{"id":192,"date":"2025-09-15T16:31:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-1757953617.yesson.se\/faq\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T18:52:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T18:52:41","slug":"faq-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/a-sif.com\/en\/faq-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The association"},"content":{"rendered":"
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 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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  • The association\u2019s name and purpose<\/strong>
    The association\u2019s name is Asien-Skandinavisk Intressef\u00f6reningen. Its English name is Asian-Scandinavia Exchange Information Center, hereinafter referred to as ASIF. ASIF is a non-profit Swedish association open to everyone interested in exchanging information with the world. The association is politically, religiously, and economically independent. The purpose of the association is to exchange and provide information about culture, history, society, and business between Scandinavia and Asia, especially with China, as we aim to promote a broad interest in China within Sweden.
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  • Structure of the Association<\/strong>
    ASIF har sitt s\u00e4te i Karlstad och \u00e4r uppbyggd av fysiska personer fungerande som ett opartiskt samarbetsorgan f\u00f6r all som har intresse, \u00e4ven f\u00f6retag, organisationer, myndigheter med syfte att bidra till ett v\u00e4xande n\u00e4tverk inom ett brett omr\u00e5de mellan de olika kontinenterna. Mellan de ordinarie m\u00f6tena \u00e4r f\u00f6reningsstyrelsen f\u00f6reningens h\u00f6gsta beslutande organ.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    The Chairperson acts as the legal representative (authorized signatory).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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    • Membership<\/strong>
      Membership in ASIF is obtained by applying to the board. An annual fee is payable starting from the year of admission. If a member wishes to resign, a written notice must be submitted to the board at least six months in advance. The annual fee is payable up to and including the year in which the resignation notice is given. A member may be expelled from ASIF upon a justified request from the board and a decision by a two-thirds majority at a regular meeting. A member who fails to pay the annual fee after a reminder will automatically lose their membership.
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    • Fiscal Year<\/strong>
      The association\u2019s fiscal year is the calendar year.
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    • The Association Board<\/strong>
      ASIF is governed by a board consisting of the association\u2019s Chairperson and at least 4, but no more than 5, additional members representing the membership. The board appoints from among its members a Vice Chairperson as well as an executive committee.
      The association board meets as often as necessary, but at least twice a year. For the board to be able to make decisions, at least half of the members must be present. In the event of a tie, the chairperson of the meeting has the casting vote.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      The association board\u2019s responsibilities include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • To implement decisions made<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • To coordinate and lead the association\u2019s activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • To establish the association\u2019s budget<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • To be responsible for the association\u2019s administrative tasks<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • To propose to the general meeting an activity plan for the upcoming year
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        • To establish the association\u2019s bylaws<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • To review the annual report and the auditor\u2019s report<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • To make decisions regarding discharge from liability for the association board<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • To consider motions as well as committee and board proposals, and to discuss and approve the activity plan for the upcoming year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • To elect members and deputy members to the association board. The association\u2019s chairperson is elected separately.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • To elect auditors and their deputies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • To set the membership fee for the coming year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • To appoint a nominating committee for the next meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          At the meeting, every board member has the right to speak. Elected representatives and members of the association board, as well as deputies when a member is absent, have the right to vote. However, a board member does not have the right to vote on matters concerning their own discharge from liability.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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          • The Association Board\u2019s Executive Committee<\/strong>
            The association board shall appoint, from among its members, an executive committee consisting of at least three members for the term of office. The executive committee is accountable to the association board.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            The executive committee\u2019s responsibilities include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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            • To implement decisions made by the association board<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • To prepare the association board\u2019s meetings<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • To otherwise decide on and handle matters according to the association board\u2019s directives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Audit<\/strong>
              The association auditor shall continuously review the association\u2019s activities. The association board must submit the financial report, income statement, and balance sheet to the auditor at least one month before the general meeting. The audit must be completed, and the auditor\u2019s report submitted to the association board no later than two weeks before the general meeting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Amendments to the Bylaws<\/strong>
              Amendments to the association\u2019s bylaws must be decided at a regular meeting, requiring a two-thirds majority vote.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Dissolution<\/strong>
              ASIF may be dissolved if two consecutive regular general meetings decide so, with a three-quarters majority required at each meeting. The final meeting shall then decide how the association\u2019s assets will be distributed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

               ALLM\u00c4NNA BEST\u00c4MMELSER \u00a0\u00a0reviderad Mars 2024 Ordf\u00f6rande fungerar som juridisk person (firmatecknare) F\u00f6reningsstyrelsen har till uppgift: P\u00e5 m\u00f6tet \u00e4ger varje ledamot yttrander\u00e4tt. Valda ombud och f\u00f6reningsstyrelsens ledam\u00f6ter samt suppleant vid ledamots bortovaro har r\u00f6str\u00e4tt. Ledamot av f\u00f6reningsstyrelsen \u00e4ger dock ej r\u00f6str\u00e4tt i fr\u00e5gor som r\u00f6r dess ansvarsfrihet. Arbetsutskottet har till uppgift: Uppl\u00f6sningASIF uppl\u00f6ses om tv\u00e5 p\u00e5 […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-with-title","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-192","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-sif.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-sif.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-sif.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a-sif.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a-sif.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/a-sif.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":280,"href":"https:\/\/a-sif.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192\/revisions\/280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-sif.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}