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Section regulation of SPP Neonatology

CHAPTER I
Definition, Headquarters and Goals

ARTICLE 1

Section of Neonatology is a section of the Portuguese Society of Pediatrics (SPP) established by decision of the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Company on March 16, 1985. The registered office of the Section is the headquarters of SPP. Its functional headquarters, transient, should coincide with the workplace of the President of the Section.

ARTICLE 2

The Section aims to stimulate the further development and dissemination of knowledge of the fetus and newborn, as well as the improvement of their practice. For its realization is proposed:

a) promote achievement of national or international meetings, in order to expose, disclose and discuss problems of this branch of Pediatrics.

b) To promote and support research in this area.

c) Cooperate with other national organizations, including the SPP, or foreign.

d) inform the public authorities of the problems of this pediatric specialty and propose possible solutions.

CHAPTER II
Composition, Rights and Duties of Members

ARTICLE 3

Composition

Section of Neonatology is formed by neonatologists, pediatricians and other professionals whose medical work or research is related to the objectives of this Section and meet the requirements of this Regulation. Members of the Section of Neonatology are classified in the following categories of members: – Effective, aggregates, corresponding, honorary and benefactors, individually or institutionally.

a) Are EFFECTIVE partners, pediatricians with expertise or activity in neonatology, which are registered with the Chamber.

b) are AGGREGATES members, doctors who are not in the above conditions, and non-medical individuals acting in a professional or scientific activity, with affinities with the Neonatology.

c) are CORRESPONDENTS partners, Pediatricians / foreign Neonatalogistas of recognized merit, or who have rendered great services to the Section. These members are appointed by the Director on a proposal by one of its members.

d) are HONORARY members, who for his contribution in the field of neonatology, prove worthy of that title. They are appointed by the General Meeting a proposal from the Director of the Section, duly justified, to obtain two-thirds of the votes.

e) may be accepted Benefactors members, a proposal from the Director, all persons or entities that sponsor research projects in the area of perinatal care.

Sole Paragraph – The application for registration as a full partner or household, should be directed in writing to the Director of the Section, a proposal from a member.

ARTICLE 4

The members have the following rights:

a) take part in the associative acts of scientific and General Assemblies.

b) To receive the publications distributed by the Section.

c) To have access to documents of the Section.

d) To vote and be elected to positions and functions of the Section of Neonatology.

Sole Paragraph – point d) applies only to full members.

ARTICLE 5
The duties of the members:

a) Fully comply with the regulation.

b) pay the established quota.

c) Perform the duties or functions for which they were elected or appointed.

d) To accept the decisions of the General Assembly and Direction.

Paragraph 1 – Subparagraph c) applies only to full members.

Paragraph 2 – They are exempt from the quota of the corresponding payment partners, fees and benefactors.

Paragraph 3 – The decisions of the Board, subject to appeal to the General Assembly.

ARTICLE 6

The share value is updated periodically by the General Assembly.

CHAPTER III
Organs of Section

ARTICLE 7

The bodies of the Section of Neonatology is the Director, the Advisory Council and the General Assembly.

ARTICLE 8

a) The Director of the Section of Neonatology consists of:

1 President, who is responsible for defining, in collaboration with other members of the Board, the general direction of the activities of the Section.

1 General Secretary, who is responsible for promoting the implementation of activities decided by direction and replacing the President in his absence.

1 Assistant Secretary

1 Treasurer

b) The mandates have a duration of three years, coinciding with the election to the Annual General Meeting of the Section.

c) The election shall be conducted by secret ballot by a simple majority of the votes cast. Will be accepted votes by mail in a sealed envelope addressed to the Director, which will be opened and placed in the ballot box during the Assembly.
The election is valid only if a minimum vote of 30% of full members, compelling, if this does not occur, a 2nd vote, where the election is made by a simple majority vote.

d) It is for the outgoing direction organize the election of the new direction in the last quarter of its mandate, and the date of the meeting communicated to members, with a minimum of 45 days.

e) The candidates for directors posts, may be proposed by the outgoing Director or by at least 20% of active members in the list to send to the General Secretary, with a minimum of 30 days in advance of the date of the elections.

f) No member of the Director can be renewed in the same position in successive periods.

ARTICLE 9

a) The Director of the Section of Neonatology, is obliged to hold at least one annual scientific meeting.

b) At the end of each term, the Directorate will present an activity report and a financial report which, after approval by the General Meeting, will be sent to the Director of the SPP.

ARTICLE 10

Advisory Board

a) The Advisory Board consists of the outgoing Presidents of the Director of the Section of Neonatology of the SPP.

b) The Advisory Board works collegially, and its president elected among their peers

c) The function of the Council is the Director advice and shall issue opinions or reports at the request of management.

d) The Chairman of the Advisory Board chair the Board of the General Meeting, and may be replaced in that capacity by another member appointed by the Council.

ARTICLE 11

In order to support the direction and streamline the various activities will be set up committees or working groups. Shall consist of any type of partners, or personalities of recognized competence experts, and are intended to assist it in solving practical problems, can Direction break them whenever deemed to have ceased the reasons that led to its creation.

ARTICLE 12

General Meetings

a) The Ordinary General Meetings shall be held at the end of each term, and in them will discuss and approve the Management Report and will take place the election of new governing bodies. The Annual Meeting may not deliberate on first call, without the presence of at least 50% of full members. In case of absence of quorum, the Assembly is made after 2nd call 30 minutes later, with the number of members who are present.

b) The Extraordinary General Meetings may be convened by the Director or at the request of 20% of active members of the Chamber, taking place according to the rules of the Ordinary Meetings.

c) General Meetings are run by the Bureau of the General Assembly, presided over by the Chairman of the Advisory Council secretariat by two full members appointed by him.

CHAPTER IV
Final dispositions

ARTICLE 13

This Regulation may be amended only at an Extraordinary General Meeting, convened expressly for this purpose, with an express indication of the proposed amendments.

The review should not take place before three years.

ARTICLE 14

All matters not provided for in this Regulation shall be governed by the statutes of the SPP.