Seal of Trencavel, combatant
Trade union of the Producers of Cataroise de Béziers
34500 BEZIERS
STATUTES
(adoptees by the Extraordinary General meeting of January
17, 1994)
Preamble
Béziers and his district were known traditionally
for their alcohols. Gradually, the production of the
wine took the top. In parallel an ancestral, traditional
product disappeared: the Soft ¨Picardan ",
named Cartagène or " Mistelle thereafter
"and since CATAROISE of BEZIERS. A Trade union
of Defense of Producers of Cataroise produced on Béziers
is thus made up, to promote and defend the Product,
to define quality standards and to make them respect.
ARTICLE 1: CONSTITUTION: A Producers' association of
Cataroise de Béziers is made up, in accordance
with the provisions of the 21 the Mars law the 1884,
amended 12 Mars 1920, between the various producers
of Cataroise de Béziers and his district answering
the conditions defined by article 5 of these statutes,
members with the present statutes and réglement
interior of the Trade union defining the conditions
of development of this traditional product.
ARTICLE 2: OBJECT OF the TRADE UNION the Trade union
will be in charge of the defense of the Product and
the Producers, the illustration and the promotion of
the Liqueur wines answering denomination CATAROISE OF
BEZIERS, specified by the réglement interior
one, annexed to the present statutes. For this purpose,
the trade union will ensure the respect, by its members
of the legal and lawful regulations, concerning: - the
origin of the product - encépagement - mode of
culture - mode of development and conditions of certificate
of approval - the presentation and the setting in market
of the product and will contribute them to the development
of a product of quality, most natural possible. It will
take all initiatives intended to make known and to appreciate
the Liqueur wine CATAROISE OF BEZIERS. The Trade union
will defend the product Cataroise de Béziers
against very undertaken fraudulent. With an aim of defending
its members, the Trade union will defend and represent
product CATAROISE of BEZIERS vis-a-vis the Administration,
the elected officials, the Government, and any capacity
of supervision.
ARTICLE 3: DURATION the duration of the trade union
is unlimited, except decision of the General meeting
taken pursuant to the provisions of these statutes relating
to the conditions of dissolution of the trade union.
ARTICLE 4: DOMICILIATION : The registered office of
the Trade union is located at 34500 BEZIERS It could
be tranféré in any other place, by resolution
of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE 5: ADHESIONS : The Trade union is composed
of: Members of Honor: Is regarded as Membre of Honor
any person who will have been designated for this reason
by the Board of directors. It will be able to have rendered
service with the Trade union, the members of the Trade
union or the Product defended by the Trade union. Associate
members: Are regarded as Associate members any person
or Organization indicated by the Board of directors
for this reason: they are in general members not-producers
but more or less directly concerned with Cataroise de
Béziers. (Among the Associate members, there
could be a member representing of the Town hall of Béziers,
a member representing the School Hotelière de
Béziers, one or more Oenologists, a researcher
of the INRA, a representative of the Public library
of Béziers, etc.)
Adherent members: Are regarded as Adherent Membres
the producers, in cellar particular or grouped in co-operative
Cellar, exploiting pieces of vines included in the Cantons
of: - Béziers I, II, III, IV - Murviel Lés
Béziers - Saint-Pons - Saint-Chinian - Roujan
- Pézenas - Montagnac - Florensac - Agde - Servian
- Capestang - Olargues - Olonzac - Bédarieux
and which markets or wishes to produce and market whole
or part of their production out of Liqueur wines under
the denomination "Cataroise"; except those
which work out similar products classified in A.O.C.(Exemple:
V.D.N.) who dice at the time, will not be entitled to
approval of the Trade union. A Member loses this quality
if it ceases being a producer or elaborative above or
if it gives up asserting the denomination Cataroise
de Béziers for the production of his Liqueur
wines. The Member commits himself respecting scrupulously
the réglement interior one. The Member is held
to discharge amount of the contributions and import
duty fixed each year by the General meeting of the Trade
union. The Member commits himself respecting the other
Members of the Trade union of Defense of Cataroise de
Béziers.
ARTICLE 6: DEMISSION - EXCLUSION: Any Member of the
Trade union can give his resignation addressed to the
President by registered letter. The Board of directors
can decide exclusion of a Member for the following reasons:
- non-payment of the contributions - Infringement upon
its engagements with respect to the Trade union - for
attitude or action carrying damage with the interest
of the Trade union and his activities and objectives.
The Member in question will have to be beforehand convened
by leConseil Administration (or Commission named by
him) in order to present all useful explanations before
the Council Decision. Any excluded member will be able
to make call of this decision in front of the General
meeting.
ARTICLE 7: GENERAL ASSEMBLY: The General meeting is
joined together each time the Board of directors decides
it, and at least once per annum, in the 5 months which
follows the end of the countable financial year, in
order to come to a conclusion about the financier and
management reports introduced by the Board of directors.
The General meeting carries out if necessary the renewal
of the members of the Board of directors under the conditions
envisaged by these statutes. The General meeting is
convened by the President at the date fixed by the Board
of directors with an agenda stopped by the Board of
directors within 15 minimum day before the date envisaged.
Any qualified personality will be invited that the Board
of directors will consider it useful to make take part
in work of the General meeting. Will be authorized to
vote only the Adherent Members of the Trade union who
will be up to date their contributions at the date of
the General meeting. The Adherent Co-operative Cellars
will be represented by the President or the Director
or any person elected by the President of the Co-operative
known as-Cellar. The General meeting is chaired by the
President of the assisted Trade union of 2 Assessors
appointed by it. Each Adherent Member, present at the
General meeting will be able to have an emanating mandate
of another adherent member absent. The votes take place
either by a show of hands, or with secret bulletin on
decision of the President or the request for at least
10% of the adherent members present at the General meeting.
ARTICLE 8: The BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The Board of directors
is composed of nine members to the maximum, resulting
from the Adherent Members. Their mandate is 6 years.
The Administrators are re-eligible per third, the first
2 renewals will be done by drawing of lots. The Board
of directors defines the technical and economic conditions
of the activity of the Trade union as well as the future
prospects and the objectives. He takes consequently
the required measures concerning the operation and the
management of the Trade union and a general way, all
decisions interesting the life of the Trade union. He
stops the terms of the management report and the annual
financial statement before their presentation with the
General meeting. The Council meets on the convocation
of its President each time this one the regard necessary.
The decisions, in the event of vote, are made in the
majority of the members present or represented by a
capacity given to another member of the Council. (a
capacity to the maximum by member of the Council). The
functions of members of the Board of directors do not
give place to any remuneration. Can be convened with
the Board of directors any member of the trade union
(Adherent, of Honor, or Associated).
ARTICLE 9: THE OFFICE: The Board of directors indicates
in his centre, an office made up of 4 people: - a President
- a Vice-president - a Secretary - a Treasurer the Office
renews himself each year at the time of the first Board
of directors which follows the General meeting. The
outgoing Members are re-eligible. The Office applies
the decisions taken by the Board of directors and the
General meeting, and ensures the current management
of the Trade union. It proceeds to the engagement and
the dismissal of the personnel.
ARTICLE 10: THE PRESIDENT: The President represents
the Trade union in all circumstances, in particular
with regard to the authorities, of the administrations
and organizations exerting the supervision of Cataroise.
He carries out resolutions of the Board of Directors
and for this reason, accepts, concludes and signs in
the name of the trade union all obligations, loans etc...,
legal documents within the limits fixed by the General
meeting. He represents the Trade union as well asks
of it as in defense. In the event of absence, it can
be made represent by the Vice-president or any other
member of the office. The President will undertake (or
will delegate a member of the Board of directors) the
internal and external Communication (between Adhérents
members, relations with the Consumers, the Press, the
professional environment, the proper authorities and
of supervision, etc...).
ARTICLE 11: RESOURCES OF THE TRADE UNION: The resources
of the Trade union are consisted the contributions,
participations and import duty of its Members, by the
subsidies, contributions, gifts and legacy, by the sums
allotted for repairs, damages, like by any resource
authorized by the law in force. The amount of the contributions
and participations is fixed each year by the General
meeting on a proposal from the Board of directors which
determines the conditions and dates of their réglement.
ARTICLE 12: MODIFICATIONS DES STATUTS: Les présents
statuts pourront être révisés ou
complétés par décision d'une Assemblée
Générale Extraordinaire sur proposition
du Conseil d'Administration. Le vote à l'Assemblée
Générale Extraordinaire concernant la
modification des statuts doit être acquis à
la majorité des membres présents ou régulièrement
représentés.
ARTICLE 13: DISSOLUTION DU SYNDICAT: Le Syndicat ne
peut être dissous que par le vote d'au moins 2/3
des Adhérents convoqués spécialement
en Assemblée Générale Extraordinaire
sur cet ordre du jour précis. L'Assemblée
qui décidera de la dissolution, désignera
des liquidateurs qui procéderont au réglement
des dépenses et des recettes. Le solde créditeur
éventuel devra être attribué par
priorité à un organisme ayant un objet
similaire, la répartition du solde entre les
adhérents du Syndicat é tant exclu en
tout état de cause.
ARTICLE 14: CONDITION DE L'APPELLATION: Il est entendu
que le terme "CATAROISE DE BEZIERS" ne pourra
être utilisé qu'après accord des
autorités de tutelle dont dépend le produit.
Par contre, le terme CATAROISE, marque déposée
et dont le Syndicat est propriétaire, sera utilisable
par les adhérents dont les produits correspondront
aux normes du réglement intérieur, et
à jour de leurs cotisations.
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