Authorized by Constituent congress of the International union of public associations "World Congress of Tatars " in August 29, 1997. CHARTER INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PUBLIC ASSOCIATIONS "WORLD CONGRESS OF TATARS " Kazan, 1997
1. GENERAL PROVISIONS 1.1. International union of public associations " World Congress of Tatars " hereinafter referred to as Congress is the union of public associations formed and functioning according to the current legislation of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan for protection of the general interests of the united persons and achievement of statutory purposes. 1.2. In its activity the Congress shall be guided by Constitutions of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan, current legislations of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan, present Charter and norms of international law, and also shall establish activity on principles of democracy, publicity, equality, self-management and legality. 1.3. The congress shall extend the activity to territories of the Russian Federation, its subjects. Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Kirghiz Republic. Republic of Uzbekistan, and also other states public associations of which are members of the Congress. 1.4. The Congress shall be a legal person from the moment of state registration, shall possess detached property, have settlement accounts in bank establishments as in the Russian Federation so abroad, shall acquire on its own behalf property and personal non-property rights, shall perform duties, act as claimant and respondent in the court. 1.5. The Congress shall have round stamp, own flag, a pendant, an emblem and other symbolics, confirmed in the order established by law. 1.6 A full name of the Congress in Russian - International union of public associations " World Congress of Tatars ". 1.7. A site of directing bodies of the Congress - the Republic of Tatarstan. Kazan. Square. Freedom, h.l. 2.MAIN PURPOSES. TASKS AND SUBJECT OF ACTIVITY OF THE CONGRESS. 2.1. The main purposes of the Congress shall be the following. Consolidation of Tatar people: Assistance to social - economic, national - cultural, political and spiritual development of the Republic of Tatarstan: Participation in development of programs and mechanism of realization of cultural - national interests of Tatar people in regions of their residing; 2.2. Participation in research and peace-making activity, realization of connections with international humanitarian organizations. During implementation of main purposes and tasks the Congress shall cooperate with the state bodies, cultural - educational establishments, national - cultural associations, religious organizations, and separate citizens. 2.3. Basic principles of activity of the Congress shall be the following: Recognition of the rights of Tatars and other peoples on preservation of national language, culture, customs; Recognition of priority of national unity over ideological both class beliefs and prejudices; Recognition and strict observance of legislation of the Russian Federation, laws of the Republic of Tatarstan and other
countries of Tatars residing, and also norms of international law and requirements of international agreements; Settlement of national and political problems by civilized democratic ways. 2.4. For performance of the aims in view the Congress shall fulfill the following tasks: Comprehensively shall promote social and economic, national - cultural development of the Republic of Tatarstan: Shall participate inactivity on settlement of ethnoregional problems of Tatars on the basis of observance of all-democratic principles, norms of international law and laws of the country of Tatars residing; Shall develop and promote realization of target programs in the field of national - cultural development - language, science, education, culture, historical heritage, national pedagogics, demography, etc.; Shall participate in preparation and holding of analytical, research and expert works, development of practical recommendations for state and public organizations, and also draft laws and interstate agreements; On a regular basis shall cooperate with the Tatar Diaspora, international nongovernmental organizations. 2.5. Subject of activity of the Congress shall be the following : Gaining and analysis of information about welfare and legal status of the Tatar population in the Republic of Tatarstan and regions of Tatars residing; Participation in practical work on settlement of ethnoregional problems of Tatars, interaction with the state, public, cultural - educational and research organizations, mass media, international humanitarian organizations engaged in problems of national - cultural development; Participation in development and assistance in realization of target programs in the field of national - cultural development (language, culture, education, science, demography, etc.). Participation in elaboration of practical recommendations for public and other organizations, and also draft laws and interstate agreements; Gaining and distribution of information about Tatarstan and Tatar people, issue of newspapers and magazines, audio-video products in the order established by law, interaction with mass media in regions of Tatars residing ; Generalization of operational experience of local organizations of the World Congress of Tatars, their propagation. 3.RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE CONGRESS 3.1. For maintenance of its activity and according to the purposes and tasks the Congress shall have the right in order established by law: To make any not contradicting to law and present Charter deals and other legal acts with physical and legal persons as in territory of Russia so abroad; To construct, acquire, alienate and receive in using or in rent building, construction, equipment, vehicles, stock, raw material both movable and real estate, to write off own property from balance if it actually or morally is obsolete. To maintain direct international contacts and connections with scientific, cultural - educational organizations, educational - institutions, enterprises, public associations and other organizations, to conclude corresponding agreements, to participate in work of international symposiums, conferences and exhibitions; Independently to develop and approve plans and programs of its own activity.
4.MEMBERSHIP IN THE CONGRESS. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF ITS MEMBERS 4.1. Members of the Congress shall be legal persons - public associations of citizens, and physical persons - citizens of any nationality and citizenship who expressed support for the purposes and tasks of the Congress, bringing feasible contribution to realization of these purposes and tasks and recognizing present Charter. The question on reception in the Congress shall be solved by Executive committee. 4.2. Members of the Congress shall have the right: To participate in formation of elective bodies of the Congress, in work of constant working bodies; To receive and use any information distributed among members of the Congress; To receive information reports on plans and actions of the Congress; To receive consultations, expertise, conclusions and recommendations from directing bodies of the Congress and its divisions, to publish in editions of the Congress; To be supported by possibilities of the Congress in expansion and perfection of the practical activities; To be on behalf of directing bodies of the Congress its plenipotentiaries in international, public, political and other organizations. 4.3. Members of the Congress shall be obliged: To observe the Charter of the Congress; Actively to participate in achievement of the purposes and implementation of the tasks of the Congress. To develop cooperation within the framework of the Charter of the Congress; To take part in financing (contributions, donations, etc.) organizational and enterprise activity of the Congress. 4.4. Withdrawal from the Congress shall be made on the basis of the application of member of the Congress by the decision of Executive committee. Default by a member of the Congress of the Charter, fulfilment of the actions incompatible with the purposes and tasks of the Congress, entails termination of his membership. The decision on termination of membership shall be accepted at the session of Executive committee. 5. STRUCTURE OF THE CONGRESS 5.1. The structure of the Congress shall include public associations - legal persons who operate according to their own Charters, and with the Charter of the Congress. 5.2. Public associations - members of the Congress shall retain independence and rights of the legal person. 5.3. The Congress shall create branches and open representations as in the Russian Federation so abroad. 5.4. Branches and representations of the Congress shall not be legal persons, shall be established under the decision of Executive committee and operate on the basis of the Provisions authorized by it. The leadership of branches and representations shall be appointed by Executive committee and operate on the basis of the power of attorney given out by the Congress. 5.5. Branches and representations shall carry out the activity on behalf of the Congress.
6. DIRECTING BODIES OF THE CONGRESS 6.1. The Supreme body of the Congress shall be congress convoked not less often than once in five years. Extraordinary congress shall be convoked under the decision of Executive committee, or on demand of more than half of members of the Congress. 6.2. The competence of Congress shall include settlement of any issues connected to activity of the Congress. The exclusive competence of Congress shall enter the following : Acceptance of the Charter of the Congress, modification and additions in it which then shall be registered in the order established by the law; Development of the basic directions of activity of the Congress; Elections of Executive committee of the Congress and control -revision committee for the period of 5 years; Definition of principles of formation and use of property; Solving of issue on reorganization or liquidation of the Congress. The resolution of the Congress shall be accepted by simple majority of present delegates by open or secret voting. The Congress shall be law competent at participation in its work of more than half of elected delegates. 6.3. During the period between congresses the leadership over activity of the Congress shall be carried out by Executive committee, elected by the Congress with a term of authorities - 5 years. All issues included in the competence of Executive committee shall be considered and solved at its sessions held not less than once in a year. Sessions of Executive committee shall be law competent at participation of more than half of its members, decisions accepted by the simple majority of votes of the present members of the Executive committee, open or ballot; The Executive committee shall be permanent supervising body of the Congress and carry out the rights of legal person from its name. Competence of Executive committee shall be the following : Issues of reception of new members of the Congress and termination of membership in the Congress; Development of programs on realization of resolutions of the Congress; Coordination of activity of members of the Congress; Establishment of date, rate of representation, preparation and holding of congress; Interaction with the State bodies of regions of compact residing of the Tatar population; Establishment of connections with international humanitarian organizations: Participation in international programs on preservation and development of national culture and education of Tatars. 6.4. Between sessions of Executive committee the activity of the Congress shall be supervised by Bureau, elected by Executive committee from its staff for the term of powers of Executive committee. Sessions of Bureau shall be carried out not less often than once in a month. Competence of Bureau of Executive committee shall be the following: Development of plan of measures on realization of the Congress and Executive Committee resolutions: Organizational and methodical aid in activity of public, cultural centers included in the Congress; Creation and leadership over the work of expert groups, commissions and councils on maintenance of activity of Executive committee: Consideration, analysis and generalization of remarks and offers coming to address of Executive committee; Preparation and holding of field sessions of Executive committee in the regions of compact residing of Tatars.
6.5. Chairman of Executive committee - Chairman of Congress shall be elected for the period of 5 years at the session of Executive committee by the majority of its members. Chairman of Executive committee shall be simultaneously Chairman of Bureau. Chairman shall hold session of Executive committee, its Bureau, coordinate the work of deputies and heads of expert groups, commissions and councils. Chairman shall represent the Congress in the State bodies, public associations, etc. In absence of Chairman execution of his duties under the decision of Bureau shall be assigned to his first deputy elected by Executive committee by the simple majority of votes for the period of 5 years. 6.6. With a view of maintenance of competent research and other activity the Executive committee shall create in its structure expert groups, commissions and advisory councils. The expert group and council of experts into which heads of expert groups enter shall be created for information -analytical maintenance of activity of Executive committee, performance of decisions accepted by it. Issues of organization and functioning of expert groups,commissions, advisory councils shall be defined by the Provisions confirmed by Bureau of Executive committee. 6.7. The control over financial activity of Executive committee of the Congress shall be carried out by revision committee which staff shall be elected at convention of the Congress for a term of appointment of 5 years. The revision committee shall operate on the basis of the Provision confirmed by congress. 6.8. The revision committee shall observe conformity of activity of the Congress to its purposes and tasks, supervise correctness and expediency of charges of money resources, organization of the account and reporting. Results of audits shall be brought to the notice of the Congress. 6.9. The revision committee shall have the right to demand, and corresponding officials shall be obliged, to present it all necessary materials, accounting and other documents. In case of need the revision committee shall carry out off-schedule audits and checks, demand convocation of extraordinary congress. 6.10. The staff of the Revision committee shall not include members of directing bodies of the Congress. 7. MEANS AND PROPERTY OF THE CONGRESS 7.1. Money resources of the Congress shall be formed from: Possible state grants for performance of social - significant programs in the field of national -cultural development; Receipts from the profit of the economic organizations created by the Congress; Receipts from publishing, in the order established by law; Possible donations of citizens, enterprises, organizations and establishments, public associations; Other receipts. 7.2. In the property of the Congress shall be buildings, constructions, objects of industrial, social, charitable, cultural - educational purpose and other property necessary for realization of the authorized purposes. 7.3. The Congress shall create economic companies, societies and other economic organizations, and also acquire the property intended for conducting of enterprise activity, necessary for achievement of the authorized purposes. 7.4. Incomes of enterprise activity shall not be redistributed between members of the Congress but shall be used for performance of the authorized purposes and tasks.
7.5. Management over the property of the Congress shall be fulfilled by its permanent supervising body - Executive committee of the Congress. 7.6. The proprietor of property shall be the Congress as a whole. Members of the Congress shall have no property right to a share of the property belonging to the Congress, and the Congress shall not have property right to property of its members. 7.7. The Congress shall make any deals regarding its own property or other property not contradicting legislation of the Russian Federation and present Charter. 7.8. The Congress shall bear responsibility for obligations by all its property on which under the legislation of the Russian Federation the penalty shall be inverted. 8. ORDER OF REORGANIZATION AND LIQUIDATION OF THE CONGRESS 8.1. Reorganization and liquidation of the Congress shall be made in the order stipulated by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. 8.2. The Congress shall be reorganized or liquidated under the decision of Congress accepted not less by 2\3 of votes of present delegates or under the decision of court according to the current legislation of the Russian Federation. 8.3. The property remained after liquidation shall be used for the purposes stipulated by the Charter. 8.4. The decision on liquidation of the Congress shall be directed to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation for its exception from the uniform state register of legal persons. 8.5. The Congress shall cany out storage of documents on the activity and staff and in case of liquidation transfer them to storage in the state archival bodies in the order established by law.
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