supporting the articles of association;
(2) Having the will to join this Association;
(three) in the national or local engineering consulting and related fields have a certain positive impact.
Article 10 The membership procedure is:
(a) units or individuals to apply for membership;
(2) The permanent office of the Association shall review the membership and fill in the membership registration form;
(three) discussed and approved by the Council or the Standing Council of this Association;
(four) the permanent office of the association issued a membership card.
Article 11 Members shall enjoy the following rights:
The right to vote, to be elected and to vote;
(two) to participate in the activities organized by this association;
(three) the priority of obtaining the service of this association;
(four) have the right to criticize, suggest and supervise the work of this association;
(5) Freedom to join and quit voluntarily.
Article 12 Members shall perform the following obligations:
(a) to implement the resolutions of this Council;
(two) to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of this association;
(three) to complete the work assigned by the association;
(four) to pay membership fees in accordance with the provisions of this association;
(five) to reflect the situation to the association and provide relevant information;
(six) accept the coordination and management of this association;
(seven) other obligations stipulated by the association.
Article 13 A member who withdraws from the meeting shall notify the Association in writing and return his membership card. If a member fails to pay the membership fee or participate in the activities of the Association within 1 year, it will be deemed as automatic withdrawal.
Article 14 A member who seriously violates the Articles of Association shall be removed by voting of the Council or the Standing Council of the Association.
Chapter IV Establishment and Cancellation of Institutions and Responsible Persons
Article 15 The highest authority of this Association is the members' congress. The functions and powers of the members' congress are:
(1) To formulate and revise the articles of association of this Association;
(2) To elect and recall the directors of this Association;
(three) to consider the work report and financial report of the Council of the Association;
(four) to consider the standards and methods of collecting membership fees;
(5) To decide on the termination of this Association;
(six) to decide on other major issues of the association.
Article 16 A general meeting of members' representatives shall be held only when more than two thirds of the members' representatives are present, and its resolution shall take effect only after more than half of the members' representatives present vote.
Article 17 The general meeting of members is held every four years. If it is necessary to advance or postpone the general election due to special circumstances, it must be voted by the board of directors, reported to the competent business department for review and approved by the registration authority of the association. However, the longest extension shall not exceed 1 year.
Article 18 The Council of the Association is the executive body of the general assembly, leading the Association to carry out its daily work when the general assembly is not in session, and being responsible to the general assembly.
Article 19 The functions and powers of the Council of this Association are:
(a) to implement the resolutions of the members' congress;
(two) to elect and recall the president, vice president and secretary general;
(3) Hiring senior consultants, honorary presidents and consultants;
(four) to prepare for the convening of the members' congress;
(five) to report the work and financial situation to the members' congress;
(six) to decide to absorb or recall members;
(7) Deciding to establish offices, branches, representative offices and entities;
(eight) to decide the appointment and removal of the Deputy Secretary General and the principal responsible persons of various institutions;
(nine) to lead the institutions of the Association to carry out their work;
(ten) to formulate internal management system;
(eleven) to decide other important matters.
Article 20 The meeting of the Council shall be convened only when more than two-thirds of the directors are present, and its resolution shall take effect only when it is approved by more than two-thirds of the directors present.
Article 21 The Council of this Association shall hold a meeting once a year, and it may also be held in the form of communication under special circumstances.
Article 22 The Association shall establish a standing council, which shall be elected by the council, and the number of standing directors shall generally not exceed 0/3 of the number of 65,438+directors. When the Council is not in session, the Permanent Council shall implement Council resolutions 19 (1), (4), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) and (1 1).
Article 23 The executive board of this Association shall be convened only when more than two thirds of the executive directors are present, and its resolutions shall take effect only when more than two thirds of the executive directors are present to vote.
Article 24 The Standing Council of the Association shall hold a meeting every six months, and it may also be held in the form of communication under special circumstances.
Article 25 The secretariat is the permanent office of the Association, with functional departments to undertake specific affairs.
Twenty-sixth according to the needs of the work, with the approval of the competent department of business and the registration authority of the association, the association may set up branches and representative offices.
Article 27 The president, vice-president and secretary-general of this Association must meet the following conditions:
(a) adhere to the party's line, principles and policies, good political quality;
(2) It has great positive influence in this industry;
(3) The maximum working age of the president and vice-president shall not exceed 70 years old, and the maximum working age of the secretary-general shall not exceed 60 years old, and the secretary-general shall be full-time;
(4) Being in good health and able to stick to normal work;
(5) Having not been subjected to criminal punishment of deprivation of political rights;
(6) Having full capacity for civil conduct.
Article 28 If the president, vice-president and secretary-general of the Association are over the maximum working age, they can only take up their posts after being examined and approved by the competent business department, voted by the Council and approved by the registration and management authority of the Association.
Article 29 The term of office of the President, Vice-President and Secretary-General of this Association shall be four years, and the term of office shall not exceed two. If it is necessary to extend the term of office due to special circumstances, it must be approved by the competent department of business, voted by more than two-thirds of the members' representatives at the general meeting, and reported to the registration and management authority of the association for approval before taking office.
Article 30 The president is the legal representative of the Association. If it is necessary for the vice president or the secretary general to be the legal representative due to special circumstances, it must be approved by the competent department of business and approved by the registration authority of the association before appointment.
The legal representative of this Association shall not concurrently serve as the legal representative of other organizations.
Article 31 The legal representative of this Association shall exercise the following functions and powers:
(1) Convening and presiding over meetings of the Council and the Standing Council;
(two) to check the implementation of the resolutions of the members' congress, the Council and the Standing Council;
(3) Signing relevant important documents on behalf of the Association;
(four) to nominate the vice president, secretary general and deputy secretary general to the competent department of business, and determine their division of work.
Article 32 The Secretary-General of this Association shall exercise the following functions and powers:
(a) to preside over the work of the secretariat, formulate and organize the implementation of the annual work plan;
(2) Coordinating the work of branches, representative offices and entities;
(3) Nominating the principal responsible persons of various departments and offices, branches, representative offices and entity units of the Secretariat;
(4) To decide on the employment of general staff of the Secretariat;
(5) Handling the daily affairs of the Association.
Chapter V Principles of Asset Management and Use
Article 33 The sources of funds of this Association are:
(1) membership fees;
(2) donation;
(3) government funding;
(4) Income from activities or services provided within the approved business scope;
(5) interest;
(6) Other lawful income.
Article 34 the association collects membership fees in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.
Article 35 The funds of this Association must be used for the business scope and career development as stipulated in the articles of association, and it is not allowed to distribute among members or invest in member units for profit.
Article 36 An association shall establish a strict financial management system to ensure the legality, truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of accounting data.
Article 37 The Association shall be staffed with accountants with professional qualifications. Accounting personnel shall not concurrently serve as cashiers. Accountants must conduct accounting and exercise accounting supervision. When an accountant transfers his job or leaves his post, he must go through the handover procedures with the recipient.
Article 38 The asset management of this Association must implement the financial management system stipulated by the state and accept the supervision of the members' congress and the financial department. If the source of assets belongs to the state appropriation or social donation or subsidy, it must accept the supervision of audit institutions and publish relevant information to the society in an appropriate way.
Thirty-ninth before the association changes or changes its legal representative, it must accept the financial audit organized by the registration authority and the competent business department of the association.
Article 40 No unit or individual may occupy, privately divide or misappropriate the assets of this Association.
Article 41 The wages, insurance and welfare benefits of the full-time staff of this Association shall be determined by themselves with reference to the provisions of relevant state institutions and the relevant policies of the competent business departments.
Chapter VI Procedures for Amending the Articles of Association
Article 42 Any amendment to the Articles of Association shall be approved by the Council or the Standing Council and submitted to the members' congress for deliberation.
Article 43 The revised articles of association of this Association shall come into effect within 15 days after being approved by the members' congress, examined and approved by the competent business department and reported to the registration authority of this Association.
Chapter VII Termination Procedure and Financial Treatment after Termination
Article 44 If an association is dissolved or needs to be revoked due to division or merger, the Council or the Standing Council shall propose a termination motion.
Article 45 The motion to terminate this Association shall be voted by the members' congress and submitted to the competent business department for approval.
Forty-sixth before the termination of this association, a liquidation organization shall be established under the guidance of the competent business department and relevant authorities to clean up the creditor's rights and debts and deal with the aftermath. During the liquidation period, no activities other than liquidation will be carried out.
Article 47 The Association shall be terminated after the cancellation of registration by the association registration authority.
Article 48 The remaining property after the termination of this Association shall be used for the development of undertakings related to the purpose of this Association under the supervision of the competent business departments and the registration and administration organs of associations in accordance with relevant state regulations.
Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions
Article 49 The Articles of Association was adopted by the members' congress on July 6, 2007.
Article 50 The right to interpret these Articles of Association belongs to the Council of this Association.
Article 51 The Articles of Association shall come into force as of the date of approval by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.