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Section 1. There shall be four categories of membership; Honorary, Senior, Active and Associate.

Section 1. There shall be six categories of membership; Honorary, Senior, Active, International, Junior and Associate.

Admission to membership is by election. Only Active and Senior members shall have the privilege of voting, or holding office.

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Section 4 a. Associate membership. Associate membership shall be accorded to European physicians and scientists who made major contribution to the field of cardio-thoracic surgery, but them-selves do not actively practice surgery.

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Such membership may also be awarded to non-European cardio-thoracic surgeons and non European physicians and scientists who made major contri-bution to the field of cardio-thoracic surgery in which case the citizenship requirement shall have been waived by the Council.

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Section 4 b. International membership. International membership of the Association shall be accorded to non-European surgeons whose practice is entirely or substantially concerned with cardiac and/or thoracic surgery, and who have achieved distinction in their field.

Section 4 c. Junior membership shall be accorded to European or non-European junior surgeons in training in cardiac and/or thoracic surgery. Junior membership can not be held for more than five years.

Section 6. Candidates for membership in this Association must be formally nominated and seconded, in an approved manner, by not less than three Active or Senior Members. Such nomination must have been in the hands of the Membership Committee for not less than four months, and the name of the candidate must have been distributed to all members of the Association before final action may be taken on any new candidate for election to Active Mebership.

Section 6. Candidates for membership in this Association must be formally nominated and seconded, in an approved manner, by not less than three Active or Senior Members. Such nomination must have been in the hands of the Membership Committee for not less than four months, and the name of the candidate must have been distributed to all members of the Association before final action may be taken on any new candidate for election to Active , International or Junior Membership.

Section 8. Application form. The form of application for Active or Associate Membership shall be furnished by the Secretary General accompaied by a citation of the By-Laws setting forth the objectives of the Association and eligibility requirements for election to membership.

Section 8. Application form. The form of application for Active, International, Junior or Associate Membership shall be accompanied by a citation of the By-Laws setting forth the objectives of the Association ........

Section 9. Notice of Election to Active and Associate Membership. Every newly elected member shall be furnished by the Secretary with an official notice of the election, a copy of the By-Laws and a Certificate of Membership signed by the President and the Secretary and bearing the seal of the Association.

Section 9. Notice of election to Active, International, Junior and Associate Membership. .......

Section 12. The Council shall recommend that any Active Member whose dues are in arrears for two years, shall have his membership terminated. The Association expects that each member takes upon himself/herself to attend annual meetings and to publish in the European journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

Section 12. The Council shall recommend that any Active, International or Junior Member whose dues are in arrears......

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Section 2. The Membership Committee shall consist of seven Active or Senior Members each representing a different European Country, with the highest number of active membership. The number of members .........

Section 2. The Membership Committee shall consist of seven Active, Junior or Senior Members each representing a different European Country, with the highest number of active membership. The number of members .......

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Section 2. Members shall contribute to the financial maintenance of the Association through initiation fees and annual dues. The amount of the annual dues and the initiation fees shall be determined by these By-Laws. If, at the end of any fiscal year, there is a deficit in the current funds of the Association, the Council may send out notices to that effect and invite Active Members to contribute the necessary amount so that no deficit is carried over from one fiscal year to another.

Section 2. ..................

....... invite Active, International, Junior and Associate Members to contribute to ........