Art. 1
Name, registered office, and purpose

1. The Association shall be referred to as the «Freunde der Tanz Akademie Zürich» under Art. 60-79 ZGB (Swiss Civil Code). The registered office of the Association shall be in Zürich.
2. The Association shall seek to promote professional dance training for children and young people at the Tanz Akademie Zürich, taZ. The Association shall organise and support performances, tours, competitions, summer courses, and exhibitions.

Art. 2
Non-profit making

1. The Association shall exclusively and directly pursue public interest objectives.
2. The resources which the Association disposes of may only be employed for objectives which comply with these Statutes. The members shall not share in the profits and moreover shall not receive in their capacity as members any subsidy or remuneration out of the financial resources of the Association. Members have no entitlement as regards the assets of the Association. No person must receive unjustified remuneration by being entrusted with work outside the objectives pursued by the Association or earnings which are proportionately too high.
3. The profits earned by the Association shall not be disbursed to members. Earnings must be employed exclusively for the above public interests. No member leaving the Association shall therefore be able to claim payments from the Association’s assets. Should the Association be dissolved, all its remaining assets shall be transferred to the Tanz Akademie Zürich, taZ.

Art. 3
Membership

1. Any natural or legal person shall be able to be a member of the Association as well as any other association or organization under private and public law willing to promote the Association’s tasks and duties. Applications for membership must be submitted in writing to the Governing Board. All decisions concerning applications for membership decisions shall be taken by the Governing Board.
2. Membership shall cease in case of death. The membership of legal persons shall cease through deletion in the applicable public register; in case of other associations or organizations, membership shall cease in case of their dissolution, or through withdrawal or expulsion. It shall only be possible to leave the Association at the end of an accounting year. A written statement to this end must be submitted to the Governing Board no later than three months before the end of the accounting year.
3. The Governing Board reserves the right to exclude any members who contravene against these Statutes or violate the interests of the Association. In such cases, the Meeting of Members can be appealed to.

Art. 4
Membership fees

1. All members shall pay an annual membership fee. The Meeting of Members shall determine the membership fee to be levied. Different membership fees are levied for natural and legal persons.
2. Membership fees shall be due on 31st March of each accounting year; immediate payment must be effected in case of later entry into the Association.
3. The Governing Board may in special cases waive membership fees either partially or fully.

Art. 5
Organisation

The organs of the Association shall be the Meeting of Members and the Governing Board.

Art. 6
Meeting of Members

1. The President of the Association shall convene at least one annual Meeting of Members (AGM). A minimum period of three weeks for the ordinary Meeting of Members must be observed as regards convening the meeting with notification of the agenda. A Meeting of Members must be convened and take place within two months should at least one fifth (20%) of the Association’s membership request such a meeting in writing. The Governing Board may invite guests to attend the Meeting of Members. 
2. The Governing Board shall set an agenda and send this to all members together with an announcement of the next Meeting of Members.
3. All members in attendance shall have one vote.
4. The Meeting of Members shall have the power to take decisions if at least one third of all members is in attendance. Should attendance be lower, the President shall convene another meeting with reference to this circumstance. The Meeting of Members shall under all circumstances have the power to take decisions at the reconvened meeting.
5. Resolutions of the Meeting of Members shall be passed by a simple majority of votes cast in an open vote insofar as no other provisions apply under these Statutes or the law. Where a parity of votes obtains, the President shall have the casting vote.
6. Minutes of the Meeting of Members, which must be signed by the President and the Secretary, must be drawn up.
7. The Meeting of Members shall have the following tasks and duties:
   a) to take decisions on the work to be undertaken by the Association;
   b) to elect the Governing Board;
   c) to elect one or two auditors, who shall not be members of the Governing Board, for a term of two years;
   d) to approve the President’s report on the work undertaken by the Association;
   e) to approve the annual statement of accounts;
   f) to approve the auditors’ report;
   g) to absolve the Governing Board from any liability;
   h) to approve the budget;
   i) to take decisions as regards appeals concerning the expulsion of members;
   j) to take decisions on statute changes;
   k) to take decisions as regards dissolving the Association.

Art. 7
Governing Board

1. The Governing Board shall be composed of at least three members. These must be elected by the Meeting of Members for a term of two years. Re-election is possible. The Governing Board shall elect from its midst its
   –  President
   –  Vice-president
   –  Treasurer
   Arrangements for the taking of minutes and other administrative tasks shall be made by the Tanz Akademie Zürich, taZ.
2. The President or Vice-president together with one other member of the Governing Board shall represent the Association.
3. The President shall chair the Governing Board. The Governing Board shall convene as often as its duties require. The Governing Board shall have the power to take decisions when at least two members are in attendance. Resolutions shall be passed by a simple majority. Where a parity of votes obtains, the President’s vote shall be decisive.
4. The minutes of the Board Meetings, which shall be signed by the President and Secretary, shall be drawn up. The Governing Board shall have the power to take decisions via telephone conferences or through the circulation of resolutions.
5. The Governing Board shall have the following duties:
   a) To manage the Association in accordance with its statutes and the resolutions of the Meeting of Members;
   b) To take decisions as regards the acceptance of new members or the expulsion of existing members;
   c) To determine the Association’s budget;
   d) To prepare the Meeting of Members.
6. The Governing Board is a voluntary committee. It shall be authorized to request members of the Association to undertake voluntary duties. Members shall be entitled to only reclaim actual expenses and cash expenditures.

Art. 8
Dissolution

The decision to dissolve the Association may only be taken at a Meeting of Members at which at least half of the Association’s voting members are in attendance. Resolution to dissolve the Association must be carried by a visible three quarters majority in favour of such a resolution.

Art. 9
Enactment of Statutes

These Statutes shall enter into force upon approval by the foundational meeting of the taZ Friends Association.

Zürich, 24th January 2007