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Digital Addressable Lighting
Interface Working Group
(AG-DALI)
Statute of Organization
§ 1 Name, legal structure, financial
year
The ´Digital Addressable Lighting
Interface Working Group (AG-DALI)´, in the following called AG-DALI,
has been set up on the basis of the statutes of the German Electrical and
Electronic Manufacturers´ Association (ZVEI) e.V. at Frankfurt/Main,
§ 11. The AG-DALI has been attached to the Division Luminaires within
the ZVEI.
The financial year is the calendar year.
§ 2 Responsibilities
Purpose of the AG-DALI is to promote the
exchange of experience on technical and economic terms in the field of
the digital addressing of lamps and/or luminaires, in this instance the
Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI), and to represent the members´
interests in this field to the public in general. These are specifically
- definition of the strategic
approach
- description of the technical principles
- development of concepts of use
- description of possible fields of application
- assuring compatibility
- realisation on a European (world-wide)
scale
- giving constructive input for further
developments to be used in standards.
§ 3 Membership
1. All members of the ZVEI engaging in
the field of activities described in § 2 are
eligible to become members of the AG-DALI.
2. Companies not fulfilling the conditions
for a ZVEI membership may become AG-DALI associate members provided they
are engaging in the activities as described in § 2 and belong to the
following branches of industry.
- production companies
- system integrators / engineering offices
- architects / planners
- research institutes
- authorities / public organisations
- wholesalers
- installation companies.
3. The AG-DALI board of Directors checks and
approves upon the admission.
4. The membership ends
- by way of a voluntary resignation respecting
a four weeks´ period of notice towards the end of each calendar year
- by terminating all activities under
§ 2 and § 3, item 1 respectively item 2
- by exclusion.
An exclusion will be allowed in the case of
a AG-DALI member seriously infringing his duties as a member (e.g. failure
to pay contributions as passed in the statutes) or being at fault according
to the circle of persons´ professional understanding who are represented
by the AG-DALI. The exclusion will be effected by notification in writing
by the AG-DALI´s Managing Director. § 3, item 6c, 2nd section
of the ZVEI statutes will apply as appropriate.
All rights that the member has got with
the membership will be deleted by ending of membership.
§ 4 Institutions
The responsibilities of the AG-DALI are
taken over by
a) the Meeting of Members
b) the Board of Directors
c) the Managing Director
§ 5 Meeting of Members
1. The Meeting of Members discusses and
decides upon all topics relating to their special field, unless the same
have been transferred to other institutions of the AG-DALI or are taken
care of by the ZVEI otherwise. In particular the Meeting of Members will
decide upon
a) the election of the Board of Directors
b) the formation of working teams for the
consideration of tasks limited by time or scope
c) contributions required to cover costs
d) accepting the Board of Directors and
Managing Director reports for the past financial year.
2. Meetings of Members to be held
a) a minimum of one time per calendar
year
b) upon resolution passed by the Board
of Directors
c) within a period of four weeks provided
the same has been requested in writing
with the Board of Directors and Managing
Director by a minimum of 20% of
the members stating reasons for this.
3. The Meeting of Members will be called by
the chairperson of the Board of Directors respecting a four weeks´
period of notice. The Meeting of Members will be chaired by the chairperson.
In case of this person being prevented from attending the meeting, the
same will be chaired by a substitute chairperson as stipulated in the ZVEI
statutes for the case of the Board of Directors being prevented from attending
the meeting.
4. Each member of the AG-DALI, with reference
to § 3.1, has one vote in the Meeting of Members. Evidence must be
provided to the Board of Directors concerning the voting right, if required.
No assignment of voting rights shall be permitted. AG-DALI Members of CELMA-Associations
(*) receive voting right related to § 3.1.
5. Under the ZVEI Statutes the Meeting
of Members will pass resolutions with the majority of the votes cast. Winning
party of any election will be the one receiving the majority of votes.
In the event of an equality of votes the resolution shall be passed by
way of a second ballot.
6. Passing resolutions in writing shall
be permitted.
7. Minutes shall be taken of any Meeting
of Members to be signed by both the chairperson of the meeting and the
Managing Director.
*) CELMA = Federation of
National Manufacturers Associations for Luminaires and Electrotechnical
Components for Luminaires in the European Union
§ 6 Board of Directors
1. The Board of Directors shall
be constituted by the chairperson and four deputy chairpersons having equal
rights.
2. Members of the Board of Directors
shall be owners, members of the Board of Directors, Managing Directors
or senior employees of producing companies within the AG-DALI. The Board
of Directors membership is personal and shall be exercised on an honorary
capacity.
3. The Board of Directors is to be elected
for a two-year term with a re-election being permitted.
§ 7 Managing Director
The AG-DALI Managing Director will
be made available by the Division Luminaires within the ZVEI.
§ 8 General Rules
1. The AG-DALI´s Statute of Organization
shall be passed during the constituent
Meeting of the Members. The Statute of
Organization has to be confirmed by the ZVEI Management.
2. Amendments to the Statute of Organization
may be passed with a two third majority of the AG-DALI members during the
Meeting of the Members. They require to be confirmed by the ZVEI Board
of Directors.
3. All rules not specifically included
within the Statute of Organization shall be governed by the ZVEI statutes.
4. To be effective, the dissolution of
the AG-DALI requires a ZVEI Board of
Directors´ resolution which shall
be consented to in good understanding by the AG-DALI.
5. Since the AG-DALI members are responsible
jointly and severally for liabilities of the AGD-ALI, the limitation of
liability per member amounts to the membership fee for one year at the
amount stipulated. In business with a third party the AG-DALI will guarantee
to emphasize that the AG-DALI is liable only to the extent of its property.
6. All documents of the AG-DALI will be
drafted bilingually, in German and English.
German Electrical and Electronic
Manufacturers´ Association (ZVEI)
-Division Luminaires-
Frankfurt/Main, 09. March 2000