Association members
The SHST Society has four categories of members, as follows:
– Founding members;
– Honorary members;
– Active members;
– Associate members.
Association members may be natural or legal persons. Natural person members are individuals who participate in the association’s activities. Legal person members may be commercial companies, autonomous companies, enterprises or agricultural associations, institutes, schools, organizations, interested in the development of the fields of horticulture and forestry. Legal persons shall designate a representative – a natural person – in their relations with the SHST association.
Voting rights in Ordinary and Extraordinary General Assemblies are held only by founding members and active members.
Founding members are natural persons who adopted the present Statute at the constitutive general assembly of the association.
Honorary members are natural and legal persons with notable activities and results in research, education, and production, Romanian and foreign citizens, who through their activities have contributed to the development of horticulture and forestry. Honorary members are not subject to the obligations of the other members of the Society. Honorary members may participate in the meetings of the Board of Directors.
Active members are natural/legal persons who have paid the registration fee mentioned in the Application for Membership and are up to date with their membership fee and who carry out their activities within the association.
Associate members are natural and legal persons who have expressed in writing their agreement to be part of the SHST association upon the proposal or invitation of the Board of Directors or the President and have accepted the Statute and the Constitutive Act.
All provisions of the Statute referring to active members are also applicable to associate members, with the exception of the one provided for in Art. 19, which applies only to associate members.
The application for membership in the association is completed personally by the person wishing to join the association.
Once completed, the application is submitted to the President of the association, with a recommendation from one of the founding members of the association.
The President of the association shall submit the applications for approval to the Board of Directors at the nearest meeting. Applications for membership shall be approved by the majority vote of the members of the Board of Directors.
The interests of the association’s members shall be supported by SHST through all legal means, in accordance with the established objectives.
In order to register in the association and benefit from member status, applicants must pay the membership fee established by the Board of Directors. Maintaining member status is done by paying the annual membership fee.
Association members will be registered in the SHST database and will benefit from the Member ID Card, the Member Certificate issued annually (Diploma), as well as all services and facilities offered by the Society. The list of association members will be published online.
Natural and legal persons affiliated who lose their membership in the association cannot make claims on its assets.
Members of the association have the following rights
a) Members of the society are entitled to all rights provided in accordance with the provisions of the statutes, including the membership card and the annual membership certificate – diploma -, participation in all organized events (scientific events, workshops, round tables, working meetings or social gatherings).
b) To freely express their opinions in general assemblies, consultations, conferences and other events organized by the association.
c) To benefit from the services, advantages and facilities provided by the association.
d) To receive support and specialized consultancy on matters of horticulture and forestry that interest them.
e) To be elected to the governing bodies of the association.
f) To have access to the association’s publications and to publish in them scientific or popularization articles, communications and advertisements under the conditions set by the editor; to receive information, news and correspondence through electronic means, and to appear as members on the website of SHST.
Members of the association have the following obligations
a) To comply with the Statutes and Regulations of the association.
b) To contribute through their activities to the achievement of the purpose and objectives of the association.
c) To pay the membership fee in full and on time. Failure to pay the fee by the due date results in the loss of voting rights in the general assembly.
In the General Assemblies, active members with their membership fees paid up to date have the right to vote, with the exception of honorary members.
The registration fee, membership fees and funds of any kind shall not be refunded to members and shall be used exclusively for the purposes for which they were established.
Active membership ceases:
– upon request,
– by non-payment of the membership fee for one year,
– by violation of the Statutes and the interests of the association.
Withdrawn members are obliged to surrender their Membership Card and Member Book of the association.
The Board of Directors has the right to remove from the association’s records members who:
a) Have not paid their membership fees for one year.
b) Violate the Statutes and the interests of the association.
The exclusion decision made by the Board of Directors may be appealed to the President of the association within 15 days. The President shall examine the appeal and submit their decision to the General Assembly. The decisions of the General Assembly are final and binding.