Chap 1 General provisions
1. Name of the league: SHANDONG ASSOCIATION OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS
2. Character of SAMA: It's an industrial organization without the objective of making profits, which is consisted of entire car enterprises(including farm trucks and motorcycles), refit car enterprises, engine and parts enterprises, circulation field enterprises, academies and reletive public institutions and enterprises in automobile industry in Shandong Province on the basis of equality and voluntariness. It's a social league corportion approved for registration by Shandong Social League Registration Management Department.
3. Tenet of SAMA: holding activities in accordance with the Constitution, laws, regulations and policies of the nation, accomplishing management work of the industry entrusted by government departments, coordinating relations within the industy, maintaining the entire benefits of the industry, being a bridge between government and enterprises, enterprise and enterprise, enterprise and clients, fully developing industrial advantages and devoted to prosperity of Shandong automobile industry.
4. SAMA accepts business guide of the supervision department, Shandong Economic and Trade Committee and supervision and management of Shandong Civil Administration Bureau, the league register and management organization.
5. Working organization of SAMA is the Secretariat, located in Jinan, Shandong Province
Chap 2 Functions and business scope
6. Function and basic tasks of SAMA
a. Publicizing and carrying out economic policies and automobile industrial policies, assisting investigation and research of automobiel industry and pf regional economic developement, making study and survey of technology, economic policies and regulation opertion related to develpoment of automobile industry, reflecting industrial advice and suggestions to the departments of government.
b. Maintaining legal rights and benefits of member enterprises and reflecting to the government common advice and suggestions of the industry or most members.
c. Developing research and investigation of reforming and production construction of automobile industry and providing suggestions on policy adjustment to the government.
d. Organizing industrial information network, publishing industrial periodicals of comprehensive information, doing industrial statistics consented and authorized by the government, collecting, analysing and publicizing industrial information.
e. Participating in establishing of industrial programming consented and authorized by the government. Making prophase demonstration of important technological reform, technology introduction, investment and development projects in the industry.
f. Assisting the government in establishing and revising various standards on industrial technology, economy and management. Making industrial inspection and evaluation. Organizing and accelerating implementation of the standards.
g. Participating in industrial production and license issuance, supervising and urging fulfillment and concerned with qualification examination.
h. Making industrial regulations and agreements according to characteristics of the industry, establishing self-discipline mechnism, normalizing self-management of the industry and accelerating fair competition.
i. Developing consultancy and professional training, organizing economic exchange, undertaking feasibility study and prephase demonstration of important investment projects of the industry.
j. Getting in touch with industrial associations both at home and abroad, organizing enterprises to make International technology exchange and cooperation of various styles.
k. Developing industrial and social commonweal causes. With the principle of self-reliability, self-management and self-support, actively developing league economy to support development of the association.
Chap 3 Members
7. Qualification of members
a. Enterprises and public institutions that have obtained industry and commerce registered license legally and are engaged in production and management of products of automobile industry.
b. Academies, colleges, universities and social leagues that have obtained register legally. Legal units or organizations of conditions mentioned can apply for membership of SAMA only if they admit and obey the constitution of SAMA, implement member duties and pay membership fee on time.
8. Qualified units should submit written application and fill in application form. Approved by SAMA Secretariat and discussed by the Standing Council, the units can become formal members and obtain the member certificate.
9. Members can enjoy the following rights:
a. Vote, right to be elected and voting power;
b. Taking part in activities held by SAMA;
c. The priority of enjoying services provided by SAMA.
d. The right to give criticism, advice and supervision to work of SAMA.
e. The freedom of enrollment and withdrawal.
10. Duties and obligations of members:
a. Implementing constitution and resolution of SAMA;
b. Maintaining legal rights and interests of SAMA;
c. Actively taking part in activities held by SAMA and undertaking affairs consigned by SAMA;
d. Paying memberswhip fee on time;
e. Feeding back information to and offering relevant materials.
11. If the member requires to withdraw voluntarily, the member should submit written notice and return member certificate. If the member haven't paid the membership fee or participated in activities held by SAMA for two years, it's regarded as withdraw voluntarily.
12. If the member doesn't come to time, SAMA can advise the member to withdraw and cancel the membership. If any severe violation of this constitution is committed and the member is deprived of political rights, the member will be cancelled after discussed by the Standing Council.
Chap 4 Organization structure and selection & dismissal of the principal
13. The institution of the highest rights of SAMA is Members' Congress. Its main functions are:
a. Establishing and modifying the constitution;
b. Selecting and dismissing directors;
c. Making discussions on work report and financial report of the Council;
d. Making decisions on important alteration and termination matters.
14. The Members' Congress can be held only when over 2/3 of the total member representatives are present. Decisions of the the congress can go into effect agreed by over half of the total member representatives.
15. The Members' Congress is held once every four years. If any forward or defer is needed for special consitions, it must be agreed by the Standing Council and reported to the supervision department for examination and to the league register management public institutions for approval. The defer period should exceed one year.
16. The Council is the implementing institution of the congress. It leads SAMA to do daily work during the close period of the congress and is responsible for the congress.
17. Duties of the Council are:
a. Implementing each decision by the Members' Congress;
b. Selecting and dismissing Director-general, Vice Director-general and Secretary-general;
c. Conducting group leading and supervision of activities of SAMA.
d. Making discussions on and deciding appointment of Honorary Director-general, supplementing and alteration of Standing directors and directors;
e. Making middle-period and recent working plans of the current council;
f. Helding the Member Congress and making work report;
g. Making devisions on other important matters.
18. The Council can be held only when over 2/3 of the total directors are present. Decisions of the the congress can go into effect when agreed by over half of the total directors.
19. The Council is held once a year. It can also be held by communication means in special situation.
20. SAMA establishes Standing Council selected by directors, which is responsible for the Council during its close period.
21 Duties and obligations of the Standing Council:
a. Implementing each decision by the Council;
b. Making discussions on supplementing and alteration of the standing directors, directors and on modification of constitution of SAMA, and submitting to the Council;
c. Making discussions on appointing ahthorities of the industry and social worthies as Honorary Director-general of SAMA;
d. Selecting and dismissing Director-general, Standing Vice Director-general, Vice Director-general and Secretary-general.
e. Preparing for the Members' Congress;
f. Making discussions on the appoving annual work plan, work summary and financial accounts;
g. Making decisions on reception or dismissal of members;
h. Making decisions on establishment of office organizations, branches, representative institutions and entities;
i. Making decisions on appointment of Vice Secretary and main principals of each institution;
j. Leading each institution of SAMA;
k. Establishing internal management system;
l. Making decisions on other important matters.
22. The Standing Council can be held only when over 2/3 of the total standing directors are present. Decisions of the the Standing Council can go into effect agreed by over half of the total standing directors.
23. The Council is held once a year. It can also be held by communication means in special situation.
24. Director-general, Standing Vice Director-general and Secretary-general of SAMA must be of the following qualifications:
a. Stict to the routine, guide lines and policies of the Party and of good political quality;
b. Of quite effect in the industry and the field;
c. Post age of Director-general, Standing Vice Director-general, Vice Director-general and Secretary-general mustn't be over 70. The Secratary-general is full time.
d. In good health conditions and able to accomplish normal work;
e. Those who have never been punished criminally by deprival of political rights and interests;
f. Of complete civil capacity for action.
25. Legal representative of SAMA is the Director-general. Under the special conditions that the legal representative needs to be held by the Vice Director-general or Secretary-general, it must be reported to the supervision department and register management public institutions for approval.
Legal representative of SAMA is forbidden from doubling as legal representative of other leagues.
26. Term of office of Director-general, Standing Vice Director-general and Vice Director-general of SAMA is four years. The Director-general can be re-selected and reappointed but the reappointment period can't be over two sessions.
27. Director-general of SAMA enjoys the following authorities:
a. Organizing and presiding the Standing Council and the Council;
b. Examining fulfillment of decisions of the Members' Congress, the Standing Council and the Council;
c. Subscribing relevant important documents on behalf of SAMA.
28. Secretary-general of SAMA enjoys the following authorities:
a. Leading the office institution to do daily work, organizing and implementing work plan, work summary and finacial accounts of the year;
b. Coodinating each department;
c. Nominating Vice Secretary-general and principals of each department of the Secretariat and submitting to the Standing Coucil;
d. Dealing with other daily affairs.
Chap 5 Assets management
29. Source of outlay of SAMA
a. Membership fee;
b. Financial aid and contribution of leagues, units and individuals both at home and abroad;
c. Government financial aid;
d. Income of activities and service within the approved scope;
e. Other legal income.
30. SAMA charges membership fee according to relevant stipulations.
31. Outlay of SAMA must be used for the business scope and career development stipulated in the constitution but mustn't be alloted among members.
32. SAMA establishes strict financial management system, making sure that the accountant materials are lega, true, accurate and complete.
33. There are accountants of professional qualifications in SAMA. The accoutant can't double as cashier. The accountant must making accounting auditting and supervision. When the accountant changes or leaves the position, he must deal well handing-over procedures with the take-over personnel.
34. Assets management of SAMA must implement state-stipulated financial management and be supervised by the Members' Congress and financial departments. The state appropriate, social donation and contribution must be monitored by auditing departments and relevant matters should be publicize to the society in a suitable way.
35. Financial auditing organized by league register management insititution and supervision department must be done before the corporation representative of SAMA is altered.
36. All units and indivuduals are forbidden from occupying, distributing and appropriating assets of SAMA.
37. Outlay of SAMA is used for following expenditure:
a. Expenditures of helding activities of SAMA;
b. Pay, welfare, travel expense and appointment fee of staff of the Secretariat;
c. Housing, medical care, insurance, pre-retirement and retirement expenditures of permanent staff of the Secretariat;
d. Office facilities and articles for use of SAMA;
e. Other necessary expenditures.
38. Pay, insurance and welfare of full-time staff of SAMA, which is implemented according to relevant state stipulations of public institutions.
Chap 6 Modification procedures of the constitution
39. Modification of the constitution must pass the Council and be reported for discussion of the Members' Congress.
40. Within 15 days after passing the Membership Congress, the modified constitution of SAMA must be examined by supervision department and approved by league management institution before it can go into effect.
Chap 7 Termination procedures
41. When SAMA finishes its mansion or is self-dismissed or needs to be cancelled for discrete, combination etc. the Standing Council should put forward termination advice.
42. Termination proposal of SAMA must pass the Members' Congress and examined and agreed by the supervision department.
43. Before SAMA is terminated, liquidation organization should be formed under the guidance of supervision unit and relevant institutions to deal with creditor's rights, liabilities and problems thus arising. No other activities can be held during the process of liquidation.
44. SAMA is terminated after cancelling register at league register management institution.
45. The residual properties after SAMA is terminated should be used for affairs related to tenet of SAMA according to relevant stipulations and under monitoring of supervision department and league register management institutions.
Chap 8 Supplementary articles
46. This constitution goes into effect after passing vote of the Members' Congress.
47. SAMA is affiliated to Shandong Head Office of Automobile Industry.
48. Authority for the interpretation of this constitution is held by the Standing Council of SAMA.