Articles of Association

§ 1 Name, registered office, financial year

No. 1
The association bears the name I.S.A.R. Germany “e.V”.
It is to be entered in the register of associations and will then bear the
Addition „e.V.“.

No. 2
The association is based in Duisburg.
The association was founded on 20 June 2003.

No. 3
The association is politically, racially and denominationally neutral.

No. 4
The Association's financial year is the calendar year.

No. 5
The association pursues exclusively and directly charitable and
charitable purposes within the meaning of the section „Tax-privileged purposes“ of the
Tax code.

§ 2 Purpose of the association

No.1
The purpose of the organisation is to provide comprehensive assistance at home and abroad for victims of earthquakes, natural disasters, accidents and other damaging events as well as to help buried and missing persons. This also includes the establishment, support and promotion of corresponding aid projects.

No. 2
The association is selflessly active and does not primarily pursue its own economic purposes.

No.3
In their capacity as members, members do not receive any benefits from the association's funds.

No. 4
No person may be favoured by expenses that are alien to the purpose of the corporation or by disproportionately high remuneration.

§ 3 Acquisition of membership
Any natural or legal person can become an active, passive or honorary member of the association. The Executive Board makes the final decision on the application for membership. Active members are members who are available to the SAR component through co-operation. Only active members have voting rights at the General Assembly. Passive members support the association by paying regular membership fees.
Honorary members are appointed by the General Meeting.

§ 4 Termination of membership
Membership ends
a) upon the death of the member
b) by voluntary resignationVoluntary resignation is effected by written declaration to a member of the Executive Board. It is only permitted at the end of a quarter, subject to a notice period of 4 weeks.
c) by exclusion from the association

Expulsion may be effected by 2/3 of the General Meeting if a member

a. has grossly violated the rules of the Articles of Association
b. if it has seriously damaged the reputation and interests of the association
c. if there has been repeated and significant cause for dispute and discord within the association and
d. if it is in arrears with its contributions or other obligations despite a reminder and without sufficient justification.

Before the resolution is passed, the member must be given the opportunity to justify themselves in person. Any written statement by the member concerned must be read out at the general meeting. An appeal against the decision may be lodged at the next General Meeting and all offices and rights in the Association shall lapse upon termination of membership. Contributions paid will not be refunded. There is no entitlement to the association's assets. Association papers must be returned.

§ 5 Membership fees
Contributions are levied from active and passive members. The amount of the annual contribution and its due date are determined by the General Meeting; honorary members are exempt from the obligation to pay contributions.

§ 6 Bodies of the Association
a) the Executive Board
b) the general meeting

§ 7 The Executive Board
The Executive Board within the meaning of § 26 BGB consists of

a) the 1st Chairman
b) the Deputy Chairman
c) the secretary
d) the treasurer
e) the training officer
f) the member spokesperson
g) the Public Relations Officer

It is not permitted to combine several Management Board offices in one person.
The Executive Board decides on all matters of the association, unless this is reserved for other bodies in accordance with the Articles of Association or mandatory statutory provisions, and the Executive Board is entitled to establish rules of procedure on the basis of these Articles of Association that regulate or define the tasks of the Executive Board and the organisational matters of aid operations.

The 1st Chairman supervises the management of the other members of the Executive Board. All members of the Executive Board are obliged to cooperate in the fulfilment of the Association's duties.

§ 8 Term of office of the Executive Board
The Executive Board is elected by the General Meeting for a period of three years from the date of election. However, it remains in office until a new Board is elected; if a member of the Board resigns during the term of office, the Board elects a replacement member (from among the active members of the Association) for the remaining term of office of the resigning member.

§ 9 Resolutions of the Executive Board
The Board of Directors generally passes its resolutions in Board meetings, which are convened by the 1st Chairman or the 2nd Chairman in writing, by telephone or by telegraph. In any case, a notice period of three days must be observed. No notification of the agenda is required. The Executive Board is quorate if at least two members of the Executive Board, including the 1st Chairman or the 2nd Chairman, are present. Resolutions are passed by a majority of the valid votes cast. In the event of a tie, the vote of the chairperson of the Board meeting shall be decisive.

The Board of Directors meeting is chaired by the 1st Chairman or, in his absence, by the 2nd Chairman. The resolutions of the Board of Directors must be recorded in minutes for evidence purposes and signed by the chairperson of the meeting.

A Board of Directors resolution can be passed in writing or by telephone if all members of the Board of Directors declare their consent to the regulation to be passed.

§ 10 Legal representation
The association is represented in and out of court by two members of the Executive Board - including the first or deputy chairman - acting jointly. In the internal relationship with the association, however, the deputy is only active if the 1st Chairman is unable to attend.

§ 11 Cash audit
The Association's accounts are audited each year by two auditors elected by the active General Meeting of the Association for a period of one year. The auditors submit an audit report to the General Meeting and, if the cash management is in order, request that the actions of the Executive Board be approved.

§ Section 12 The General Meeting
Each active member has one vote at the General Meeting. The General Meeting is responsible in particular for the following
responsible for all matters:

a) Acceptance of the annual report of the Executive Board; discharge of the Executive Board
b) Determination of the amount and due date of the annual contribution
c) Election and dismissal of members of the Executive Board
d) Resolution on the amendment of the Articles of Association and on the dissolution of the Association
e) Appointment of honorary members

§ Section 13 Convening the General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting should take place at least once a year, preferably in the last quarter. It shall be convened by the Executive Board with two weeks' written notice, stating the agenda. The notice period begins on the working day following the dispatch of the invitation. The letter of invitation shall be deemed to have been received by the member if it is sent to the last address provided to the Association in writing by the member. The agenda is set by the Executive Board.

§ 14 The passing of resolutions by the General Meeting
The General Meeting is chaired by the 1st Chairman or, if he is unable to attend, by the 2nd Chairman or another member of the Executive Board. If no member of the Executive Board is present, the meeting shall appoint a chairperson and the minutes shall be taken by the secretary. If the secretary is not present, the chair of the meeting shall appoint a minute taker and the chair of the meeting shall determine the type of voting.

The vote must be conducted in writing if one third of the
voting members present at the vote so request. The General Meeting is not open to the public. The chairman of the meeting may admit guests. The General Meeting decides on the admission of the press, radio and television. Every properly convened general meeting is quorate regardless of the number of members present. The General Meeting generally passes all resolutions by a simple majority of the valid votes cast; abstentions are therefore not taken into account. However, a majority of three quarters of the valid votes cast is required to amend the Articles of Association and a majority of four fifths is required to dissolve the Association.

The following applies to elections: If no candidate has achieved a majority of the votes cast in the first round of voting, a run-off election shall be held between the candidates who have achieved the two highest numbers of votes.Minutes shall be taken of the resolutions of the General Meeting, which shall be signed by the respective chairman of the meeting and the secretary. The minutes should contain the following information: The place and time of the meeting, the person chairing the meeting and taking the minutes, the number of members present, the agenda, the individual voting results and the type of vote. In the case of amendments to the Articles of Association, the provision to be amended must be stated.

§ 15 Subsequent motions to the agenda
Any member may submit a written request to the Executive Board no later than one week before the date of the General Meeting to add further items to the agenda. The chairman of the meeting must add to the agenda accordingly at the beginning of the General Meeting. The General Meeting decides on motions to add items to the agenda that are not submitted until the General Meeting; a majority of three quarters of the valid votes cast is required to accept the motion. Amendments to the Articles of Association, the dissolution of the Association and the election and dismissal of members of the Executive Board can only be resolved if the motions are announced to the members with the agenda.

§ 16 Extraordinary General Meeting
The Executive Board may convene an extraordinary general meeting at any time. This must be convened if the
interest of the association requires it or if one tenth of all members request it in writing from the Executive Board, stating the purpose and reasons. Sections 10, 11, 12 and 13 apply accordingly to the Extraordinary General Meeting.

§ 17 Dissolution of the association and right of seizure
No. 1 The dissolution of the association can only be decided at a general meeting with the majority of votes stipulated in § 12. Unless the General Meeting decides otherwise, the 1st Chairman and the 2nd Chairman are jointly authorised liquidators. The above provisions shall apply accordingly in the event that the association is dissolved for any other reason or loses its legal capacity.No. 2 In the event of the dissolution of the association or the discontinuation of tax-privileged purposes, the assets of the association shall be divided equally between the following volunteer fire brigade support associations:

1. association for the promotion of fire protection and the youth fire brigade, Moers fire brigade support association
2. fire brigade association Duisburg 1862 e.V.
3. support association of the BF Duisburg e.V.
4. association of friends and sponsors of the Xanten volunteer fire brigade e.V.
5th Leichlingen Volunteer Fire Brigade Association, Fire Brigade 1, City Centre
6. association for the promotion of fire protection and the youth fire brigade in Neuss e.V.,

who must use it exclusively and directly for charitable purposes.

§ 18 Amendments/supplements
The Executive Board is authorised to make any formal amendments and additions to the Articles of Association required for the approval of the Articles of Association and the registration of the Association. the above Articles of Association were established at the Founders' Meeting on 20 June 2003 and amended by the resolutions of the General Meetings on 7 November 2004 and 3 February 2006.