General Assembly

4.1 The General Assembly is the decision-making body of NEVZA. Being the supreme body, its decisions are binding to all members and have immediate effect, prevailing over any other decision of the respective bodies of the member Federations.

Nevertheless, its decisions shall never be in conflict with the decisions of the CEV and/or FIVB.

4.2 The General Assembly consists of two representatives from each National Federation, who are members of the association, and the President and General Secretary of NEVZA. All members shall be represented by one member of the National BOA and the National General Secretary.

All international representatives in the FIVB and CEV from the member countries will be invited as guests to the General Assembly.

4.3 Each member country has one vote, and all decisions will be taken with simple majority.

4.4 All voting shall be public except when the General Assembly decides otherwise.

4.5 General Assembly will convene every year. Preliminary invitation with date and place will be sent out at the latest 6 month before the meeting. Proposals has to be send to the Nordic General Secretary at the latest 12 weeks before the meeting, and the final agenda shall be send out at the latest 9 weeks before the General Assembly.

Extraordinary General Assembly can be called, on the request of at least 1/3 of the members. The request shall be forwarded in writing to the Presidency, and the meeting will be arranged with at least 4 weeks notice.

4.6 General Assembly shall discuss and subsequently subject to a proposal, make decisions related to the following issues:

1. Modification and improvement of the Statutes
2. Entrance of new member countries
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4. Decision on any other matter presented by any of the member Federations
5. All other matters related to the objectives mentioned above (administrative, institutional, organizational matters, sports events, etc.)

4.7 Agenda of each General Assembly shall imperatively include:

1. Approval of the minutes from the last General Assembly
2. Approval of the Agenda of the present General Assembly
3. Report of the work and activities of NEVZA in the previous period
4. Approval of activity plan for the forthcoming period
5. Approval of financial report related to the balance sheet
6. Election of the President and General Secretary
7. Fixing of membership fee and other fees according to article 7
8. Election of the President (every year) and General Secretary (every second year)