[foundation-board] Fwd: important paperwork - ID + proxy for the Communia association

Mon Aug 1 17:53:20 UTC 2011

Hi  Jonathan

Thanks for this. my views are:

>> On 28 Jul 2011, at 17:58, Jordan S Hatcher wrote:
>> 

>>> It's in French, and I think that we should seek a translation and perhaps some external advice on what it means to be a member of a Belgium association.
>> 

I've asked a Belgium lawyer I know if he can help and for his rates (and if he'd do it for a reduced rate).

I haven't signed or reviewed any other documents, so perhaps Rufus or Jason can confirm that there is nothing else floating around out there. 

I'm not in touch with Melanie other than when she mentioned it at OKCon and the email forwarded below.

Thanks

Jordan

On 1 Aug 2011, at 14:59, Jonathan Gray wrote:

> Hi Jordan,
> 
> I brought this up on this in May and Rufus said I could say we'd join.
> 
> http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/private/foundation-board/2011-May/001417.html
> http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/private/foundation-board/2011-May/001418.html
> 
> I requested further information on what this would entail, and
> uploaded this to the following Google Docs link:
> 
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GqajTlKUQIjVNVe4DWSyCyT99g1zntu2IoJybcHG_uw/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CIzY6_cN#
> 
> Are you in touch with Melanie to clarify any of this? From my point of
> view I'm not sure what we've currently signed or agreed, and I'd be
> very keen to hear more of your thoughts on this, qua legal counsel.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Jason Kitcat <jason.kitcat at okfn.org> wrote:
>> I'm afraid I don't know anything about this. I think Jonathan led on the Communia stuff?
>> 
>> All the best,
>> Jason
>> 
>> On 28 Jul 2011, at 17:58, Jordan S Hatcher wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi everyone
>>> 
>>> Melanie mentioned this new Communia network and OKF's role as a "member" of the new Belgium association at OKCon.  I was unaware of a formal resolution or agreement for OKF as a legal entity to become a founding member of a new organisation.
>>> 
>>> Jonathan or Jason, if this is one of yours, would you mind filling me/the board in on any details? (unless I missed something?)
>>> 
>>> See email below, Melanie has requested that we sign up to an agreement.
>>> 
>>> It's in French, and I think that we should seek a translation and perhaps some external advice on what it means to be a member of a Belgium association.
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Jordan
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>> 
>>>> From: melanie dulong <melanie.ddr at gmail.com>
>>>> Date: 27 July 2011 17:33:19 GMT+01:00
>>>> To: Jordan S Hatcher <jordan at opencontentlawyer.com>, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>
>>>> Subject: Fwd: important paperwork - ID + proxy for the Communia association
>>>> 
>>>> Dear Jonathan and Jordan,
>>>> 
>>>> Please find enclosed the proxy form (in French, as for the whole legal
>>>> procedure) needed by our Attorney to represent all the founding
>>>> members and the administrators for the legal constitution of the
>>>> Association.
>>>> 
>>>> The proxy form starts with a field for the name of the person who is
>>>> entitled to represent the organization and who should provide his or
>>>> her ID.
>>>> The 3 options allow to briefly state the justification of the personal
>>>> representation power.
>>>> Please choose among one of them at the top of the form enclosed
>>>> 
>>>> Ms/Mr XX [LAST NAME (in block capitals), first name]
>>>> representing [name and address of organisation] acting pursuant to
>>>> - article XX of the Statutes of the Organisation
>>>> - OR acting pursuant to the decision taken by the general assembly on
>>>> the (date) XX/XX/XX.
>>>> - OR by the administration council of the Organisation on the (date) XX/XX/XX.
>>>> 
>>>> You don't need to provide the statutes or decision to justify the
>>>> personal representation power
>>>> 
>>>> We kindly ask you to:
>>>> -      fill in the form enclosed as explained above
>>>> -      sign it, while writing down by hand the place and date of your
>>>> signature at the bottom (“Fait à [city], le XX/XX/XX [date:
>>>> day/month/year]”)
>>>> -      scan and send it together with the copy of the ID of the
>>>> representative person
>>>> by email to our Attorney (avocat at ciarniello.net), copying both Melanie
>>>> and Anne-Catherine (melanieddr at gmail.com, aclorrain at gmail.com)
>>>> or by fax to our Attorney, Julien CIARNIELLO: 00 32 2 646 59 00.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks a lot for doing this paperwork, the burdensome period for the
>>>> legal constitution of the Association shall soon be over!
>>>> We hope to have made things easier for the non-French speakers, but
>>>> should you have any questions, please email the 3 of us in order to
>>>> avoid any delay in replying.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you very much for your input.
>>>> 
>>>> All best,
>>>> Anne-Catherine and Melanie
>>> <PROCURATION-V2.pdf>
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>>> 
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