Statutes

STATUTES SPORT CLIMBING ASSOCATION LIECHTENSTEIN

Updated Version, March 24th 2025

Translation of the German version (in case of doubt, the German text is binding)

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Art. 1 Name and registered office

Under the name Sportkletterverband Liechtenstein (hereafter the Association) a non-profit association exists in accordance with these statutes and within the meaning of Art. 246 et seq. of the Liechtenstein Persons and Companies Act (PGR).

The Association’s registered office is in Vaduz.

Art. 2 Purpose

The purpose of the Association is to actively promote sport climbing and para-climbing in Liechtenstein in a contemporary manner and, in particular, to promote competitive sport.

The Association is politically independent and denominationally neutral. It is committed to lifelong, healthy, respectful, and fair sport. It stands up for non-discrimination and equality and aims to offer sports activities in which all people feel accepted and welcome regardless of their origin, gender, disability, language, religion, and sexual orientation.

The Association cultivates a culture of respect and transparency with members, institutions, and authorities. The Liechtenstein Sport Codex serves as a guideline and is followed by all bodies and members of the Association.

Art. 3 Tasks

· Issuing of licenses;

· Organizing, hosting, approving, and monitoring of national and international competitions;

· Setting limits, selecting athletes, and ensuring the organization of climbing competitions at home and abroad;

· Preparation of regulations;

· Commissioning of trainers;

· Organization of courses, camps, seminars, etc. for training and education purposes of athletes, coaches, route setters, and referees;

· Organization of national championships and other events;

· Contacts with foreign associations;

· Cooperation with and representation of members toward the Liechtenstein Olympic Committee (LOC);

· Compliance with the Liechtenstein Sport Codex.

Art. 4 Memberships

The Association is seeking membership of the Liechtenstein Olympic Committee (LOC) and the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC), which it recognizes as the only international organization that regulates sport climbing worldwide.

The Association represents sport climbing and para-climbing in Liechtenstein in these organizations and is the responsible contact for all questions in this regard.

The Association and its members respect, apply, and adhere to the statutes, regulations, directives, and resolutions of the aforementioned organizations at all times, in particular concerning anti-doping (WADA), manipulation, and ethics requirements as well as the Liechtenstein Sport Codex.

Art. 5 Data protection

The Association considers it an obligation to collect only those data from members, contacts, and business partners that are absolutely necessary for the business process, and to manage the data with due care and protect it from any misuse.

The Association complies with data protection regulations when collecting and processing personal data. Personal data is only processed on a legal basis, the rights of data subjects are strictly safeguarded and the technical and organizational measures and all other data protection obligations are complied with.

The Association does not pass on any data to third parties unless the transfer serves the general purpose in accordance with Art. 2 and the data is processed in compliance with the principles of the Data Protection Regulation.

II. MEMBERSHIP

Art. 6 Types of members

The Association can award the following memberships:

a) Clubs that are organized within the meaning of Art. 246 et seq. PGR and promote and spread sport climbing in Liechtenstein;

b) Individual members as active members;

c) Individual members as passive members;

d) Honorary members.

Art. 6.1 Clubs as members

Clubs can only be accepted as members of the Association if they:

a) have their registered office in Liechtenstein;

b) are entered in the commercial register, which must be confirmed by an excerpt;

c) submit a written application to the Association’s Executive Board;

d) submit their statutes, the current list of members and the latest annual report as well as their audited accounts for the last three years;

e) fulfill the other admission criteria as defined in Art. 6.

The General Assembly makes the final decision on the admission of associations. It may grant exceptions to the requirements under b).

Art. 6.2 Individual members

Natural persons who are of legal age can apply for individual membership. Young people require written confirmation from their legal representative to acquire active or passive membership.

Passive members are friends and patrons who are willing to support the efforts of the Association and pay an annual contribution.

Applications are submitted to the Executive Board, which decides on admission and confirms it in writing.

Admission to the Association is legally valid once the membership fee has been paid. However, there is no right to admission.

Art. 6.3 Honorary members

Persons who have rendered outstanding services to the interests of sport climbing may be appointed as honorary members by the General Assembly. They enjoy the same rights as individual members, but are exempt from paying membership fees.

Art. 7 Rights and duties of members

The right to vote and be elected is acquired upon reaching the age of majority. Otherwise, young members have the same rights and obligations as other members.

In particular, all members have the right to regular information about the activities of the Association and to the reliable implementation of all resolutions of the General Assembly.

By joining the Association, each member agrees to comply with the statutes, resolutions, and rules, to make the prescribed and agreed financial contributions, and to comply with the instructions of the General Assembly and the Executive Board and any authorized representatives.

All members recognize the rules of the LOC, IFSC, and WADA regarding anti-doping, competition manipulation including betting fraud and other unethical behavior. Sanctions and suspensions imposed by one of these bodies must be recognized and implemented at the national level both by members of the Association and by the Association itself.

Art. 8 Resignation or exclusion

Membership with the Association shall expire upon dissolution, resignation, or exclusion.

Resignation can be declared at the end of the financial year, subject to a notice period of one month, by registered letter to the Executive Board. The financial year corresponds to a calendar year (January 1 - December 31).

In the event of serious incidents, a member may be expelled by the General Assembly at the request of the Executive Board. This requires at least a three-quarters majority of those present and entitled to vote.

Serious incidents include in particular

a) Infringement of these statutes;

b) Non-compliance with resolutions of the General Assembly;

c) Violations of the Liechtenstein Sport Code;

d) Violations of the rules and regulations of the LOC and the IFSC.

III. BODIES

Art. 9 Bodies

The Association has the following permanent bodies:

a) General Assembly;

b) Executive Board;

c) Auditors;

d) Athlete representation;

e) Judicial body.

Art. 10 General Assembly

The General Assembly is the principal body of the Association and consists of all members with voting rights.

Art. 10.1 Voting rights

An ordinary meeting of the General Assembly takes place once a year. Voting rights may only be exercised by members who are of legal age and have fulfilled their financial and administrative obligations to the Association.

Art. 10.2 Agenda of the General Assembly

The following business in particular is subject to the resolution of the General Assembly of the Association:

· Approval of the minutes of last year’s General Assembly;

· Approval of the annual report of the President;

· Approval of the annual financial statements and the auditors’ report;

· Approval of the annual budget;

· Election of the President and the other members of the Executive Board;

· Election of the auditors;

· Election of the athlete representative;

· Election of the members of the judicial body;

· Resolution on amendments to the statutes;

· Determination of membership fees;

· Organization of special events (calendar of events);

· Handling of motions from members;

· Appointment of technical commissions, cadres, etc. groupings;

· Decisions on appeals and matters that do not fall within the competence of the Executive Board or the auditors in accordance with these statutes.

Art. 10.3 Motions

Motions for the attention of the annual meeting of the General Assembly must be submitted to the Executive Board in writing or by e-mail at least 7 days before the meeting. The date of the postmark is decisive if the motion was sent locally or from Switzerland. Otherwise, the date of receipt of the letter is decisive.

The General Assembly must be informed at the beginning of any motions from members received in good time or not in good time.

Art. 10.4 Quorum of the General Assembly (attendance quorum)

With the exception of amendments to the statutes of the Association, the General Assembly convened in accordance with the statutes of the Association has decision competence regardless of the number of persons present (physically or virtually). Amendments to the statutes of the Association require the presence of at least half of all the members entitled to vote.

Art. 10.5 Election and decision-making mode (decision quorum)

a) The resolutions of the General Assembly are passed by a simple majority;

b) In elections, the absolute majority decides in the first ballot and the relative majority in the second;

c) At the request of a member or a delegate, a secret ballot must be held;

d) In the event of a tie, the chairperson has the casting vote. The President shall chair the meeting of the General Assembly. In their absence, the Vice-President chairs the meeting.

Art. 10.6 Invitation to the annual meeting of the General Assembly

The annual meeting is convened by the Executive Board. The invitation and agenda must be sent out 14 days in advance by letter or e-mail.

Art. 10.7 Invitation to an extraordinary meeting of the General Assembly

An extraordinary meeting of the General Assembly may be convened for the following reasons:

a) On request of the Executive Board;

b) On justified request by a member.

Art. 11 Executive Board

The Executive Board is the governing body of the Association and consists of at least three members.

Art. 11.1 Composition of the Executive Board

The Executive Board consists of at least:

· President;

· Vice President ;

· Treasurer.

The exercise of the above functions in personal union is not permitted. The Executive Board is convened by the President as required or at the justified request of at least two members of the Executive Board. If the President is unable to do so, the Vice-President takes over this task.

Art. 11.2 Tasks

The Executive Board has the following tasks in particular:

· Strategic and operational management of the Association;

· External representation of the Association;

· Implementation of the resolutions of the General Assembly;

· Planning the medium and long-term development of the Association;

· Preparation of the annual program;

· Planning and control of finances and adherence to the budget;

· Organization of training sessions for student athletes and career planning;

· Creation of regulations;

· Accepting and informing members;

· Convening the annual meeting of the General Assembly and setting the agenda;

· Monitoring and compliance with the statutes and the Liechtenstein Sport Codex.

Minutes must be kept of all resolutions of the Executive Board.

Art. 11.3 Term of office and re-election

The term of office for Board members is three years. Concurrent terms of office for the President and Vice President should be avoided. If necessary, the term of office of the Vice-President may be shortened by one year. Re-election is permissible twice.

Art. 11.4 Resignation

Any resignations must be communicated to the Executive Board in writing six months before the General Assembly meets if possible. A member of the Executive Board may resign at any time for important reasons.

Art. 11.5 Quorum of the Executive Board

The Executive Board meets at the invitation of the President, whereby agenda items must be sent in advance. This obligation may only be waived if all members of the Executive Board are present and all agree to the ad hoc agenda items.

The Executive Board has decision competence if more than half of the Board members are present. Resolutions of the Executive Board are passed by a simple majority. In the event of a tie, the President has the casting vote. Proxy votes are excluded.

Art. 11.6 Authorization to sign

The Executive Board designates the persons authorized to sign on behalf of the Association and determines the nature of their signing authority. Only collective signing authority in pairs is permitted.

Art. 11.7 Annual financial statement

The annual financial statement is done at the end of each financial year.

Art. 12 Auditors

The General Assembly elects two auditors. These may be members of the Association, but cannot be members of the Executive Board. They must audit the annual accounts and report on them to the General Assembly.

Art. 13 Athlete representation

The athlete representative shall have the right to call a meeting of the Executive Board and to submit motions regarding athlete concerns, which shall be acted upon by the Executive Board.

Art. 14 Judicial body

The General Assembly shall appoint a judicial body for a period of three years. Re-election is permissible twice.

Art. 14.1 Composition

The judicial body consists of two regular members and one substitute member, who shall be deployed in the event of conflicts of interest, ties, or the absence of one of the regular members. Members of the judicial body may not exercise any other function within the Association.

Art. 14.2 Duties

On the basis of the Association’s statutes and/or disciplinary regulations, the judicial body shall hear all parties involved in a dispute in writing or orally, implement sanctions and suspensions in accordance with Art. 7, and deal with appeals. An appeal to the ordinary courts is only possible once the judicial body has reached a decision. In such cases, Vaduz is agreed upon as the place of jurisdiction.

In the event of a doping case, the LOC shall ensure orderly proceedings on the basis of the relevant provisions of the Liechtenstein Sports Act.

Art. 15 Committees and project groups

The Executive Board may set up committees and project groups as needed. Their tasks and responsibilities are defined by the Executive Board in separate regulations.

IV. FINANZEN

Art. 16 Types of revenue

The Association is a non-profit organization whose income is made up of:

a) Membership fees;

b) Contributions from public and private institutions;

c) Income from events;

d) Donations;

e) Sponsoring;

f) other contributions.

Art. 17 Appropriation of revenue

The Association’s income shall be used exclusively to pursue the purpose set out in Art. 2 of the statutes of the Association.

Art. 18 Membership fees

The membership fees and any admission fees to be paid are determined by the General Assembly for one financial year at a time. The annual membership fees must be paid within one month of the annual meeting of the General Assembly.

Art. 19 Spending authority

The General Assembly decides on unbudgeted expenditures of more than CHF 10,000 per year. Other expenditures are the responsibility of the Executive Board. It must draw up financial regulations for this purpose.

Art. 20 Budgeting

The Executive Board prepares an annual budget and submits it to the General Assembly for approval.

V. FINAL PROVISIONS

Art. 21 Insurances

Only the Association’s assets shall be liable for the Association’s liabilities. Any personal liability of the Executive Board and members is excluded.

The members themselves must ensure that they have sufficient insurance coverage for the consequences of accidents or illness.

Art. 22 Dissolution

The Association can be dissolved following a three-quarters majority of members entitled to vote. If it is decided to dissolve the Association, a precise list of the Association’s remaining assets and inventory must be drawn up. It must be handed over to the LOC for safekeeping.

Any remaining assets and inventory should then be transferred to a newly formed or possibly already existing association that pursues the same objectives as the Association as far as possible.

Art. 23 Approval of the Statutes

The present statutes of the Association shall replace all previous statutes and were approved by the General Assembly meeting on 24 March 2025.