The Board of Directors is responsible for drafting and amending the Association Internal Rules and shall require the assistance of a legal advisor if needed. All the Members of the Association shall comply with these Internal Rules.

RULE 1: MEMBERSHIP FEES

• Sustaining Members: 15,000 euros
• Association Members: 3,000 euros )*
• Supporting Members: 5,000 euros
• Individual Members 300 euros
• Honorary Members 0

)* National hydrogen associations applying for membership to the EHA during the year following their creation shall pay 10% of the normal fee for the first year of membership and 50% of the normal fee for the second year of membership.
National hydrogen associations applying for membership to the EHA during the second year following their creation shall pay 50% of the normal fee for the first year of membership.

 

RULE 2: COMPANY MEMBERSHIP IN EHA

An organisation (other than a national association) from a country that represents its headquarters or main national market and is represented in EHA by the corresponding national hydrogen association is strongly recommended to be a member of that national hydrogen association while applying for membership in EHA.

Exceptions include cases such as when:

The national association does not maintain an ethical behaviour or mismanagement can be observed;

A drastic change in the nature of the mission of the national association can be observed which can justify the termination of membership by the organisation;

The national association publishes major position statements that cannot be endorsed by the organisation for corporate reasons.

Should any other case arise, the organisation will bring the matter to the attention of EHA Board to discuss and agree on the best outcome between the parties. Ultimately, the membership application shall be governed as detailed in Article 8 of the Statutes.

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RULE 3: MEMBERSHIP FEES PAYMENT FOR SUSTAINING MEMBERS ACTIVE IN EHA AND ONE EHA ASSOCIATION MEMBER

A Sustaining Member based in a country that is represented in EHA by a national hydrogen Association will pay its membership contribution through the following process:

The Sustaining Member will pay the national membership fee corresponding to its category in the one corresponding national Association (as established in Rule 2).

The national Association will submit a proof that the national Association has received this payment.

The Sustaining Member will then pay to EHA the difference between the EHA Sustaining Member fee and the membership fee already paid to the national Association.

 

Sustaining Members that are not members of any national hydrogen Association (member of EHA) will pay their entire Sustaining Membership fee to EHA.

Brussels, December 2004 (Signatures)

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