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FAECF / FEMIB / EPW / UEMV

FAECF, FEMIB, EPW and UEMV agree to cooperate on the basis of the following decisions taken by their boards under the name of E u r o W i n d o o r

1) Mission and aim of EuroWindoor

The adequate representation of the fenestration and door sector in Europe, taking into account the individual responsibility oe each member organization.

It is the aim of the present cooperative agreement, to bundle the interests of European associations of fenestration and door sector and to arrive to an efficient cooperation to the benefit of their members and the sector as such.  EuroWindoor shall be ofiically achknowledges as the umbrella organization for the different members, however each member shall be seen and acknowledged as lobby organization for their individually industry.

EuroWindoor may also good beyond lobbying at the European Union and is seated in Brussels.

Note: "Fenestration" does include window and curtain walls as well as accessories, but also installation, glazing and sun screening, etc.

2) Work program

The member organizations shall outline the points of their respective work programs which they have in common and shall represent them in a joint effort.

Independent of this, it shall remain up to each member organization to represent its own material-related interests or its remaining work program.

EuroWindoor shall develop a work program, including cooperation with other associatians, and also including the participating and activities as observer in other bodies and shall verify and update it every year.

3) Managing and coordinating body

Management of EuroWindoor shall be carried out by a Board which is composed of the elected Presidents and the Secretaries General of the member organizations. For each meeting of the Board one Vice-President of each member organization and the immediate past Chairman of EuroWindoor is invited to participate. Exceptionally each President may have his Vice-President or Secretary General as his represantive at meeting of the Board.

Each member organization has one vote. Decision on internal questions (e.g. organization or agenda) may be taken by a simple majority of the members. Decision on the cooperation agreement or external documents needs to be decided unanimously of the members.

It is open to each member organization to publish introduced documents without majority by their own.

The Chairman of EuroWindoor is appointed by and out of the Presidents of the member organizations. The Chairman of EuroWindoor is appointed by and out of the Presidents of the member organizations. The Chairman must be President or immediate past President of one of the member organizations at the time of his appointement. The period of office is one calendar year. Succession will be in alphabetical order between members. The Chairman of EuroWindoor shall assume public representation of EuroWindoor and invites the presidents of the member organizations to participate.

4) EuroWindoor administration

Every two years the Board of EuroWindoor shall appoint a secretariat of the member organizations to coordinate the activities of EuroWindoor.

5) Membership

Members of the cooperation are European umbrella ssociations of fenestration and door sector. Each sector will be entitled to only one membership.

6) Finances

The member organizations shall make available the financial means for carrying out the EuroWindoor activities whithin the approved budgets. There sgall be decided by the Board with simple majority. The business year is the calendar year.

Upon the termination of the membership all outstanding fees for the current year must be paid and any outstanding commitment must be honoured.

7) Termination of cooperative agreement

This cooperative agreement may be terminated by decision of the Board of EuroWindoor.

Bologna, March 15, 2007

Kurt Emil Eriksen/President FEMIB/EuroWindoor Chairman
Franz Hauk/President FAECF
Walter Had/President EPW
Pim de Ridder/Managing director UEMV on behalf of Trevor Coles/President  of UEMV