IV. Voting § 11

1. Voting is carried out by the chairman of the meeting with the assistance of the Ballot Committee.
2. The following method of voting is established:
   • members of the board of directors - not more than as many names of candidates for the board of directors as are provided for in the articles of association shall be elected on the ballot paper.
   • members of the audit committee - not more than as many names of candidates for the audit committee as the statutes provide for shall be elected on the ballot paper.
3. An X against the name for which the vote is cast is considered valid. Adding other names or other remarks makes the vote invalid.
4. A vote cast on a ballot paper other than the one specified shall be deemed invalid, as well as if a choice is made on the ballot paper by placing an X next to more names than specified in § 9, paragraph 1 of these Rules.
5. If no candidate has obtained an absolute majority in the first ballot, the name of the candidate who has received the least number of votes shall be removed from the list of candidates in subsequent ballots.
6. The authorities of the Association shall be constituted within 2 days of their election.
7. Other voting, except on the election and dismissal of the authorities of the Association, shall take place openly.
8. At the request of ¼ of the members of the Association present at the General Meeting, the President shall order a secret ballot on other matters on the agenda.

V. Adoption of resolutions § 12

1. Resolutions of the General Meeting shall be adopted by a simple majority of votes, in an open vote, in the presence of more than half of the total number of ordinary members of the Association.
2. In the absence of a quorum, the Chair shall, after consultation with the recorder, appoint a vote on the resolution on the same day, 15 minutes after the first deadline, irrespective of the number of persons entitled to vote.

VI. Consideration of matters of the work plan, budget and discharge § 13

1. Drafts of the work plan submitted to the General Meeting shall be adopted after discussion in accordance with the procedure set out in § 12, paragraph 1 of these rules.
2. In accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 1, the General Assembly shall consider and adopt reports on the implementation of the work plan and budget.
3. The Audit Committee, after a detailed check of the implementation of the work plan, budget and resolutions adopted at the previous reporting General Assembly, shall, in the event of a positive (or negative) result of this check, submit to the General Assembly for a vote a motion to grant (or not) discharge to the Executive Board. Voting takes place according to the procedure set out in paragraph 1.

VII. Terms of Reference for the General Assembly bodies § 14

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1. The Chairperson of the General Meeting conducts the meeting in accordance with the agenda and ensures that it complies with the Statutes and these Rules of Procedure, in particular:
   1. presents to the meeting for approval the agreed agenda of the meeting and any proposals for amending the agenda
   2. prescribes the election of the minutes of the meeting
   3. checks the attendance list with the assistance of the Credentials Committee and establishes the legitimacy of the meeting,
   4. gives the floor to members on a first-come, first-served basis,
   5. ensures peace and order in the meetings and issues the relevant procedural orders,
   6. explains the voting method and determines the order of voting,
   7. take other actions resulting from the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly
   8. having exhausted the items on the agenda, announces the resolutions adopted and closes the General Meeting.
2. Credentials Committee
1. verifies the rights of the participants in the general meeting (i.e., e.g., their personalities, if they are not known to her personally),
2. checks the attendance list against the list of those entitled to attend the general meeting;
3. checks that voting slips and ballot papers have been properly issued to participants;
3. The Election Commission shall organise the elections
4. The Ballot-Counting Committee counts the votes cast for, against or abstaining during the voting.
5. The Motions Committee shall record in the minutes the motions made during the discussion, put them to the vote and, if adopted by the meeting, forward them to the minutes clerk for inclusion in the minutes of the general meeting.
6. Members of the Election Committee and the Ballot-Counting Committee may not stand for election. It is permissible to appoint one joint Election and Ballot-Counting Committee.

VIII. Extraordinary General Meeting § 16

1. An Extraordinary General Meeting shall be convened in accordance with the procedure and rules set out in the Association's Articles of Association. 
2. An Extraordinary General Meeting may be held at any time and shall only deliberate on matters for which it has been convened. 
3. The provisions of these Rules of Procedure shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Extraordinary General Meeting.

IX. Final provisions § 17

1. Matters of procedure not covered by these Rules of Procedure shall be decided by the Chairperson of the General Meeting in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes and the generally accepted rules of procedure. 
2. These Rules may be amended at the request of the Board of Directors or a group of 15 members of the Association. 
3. An amendment to the provisions of the Rules of Procedure shall be adopted by resolution.

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