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Article III  - Objectives

The objectives of the Association shall be:

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·   To hold scientific meetings, and to sponsor a journal for the publication of scientific papers, presented at such meetings, and other suitable articles;

Article III  - Objectives

The objectives of the Association shall be:

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·   To hold scientific meetings, and to sponsora journal journals for the publication of scientific papers, presented at such meetings, and other suitable articles;

Article IV - Membership

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.

Section 1. – Membership
There shall be sixfive categories of Membership: Honorary, Senior, Active, International, Junior and Associate. Admission to Membership is by election. Only Active and Senior Members All Members, Juniors excepted, shall have the privilege of voting.

Section 3. Active Membership. A Candidate to be eligible for Active Membership must be a citizen of one of the European countries, unless in unusual cases his citizenship requirement shall have been waived by the Council. Active Membership shall be confined to those surgeons whose practice is entirely or substantially concerned with cardio-thoracic surgery and have fulfilled the Membership requirements.

Section 3. Active Membership. A candidate to be eligible for Active Membership must be a citizen of one of the European countries, unless in unusual cases his  citizenship requirement shall have been waived by the Council . Active Membership shall be confined to those surgeons whose practice is entirely or substantially concerned with cardio-thoracic surgery and have fulfilled the Membership requirements.

Section 4. Senior Membership. Every Active Member at the age of 65 years (or who retire from active practice at an earlier age) shall automatically become a Senior Member.

Section 4. Senior Membership. Every Active Member at the age of 65 years (or who retires from active practice at an earlier age) shall automatically become a Senior Member.

Section 5. 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 5.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 6. Junior Membership shall be accorded to European or non-European junior surgeons in training in cardiac and/or thoracic surgery. Junior Membership cannot be held for more than five years.

Section 6 5. Junior Membership shall be accorded to European or non-European junior surgeons in training in cardiac and/or thoracic surgery. Junior Membership cannot be held for more than five years, but can be extended upon written request to the Secretary General.

Sections 7. Associate Membership shall be accorded to physicians and scientists who made major contribution to the field of cardio-thoracic surgery, but themselves do not actively practice surgery.

Section 7 6. Associate Membership hall be accorded to physicians, scientists, perfusionists and members of the professions allied to medicine and scientists who made major contribution to the field of cardio-thoracic surgery, but themselves do not actively practice surgery.

Section 8. Candidates for Membership in this Association must be formally nominated and seconded, in an approved manner, by not less than three Members other than Juniors. Such nomination must reach the Membership Committee at least four months before the General Assembly. The names of the Candidates must be circulated to all Members of the Association prior to final action being taken by the Committee on any Candidate for election to Active, International, or Junior Membership. Any comment on the suitability of a Candidate should be addressed to the Chairperson of the Membership Committee in writing. Provided the foregoing requirements have been met and the Candidates have been approved by the Membership Committee and by the Council, their names shall be presented to the Association at a regularly convened Annual Meeting for final action. A three-fourths vote of those present and voting shall be required to elect a Member.

Section 8 7. Candidates for Membership in this Association must be formally nominated and seconded, in an approved manner, by not less than three Members other than Juniors. One shall be from a European Country. Such nomination must reach the Membership Committee at least four months before the General Assembly. The names of the Candidates must be circulated to all Members of the Association prior to final action being taken by the Committee on any Candidate for election to Active, International, Associate or Junior Membership. Any comment on the suitability of a Candidate should be addressed to the Chairperson of the Membership Committee in writing. Provided the foregoing requirements have been met and the Candidates have been approved by the Membership Committee and by the Council, their names shall be presented to the Association at a regularly convened Annual Meeting for final action. A three-fourths vote of those present and voting shall be required to elect a Member.

Sections 9 through 15

Renumbered to be Sections 8 through 14.

Section 14. The Council shall recommend that any Active, International, Junior or Associate Member whose dues are in arrears for two years, shall have his Membership terminated. The Association expects that each Member takes upon himself to attend Annual Meetings and to publish in the European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

Section 143. The Council shall recommend that any Active, International, Junior or Associate Member whose dues are in arrears for two years, shall have his Membership terminated. The Association expects that each Member takes upon himself to attend Annual Meetings and to publish in the Journals of the Association European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

Article V - The Council and Officers

The administrative governing body of the Association shall be called the Council and shall be composed of the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary General, the Treasurer, the Information Officer and the Editor of the Journal of the Association, and seven (7) Councillors, referred to heareafter as Ordinary Councillors of whom one shall be a non-European member, having the privilege of voting in the Council and the General Assembly.

Article V - The Council and Officers
The administrative governing body of

the Association shall be called the Council and shall be composed of six Officers, the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary General, the Treasurer, the Information Officer and the Editor of the Journals of the Association, and seven (7) Councillors, referred to heareafter as Ordinary Councillors of whom one shall be a non-European member, having the privilege of voting in the Council and the General Assembly.

Section 13. Term of Office. The term of office of ordinary Councillors shall be three years. New Councillors shall be elected each year to serve three-year terms to replace the retiring Members.

Section 13. Term of Office. The term of office of ordinary Councillors shall be three years. New Councillors shall be elected each year to serve three-year terms to replace the retiring Members. The Council is empowered to give a mandate to serve one additional year to one or more Councillors when required.

Article VI – Committees

Section 2. The Membership Committee shall consist of seven Active or Senior Members each representing a different European Country. The number of Members serving on the Membership Committee may be increased when required from representatives of those European countries who have no representation on the Committee. The duties of the Membership Committee are to investigate all Candidates for Membership in the Association and to report its findings as expeditiously as possible to the Council through the Secretary General of the Association. This Committee is also charged with searching the literature of this and other countries to the end that proper Candidates may be presented to the Association for consideration. Appointment to this Committee shall be for a period of one year and the Members may be re-appointed to succeed themselves for two more terms.

Article VI – Committees
Section 2. The Membership Committee shall consist of at least seven Active or Senior Members each representing a different European Country. The number of Members serving on the Membership Committee may be increased when required from representatives of those European countries who have no representation on the Committee. The duties of the Membership Committee are to investigate all Candidates for Membership in the Association and to report its findings as expeditiously as possible to the Council through the Secretary General of the Association. The Members of the Committee should through appropriate enquiries, ensure the suitability of the candidates for Membership of the Association. This Committee is also charged with searching the literature of this and other countries to the end that proper Candidates may be presented to the Association for consideration. Appointment to this Committee shall be for a period of one year and the Members may be re-appointed to succeed themselves for two more terms.

Article VII - Finances

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 the Council. 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, International, Junior and Associate Members to contribute the necessary amount so that no deficit is carried over from one fiscal year to another.

Article VII - Finances

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 the Council. 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, International, Junior and Associate Members to contribute the necessary amount so that no deficit is carried over from one fiscal year to another.

Article XI - Initiation Fees and Dues

Section 2. Annual dues for Active, International, Junior and Associate Members shall be decided by the Council and approved by the Association and shall include a year's subscription to the Journal of the Association.

Article XI - Initiation Fees and Dues

Section 2. Annual dues for Active, International, Junior and Associate Members shall be decided by the Council and approved by the Association and shall include a year's subscription to the Journals of the Association.