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1 Items of Business General Assembly Tuesday 16 June 2009 Club Med La Palmeraie Marrakech, Morocco Presented by John Carter - IGI President Opening Establish Quorum Ratification of the President and Executive Committee IGI Activities Membership 2009 Update Financial Reports Accounts 2008 Audited Budget 2009 Year-end forecast Budget 2010 Proposal Future Events Executive Committee 09/10 Executive Committee 09/10 President John Carter, UK Vice President Tbc Associate Members Rep. Klaus Ruland, D Colin Hargreaves, UK Members Stephan Baptist, B Mauro Jannelli, IT Christofer Gimmersta, S Peter Koch, S Peter Ciaccia, USA Vincent Dupire, F Dario, Rasch, D Keith Giddens, UK ( Technical Com. Chair) Executive Committee 09/10 The IGI Executive Committee recommends ratification of the following resolution: The Executive Committee and President are accepted by the General Assembly as presented. IGI Activities 2008/2009

2 Market Intelligence Market Intelligence Associate Members Survey - NEW Data included in Statistics Report. Annual Sales Report: Statistics report on emerging & existing wallcoverings market. Report sent to members in July Opinion Survey: valuable information about business sentiment in our industry. Report sent to members 2x year in November and May Reports distributed to IGI members and Associate Members Only. Continued Partnership with IGI Agent in China Translation of IGI information in Chinese Local office to answer queries Membership Development Knowledge of Chinese Market Representation (booth) at Chinese Exhibition in March 2009 IGI Presentation at Chinese Exhibition by Frank Cokerill Shanghai WORLD LINK Industry Co., Ltd. Influence TC 99 TC99 : CEN Technical Committee IGI has «liaison status» with TC99. (no voting right) Current status - EN 15102: - IGI invested Euro for testing in Draft Standard was submitted for final vote in July 07 - EN was published 30 November 07 and came into force in On 3 December 07 the 66th meeting of S.C.C. (Standing Committee on Construction of the EC) passed the CWFT. - Publication in the Official Journal EU (still awaiting publication) before end of Manufacturers to use of the CE Mark at no additional testing costs for the 8 defined product categories No CE Marking necessary for the moment Influence Continued Partnership with ACID Membership Discount for IGI Members Articles from ACID to be included in IGI Newsletter ACID = Anti Copying in Design ACID : Influential trade association committed to fighting IP theft Events Communication Annual Congress The Wallcoverings industry event not to be missed. Every year in June Preferred Members and Associate Members registration rates. Technical Conference Targeted to production staff & technical staff. Every 3 years in the autumn Next event : 2010 Complimentary for Members and Associate Members. IGI Website : Members directory Collections registry Members only area Reports E-Newsletter Sent by every other month Alert System Call for Articles

3 New Members 2009 Membership 2009 New Associate Members : As of January 2009 : Winbon China Saueressig Germany (rejoining) New Members As of January 2009 : Industrie Emiliana Parati - Italy As of May 2009 : Decoprint NV Belgium H&B Decoration Materials Co. Ltd China Membership 2009 Members 2009 by country Members: 2008 : : +3 Total : 40 Fee 2010 : Members: Euro Early Payment : Euro Associate Members: Euro Early Payment : Euro Associate Members: 2007 : : +2 Total : 24 Members 2008 Projected 2009 Belgium 3 4 China 6 7 Denmark 1 1 France 2 2 Germany 7 7 Italy 4 5 Korea 1 1 Netherlands 2 2 Russia 2 2 Sweden 2 2 Ukraine 2 2 UK 1 1 USA 4 4 Total Associate Members 2009 by sector Associate Members 2008 Projected 2009 Adhesives 1 1 CAD 1 1 Chemicals 3 3 Coating Systems 3 3 Engravers 2 3 Inks 3 3 Machinery 3 3 Nonwovens 4 4 Substrate 2 3 Total Membership 2009 IGI Executive Committee would like to thank Frank Cockerill from Dresden for his support in being the IGI official Membership Ambassador.

4 Resolution The IGI Executive Committee has reviewed and accepted the application of the new Members and Associate Members and recommends their ratification: The new Members and Associate Members are accepted by the General Assembly as presented. Financial Reports Financial Report Audited Income Budget 2007 Budget 2008 Membership Contributions Congress Income Interest IGI Mark Income Technical Conference Total Income Expenses Committee Expenses General Expenses Special Activities: Statistics Congress Expenses Website Heimtextil Benchmarking 0 0 Total Expenses Exceptional Expenses IGI Mark Legal Fee Office in China TC99 Total All Expenses Total Net Income Financial Report Audited ASSETS VAT reimbursable Deposit account Cash at bank & in hand Account receive bale Revenue carried forward Prepaid expense TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES Balance carried Forward Surplus Accounts payable Credit notes to be issued Invoices to receive Expenses carried forward TOTAL LIABILITIES Year End Projection 2009 Year End Projection Expense Revised Estimated Year-end Committee expenses Income Approved Budget 2009 Congress Income Interest Membership Contribution Member Contribution Assoc Member Contribution Total Membership Contribution IGI Quality Mark Total Income Gross Profit Projection Year End Congress expenses Management Fee Auditor Bank Cost Patrimony Tax Printing Stamps/mail services Phone/fax Taxes on interest & Gen taxes Exhibition & travel Translation Legal Fees (VAT Case) 5000 General expenses Statistics Opinion Survey Website IGI Mark costs IGI Agent - China Special activities Total Expense Net Income

5 Proposed Budget 2010 Proposed Budget 2010 Expenses Draft Budget 2010 Income Congress Income Interest Membership contributions Member Cont. (37) Ass. Members Cont. (24) Total Membership contributions IGI Quality Mark Total Income Gross Profit Committee expenses Congress expenses Management Fee Auditor Bank Cost Patrimony Tax Printing Stamps/mail services Phone/fax Taxes on interest & Gen taxes Travel Translation 300 Total General expenses Statistics Benchmarking Website IGI Quality Mark IGI Agent in China Total Special Activities expenses Total Expenses Net Income 672 Resolutions Summary of Resolutions The IGI Executive Committee recommends that the General Assembly ratifies the financial accounts for 2008 as presented. The IGI Executive Committee recommends that the General Assembly ratifies the 2010 budget as presented. The IGI Executive Committee and President are accepted by the General Assembly as presented. The new Members are accepted by the General Assembly as presented. The General Assembly accepts the financial accounts for 2008 as presented. The General Assembly accepts the budget for 2010 as presented. Future Events Mark your Calendar Congress June 2010 IGI 60th Anniversary Potential Destinations: Future Events UK Venice, Italy Technical Conference Fall 2010 More Information to come

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