LAW OF UKRAINE

of April 16, 2009 No. 1275-VI

About associations of local government bodies

This Law determines the legal basis of the organization and activities of associations of local government bodies and their voluntary associations, their relations with state bodies and local government bodies according to the Constitution of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine "About local self-government in Ukraine" and other laws.

Section I. General provisions

Article 1. Associations of local government bodies and their voluntary associations

1. Associations of local government bodies and their voluntary associations (further - associations) - the voluntary non-profitable associations created by local government bodies for the purpose of more effective implementation of the powers, coordination of actions of local government bodies concerning protection of the rights and interests of territorial communities, assistance to local and regional development.

Article 2. Principles of creation and activities of associations

1. Associations are created and operate on the principles:

1) legality;

2) voluntariness;

3) equality of members;

4) self-government;

5) independence in determination of the directions of the activities;

6) openness and publicity.

Article 3. Status of associations

1. Associations are created with the All-Ukrainian and local status.

2. The associations uniting more than a half of local government bodies of the appropriate territorial levels are All-Ukrainian. All-Ukrainian associations shall submit annually till December 31 information concerning the number of the members to the central executive body, realizing state policy in the sphere of state registration (legalization) of associations of citizens, other public forming which.

3. The local association can be created by at least than three local government bodies.

Article 4. Membership in associations

1. Regional and regional councils can be members of associations rural, settlement, city, district in the cities.

2. The local government body can be the member only of one All-Ukrainian association.

3. The local association as the collective member according to the procedure and the forms determined by charters of All-Ukrainian and local associations can take part in activities of All-Ukrainian association.

Article 5. Name and symbolics of association

1. The name of association consists of two obligatory parts - general and individual. General part of the name contains the word "association" or the word to which voluntary merging of associations is reflected, and shall reproduce the status of association. Individual part of the name shall differ from names of the associations which are already registered in accordance with the established procedure. Individual part of the name of All-Ukrainian association shall contain the name of territorial level of local government bodies which are united by this association.

2. The association can have the abbreviated name which is determined in its charter.

3. The association registered in accordance with the established procedure has exclusive right to use of the name.

4. Associations can have and use own symbolics, approval procedure and which uses it is determined according to the charter.

5. The symbolics of association does not may contain the state symbols of Ukraine, symbolics of state bodies and Armed Forces of Ukraine, and also the symbolics of legal entities registered according to the law.

Article 6. Right of associations to consolidation

1. Associations can establish on a voluntary basis the unions (the congresses and so forth) by the conclusion among themselves of agreements on cooperation and mutual assistance.

Article 7. Bases of relations between associations and state bodies

1. Associations in the authorized activities are not dependent on state bodies, are not accountable to them and are not under control, except the cases provided by the law.

2. Any intervention in authorized activities of associations and their associations from state bodies is forbidden, their official and officials.

3. State bodies promote activities of associations.

4. State bodies in case of decision making concerning local and regional development, and also in case of determination of the main directions of state policy of rather local self-government interact with associations on the bases determined by this Law.

5. Associations are forbidden to interfere with activities of state bodies.

Section II. Procedure for creation and termination of association

Article 8. Creation of association

1. The decision on initiation of creation of association is made rural, settlement, city, district in the city, by regional, regional council. In this decision persons authorized rural, settlement, city, district in the city, by regional, regional council for participation in the constituent assembly (conference, congress) of association and amount of their powers are determined.

2. The decision on creation of association is made at the constituent assembly (conference, congress) of association, drawn up by the protocol which integral part are:

the register of the present participants of the constituent assembly (conference, congress) associations;

the copies of the decisions of all local government bodies made according to part one of this Article certified by their seals;

information about persons, the elected to executive body of association (the surname, name, middle name, year of birth, the residence held in association position, the place of the main work).

3. The constituent assembly (conference, congress) of association the charter of association affirms, bodies of its management are elected. The constituent assembly (conference, congress) of association determines authorized persons on carrying out state registration of associations, resolves other issues connected with creation of association.

Article 9. Charter of association

1. The association acts on the basis of the Charter.

2. In the charter of association are determined:

1) name of association;

2) status of association;

3) association location;

4) purpose of creation and task of association;

5) conditions of membership in association, the rights and obligations of her members, representation of members of association, procedure for acceptance of new members, the bases and forms of responsibility of members in case of failure to carry out of authorized obligations by them;

6) governing bodies of association;

7) procedure for education and organizational forms of activities of governing bodies of association, their competence, procedure for adoption of decisions by them;

8) procedure for creation and status of regional (local) departments of association;

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