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If you want to become a member, please fill out the form, and you will be contacted soon. Currently, there is an enrollment fee of €10, and the membership fee is €5 per quarter (€20 per year).
You can consult the Affiliates’ Regulation below.
Affiliates’ Regulation
APPROVED AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON MAY 29, 2010
1. Founding Affiliates
Founding affiliates are considered to be those present at the first General Assembly of the Association and those admitted within the following 30 days.
They do not require approval at the General Assembly.
2. Eventual and Effective Affiliates
To be admitted as an Eventual Affiliate, approval by the board is sufficient.
Admission is granted upon payment of an initiation fee and the quarterly membership fee.
Eventual Affiliates will become Effective Affiliates upon approval at the General Assembly, provided they do not receive more than three votes against, or two in the case of Founding Members.
If not approved, they will also lose their status as Eventual Affiliates.
3. Honorary Affiliates
Honorary Affiliates are individuals or entities who have rendered significant services or made commendable contributions to achieving the objectives of APVL (Via Lusitana Pilgrim Association).
They shall be admitted at the General Assembly, upon proposal by the board, under the same conditions as Effective Members.
4. Affiliates’ previleges They have the right to:
Participate in the General Assembly of the Via Lusitana Pilgrim Association.
Elect and be elected to the association’s governing bodies.
Stay informed about all activities and decisions of the association’s governing bodies.
Participate in all activities organized by the Association.
Only Founding or Effective Affiliates have voting rights in the General Assembly.
5. Affiliates’ duties Affiliates are expected to:
Contribute to the achievement of the association’s objectives.
Hold positions to which they have been elected.
Contribute to the association’s operations through payment of subscriptions.
6. Joining Fee and Subscription
The amounts for the joining and subscription fees will be determined at the General Assembly.
Failure to pay membership fees results in the suspension of the member’s rights until the situation is regularized.
Honorary Affiliates are exempt from the joining and subscription fee payments.
7. Affiliates lose their membership by decision of the APVL General Assembly, those who:
Violate the statutes or deviate from the Association’s objectives.
Damage the good name or interests of the Via Lusitana Pilgrim Association.
Faile to regularize any subscription arrears within a reasonable time communicated to them.
