Rules and Procedures
Article 1
The group is a non-profit making members´ organisation, which shall be known as
the Nordic Pharma Licensing Group (hereinafter NPLG), the affairs of
which will be conducted by an elected Committee.
Article 2
The aim of NPLG shall be to provide a forum in which members can meet at regular
intervals to consider matters of general interest in the field of
pharmaceutical, diagnostics, medical device and/or biotechnology intellectual
property and technology transfer. NPLG will not enter into contentious matters
affecting individual NPLG members.
Article 3
The following shall be eligible to join NPLG by invitations of its Committee.
a) Individuals who are active in the transfer of intellectual property and
technology and who are salaried employees of a pharmaceutical, diagnostics,
medical device, biotechnology company, relevant service providers, science park and/or university.
b) Several individuals may be members from the same company, but a maximum of
three (3) members are eligible to vote from each company.
c) Each member may invite one guest to a meeting.
d) Members from other Pharma Licensing Group organisations may participate at
meetings.
e) The Committee in their discretion shall have the right in special
circumstances to admit to membership persons who do not otherwise qualify.
f) The Committee shall have the right to withdraw full membership from any member
who is no longer eligible or who acts to the detriment of the best interests of
NPLG or who has failed to attend on a regular basis. The member shall have the
right of appeal to the Annual General Meeting.
Article 4
For the purposes of managing NPLG and defraying NPLG's meeting expenses each
member is charged a membership fee, which is fixed at the Annual General Meeting
of NPLG. The membership fee shall be DKK 1000 until otherwise decided by the
members of NPLG. The Committee at their discretion are empowered to raise
revenue on top of the membership fee to cover extraordinary meeting expenses.
This will be done by charging the attendees of the meeting directly the sum in
question.
Article 5
The affairs of NPLG shall be run by a Committee, the members of which shall be
elected by members of NPLG either present at the Annual General Meeting or by
written proxy as provided below:
a) There shall be three (3) or five (5) Committee members each of whom shall serve
for two (2) years.
b) The Committee shall appoint a Chairman and a Treasurer following each Annual
General Meeting from among the members of the Committee. The Committee may
appoint a Secretary.
c) Retiring Committee members shall be eligible for re-election.
d) Nominations of candidates who have consented to be nominated for Committee
membership shall be made in writing to a Committee member or the Secretary 30
days in advance of the Annual General Meeting.
e) More than one person from any one Company, or affiliates of the company, may
serve on the Committee at any one time, but in such case they may only cast one
vote in the Committee.
f) The Committee shall have the power to co-opt additional members.
Article 6
One to two meetings will be held during each year, including one Annual General
Meeting, and the Committee shall give all members at least 45 days notice of the
date of the meeting.
Article 7
These Rules and Procedures may only be changed at an Annual General Meeting of
NPLG as follows:
a) Any proposal for a change to the Rules and Procedures will be raised at the
Annual General Meeting.
b) Every amendment under (a) shall be put to the meeting by the Chairman and
accepted or rejected by a simple majority of those members present and voting.
c) The proposal in the form finally agreed shall then be put to the Meeting with
no seconder required and either accepted or rejected by a simple majority of
those members present and voting.
d) The Chairman shall not vote except in the event of a tie in which case the
Chairman shall have the casting vote.
(As adopted on the Annual Meeting of NPLG in Copenhagen on
April 23, 2009)
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