As adopted by the membership of the Croatian Library Association at its 33rd annual assembly in September 25-27, 2002 and adjusted to Croatian legal requirements (Associations Act, NN 88/01).

Constitution of the Croatian Library Association

BASIC PRINCIPLES

• The Association, in pursuing its purposes set out in this Constitution, shall strive to endorse the following principles:
• freedom of access to information, opinion and expression, as outlined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in IFLA's Statement on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom, and in the Association's Statement on Free Access to  Information
• equal participation possibilities, for all regular members of the Association in Croatia, in management and development policy, regardless of their distance from the Association's headquarters
• equal rights of every member and member representative of the Association to participate in and benefit from its activities

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1
The Constitution defines basic principles that govern the activities of the Croatian Library Association, its name, headquarters, seal, logo, goals and activities, membership and members' rights and responsibilities, representation, assets and accountability, management of the Association and its bodies, recognitions and awards program, openness of its work to the public, its finances and dissolution.

Article 2
The Croatian Library Association (hereinafter referred to as The Association) shall be a national association of Croatian librarians.
It has been founded to protect and promote the library services and the profession of librarianship, and to ensure the professional integrity of library professionals.
The Association is dedicated to the highest level of professionalism, development and safeguarding of democratic principles in the society.

Article 3
The Association shall be an independent, non-governmental and not-for-profit association, in the Republic of Croatia. 
The Association shall be registered as a legal entity in the Register of associations with the authorized government body in the Republic of Croatia.
The Association shall be represented by its President, in accordance with the provisions of its Constitution and Rules of procedure.
The activity of the Association is open to the public.

Article 4
The work of all officers, associates and members of the Association shall be on voluntary basis.
The Association may become a member of the international librarians' associations. Decision regarding this membership shall be made by the Assembly, upon the proposal of the Head Board.

NAME AND HEADQUARTERS

Article 5
The name of this organization in Croatian shall be Hrvatsko knjiznicasko drustvo.
The name of this organization in English shall be Croatian Library Association.
The Croatian acronym by which this Association is known shall be HKD.
The English acronym by which this Association is known shall be CLA.
The headquarters of the Association shall be in Zagreb, at the National and University Library, Hrvatske bratske zajednice 4, 10000 Zagreb.
The Assembly may make a decision to alter the name and the seat of the Association.

SEAL AND THE LOGO

Article 6
The Association shall use an official seal.
The official seal for the Association shall be of rounded shape, with a 3 centimeter diameter. The inscription on it reads: Hrvatsko knji?nicarsko dru?tvo ? Zagreb (i.e. Croatian Library Association ? Zagreb).
The Association's logo shall feature a triangle with elements of the early Croatian three-strand pattern with Association's acronym inscribed in Glagolitic and Latin alphabet.

GOAL AND ACTIVITIES

Article 7
The Association shall devote its activities to further its purpose of protection and development of the profession of librarianship. Its activities shall be:

• to promote and further the profession of librarianship and provide it with an adequate  presentation in the public
• to publish journals and other professional literature, and organize professional meetings
• to participate in the creation of library legislation
• to advocate the professional integrity of  library professionals
• to encourage the foundation and  development of all types of libraries
• to ensure the free flow of information and provide all citizens with free and equal acces to library materials and information
• to advocate the right of all library users to free and equitable access to collections and information
• to promote the general literacy
• to promote public awareness of the need to preserve the cultural heritage and to take part in its protection

MEMBERSHIP

Article 8
All membership in the Association shall be voluntary.
Membership of the Association shall consist of individual members and corporate members.
Membership of the Association shall comprise the following categories: regular members, honorary members, associate members and supporting members.

• Any individual library professional or a library association registered as corporate body, and with headquarters in the Republic of Croatia may become a regular member of the Association.
• Any individual, who wishes to become a member of the Association may not, at the same time, be a member of an association which is already a regular member of the Association.
• All individuals holding regular membership in the Association shall form a Librarians' Club. 
• Any individual or a corporate body, both from Croatia and abroad, who contributed to the advancement of libraries and library profession, may become an honorary member of the Association.
• Any individual or a corporate body, not actively engaged in library work, but who can contribute to the advancement of library profession, either in terms of their knowledge or experience, may become an associate member of the Association.
• Any individual or a corporate body, both from Croatia and abroad, supporting the Association's activities, either morally or financially, may become a supporting member  of the Association.

Honorary, associate and supporting members may take part in the activities of the Association, according to the provisions of the Constitution, but may not be elected to the Association's governing bodies.

Article 9
All applications for membership in the Association shall be submitted to the Executive Board.
The Head Board shall make a decision, upon the recommendation of the Executive Board.  An applicant whose application is rejected by the Head Board may appeal to the Assembly.
The Association shall keep record of all its members.

Article 10
All members shall pay dues as determined by the Assembly.
All individual members shall receive a membership card with the Association's full name and its logo written on it.
All regional associations' members shall receive a membership card with their association's name and with the Association's full name and the logo written on it.
Members whose dues are unpaid for two consecutive years, shall be dropped from the membership.

Article 11
Membership in the Association may be terminated: through resignation, removal and exclusion; when corporate body ceases to exist, and in all other cases as defined by the Act.

Article 12
Decision about resigning from the Association shall be brought by an individual or an authorized body of an institution.
When resigning from the Association, all members shall be expected to settle their financial matters with the Association.
Resignation notice shall be submitted to the Head Board which will report on it to the Assembly.

Article 13
Members whose dues are unpaid for two consecutive years shall be removed from the membership.
This process shall be initiated by the Executive Board.

Article 14
Members shall be excluded from the membership in the Association, if the Constitution or Code of Ethics regulations are violated.
The process of expulsion from the membership, on the grounds that Constitution or Code of Conduct provisions have been violated, shall be initiatied by the Ethical Board according to its regulations.
Final decision on expulsion shall be made by the Head Board, with the overall majority of all members present at the meeting.

Article 15
The rights of the members of the Association shall be:

• to participate in the activities of the Association as provided for in the Constitution
• to vote and be elected to the bodies of the Association
• to make suggestions and undertake initiatives related to the Association's activity
• to publish in the Association's series
• to enjoy the right of discount for the Association's publications
• to receive, free of charge, issues of the Association's Newsletter and all other information on the Association's activities
• to ask for a protection from the Association in matters of disturbance of professional activities

Article 16
The responsibilities of the members of the Association shall be:

• to work toward the goal and activities of the Association according to its basic principles
• to perform their duties in timely manner
• to comply with the provisions of the Constitution
• to comply with the provisions of the Code of Ethics
• to pay annual membership dues

REPRESENTATION

Article 17
The President shall have the authority to represent the Association, as provided for in the Constitution and other regulations. The President shall also be vested with the power to authorize the Association's official documents.
In the absence of the President, his or her duties shall be assumed by one of the Vice-Presidents.
Person assuming the office of the President shall have all the rights and authority of the office in the designated period.
The president may authorize, in writing, any other person to represent the Association in its legal work.
Designated representative may represent the Association only within the scope of the received authorization.

ASSETS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Article 18
Assets of the Association shall comprise its movable and immovable property, property rights and cash assets earned through membership dues, voluntary contributions and gifts, donations from the government budget, local government budgets and resources and other finances earned in accordance with the law.
The Association shall manage its assets in accordance with the law, other applicable regulations and this Constitution.

Article 19
Should the Association make profit, it shall be used only for the Association's activities which ensure achievement of its goals outlined in this Constitution and in accordance with the law and other regulations.

Article 20
The Association is fiscally responsible for its actions with all its assets, in line with the law.

Article 21
Sholud the Association be dissolved, liquidation surplus, after the creditors, the court and other costs have been paid, shall belong to the regular members of the Association, proportionally to their number.

MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE ASSOCIATION

Secretary

Article 22
Professional and administrative work of the Association shall be carried out by the Secretariat.
Professional Secretary of the Association shall be responsible for the entire professional and administrative work of the Secretariat.
Treasurer shall transact all business in accordance with the financial plan of the Association and shall keep clean records. The Treasurer shall also be responsible for implementation of applicable regulations.
Professional Secretary and the Treasurer shall be appointed by the Head Board for the term of two years. 

Article 23
The Association may have an administrative office and employ additional staff.
Upon the recommendation of the President of the Association, the Head Board shall decide on  the need of an administrative office.

PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Article 24
Professional Bodies

• Assembly
• President
• Head Board
• Executive Board
• Supervisory Board
• Ethical Board
• Professional Board

The Assembly shall be the supreme governing body of the Association.

The Head Board, Executive Board and Supervisory Board shall be the governing bodies of the Association and together with the President they shall govern all business and activities of the Association, between two meetings of the Assembly.
Ethical Board shall supervise adherence to ethical principles of the profession.
Professional Board shall be the supreme professional body of the Association and coordinate its professional activities.

Article 25
The Assembly shall consist of representatives of all regular members of the Association,  elected in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
Assembly shall perform its duties directly at its meetings and indirectly through the bodies of the Association.

Article 26
The association i.e. the Club shall elect its representatives under the quota system: only one representative from among every 15 members shall be elected. Should the association i.e. the Club consist of less than 15 members, it shall be entitled to one representative.
The association i.e. the Club shall authorize its delegates.
The Assembly members shall be elected for a term of two years.

Article 27
Representatives elected by the Association i.e. Club, shall form its delegation.
Every member of the delegation shall be authorized to vote at the assembly.

Article 28
Regular assembly of the Association shall be held biennially.
Regular assembly of the Association shall be called by the Head Board. A notice for the meeting, with the provisional agenda and the place of  the meeting, shall be mailed to each member of the Association at least 30 days prior to the meeting.
Should the Head Board fail to call the assembly on time, the Supervisory Board shall have the obligation to investigate the reason of delay, and call the assembly.

Article 29
Emergency assembly shall be called by the Head Board as needed, or upon a written request of a third of the whole membership, or upon a request of the Supervisory Board, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
Should the Head Board fail to call the assembly within sixty days after the request has been submitted, the assembly may be called by the proposer.
Emergency assembly may decide only upon matters included in the provisional agenda sent to members of the Association together with the call for the meeting.
Should the emergency assembly agenda contain amendments to the Constitution, members of the Association shall be informed about the proposed amendments and provided with the provisional text of amendments at least one month in advance to the meeting.

Article 30
Assembly shall make a valid decision if at least a half of the Assembly members are present at the meeting, as shall be established at the beginning of the meeting.
Assembly shall make its decision by a majority vote of members present at the meeting.
Decision on amendments to the Constitution and on the dissolution of the Association shall be adopted only if approved by a two-thirds majority of members voting at the assembly.
Election of the President of the Association, members of the Head Board, Supervisory Board and the Ethical Board as well as the ballot on other issues shall be done through a secret vote.

Article 31
The Assembly shall have the duty to:
1. adopt the Constitution of the Association and its amendments
2. adopt financial reports
3. examine the report on the activities of the Association and proposals made by the Head Board, Supervisory Board, Professional Board, Ethical Board and the Editorial Board of the Association's publications. The Assembly shall also decide upon the adoption of the aforementioned documents
4. make decisions on major issues regarding the activities of the Association; establish the program and the guidelines for the activities of the Association
5. dissolve the Head Board and verify its members
6. appoint and dismiss the President of the Association
7. appoint and dismiss the members of the Supervisory Board and the Ethical Board and their representatives
8. decide about the membership dues upon the recommendation of the Head Board
9. decide about the recommendations and complaints of the members of the Association
10. confer the awards and recognitions to the members of the Association
11. adopt regulations on the award presentation
12. decide about the Association's membership in and resignation from other asoociations
13. decide about the dissolution of the Association
14. decide about other issues as defined by the law and this Constitution

Article 32
The activities of the Assembly shall be governed by the Chair, comprised of three to five officers.
The Chair shall appoint the presiding officer from among its members.
In order to ensure the validity of its decisions, the Assembly shall appoint:

• five members of the committee to verify the delegates' authorization
• two recording clerks and two persons to approve the minutes
• five members of the Election Committee to establish the outcome of the elections
• three members of the committee to nominate the President of the Association and members of the Supervisory Board and the Ethical Board

Article 33
The assembly shall be opened by the President of the Association. In the absence of the President, his or her duties shall be assumed by one of the Vice-Presidents.
Final agenda shall be established at the assembly.
Minutes of the meeting shall be signed by the presiding member of the Chair, recording clerks and others authorized to approve the minutes.
Further details regarding the conduct of an assembly and election of the President of the Association shall be regulated by the Rules of the Procedure.

Article 34
President shall represent the Association as provided in Article 17 of this Constitution and shall have the power to authorize all the documents of the Association.
President shall be elected by secret vote of the Assembly, from among the nominated candidates.
President shall be elected for the term of two years.
The President may be re-elected to the same office for one consecutive term of two years.

Article 35
The duties of the President shall be as follows:

• to represent the Association
• to organize and manage the activities and business of the Association
• to call and preside over the meetings of the Executive Board, Head Board and plenary sessions of the Association
• to implement the resolutions of the Executive Board, Head Board and the Assembly
• to sign the documents produced by the Assembly, Executive Board and Head Board, and all other documents, contracts and agreements produced by the Association
• to coordinate the activities of the working bodies of the Association
• to perform special duties as assigned by the Assembly and the Head Board in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and other official documents, and such other duties as pertaining to the office

Article 36
Assembly may relieve the President of his or her duties before their term expires, for a justified reason.
Justified reason may be as follows:

• President's own request
• neglect of duty
• failure to fulfil the duties of the office
• violation of the Association regulations i.e. failure to implement and performing in contradiction to the Assembly resolutions, for no justified reason
• inflict a severe damage to the Association

Should the current President be dismissed, the new President shall be appointed at the same Assembly meeting and under the same item on the agenda.

Article 37
The Association shall have two Vice-Presidents who shall be appointed by the Head Board from among their members, under the provisions of the Constitution.
Vice-Presidents shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of the President in his or her absence, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Association and the law.
In order to ensure a more efficient work of the Association, it shall be recommended that one of the Vice-Presidents be from Zagreb.

The Head Board

Article 38
The Head Board shall be the supreme governing body of the Association.
The Head Board shall consist of chairpersons of all regional associations, chairperson of the Club, President of the Association and chairperson of the Professional Board.
Members of the Head Board shall be elected for the term of two years.

Article 39
The Head Board meetings shall be called by the President of the Association, who shall preside at the meeting and propose the agenda.
Secreatary shall perform the administrative work regarding the calling of the meeting and shall also take the minutes.
Meetings of the Head Board shall be held as needed, at least two times a year.
The Head Board meetings shall be attended by the Treasurer, chairperson of the Supervisory  Board, chairperson of the Ethical Board and Committee for the free access to information and freedom of expression, editors-in-chief of the Associations publications and representatives of the Association on the Croation Library Council.

Article 40
In order to make valid decisions and to ensure the proper work of the Head Board, its meeting should be attended by the majority of its members.
Decisions of the Head Board shall be made through the public vote and are valid if they are made by a majority vote, of all members present at the meeting.

Article 41
The Head Board shall produce the Rules of procedures and other documents regulating the activities, obligationas and rights of the Head Board and other bodies of the Association. The Head Board shall, in particular:

• determine the work program of the Association
• appoint the professional Secretary and the Treasurer
• make a decision about establishing a special administrative serivce
• elect editors-in-chief and appoint members of Editorial Boards
• make decisions about acception or rejection of members
• establish permanent and temporary bodies of the Association
• determine the budget for the Association, approve the final account and decide on financial business of the Association
• prepare the provisional Constitution and Code of Ethics and propose amendements to other official documents of the Association
• make provisional regulations for the awards and recognitions program and appoint members of the jury
• propose membership of the Association in international library associations
• appoint the representatives of the Association in other organizations and bodies
• make decisions about the acquisition, sale and write-off of capital assets
• make decisions on organization and work of administrative service
• The Head Board shall implement the Assembly resolutions and perform the work authorized to do by the Association's official documents and perform such other tasks as assigned by the Assembly.

The Executive Board

Article 42
The Executive Board shall be the executive body of the Association.
The Executive Board shall implement the resolutions of the Head Board, take care of the day-to-day activities and perform such other activities as provided for in the Constitution.The Executive Board shall regularly report on its activities to the Head Board.

Article 43
The Executive Board shall consist of the President and both Vice-Presidents of the Association, Chairperson of the Professional Board, Secretary and the Treasurer.
Members of the Executive Board shall be elected for a term of two years.

Article 44
Meetings of the Executive Board shall be held as needed, at least four times a year.
Meetings of the Executive Board shall be called by the President of the Association and agenda shall be established at the meeting.
The Executive Board shall make valid decisions if the majority of its members are present at the meeting.
Decisions shall be made by a majority vote of members present at the meeting.
Minutes shall be kept at the Executive Board meetings.
The Executive Board shall implement the resolutions of the Head Board, take care of the day-to-day activities and regularly report on its activities to the Head Board.

The Supervisory Board

Article 45

The business and activities of the Association shall be supervised by the Supervisory Board.
The Supervisory Board shall consist of three members and two representatives, elected from among Assembly members.
Members of the Supervisory Board may not be members of the Head Board or the Ethical Board
The Supervisory Board shall be elected for a term of two years.
The Supervisory Board shall report to the Assembly.

Article 46
The Supervisory Board shall be established at its first meeting when the chairperson, who shall manage its activities, is elected.
The Supervisory Board shall make valid decisions if all three members are present at the meeting i.e. if absent members are replaced by replacement officers.

Article 47
Supervisory Board shall follow and supervise

• implementation of the Constitution and other official documents of the Association
• legality in the work and business of the Association
• implementation of resolutions and decisions made by the Assembly and Head Board
• management of the Association's  finances
• The Supervisory Board shall call the emergency assembly in the case of irregularities in the management of activities of the Association or violation of the Constitution regulations.
• The Supervisory Board shall perform such other duties, as set out by the Association's official documents and assigned by the Assembly.

Article 48
Chairperson of the Supervisory Board shall have the right to participate, but may not vote, at the meetings of the Head Board.
The Supervisory Board shall have access to all documents of the Associations.
The Supervisory Board shall act at its own discretion, and upon recommendations of the Head Board,  and the individual members of the Association and the Assembly.
Should irregularities be noticed, the Supervisory Board shall report on it to the Executive Board, Head Board and the Assembly.

Article 49
The Supervisory Board shall submit to the Assembly a written report on the activities of the Association.
The report shall be authorized by all members of the Supervisory Board.

Ethical Board

Article 50
Ethical Board shall supervise the adherence to principles and articles of Code of Ethics, Constitution and other binding documents of the Association.
Ethical Board shall consist of three members and two representatives as appointed by the Assembly.
Members of the Ethical Board may not be members of the Head Board and the Supervisory Board.
Members of the Ethical Board shall be elected for a term of two years.
Ethical Board shall report to the Assembly.

Article 51
Ethical Board shall be formed at its first meeting when the chairperson, who shall manage its activities, is elected.
Meetings of the Ethical Board may hay be held if all three members are present i.e. if an absent member is substituted by a replacement officer.
Valid decisions of the Ethical Board shall be made unanimously.

Artice 52
Should the professional standards, regulations and articles of either Code of Ethics or Costitution of the Association be violated, Ethical Board shall take action upon written recommendation of members or bodies of the Association.
After the procedure has been undertaken, the Ethical Board may propose disciplinary action of expulsion of a member from the Association. The Head Board shall make a decision on this.
An appeal against the decision of the Ethical Board may be submitted to the Head Board. An appeal shall be submitted within thirty days of the receipt of the written decision.
Should the Head Board reject an appeal, a member may appeal to the Assembly. Final decision shall be made by the Assembly.

The Professional Board

Article 53
Professional Board shall be the highest professional body of the Association.
The Professional Board shall consist of chairperson of every section, committee and working group. The President of the Association shall also participate in the work of the Professional Board.
The Professional Board shall elect from among its members a chairperson and his or her replacement officer.
The Chairperson shall coordinate the work of the Professional Board and represent the professional bodies on the Head Board and on the Executive Board.

Article 54
At the beginning of each year, chairpersons of every section, committee and working group shall report on their work in the previous year and present their program for the upcoming year.
Professional Board shall discuss and decide about the professional work of its sections, committees and working groups, based on their reports.
Professional Board shall submit provisional program for its professional bodies and report on their activities to the Head Board.

Article 55
Meetings of the Professional Board shall be held  as needed, at least two times a year.
Should the chairperson of a section, committee or a working group fail to attend the meeting of the Professional Board, he or she shall appoint a replacement officer who shall represent a section or a committee at the meeting.
Members of the Professional Board shall be elected for a term of two years. They may be re-elected to the same office for one consecutive term of two years.

Divisions

Article 56

The Association shall have sections:

• according to the type of the library
• according to the type of the library activity.

Professional Board shall recommend to the Head Board the number, name and field of activity of the sections.
The Assembly shall establish and dissolve the sections upon the recommendation of the Head Board.
Members of sections, committees and working groups shall be members of the Association.

Article 57
The purpose of each section shall be to promote and coordinate the professional work within the field of its activity.
Each section shall have a Coordinating Board, consisting of the chairperson of sections established by the section. The Coordinating Board shall elect from its members a Chairperson and a Secretary of the section.
Members of the Coordinating Board, Chairperson and Secretary of the section shall be elected for a term of two years. They may be re-elected to the same office for one consecutive term of two years.

Article 58
Each section may establish and dissolve professional committees and working groups.
Members of professional committees and working groups shall be professionals in the field of interest of the section and shall be nominated on the basis of their expertise and special affinity.
Number of members of a section or a working group shall be determined according to the field of activity and a number of libraries, but the total number shall be between 5 and 11 members.

Article 59
Each professional committee and a working group shall elect from its members a chairperson and his or her replacement officer.
Chairperson shall coordinate the work of the professional committee or working group and shall regularly report on its activities to the section.
Chairperson and the replacement officer of the professional committees or a working group shall be elected for a term of two years. They may be re-elected to the same office for one consecutive term of two years.

Publishing

Article 60
The Association shall issue continuous, periodic and occasional pubications, professional magazine Croatian Library Association's Herald and the Newsletter of the Association. All titles shall be edited by Editorial boards.
The Association may, upon the decision of the Head Board, start and issue other publications, both professional or informative.
The Head Board shall report on this at the first Assembly meeting. 

Article 61
The Head Board shall elect all editors-in-chief of the Editorial Boards.
Editorial Boards shall comprise of five to seven members, appointed by the Head Board upon the nomination of editors-in.chief.
Editorial Boards and the editors-in-chief shall hold office untill a new Head Board is elected or untill editors and members of the Editorial Boards resign or are suspended.
Terms of office of Editorial Boards may be prolonged untill the duties assigned for the given  timeframe are executed. 

Article 62
Editorial Boards shall meet at least two times a year.
The Head Board shall govern the work of Editorial Boards and editors-in-chief.
All appropriate regulations shall apply to the publishing activity of the Association.

Article 63
Editors-in-chief shall be executive editors as well and shall report on their work to the Head Board and the Assembly.
Editors-in-chief shall annually prepare written reports on the work of Editorial Boards and their publishing activities to the Head Board.
Editors-in-chief shall prepare and submit at the annual conference written reports on the overall publishing activity of the Association.

RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS

Article 64
The Association shall recognize and award its members for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of librarianship in the Republic of Croatia with two distinct awards: Kukuljevic Charter and Eva Verona Award.
Recognitions and awards shall be awarded upon the nominations of the Awards Committee and as prescribed in the Rules of procedure.

Openness to the public

Article 65
The activities of the Association and all its bodies shall be open to all.
The Association and all its bodies shall report on its activities to the Association members and to the public in timely manner.
The power of representing the Association in public and giving information about its activities shall be vested in the President.

Article 66
The Association members shall be notified through:

• calls and notices 
• Newsletter and other publications of the Association
• the Association's website and other means of mass communication.

The public shall be informed about the activities of the Association through its publications and other means of mass communication.

Article 67
The activities of the Association and all its bodies shall be made public through the following instances:
members shall have the right to access the minutes of all bodies of the Association
information and reports of the government bodies, organizations and institutions shall be communicated at the meetings of the Association
information on the acitivities of the Association shall be made available to interested institutions and individuals
the public shall be informed about the activities of the Association through the Association's website and other means of mass communication.

Article 68
The public can exceptionally be denied presence at meetings of the Association at following occasions:
at meetings where issues discussed are considered a business secret
when such a decision is made by the majority of Assembly members.

FINANCES

Article 69
Financial business of the Association shall be transacted in accordance with legal requirements and other regulations.
The Association shall keep business records and prepare the financial reports according to the provisions regulating the accounting of non-profit organizations.

Article 70
The Association shall derive its finances from: income from its services,            members' dues, subventions and other legally accepted resources (e.g. grants, sponsorships, legacies, etc).
Finances of the Association shall be spent only on its activities.

Article 71
Every year the Head Board shall prepare a financial plan and an itemized budget of income and expenditure.
If financial plan for the next business year is not adopted by December 31 of the current year, the provisional financial plan shall be made for the period of three months.

Article 72
Executive authority in charge of finances shall be the President of the Association.

In accordance with authorization and other regulations, book-keeping and accounting records shall be authorized by the person vested with that power by the President of the Association.

DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION

Article 73
The Association may be dissolved when such a resolution is made by the Assembly, and at other occasions as provided for in the Associations Act (NN, no. 88/01). The dissolution of the Association shall be determined by the special resolution of the authorized body of the government administration.
Decision on the dissolution of the Association shall be made by the two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly.
Decision on the dissolution of the Association shall be made public in accordance with valid regulations.
Assets of the Association shall be settled as provided for in Article 21 of the Constitution.

Article 74
This Constitution shall replace the previous version of the Constitution of the Association, which was adopted on 9 January 1998.

Article 75
This Constitution shall come into force on the day of its adoption, excluding Article 27, subsection 2, which shall come into force on the day of its registration in the Register of associations of Republic of Croatia.

President of the Croatian Library Association
Alemka Belan-Simic