“National Association for Subsoil Use Auditing”
1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.1. The Non-Profit Partnership “Self-Regulatory Organization “The National Association for Subsoil Use Auditing”, hereinafter referred to as the Partnership, is a non-profit organization founded by legal entities to facilitate its members’ efforts in pursuing the objectives set by the Statutes.
1.2. The Partnership performs its activities in compliance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Civil Code of the Russian Federation, Federal Law on Non-Profit Organizations No 7-FZ of January 12, 1996 and the Statutes.
1.3. The Partnership is deemed to have been set up without limitation of the period of activity.
1.4. The full name of the Partnership in the Russian language is: Некоммерческое партнерство «Саморегулируемая организация «Национальная ассоциация по экспертизе недр». An acronym НП «НАЭН» (NP “NAEN”) stands for the short name of the Partnership.
1.5. The legal address of the Partnership and its location is: Russia 119180, Moscow, Bolshaya Polyanka Str., 51А/9
2. FOUNDERS OF NAEN
The following legal entities are among the founders of the Partnership:
1) Federal State Institution: State Committee for Mineral Reserves;
2) State Unitary Enterprise for Project and Exploration Data Review;
3) Lukoil Oil Company OAO (Open Joint-Stock Company);
4) Severstal-Resurs ZAO (Closed Joint-Stock Company);
5) Samara-Nafta ZAO (Closed Joint-Stock Company);
6) Artel Staratelei Amur ZAO (Closed Joint-Stock Company);
7) Federal State Institution: Ekspertneftegaz, RF Ministry of Energy;
8) EvrazHolding OOO (Limited Liability Company);
9) Public Organization: Russian Geological Society;
10) Intergeoproject Limited Liability Company;
11) Federal State Unitary Enterprise: Institute of Geology and Development of Fossil Fuels;
12) Research and Technology Company: Nefteotdacha OAO Russian Interbranch Scientific and Technical Complex (Open Joint-Stock Company);
13) UGMK-Holding OOO (LLP);
14) ALROSA JSC (closed joint-stock company);
15) Uchalinsky Gorno-Obogatitelny Kombinat OAO (Mining and Processing Open Joint-Stock Company);
16) Lebedinsky Gorno-Obogatitelny Kombinat OAO (Mining and Processing Joint-Stock Company);
17) INKONKO ZAO (Closed Joint-Stock Company);
18) Surgutneftegas Open Joint-Stock Company;
19) Sibirskaya Neftyanaya Kompaniya Open Joint-Stock Company.
3. PURPOSE AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF NAEN
3.1. The purpose and principal activities of the Partnership are as follows:
- organizational support for expert examination of mineral reserve estimates, geological and economic data on mineral estates, design and technical documentation for mineral deposit development;
- organizational support for expert examination of exploration planning and design estimates, other kinds of expert examination geological survey- and subsoil use-related issues;
- ensuring the favourable economic environment for the subsoil users and the favourable environment for efficient subsoil use based on the improvement of the uniform methodological procedures for mineral wealth expert examination;
- formation and coordination of mutually beneficial contacts and relations between subsoil users and other parties concerned;
- facilitation of the advancement of legitimate interests of subsoil users and other parties concerned;
- any types and kinds of publishing activities, which are not prohibited by the Law of the Russian Federation, issue and dissemination of printed matter;
- arranging exhibitions, conferences and workshops, public lectureship and other events;
- information, expert and consulting support, educational activities contributing to the development of the efficient mineral wealth management and subsoil use;
- research and development (R&D) activities including among other such areas, as mineral mining, processing, metallurgy, as well as other investigations aimed at the efficient mineral wealth management and subsoil use, consulting and other functions of a non-governmental agency;
- scientific research and engineering;
- promulgation of guidelines for vocational behaviour and job rules and standards, as well as codes of business ethics for subsoil users elaborated and approved by the Partnership
- submission the proposals on the perfection of the applicable laws governing mineral wealth management to the Government;
- mineral wealth management and subsoil use business ethics norm and standard compliance control, and advancement of interests of the Partnership members;
- rendering support to the Government of the Russian Federation in the elaboration of the harmonized state policy of mineral wealth management in the Russian Federation in the best interests of all parties concerned;
- studying, generalizing and promulgation of foreign practices of the development and regulation of the activities in mineral wealth management and subsoil use, facilitation of contacts between Russian experts in this area with their foreign colleagues, government agencies, professional associations and research establishments involved in the expert examination of mineral reserves and evaluation of their economic importance;
- investigation of foreign practices to facilitate the harmonization of Russian standards in line with those of the global community;
- preparing proposals for subsoil users to broaden expert review opportunities in the area of the mineral wealth managements;
- accreditation of experts (expert panels) and creation of a database of certified experts in the area of mineral reserves expert examination and deposit development;
- rendering support to the government agencies in the elaboration of new advanced training courses for experts and analysts;
- establishing funds of the Partnership to use them in the interests of the Partnership as an entity;
- research into market trends and public opinion polling;
- rendering business and management consulting services;
3.2. The Partnership may be involved in business activities, which are not prohibited by the Law and which are in compliance with the objectives and purpose of the Partnership.
4. SOURCES FOR THE FORMATION OF NAEN PROPERTY
4.1. The property of the Partnership may be used for the purpose and objectives for which it has been founded. The principles of the formation and use of the Partnership property are determined by the decision of the General Meeting of the Partnership.
The sources for the formation of the Partnership property are as follows:
• initiation fees, annual dues, special charges of the Partnership members (hereinafter referred to as the Dues);
• voluntary property contributions and donations;
• returns received from the property of the Partnership;
• earnings from the marketing of goods and services;
• dividends (earnings, interest) received on shares, bonds or any other securities and deposits;
• any other receipts which are not prohibited by the law.
4.2. Further on (in subsequent years of the Partnership operation) the members of the Partnership shall pay annual dues determined by the General Meeting. Each member of the Partnership shall pay future annual dues within 30 (Thirty) calendar days from the day of approval of the size of annual dues for a current fiscal year by the General Meeting. The Partnership’s fiscal year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31.
The Annual General Meeting of the Partnership determines the initiation fee for new members of the Partnership who shall join the Partnership in subsequent years of the Partnership operation
4.3. The initiation fee and annual dues are determined by the Annual General Meeting of the Partnership.
The annual due for any fiscal year is set at an equal rate for all members of the Partnership. The initiation fee for any fiscal year is set at an equal rate for all legal entities applying for the membership of the Partnership. However, the rates of the initiation fee and annual dues for any fiscal year may differ.
4.4. Initiation fees and annual dues are spent for remuneration of the Partnership personnel and financial support of the activities stipulated by the Statutes.
4.5. Special charges are intended for funding of special programs and events. The time, amount and way of payment are determined and approved by the General Meeting of the Partnership.
4.6. The Partnership in the procedure prescribed by the Law of the Russian Federation may raise extra funds including hard currency resources, donations and special contributions of Russian and foreign legal entities and citizens.
4.7. The Partnership may have in the ownership plots of land and buildings, structures, housing stock, transport facilities, equipment, instruments, recreational, entertainment, cultural and educational facilities, monetary funds, shares and other securities, as well as other property items taken onto the books of the Partnership.
4.8. The profit received by the Partnership is not subject to distribution among the members of the Partnership and may be used only for the purposes stipulated by the Statutes.
5. SUPERVISION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF NAEN
5.1. The Partnership furnishes information about its activity to the bodies of state statistics and to the tax bodies, to the founders and any other persons in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation and the Statutes.
5.2. The rates and the structure of the receipts of the Partnership, and also the data on the rates and the structure of the property of the Partnership, on its expenses, the number and structure of the personnel, on the remuneration of their labour, on the use of gratuitous labour of citizens in the activity of the Partnership may not be a subject of commercial confidentiality.
Address: RF, 119180, Moscow, Bolshaya Polyanka str., 51А/9,
Phone/fax: +7 (499) 238-62-35
E-mail: info@naen.ru