STATUTS OF
JUDO UNION AFRICAN
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Section I :
Composition
ARTICLE 1
An African Judo Association named African Judo
Union is founded amongst the official national organizations of
all African states. The African Judo Union(AJU) is non-political
and makes no differences between races or religions. The judo
recognized by it, is the one created by Jigoro Kano, and which
is now exists as an Olympic sport.
Judo is understood as a way of life to be reached through a training
of the mind and the body. The judokas under the supervision of
the AJU have an amateur statute in conformity with the chart of
the International Olympic Committee(IOC).
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Section II
: APPARTENANCE
ARTICLE 2
Every national African Judo organization can join
AJU as a member. Only one national federation per country is admitted
as a member of the AJU. In the case where in the same state two
or more than two federation exist; only the one recognized by
the highest sports organization or the national Olympic Committee
of the state will be admitted by the AJU. When a national organization
is definitely admitted as a member of the AJU, it cannot be excluded,
except in the cases foreseen by the statutes or following a decision
taken by the AJU Congress after a vote of 2/3 two/thirds of the
represented votes. The excluded national organization can submit
a reinstatement application to the General Secretariat of the
AJU if it is established that the grounds for the exclusion no
longer exist.
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Section III
: Objectives
ARTICLE 3
The objectives of the AJU are to unite all African
judokas and in general to develop and enlarge the bonds of friendship
and national co-operation among all the sportsmen of the world.
AJU co-ordinates the practice of judo in all the countries of
Africa, sets the rules dealing with techniques, organization,
diffusion, and promotion of judo. It organizes and supervises
the international events, represents the African judo, takes all
the decisions about possible conflicts that could arise between
member organizations.
ARTICLE 4
The headquarters of the AJU will always be located
on the African Continent, in a town designated for four years
by the Congress, during the election of the President. The official
languages of the AJU are French, English and Arabic. In case of
disputes, the French version of all official documents will be
ruling.
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Section IV
: AFFILIATION
ARTICLE 5
The national federation that wishes to affiliate
to the AJU, must send a written application to the General Secretary
with all the documents necessary to show the technical and administrative
importance of this national federation, along with its organization
and structure.
The General Secretary of the AJU acknowledges receipt of the affiliation
application and sends a copy of the statutes to the applying federation,
one month at the latest after receiving the request. The Executive
Committee considers the application, gives the decision on the
provisional affiliation , before presenting it to the next Congress.
The provisional affiliation allows the applicant
federation to participate in the African Judo Championship and
to attend the Congress as an observer without the right to vote.
ARTICLE 6
All the member federations have to pay a yearly
contribution, the amount and periodicity of which are set by the
Congress. This contribution includes the fee due to the International
Judo Federation.
ARTICLE 7
The federation that have not paid up their contribution
within the time limit will be subject to penalties, which are
left to the discretion and application of the Executive Committee.
Those sanctions which start with the temporary suspension from
all international competition and the postponement of the right
to vote, will be included in the by-laws and submitted to the
Congress.
ARTICLE 8
The national federations are not allowed to have any relations
with dissident organizations from an AJU member country or with
a national federation suspended for whatever reason.
The contravening federations can be suspended at once and denounced
by the Executive Committee that will submit the case in the next
Congress.
Nevertheless, taking into account the development of judo and
the upgrading of its technical standards in all the countries,
friendly sporting relations and co-operation with countries not
belonging to the AJU are authorized.
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Section V
: Ruling Instruments
ARTICLE 9
The ruling instruments of the AJU are :
- The Congress,
- The Ordinary General Assembly,
- The Directing Committee,
- The executive Committee.
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The
Ordinary Congress :
ARTICLE 10
The Congress meets every four years to renew
AJU management and to appreciate and review all the activities
of these bodies.
ARTICLE 11
The Congress is set up with the members of the
Executive Committee, the Directing Committee, the representatives
of the affiliated federations and the observers.
ARTICLE 12
The General Secretary will invite all the member
federations to pass on to him the items they wish to be marked
on the agenda, two months at the latest before the meeting. One
month at the latest before the date of the Congress, the General
Secretary will send to all member federations the project of the
agenda and the different documents and reports concerning the
Congress. The items not appearing on the agenda can be debated
with the consent of the majority, provided that, for reasons of
time, they do not need to be postponed to the next Congress.
ARTICLE 13
Invitations to the Congress are arranged and
sent by the General Secretary to all member federations one month
at the latest before the Congress.
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ARTICLE 14
Each national federation can be represented at
the Congress by two delegates at the most ;only one of these delegates
will have the right to vote and speak. The representatives or
the delegates must be in possession of a proxy signed by the President
of the represented federation, proxy in which the name of the
concerned representative or delegate will be specified. This proxy
is not necessary when the federation is represented by its own
president; the observers can speak with permission of the chairman
but they do no vote.
ARTICLE 15
The General Secretary checks the powers and the
proxies of the delegates or representatives before the official
opening of the Congress session. In case there would be a dispute,
the General Secretary will submit the case to the Congress.
ARTICLE 16
The Congress is presided by AJU President or
failing that, one of the Vice Presidents. The Congress debates
validly provided that one/third of the member federations at least
are present or represented.
ARTICLE 17
A member federation can be represented by a delegate
belonging to another federation, by means of a regular proxy.
However, that representative cannot accumulate more than two additional
votes.
ARTICLE 18
The members of the Executive Committee cannot
vote as members of that committee, nevertheless they can participate
in the vote as representatives of a national federation.
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ARTICLE 19
The decisions of the Congress are established
by the majority of the votes. The votes are carried out either
by roll call, acclamation or secretly, for particularly important
matters or delicate questions, if the majority asks for that procedure.
In case of even numbers in votes, the decision is taken by the
President or his deputy.
ARTICLE 20
The candidature for an appointment in the Executive
Committee must be submitted to the General Secretary two months
before the date of the Congress. They will have to be presented
and signed by the President of the national federation to which
the candidate belongs.
ARTICLE 21
Taking into account the African particularities,
the Congress will give a ruling on the obligation for the duly
registered candidates to be physically present or not during the
elections, in case they should be absent for justified motives.
Nonetheless, no candidate can participate in the vote if their
national federation has not paid its contributions. Similarly,
proxies are valid only when they come from national federation
that have paid their contribution.
ARTICLE 22
The election operations can be carried out by
three commissioners(a chairman and two assessors)appointed by
the Congress. This committee will be in charge of the ballot papers
distribution, under the supervision of the General Secretary.
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The Special Congress
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ARTICLE 23
As a request from one/third of the member federations
or a decision taken by the Executive Committee, a special Congress
can be called in a town chosen by the Executive Committee. If
such a Congress is summoned, it will have to be held during the
three months following the reception date of the request, at the
office of the President or the General Secretary, with the motives
accompanying it.
The agenda of the Congress will have to mention the motives; the
meeting will take place like an ordinary Congress, and held in
the same conditions. However, it is specified that the special
Congress can accept only the federations that have paid their
contributions for the year preceding the summoning of the before
mentioned Congress.
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The Ordinary General Assembly :
ARTICLE 24
It is held on the eve of every African Championship,
during the Olympic Games or the World Championship. It allows
to register the opinions, suggestions and problems that are specific
to each federation. Whatever the proceedings of the ordinary General
Assembly, they cannot substitute for the decisions taken by the
Congress.
During the ordinary session, the Executive Committee sorts out
a partial assess of its activities.
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Directing Committee
ARTICLE 25
The Directing Committee consists of the President,
the Vice President, the General Secretary, the General Treasurer,
the Sports Director and the Refereeing Director. The members of
the Directing Committee are elected or designated for four years
among the candidates presented by the National Federations. The
outgoing members are re-eligible. When one of the members of the
Directing Committee is unable to carry out his mandate, he will
be replaced till the next Congress meeting. In such a case, the
substitute member will not be elected for a period longer duration
than the mandate of the replaced member. The Directing Committee
members exercise their activities free of charge. They receive
no salary for their provision of service.
ARTICLE 26
As a general rule, the Directing Committee meets
twice a year, in particular on the days before the congress. However,
it can be summoned by the President any time he thinks it necessary,
with the agreement of the Committee members, or on request of
the Committee.
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ARTICLE 27
The Directing Committee takes all the decisions
related with the AJU activities; it approves or disapproves of
the decisions taken on emergency by the Executive committee or
the President.
ARTICLE 28
The decisions of the Directing Committee are
taken by simple majority. In case of even votes, the President
or his representative has a casting vote.
ARTICLE 29
The Directing Committee can form commissions
or working groups to help it carry out its tasks. The members
of such groups are designated and approved by the Executive committee.
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The Executive Committee
ARTICLE 30
The Executive Committee consists of the President,
the General Secretary and the General Treasurer. It is the immediate
working cell of the President; it assures the application and
the follow up of the decisions taken at the levels of Congress,
the General Assembly and the Directing Committee.
ARTICLE 31
The Executive Committee is convoked solely at
the discretion of the President, at the time and place chosen
by him. The Executive Committee's decisions are submitted to the
Directing Committee that confirms or rejects them. In case of
disagreement between the Executive Committee and the Directing
Committee, the litigants will carry the matter before the General
Assembly or the Congress.
ARTICLE 32
The Executive Committee can summon and hear the
Sports Director or the Refereeing Director on specific technical
questions.
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The President
ARTICLE 33
He is elected for four years by the Congress.
He is re-eligible. He runs the AJU and represents it for outsiders.
Should he be prevented from exercising his mandate, the President
will be replaced by a member designated by the Directing committee
to run the Executive Committee until the next appointing Congress.
ARTICLE 34
The President has to be necessarily a black belt
Judoka.
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The Vice President
ARTICLE 35
They are designated for four years by the President
without any hierarchic rank or number. They are assistants to
the President and can substitute for him when his impediment has
been ascertained by the Directing Committee, that gives its advice
on the question. They are responsible for the judo development
zones defined by the AJU's Directing Committee.
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The General Secretary
ARTICLE 36
The General Secretary is elected for four years
by the Congress. He deals with the Secretarial work and the relations
with National Federations as well as the international authorities.
ARTICLE 37
At the suggestion of the General Secretary, the
President can appoint an administrative secretary who will have
no franchise to vote and who lives in the town where the General
Secretary's Office is located.
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The General Treasurer
ARTICLE 38
He elected by the Congress for four years. He
is responsible for AJU's Treasury and has to run the Union's accounts
regularly. All the expenses must be authorized previously by the
President.
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The Sports Director
ARTICLE 39
He is elected for four years by the Congress.
He deals with all technical matters related to the organization
of continental competitions, African Judo regulations and their
uniformity with the International Judo federation(IJF). He has
to work out a sports code and the activities of African Judo.
He draws up and reports the statistics.
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The Refereeing Director
ARTICLE 40
The Refereeing Director is elected for four years
by the Congress. He is in charge of all the matters relating to
African Judo: training, follow up, supervision and appointments.
He elaborates the texts and regulations that can improve the refereeing
of African Judo. He draws up the statistics.
ARTICLE 41
The Sports Director and Refereeing Director can
appoint deputies to assist them in their tasks. The designation
of those assistants must be agreed by the Directing Committee.
ARTICLE 42
In case a member of the Directing Committee is
grossly misbehaving, undermining the interests of African Judo,
the Directing Committee can examine the question, and may suspend
him until the next Congress. The Congress will then be provided
with a detailed report on the matter, and information produced
by the suspended member, for his defense.
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The Auditors
ARTICLE 43
During each Congress meeting, a commission is
selected for the verification of the accounts. Such a commission
consists of two members who have no responsibilities in the Directing
Committee. The Commission carries out the inspection of the AJU
bookkeeping and issues a report to the congress.
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Section VI
: Special Arrangements
ARTICLE 44
Every special arrangement, as well as further
details about the organization, the management and the administration
of the AJU, will be mentioned in the By-Laws to be submitted to
the Congress.
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Section VII
: The Sport Season
ARTICLE 45
The sport season opens on January 1st and closes
on December 31st every year. However, the payment of the countries
contributions is done according to the financial plan set up the
International Judo Federation.
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Section
VIII : ADOPTION ET MODIFICATION DES STATUTS
ARTICLE 46
The hereby statutes come into effect as soon
as they are agreed upon by the AJU Congress.
ARTICLE 47
Eventual changes of the Statutes must be approved
by a majority of two thirds of votes at the Congress. Changes
will be notified to the Federations in order to be examined, at
least six months before the Congress.
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Section
IX : DISSOLUTION
ARTICLE 48
In case of its dissolution, the AJU belongings
will be divided among the member federations that are properly
affiliated and paid up with AJU Treasury Office. This dividing
of AJU belongings will be done proportionally to the seniority
of the national federations as well as on the basis of contributions.
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Section X
: General Regulations And Codes
ARTICLE 49
The general regulations necessary to the application
of the present statutes, the Sports Code and the Refereeing Code
will be approved by the Directing Committee and submitted to the
Congress.
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