Any organisation managing an international wine and spirit competition (adhering to all criteria of such competitions) as owner or administrator, and empowered to make decisions concerning promotional activities, can become a member of the Federation. As member of the Federation, a competition will have two representatives on the board of directors, one official representative and one substitute representative. However, each member will have the right to only one vote.
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The Federation’s general meeting will rule on membership requests by a vote of extraordinary majority*. Members can be opposed to another competition gaining membership if this latter takes place in their own country.
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Before becoming a member, each candidate will have to join the Federation’s Charter and accept to respect all its rules.
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An application for new membership will have to be proposed by the Secretary General or any other member during the meeting. Applications will have to come with a detailed presentation in order to verify conformity to the Federation’s criteria as well as adherence to all rules listed in the Charter.
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Approval could be subject to membership fees.
Exclusion of a member:
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A member can lose its membership if three quarters of the members in assembly vote that way. Furthermore, satisfying all international wine and spirit competition criteria listed in article 1 does not necessarily mean that the Federation will approve membership.
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Membership can be terminated if the Charter or its rules are not respected or if one of the predetermined criteria mentioned in article 1 ceases to exist.
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Final exclusion will be determined by a vote of extraordinary majority* during the general meeting.
* Extraordinary majority consists of two thirds of the members present or represented, requiring a quorum of at least three quarters of the members.
