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Mission
The general aim of the EHPU is to promote and protect hang
gliding and paragliding in Europe. In order to achieve this
aim, as an independent, self-governing and non-profit umbrella
association for national hang gliding and paragliding associations
in Europe, the EHPU seeks in particular to consult with all
relevant regulatory authorities in Europe, for the benefit
of hang gliding and paragliding. It endeavours to cooperate
both with the Fédération Aéronautique
Internationale (FAI) and with Europe Airsports.
President and General Secretary
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Maarten van Eck
EHPU President
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Rasmus Rohlff
EHPU General Secretary
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EHPU working groups
Airworthiness committee: Chairman Angus Pinkerton
Terms of Reference:
- To monitor and report on the status, and participate in
the development, of the various hang glider and paraglider
airworthiness certification standards with the objective
of encouraging the creation of the minimum set of high quality
safety standards that ensure pilots are using, to the extent
practical, inherently safe equipment.
- To monitor and report on the progress towards the EHPU's
goal of one common set of Hang Gliding and Paragliding airworthiness
standards. This work to enable EHPU member bodies to work
towards the situation where all pilots in all EHPU member
states are using certified equipment.
- To make recommendations to the EHPU General Meeting on
technical areas of Airworthiness concern requiring action
by the Member bodies.
Safety and Training committee: Chairman John Lovell
Terms of Reference:
- To propose common safety and training practices with a
view to improving safety, accident reporting and prevention.
- To introduce systems whereby the transfer of safety and
training related information between member states can be
quickly and readily effected.
- To maintain a harmonised database definition for recording
accident and incident data in order to collate this data
for the benefit of all EHPU members.
- To produce an annual report to include summary statistical
information, analysis and recommendations to improve the
safety and training of pilots.
Airspace Officer: Vincent Treve
Environmental Officer: Thomas Senac
Statutes
1. Name, Seat
The Union bears the name "EUROPEAN HANG GLIDING AND
PARAGLIDING UNION", and is hereafter referred to as
the “EHPU”. It has its seat in Munich, and it
is intended that it will be registered in the Register of
Associations there. The Office of the General Secretary
may be located in another European member country.
2. Aims
The general aim of the EHPU is to promote and protect hang
gliding and paragliding in Europe. In order to achieve this
aim, as an independent, self-governing and non-profit umbrella
association for national hang gliding and paragliding associations
in Europe, the EHPU seeks in particular to consult with
all relevant regulatory authorities in Europe, for the benefit
of hang gliding and paragliding. It endeavours to cooperate
both with the Fédération Aéronautique
Internationale (FAI) and with Europe Airsports.
3. Representation
Either the President or the General Secretary may represent
the union for legal purposes (whether in relation to court
proceedings or otherwise), although in relation to each
other (internal relationship) the General Secretary may
only provide representation in the President's absence.
4. Membership
Membership is open to each national hang gliding and paragliding
association in Europe, provided that the EHPU regards it
as the major hang gliding and paragliding association for
the country concerned. The General Conference of the EHPU
shall decide on the admission of Members.
Membership will terminate as a result of
1. Written notice by the Member concerned; such a notice
shall be given by registered mail not less than two months
before the end of the calendar year.
2. Exclusion by a two-thirds majority vote within the General
Conference, in cases where the Member has breached the statutes
or other provisions or resolutions of the EHPU or else caused
considerable harm to the EHPU or to any of its members.
5. Subscription
All Members must pay an annual subscription, the amount
of which will be set by the General Conference.
6. Language
The official language of the EHPU is English.
7. General Conference
The General Conference is the assembly of Members’
delegates. Each Member sends a maximum of two delegates,
of whom one is entitled to vote. These delegates will normally
be the President and the General Manager of the Member association.
The General Conference meets at least once a year in the
country of a Member association. The date and place will
be determined by the EHPU President. The General Conference
has a quorum if at least half of its Members have each sent
a delegate. If no quorum is obtained at any time, new invitations
must be issued, whereby the new conference will be quorate
regardless of the numbers of delegates attending. The notice
period for invitations is at least two months in all cases.
Invitations must be made in writing.
The General Conference
1. Adopts resolutions on the acceptance or exclusion of
Members,
2. Determines the level of the membership subscription,
3. Can set up further committees,
4. Must reach decisions on all EHPU projects
Once a year, the General Conference must convene as an
Annual General Meeting (AGM) to conduct the following tasks,
namely:
1. To elect the General Secretary to serve until the next
AGM. The General Secretary can be re-elected without limitation
in time and is responsible for the work of the EHPU Secretariat,
as well as for EHPU finances.
2. To set the annual budget of the EHPU.
3. To elect a Treasurer to serve until the next AGM. The
Treasurer reports to the General Conference.
The General Conference will appoint a Recorder to keep
and sign minutes of all meetings.
8. Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)
On request by at least one-third of the Members, an EGM
will be held within three months of the date in which the
President receives this request. The EGM shall have a notice
period for invitation of at least two months. The General
Meeting conditions are applicable accordingly.
9. Voting
Each Member has one vote. Although a Member can permit another
Member who is present to represent him by proxy, no Member
may represent more than one other Member. In the event that
a Member has outstanding debts in relation to the EHPU and
has not provided proof that these debts have been paid off
by the time a meeting starts, the Member will forfeit his
vote, is not entitled to be represented by proxy, nor can
he represent anyone else.
When voting, a simple majority of votes cast by present
and represented Members is necessary; and in the case of
tied voting, the President has the casting vote. In the
case of amendments to the statutes, at least a two-thirds
majority is required, and also the proposed amendments to
the statutes must have been notified to Members at least
six months before the General Conference. In the case of
decisions affecting the national, legal, financial or structural
matters of a Member, unanimity is required.
Voting must be carried out publicly, although in the case
of elections or on request by a Member it may be carried
out secretly.
10. President
Each Member shall supply the EHPU President for one year.
This right is exercised by turns taken in alphabetical order,
provided the Member whose turn it is, is ready to fulfil
this function. (The English-language names of Member countries
- beginning with France - are used for this purpose.) Before
the start of the AGM, the Member concerned must appoint
the new President. The new President's term of office runs
from the end of this AGM to the end of the next AGM. New
Members may not supply a President any earlier than 36 months
after joining the union.
Date of foundation: January 27th 2001
Revised May 31st 2002
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