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| Article 70: |
There shall be established under this law, within the Ministry of Social
Affairs, the Assistance Fund for Associations and NonGovernmental
Organizations.
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| Article 71: |
The fund shall have a board of
directors; chaired by the Minister of Social Affairs with the following as
members :
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Two members to be nominated by the General Federation of Associations and
NGO’s.
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Five members shall be chosen from among chairmen of boards of associations and
NGO’s, that satisfy the conditions of nomination; subject to the approval of
the General Federation of Associations and NGO’s. It shall be taken into
consideration that each member shall represent a different specificactivity and
one of them shall represent public welfare associations.
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The two public figures interested in social issues.
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One of the undersecretaries of the Ministry of Social Affairs.
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The term of the fund’s board of directors shall be three years. A member may be
reappointed for more than one term.
A decree shall be issued by the Minister of Social Affairs regarding the
formation of the board of directors of the fund, statute and procedures of
nomination for membership and operations; in the manner provided for in the
executive regulations.
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| Article 72: |
An association or an NGO may run
for the membership of the board of directors of the fund provided that it
satisfies the following conditions
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Name of association, which should be derived from its purpose in such a way as
to avoid any confusion with any other association operating in the same
geographical jurisdiction.
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Auditor’s reports, balance sheet and final accounts for the preceding three
years prior to nomination shall confirm its sound financial status.
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The association or NGO should not have committed any contravention provided for
in this law within the preceding five years prior to nomination.
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| Article 73: |
The board of directors of the fund shall be the overriding authority in control
of its affairs. The board shall have the right specifically to
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Act as necessary to develop the resources of the fund.
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Carry out required studies concerning the financial conditions of associations
and the priorities for providing aid to them.
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Collect financial data on associations and limits for extending their activity.
Issue bulletins to enable donors, at home and abroad, to estimate their
conditions. Prepare and publish an annual directory listing associations and
the NGO’s as well as activity specific and regional federations affiliated
thereto so as to enable citizens to contribute to these organizations and to
voluntary social work.
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Draw up an overall policy for providing aid to associations and NGO’s.
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Set controls for allocating aids and grants.
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Distribute aids to all associations and NGO’s.
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| Article 74: |
The resources of the fund shall be
made up mainly of :
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Funds earmarked in the state general budget as aid to associations and NGO’s
established under the provisions of this law.
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Proceeds of donations, grants and constructions received by the funds.
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Proceeds of funds accruing thereto from dissolved associations and NGO’s.
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Additional taxes levied in favour of charity works.
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| Article 6: |
The administrative body shall be under obligation to enter a summary statement
of the association’s statute into the relevant reigster within sixty days from
the date of submission by the founder’s assembly representative of a
registration application. Should sixty days elapse without being made,
registration shall be deemed effective under the law.
The association shall be judged to be a judicial person by conducting such
registration or by the lapse of sixty days from the day the association
representative has applied for registration, whichever earlier.
Should the administrative body realize, within the sixty days referred to’ that
the association’s purposes comprise an activity prohibited under Article 11
hereof, the body shall reject the registration application by a decision to be
notified to the representative of the founders’ assembly by a registered letter
with acknowledgement of receipt within the aforementioned sixty days.
The representative of the founders’ assembly may challenge the decision before
the competent court within sixty days effective the date of notification in
accordance with prescribed procedures.
The administrative body shall carry such procedure as to have a summary
statement of the association’s statute published in the Official Gazette
(Al-Waqie Al-Misria) with sixty days from the date the association is judged a
judicial person.
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| Article 7: |
There shall be set up within the jurisdiction of each court of first instance
one or more committee to be formed annually under a decision by the Minister of
Justice. Such committee shall be headed by at least a counselor of the court of
appeal to be nominated by the court’s general assembly with the following as
members :
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A representative of the administrative body nominated by the Minister of Social
Affairs.
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A representative of the regional Federation nominated by the board of directors
of the general federation. Such committee shall comprise, as a member, a
representative of the association to the dispute to be nominated by its general
assembly or board of directors.
The committee shall be concerned with the considering disputes that may arise
between the association and the administrative body.
The committee meeting shall be valid, only with the presence of all its
members. Its resolution shall be issued within sixty days from the date of
submitting dispute thereto, by majority of votes. In case of equal votes, the
chairman’s shall be the casting vote. The executive regualtions of the pres-ent
law shaw other rules and procedures for running business of the committee.
No action in respect of dispute shall be acceppted by the competent court
unless resolution thereon has been taken by the committee or the period
stipulated in the preceding paragraph has elapsed. Action shall be filed within
sixty days of the date of issuing the resolution according to relevent
procedures of filey cases.
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| Article 8: |
Without prejudice to paragraph 3, Article 6 of the present law, the
administrative body may object to whatever it deems as contradictory to the law
in the statute of the association or as regards the founders. However, this
shall not preclude it from being obliged to enter the association into the
relevent register within the period set forth in Article 6 hereof.
Should it find any justification for objection, the administrative body shall
notify the association by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt, with
reasons of such objection. Should the association fail to eliminate causes of
such objection within the period specified by the administrative body. The
dispute shall be submitted to the committee set forth in the preceding article.
When an action on objection is filed before the competent court, following the
issuance of the commitee resolution, the administrative body may request the
competent court to urgently pass a judgment to eliminate cause of
contravention, while maintaining the association in operation or to impose a
temporary suspension on the activity of the association pending settlement of
subject of suit.
The administrative body shall annotate the text of verdict opposite the
relevant entry of the association in the special register.
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| Article 9: |
Any interested party shall have the
right to have access to the summary statement of the association’s statute and
obtain a copy endorsed as true against payment of such duty as may be defined
by the executive regulations up to a maximum of LE20; the proceeds to which
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| Article 10: |
In amending an institution’s statute, the same procedures set forth in this
chapter as regards foundation.
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