STATUTES of the non-profit association
"international movement for a libido ecology"

approved by the constitutive assembly of July 24, 2003.

Title I: The association

Article 1: Denomination

An association, governed by the French law of July 1st 1901 and the decree of August 16, 1901, is founded by the persons who adhere to the present statutes.

Name of the association : Mouvement international pour une écologie libidinale (International movement for a libido ecology.)

Shortened name :  M.I.E.L. (I.M.L.E.)

Article 2: Aim of the association

Considering

that the neuroses, widely spread among the population, are causes of depressions, difficulties of communication, irrational behaviors and of a poor aptitude to autonomy, involving conflicts in particular within the families and within the professional framework, and more generally in the operation of the society and can therefore be qualified as a social plague,

that damages to the environment result in particular from neurotic behaviors and from an anthropocentric view of the world, devaluing the body (refusing the animal part),

that the existing education system in the "industrialized" countries excessively supports the development of the intellect and the reasoning, to the detriment of creativity, intuition and expression of the feelings, as well as to the detriment of the sensory and body capacities,

our association decides to pursue the following objectives:

the prevention of neuroses, in particular by fighting against any form of repression of the feelings, of the expression of the feelings and of sexuality,

the revalorization of the body compared to the spirit and the restoration of the possibilities of development of the psychic and body potentialities of any individual as well as the freedom of circulation of his energies,

the reinforcement of an ecologist perception of the relationship between man and nature, while stressing the identity between the energy of live and the vital energy of each individual,

in particular by the following measures:

Shortened formulation of the aim: to prevent the neuroses in order to allow each individual to develop his psychic and body capacities and in order to improve the social relations, as well as promoting a view of mankind as an integral part of nature.

Article 3: Registered office

The registered office is set 69, street Lecourbe, Paris 15th district, France.
It can be moved on a decision taken by the majority of the board of directors.

Article 4: Duration

The association is constituted for an unlimited duration.

Article 5: Resources

The association will call upon the generosity of the public. It can also be financed by other means (subsidies, patronage, marginal commercial activity...). However the use of sponsoring is prohibited.

Title II: Members.

Article 6: Various categories of members

Ordinary members:

Any person or entity becomes an ordinary member of the association by giving a donation of a minimum amount, determined by the board of directors. This quality is acquired for one year starting on the date on which the donation is received.

Each member is convened by mail to the general assemblies, and is granted one vote.
A juridical entity is represented by her legal representative or person duly entitled by it for this purpose.

Each member receives by mail the news bulletin of the association.

Any member can obtain communication of the following documents by simple mail: statutes, official reports of the  general assemblies, official reports of the board of directors meetings, moral and financial reports, financial assessment and income statements.

Any one being a member for at least one complete year can be candidate to the board of directors, provided he or she is major.

Benefactor members :

Any person giving a donation equal or higher than an specified amount, determined by the board of directors, acquires the statute of benefactor member for a duration of one year.

A benefactor member is not granted any privilege compared to the ordinary members.

Members of honor:

On a proposal from a member of the board of directors, a person who rendered an exceptional service to the association or to the cause that it defends, or who agrees to associate his notoriety to the association, can be given the statute of member of honor on an unanimous decision of the board of directors.

A member of honor does not have to give a donation.

A member of honor is not granted any privilege compared to the ordinary members.

Founding members:

The statute of founding member is granted to the people who have proceeded to the constitution of the association, they are listed on the official report of the constitutive assembly.
On a proposal from a member of the board of directors, a member having joined the association after its creation and before December 31, 2003, can be given, if he or she wishes to, the statute of founding member, on an unanimous decision of the board of directors and under the condition of having given a donation at least equal to the sum giving access to the statute of ordinary member.

A founding member, deprived of his membership for not having renewed his donation (see article 7), finds back his founding membership as soon as he or she gives the necessary donation.

A founding member filling the requirements necessary to be an ordinary member, is automatically member of the board of directors, if he or she wishes to be part of it.

Article 7: Admission requirements

Any person or juridical entity becomes a member of the association when giving a donation of a minimum amount. This quality is acquired for one year starting on the date on which the donation is received.

The minimum amount will be set at the beginning of each year by the board of directors. A reduced amount will apply to the people having limited resources: students and unemployed, on presentation of a document in proof.

Article 8: Conditions of exclusion

Any member can resign when it wishes to. He must do it by mail. The resignation takes effect at the moment of the reception of the mail by the association.

A member is automatically deprived of his or her membership, except the members of honor, for not having renewed his or her donation when the limit of the period of validity of her adhesion is reached.

Any member whose behavior or standpoint is in obvious contradiction with the aim of the association or who does deliberately damage to it can be deprived of his or her membership, by a majority vote of the board of directors. The decision will have to be notified by a registered letter to the interested party. The exclusion from the association takes effect on the day of the decision. However the person has a possibility of appeal to the board of directors, the request for appeal must be send by a registered letter within one month from the date of the decision of exclusion. The request for appeal does not have a suspensive effect on the decision of exclusion.

A person who loses his or her membership  is at once deprived of all his or her functions and mandates within the association.

Title III: Operating of the association and role of the various authorities.

Article 9: the general assembly

The ordinary general assembly will be held once per annum, in spring. The moral report of the president and the financial statement of the treasurer as well as the annual accounts will be submitted to the assembly for approval. The assembly will elect the members of the board of directors (except the founding members who are automatically members of the board of directors.) The mandate of director is valid until next ordinary general assembly.

An extraordinary general assembly can be convened exclusively by the board of directors (by a majority vote), in particular in the event of the dissolution of the association.

The general assembly will direct the strategy of action of the association. An official report will be made for each general assembly.

The vote by delegation of powers is possible at the general assembly. However a member will not be able to exert the powers of more than two missing members.

Any member of the association is member of the general assembly.

Article 10: the board of directors

The board of directors has the task to ensure the operation of the association. It will follow the orientations laid down by the general assembly.
The number of seats on the board of directors which can be filled by a vote of the general assembly will be determined and modified by a vote of the majority of the board of directors. This number cannot be lower than one.

The board of directors will convene the ordinary general assemblies and if necessary the extraordinary general assemblies. The calls will be send by mail by the president, addressed to each member of the association, at least fifteen days before the date planned for the meeting of the assembly.

A board meeting can be convened either by the president or by two members at least of the board. The calls will be done by mail by the president (or those who call the meeting) addressed to the other members of the board. An official report of each meeting of the board of directors will be made.

The vote by delegation of powers is possible at the board meetings. However a director will not be able to exert the powers of more than two missing directors.
For the meetings of the board of directors exclusively, the physical presence of the participants is not obligatory, a presence by telephone or via Internet is possible. In this case, when that proves to be necessary, the signature of the official report by these members will be obtained by an exchange of mail.

A member of the board of directors can renounce his quality of director. If it does not exercise a mandate within the office, it can do it by simple mail. The resignation takes effect at the moment of the reception of the mail by the association.

The board of directors will set and modify the number of people composing the office of the association and will elect among the directors the people who will constitute this office. The board of directors will set at the same time the mandate of each elected member of the office. The mandate only becomes effective on assent of the designated person.

Article 11: the office

The office of the association will have to provide the following functions: presidency, treasury and secretariat. One same person may cumulate several of these  functions. The detailed mandate of each member of the office is specified by the board of directors at the moment of their election.
A member of the office can occasionally delegate a part of his responsibilities to another member of the board of directors, provided the board of directors is informed in advance.
A member of the office can be revoked only by a vote of the majority of the board of directors. A member of the office can renounce his mandate. In this case he or she must present his resignation at a board of directors meeting, obligatorily convened by the president for the circumstance. The resignation cannot be refused.

Article 12: Mean of communication

It should be understood that in the drafting of these statutes the word "mail" includes at the same time the traditional mail (paper) and the electronic mail. The exclusive use of the traditional mail is only necessary in the procedure of exclusion by the board of directors (article 7, third subparagraph.)

Title IV: modification and dissolution.

Article 13: Modification of the statutes

An amendment to the statutes can be adopted only by a vote of the majority of the board of directors.

Article 14: Dissolution of association

Voluntary dissolution can be decided only by the board of directors, by a unanimous vote.
All the members of the association will be informed of this decision, subject to the financial possibilities. 

In the event of dissolution, the remaining properties of the association will be transferred to the founding members within the limit of their individual contribution. The remainder will be given to another association, having the closest objectives to ours. This recipient will be chosen by the board of directors, by a majority vote.