BY-LAWS FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF TRAINERS, RESEARCHERS AND PROFESSIONALS OF PUBLIC SERVICE TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION (AFIPTISP 1 ) CHAPTER 1

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1 BY-LAWS FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF TRAINERS, RESEARCHERS AND PROFESSIONALS OF PUBLIC SERVICE TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION (AFIPTISP 1 ) CHAPTER 1 THE ASSOCIATION IN GENERAL TERMS Article 1. Name Under the name Association of Trainers, Researchers, and Professionals of Public Service, Translation and Interpretation (AFIPTISP), a professional Association is incorporated in Alcalá de Henares with full legal capacity and acting under the Spanish Organic Law 1/2002 of March 22 nd (law required by the Spanish Constitution to regulate certain matters. Extraordinary requirements are needed for these laws to be passed.) which regulates the Right of Association and other current provisions that develop and apply the said law and other consistent set of rules. The structure of the Association shall be determined by the provisions of the present By-laws. Article 2. Legal Personality AFIPTISP shall be established as a non-profit professional organization. Article 3. Duration AFIPTISP shall be established for an indefinite period of time. Therefore, only by the agreement and duly adoption of its Members, the Association may be dissolved in the General Assembly and upon the rest of the contingencies as established by law. Article 4. Registered office The registered office of AFIPTISP is located in Calle Trinidad number 3, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, 28801, España. However, the Association is authorized to establish, in accordance with their Board of Directors, delegates, offices, work centers, and others in any location in the country. Article 5. Territorial scope The territorial scope of AFIPTISP shall be constituted by the Spanish state and the countries within the European Union, without prejudice to the possibility of expanding these activities and purposes outside this territory. Article 6. Purposes The purposes under which AFIPTISP is established are the following: a) Coordinate efforts to encourage the recognition of Public Service Translation and Interpretation (TISP 2 ) as a profession and to subsequently contribute to the optimization of the same in Spain. b) Defend the interests of professionals that participate in this activity, whether they are professors, researchers, professionals, or students in this specific specialty of Interpretation and Translation. 1 Asociación de Formadores, Investigadores y Profesionales de la Traducción e Interpretación en los Servicios Públicos 2 Traducción e Interpretación en los Servicios Públicos

2 c) Promote the training, reflection, research, and exchange of knowledge and material regarding the Public Service Translation and Interpretation. d) To raise awareness among workers of public and private entities and those responsible for their management of the role of the translator/interpreter in this environment and the functions carried out by these professionals, aiming at improving their work conditions. e) Devise activities, courses, seminars and conferences that favour the continuous training in this field and other cross curricular areas. f) Edit publications of interest for associates and the general public g) Establish relations with other professional associations and public/private organizations aiming to achieve fruitful exchanges for all involved parties. h) Participate in movements that help to dignify the image of Public Service Interpretation and Translation and their professionals. Article 7. Activities To achieve the previously mentioned purposes, the following activities will be carried out: a) Publications b) Announcements c) Schedule sessions, conferences, round tables, meetings and symposia. d) Any other activity aiming at accomplishing AFIPTISP s purposes as proposed by the collegiate Members of the Association. CHAPTER 2 MEMBERS Article 8. Types of membership Those that can become Members of the Association are individuals of legal age and those with working capacity that have interest in carrying out the purposes of AFIPTISP. The four types of memberships include: Founding Members, Ordinary Members, Extraordinary Members, and Honorary Members. a) Founding Members are those that participate in the founding of the Association. They are Members with the right to speak and vote in General Assemblies provided that they do not lose their position as Ordinary Members. They shall be eligible to hold a position in the Board of Directors. b) Ordinary Members are trainers, researchers, or professionals of Public Service Translation and Interpretation. They are Members with the right to speak and vote in General Assemblies. They may be eligible to hold a position in the Board of Directors c) Extraordinary Members are being trained or have been trained and show a particular interest in the field of Public Service Translation and Interpretation but do not necessarily work as a professional in the field. They are Members with speaking rights but without voting rights in General Assemblies and their membership dues will be lower than for the rest of the Members. They will not be eligible to hold a position in the Board of Directors. d) Honorary Members will have received this special nomination through the mutual agreement of the Board of Directors, considering their contributions and achievements related to the purposes of the Association. They are Members with speaking rights but without voting rights in General Assemblies and are exempt from membership dues. They are not eligible to hold a position in the Board of Directors.

3 Article 9. Admission The procedure for admission will be based on the following two clauses: a) Be admitted by the Secretary of the Association after having appropriately completed the application form. The Board of Directors will have approved the admission of the member based on the By-laws of the Association, internal regulations, and current legislation b) Pay the dues in conformity of the established requirements by the internal regulations Article 10. Member rights All Members have the following rights: a) The right to participate in the Association activities and the governing or representing bodies, to exercise their right to vote, as well as to attend the General Assemblies pursuant to the By-laws and internal regulations. b) The right to speak and vote as established in Article 8 of the present By-laws regarding the type of Member. The entitled Members shall have the right to a single vote. c) The right to an open access to all positions within AFIPTISP, under the procedure set in the present By-laws and rulings of internal nature that can be drawn without prejudice to the statements in Article 8 of the present By-laws. d) The right to choose the persons that shall hold positions in AFIPTISP, without prejudice to the statements in Article 8 of the present By-laws. e) The right to inform and be informed of everything related to the functioning of the Association. f) The right to benefit upon third parties from the best use of the services and resources made available by AFIPTISP. g) The right to vote by proxy at the General Assemblies when attendance is not possible prior written or telematic notice of at least 24 hours to the Secretariat, specifying the proxy s name, surnames and identity document. Article 11. Member duties All Members have the following duties: a) Comply and make comply with the present By-laws; respect the agreements and resolutions duly adopted at the General Assemblies and by the Board of Directors, as well as the appropriated provisions in any internal regulation of the Association. b) To be up to date with the established membership dues. c) Efficiently carry out the duties that were entrusted to them by the Association and they accepted to fulfil. d) Collaborate to the best of their ability in the achievement of the purposes of AFIPTISP. e) Not claim the representation of the Association when it was not explicitly granted. Article 12. Loss of membership Membership of AFIPTISP will be revoked due to the following grounds: a) Free will. A written notification shall be sent to the Secretariat. b) Failing to pay the annual membership subscription within the term established in the internal regulations. The member shall be informed and shall have a period of 10 days to pay the pending dues. c) Non-compliance with the By-laws or by acting in a way that harms the prestige or image of the Association or damages the purposes for which it was founded. d) Decease.

4 The leave of a member entails the loss of all rights that may correspond to the said member by virtue of such condition and it shall not give rise to be refunded any dues already paid. CHAPTER 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Article 13. Representative body The Association shall be managed and represented by a Board of Directors comprised of: a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and at least three Members. No position of the Board of Directors shall be remunerated. They shall be dessignated or their position revoked by the General Assembly and their office shall last two years renewable for another two upon agreement of the General Assembly. Article 14. Election of the Board of Directors The election of the Board of Directors shall be carried out by means of a closed lists system in which founding Members and ordinary Members having been a Member of AFIPTISP at least one year shall be put forward. Candidates should present a written application to the Secretary of the Association before the General Assembly where the election will take place. The candidate with the largest number of votes will be elected. Voting shall be made by secret ballot and individually. Article 15. Leave and substitution of Members of the Board of Directors Members of the Board of Directors may take the leave by voluntary resignation through written notification to the Secretariat for non-compliance of the obligations that were entrusted to them or by expiration of their term. In the case of a leave of absence of the President, whether voluntarily or for non-compliance with the obligations, the Vice President shall undertake the office until the General Assembly and the election of a new President takes place. In the case of leave of the Vice President, whether voluntarily or for non-compliance with the obligations, one of the Members shall undertake the office upon agreement of the majority of the Board of Directors, until the General Assembly and the election of another Vice President takes place. In the case of leave of the Secretary, whether voluntarily or for non-compliance with the obligations, the Treasurer shall undertake the office until the General Assembly and the election of another Secretary takes place. In the case of leave of the Treasurer, whether voluntarily or for non-compliance with the obligations, the Secretary shall undertake the office until the General Assembly and the election of another Treasurer takes place. In the case of leave of one of the Members, whether voluntarily or for non-compliance with the obligations, their position will be left vacant and their functions shall be shared among the rest of the Members until the General Assembly and election to the Board of Directors must be summoned within a thirty day term. Article 16. Calls and meetings of the Board of Directors The Board of Directors shall meet as many times as it be required by its President and upon the initiative or request of at least four of its Members. It should be summoned at least seven days in advance. It shall be completed whenever there

5 appear the half plus one of the Members and in order to the agreements be valid, they shall be taken by simple majority of votes. Where a tie occurs, the President shall have a casting vote. Article 17. The powers of the Board of Directors The powers of the Board of Directors shall be broaden to all actions required for the purposes of the Association, whenever they do not require, as stated in these By-laws, an express authorisation by the General Assembly. The specific powers of the Board of Directors are: a) Lead activities and manage the finances and administrative tasks of the Association, including enter into the appropriate contracts and actions. b) Execute resolutions of the General Assembly. c) Formulate and submit for approval the annual balances and accounts to the General Assembly. d) Decide on the admission of new Members. e) Nominate delegates for specific activities within the Association f) Any other power may it not be of the exclusive competence of the Members of the General Assembly. Article 18. President The President shall have the following competences: legally represent the Association before any public or private organization; summon, chair and prepare the sessions the General Assembly and the Board of Directors may hold as well as moderate the reflections of one and the other; order payments and authorize documents, minutes and correspondence by signing them, adopt any urgent measure advisable for the convenient development of the Association or necessary or convenient in fulfilling his/her activities, without prejudice of subsequently reporting to the Board of Directors. Article 19. Vice President The Vice President shall substitute the President in his/her absence, caused by illness or any other reason and will hold the same competences. Article 20. Secretary The Secretary shall be in charge of running only the administrative tasks in the Association; he/she shall issue certificates; shall manage the official books of the Association and the Members index; shall custody the documents of the organization furnishing notifications on the appointments made by the Board and other agreements able to be registered into the corresponding registries, as well as fulfilling the archival responsibilities in the legally corresponding terms. Article 21. Treasurer The Treasurer shall collect and keep the funds pertaining to the Association and will comply with the payments ordered by the President. Article 22. Members Members shall hold the customary obligations of their position as Members of the Board of Directors and those originated in delegations or work commissions they were entrusted to by the Board of Directors.

6 CHAPTER 4 GENERAL ASSEMBLY Article 23. Governing body The General Assembly, made up of all Members, is the supreme body of the Association. Article 24. Ordinary and Extraordinary Assemblies The meetings of the General Assembly can be ordinary or extraordinary. The Ordinary Assembly shall convene once a year within the four months following the end of the business year. Extraordinary Assemblies will be held when the circumstances call for it, at the discretion of the President when the Board of Directors agrees to it or when it is proposed in writing by two thirds of the Members. Article 25. Call The call of the General Assembly shall be made in written or by telematic means mentioning the place, day and time of the meeting, as well as the agenda for the day, with special reference to the items to be discussed. Between the call and the day fixed for the meeting of the Assembly in the first call, there must be a time period of 15 natural days at least. Where necessary, it could also be stated the date and time in which the second call of the Assembly is to meet; a time period of not less than half of an hour between the two must occur. Any member may ask the Secretariat in written or by telematic means to add an item on the agenda of the next General Assembly with prior notification of ten natural days and the signature of ten Members. Article 26. Constitution General Assemblies, both ordinary and extraordinary, shall be validly constituted on first call when one third of the Members with voting rights come together and on second call, with any number of Members with voting right. The meetings of the General Assembly will be chaired by the President of the Association, supported by the Directors of the Board which will be comprised of at least one Member and the Secretary of the Association. Article 27. Agreements The agreements of the General Assembly shall be adopted by simple majority of the persons present or represented when the affirmative votes exceed the negatives ones, not counting for these effects null votes, blank votes or absentees. A qualified majority will be necessary which occurs when affirmative votes exceed the half of those persons for: a) Dissolution of the entity b) Modification of the By-laws c) Disposition or transfer of assets d) Election for the Board of Directors Article 28. Powers The General Assembly holds the power to tackle all the relevant issues of the Association and the mandates born from it which must be executed by the Board Directors.

7 In Ordinary General Assemblies, the annual accounts and the Budget of the Association shall be passed. The annual report of the previous year, the projections and propositions for the following year shall be submitted. Membership dues shall be set and, whenever convenient, Members of the Board of Directors shall be elected. CHAPTER 5 FINANCIAL STRUCTURE Article 29. Equity The Association shall have its own independent equity and will operate on an annual budget scheme. The initial equity will be 0 Euros. Article 30. Financial means The financial means to support AFIPTISP s purposes will be the following: a) Membership dues b) Voluntary contributions c) Revenues from the assets it may hold d) Donations or grants that may be granted by public organizations or private entities and/or individuals e) Revenues it may receive from the development of its activities. Article 31. Budget The Board of Directors will annually draw up a budget projection that shall be submitted for the approval of the General Assembly. Likewise, they shall present for approval the clearance of accounts from the previous year. Article 32. Fiscal year The fiscal year will end on the 30 th of September every year. CHAPTER 6 INTERNAL REGULATIONS Article 33. Content The internal regulations will develop those subjects not explicitly expressed in the present By-laws and where contemplated, they must not, in any case, go against the stipulations of the said By-laws. Article 34. Creation and Modification The creation and modification of the internal regulations, should this be the case, shall correspond to the General Assembly and a qualified majority of the persons in attendance or represented will be necessary when the affirmative votes exceed the half of those persons.

8 CHAPTER 7 DISSOLUTION Article 35. Procedure AFIPTISP shall voluntary dissolve when agreed upon at an Extraordinary General Assembly, called for this effect, pursuant Article 26 of the present By-laws. Article 36. Liquidation In case of dissolution, a liquidating commission will be nominated which, once having settled all debts, shall allocate any leftover assets in a manner that shall not compromise the non-profit nature of the Assembly. ADDITIONAL PROVISION With regard to any issue not otherwise provided in the present By-laws, the current Spanish Organic Law 1/2002 of March 22 nd shall be applied as the regulating law of the Association and the additional provisions. In ALCALÁ DE HENARES on 17 th of September 2013 Mr./Ms. Carmen Valero-Garcés Mr./Ms. Gabriel García Méndez Mr./Ms. Alexendru Sorin Surí Bucurenciu Mr./Ms. Raquel Lázaro Gutiérrez Mr./Ms. María Dolores Ortigosa Lorenzo Mr./Ms. Carmen María Cedillo Corrochano Mr./Ms. Valentina Mendezona Lapsova Mr./Ms. Jessica Torruella Valverde