Charter

Art. 1.

/1/ The association "BULGARIAN CHOPPER SOCIETY", referred to in this Charter as "the Association", is a legal entity separate from its members, established in accordance with the provisions of the Non-Profit Legal Entities Act, the Charter and the Decision of the constituent assembly.

Art. 2.

/1/ The Association is independent and in its activity shall be guided by the laws of the country, the provisions of this Charter, the principles of humanism and the principles of self-governance and voluntary membership.

/2/ The Association is the holder of all rights and obligations that are not connected with the natural qualities of individuals and may own property.

/3/ The Association is separate from its members and is liable for its obligations with its property. The members of the Association are liable for its obligations only up to the amount of the property contributions provided for in this Charter.

/4/ The Association may be a member of Bulgarian and foreign organizations.

/5/ New, adopted by GA Decision of 26.04.2025 The Association may have its own territorial units, which are not branches, have administrative and organizational powers and are determined by decision of the Management Board. The decision determines the address, the contact details and an organizer and treasurer of the territorial unit. Members of the Association with addresses/seats in one region have the right to propose to the Management Board specific persons and addresses for the creation or the change of a territorial unit in the same region; in case of conflict in such proposals the Management Board adopts the proposal of the majority of the proposers, and in case of a tie of votes the Management Board adopts, at its own choice, only one of the proposals. The territorial units carry out their activity on the basis of Internal Rules for organization and activity adopted by the General Assembly of the Association.

Art. 3.

/1/ The name of the association is "BULGARIAN CHOPPER SOCIETY", which may also be written in a foreign language as follows: "BULGARIAN CHOPPER SOCIETY".

/2/ The name of the association, together with an indication of the seat, the address and the UIC (unified identification code), must be stated in the documents of the association's correspondence.

Art. 4.

/1/ The seat of the association and its management address is: Dobrich, post code 9500, Dobrich region, 18 "Volga" Str.

/2/ New, adopted by GA Decision of 26.04.2025 The e-mail address of the Association is: info@bcs-bg.com

/3/ New, adopted by GA Decision of 26.04.2025 The official website of the Association is https://bcs-bg.com.

Art. 5.

The association is established without a term and without any other condition of termination.

Art. 6.

The objectives of the Association are:

1. to protect the interests of motorcyclists;
2. structuring, establishing and developing the motorcycle movement in Bulgaria and abroad;
3. initiating motorcycle rallies, motorcycle meets, motorcycle activities and motorcycle events in the country and abroad;
4. improving the discipline and the road-traffic culture of motorcyclists;
5. initiating activities aimed at the full development and inclusion of young people in society;
6. initiating events, activities and undertakings related to supporting social integration and personal realization, protection of human rights and the environment;
7. establishing links and cooperation agreements for cooperation and joint activity with related national and foreign clubs, organizations, associations and commercial companies to achieve common goals;
8. creating international links between motorcycle clubs;
9. creating information centers in the field of the motorcycle business and organizing the exchange of information;
10. conducting educational and technical seminars to provide information at a professional and amateur level for people interested in motorcycle tourism;
11. to contribute to improving the high level of mastery and the art of riding motorcycles;
12. organizing and conducting meetings, lectures, seminars, symposia and other events for the activity of the club.

Art. 7.

The Association realizes its objectives with the following means:

1. collects, processes and disseminates statistical and other information in accordance with the set goals, as well as about analogous organizations in Bulgaria and abroad, and maintains contacts with them;
2. organizes meetings, symposia, seminars and others to achieve its goals;
3. organizing and providing the necessary base of material and technical resources for the realization of the set goals;
4. organizing or participating in events at club, national and international level in accordance with the set goals;
5. attracting experts on technical, sports, scientific, legal, economic and other matters related to the activity of the Association;
6. interaction with Bulgarian and international, local and state authorities, public organizations, associations and foundations with related goals and activity;
7. organizing the exchange of information, personnel and good practices with related organizations, etc.

Art. 8.

/1/ The subject of activity of the Association is: initiating motorcycle rallies, motorcycle meets, motorcycle activities and motorcycle events in the country and abroad; improving the discipline and the road-traffic culture of motorcyclists; initiating activities aimed at the full development and inclusion of young people in society; initiating events, activities and undertakings related to supporting social integration and personal realization, protection of human rights and the environment; establishing links and cooperation agreements for cooperation and joint activity with related national and foreign clubs, organizations, associations and commercial companies to achieve common goals; conducting educational and technical seminars to provide information at a professional and amateur level for people interested in motorcycle tourism.

/2/ The Association carries out its activity for private benefit.

Art. 9.

/1/ To realize its objectives, the Association also carries out other activities permitted by law and consistent with the objectives of the Charter, including it may carry out additional economic activity that is related to the achievement of the objectives under Art. 6 and the means for achieving them under Art. 7, and the income from it is used solely for achieving the objectives under this Charter.

/2/ The funds of the Association are used solely and only for achieving the objectives determined by this Charter.

/3/ The Association and its members may not distribute profit.

Art. 10.

/1/ Membership in the Association is voluntary.

/2/ Members of the Association may be legally capable individuals, as well as legal entities that accept and comply with the charter and work to achieve its objectives, and who have been admitted as members in the manner established in the charter.

/3/ New, adopted by GA Decision of 26.04.2025 The candidate for membership in the Association must own a motorcycle of the chopper/cruiser/bobber/trike category with an engine displacement of 400 cc for women and 600 cc for men, as well as the necessary licence category to ride it. These circumstances are certified by the candidate with a document of ownership and a driving licence for the relevant category.

Art. 11.

Every member of the Association has the following rights:

1. to participate and vote in the General Assembly of the Association;
2. to elect and be elected to the Management Board (MB);
3. to freely express their opinion on all matters within the competence of the Association;
4. to be informed about the overall activity of the Association, the decisions of its bodies and the upcoming events;
5. to participate in the drafting, discussion and adoption of the program and constitutive acts of the Association;
6. to raise for discussion and seek protection on problems related to their membership in the Association, as well as on the activity of the Association.

Art. 12.

/1/ Every member of the Association has the following obligations:

1. to comply with the Charter of the Association;
2. to implement the decisions of the General Assembly and the other bodies of the Association;
3. to assist in realizing the objectives and activities of the Association according to their abilities;
4. to pay membership fees regularly, the amount of which is determined by the General Assembly.

/2/ New, adopted by GA Decision of 26.04.2025 Actions of members binding the Association to any political, religious, ethnic, racial, cultural, etc. affiliations are not allowed. Members of the Association are not allowed to make messages through any actions aimed at influencing the opinion or behavior of the members of the Association on a religious, ethnic, racial or cultural basis.

Art. 13.

/1/ Amended by GA Decision of 26.04.2025 New members are admitted by decision of the MB on the basis of a written application submitted by the candidate, in which they declare that they accept and will comply with the charter and the decisions of the general assembly and will work to achieve the objectives of the Association, together with a copy, certified by the candidate, of the documents certifying that the membership requirements under Art. 10, para. 3 of this charter are met, and a declaration signed by the candidate by which they undertake not to damage the name of the Association by their actions or inactions and, upon leaving, to return their distinctive insignia. The application is subject to review, respectively a ruling on it, by the MB within a two-week period. In case of refusal by the MB, the candidate's application is reviewed at the first session of the GA, which takes the final decision on it.

/2/ New, adopted by GA Decision of 26.04.2025 Individuals or legal entities for whom there is data that they have been expelled from associations (motorcycle clubs) with related objectives and subject of activity are not admitted as members of the Association.

Art. 13a

New, adopted by GA Decision of 26.04.2025

(1) On a proposal by the Management Board, members with the status of Honorary member may be admitted to the Association.

(2) An Honorary member may only be an individual with exceptional merits to the Association or to its objectives and principles in general.

(3) Honorary members are exempted from the obligation to pay membership fees to the Association, but may make donations.

(4) Honorary members are obliged to comply with the Charter of the Association, to work in its interest and not to damage its prestige.

(5) Honorary members have the following rights:

1. to participate in the work of the association;
2. to be informed about the activity of the association;
3. to join specific initiatives, projects and working groups of the association;
4. to participate, without the right to vote, in the General Assembly of the association.

Art. 14.

Membership is terminated:

1. at one's own request, by an application addressed to the Management Board of the Association;
2. upon lapsing;
3. upon expulsion;
4. upon termination of the Association.

Art. 15.

Membership rights and obligations are non-transferable and do not pass to third parties in case of termination of membership, with the exception of the property rights provided for by this Charter or the law.

Art. 16.

/1/ Membership is terminated due to lapsing upon non-payment of membership fees for more than 3 (three) months, as well as in cases of three-time non-participation in a session of the General Assembly, when the member of the Association has been duly invited for this in the manner of this Charter and the law.

/2/ The lapsing is established by the Management Board upon checks in the membership-fee book and the minutes of the sessions of the General Assembly and is reflected in its minutes. The General Assembly is notified of the lapsing at its next session.

Art. 17.

/1/ Amended by GA Decision of 26.04.2025 Membership is terminated due to expulsion by decision of the Management Board, taken by a majority of 2/3 of its members, in cases where, by their actions, the expelled person violates the law or the Charter, damages the good name of the Association, wears the distinctive insignia of the Association without participation in its events and activity, or due to actions that make further membership of the expelled person impossible and incompatible, as well as upon violation of the obligations under Art. 11 of the Charter.

/2/ The decision on expulsion may be appealed by the interested parties before the General Assembly of the Association.

Art. 18.

/1/ Any termination of membership leads to the loss of the rights recognized by this Charter and arising from the law.

/2/ Upon termination of membership, the former member or their heirs have no right to claim the membership contributions made up to that moment, nor a part of the property of the Association.

/3/ Supplemented by GA Decision of 26.04.2025 Upon termination of membership, the property and non-property contributions made up to the moment of termination of membership are not refunded. Upon termination of membership in the Association, the terminating member is obliged to pay their overdue contributions for the period of their membership, as well as to return the distinctive insignia to the Association.

Art. 19.

The bodies of the Association are:

1. The General Assembly (GA);
2. The Management Board (MB);
3. The Controller.

Art. 20.

The General Assembly of the Association is its supreme body and consists of all its members.

Art. 21.

The General Assembly of the Association:

1. Adopts, amends and supplements the Charter;
2. Adopts other internal acts;
3. Amended by GA Decision of 26.04.2025 Determines the number of members of the Management Board, elects and releases the members of the MB;
4. Admits and expels members of the Association;
5. Takes decisions on participation in other organizations;
6. Takes decisions on the transformation or termination of the Association;
7. Adopts the main guidelines and program for the activity of the Association;
8. Adopts the budget of the Association;
9. Takes decisions on determining the amount of the membership fee;
10. Adopts the report on the activity of the MB;
11. Repeals decisions of the MB that contradict the Law, the Charter or the other acts of the Association;
12. Takes decisions on concluding transactions with real estate, taking or giving loans, credits or securities to third-party individuals or legal entities, on a proposal by the MB.

Art. 22.

/1/ The General Assembly is convened by the management board on its own initiative or at the request of one third of the members of the association. If in the latter case the management board does not send a written invitation for convening the general assembly within a two-week period, it is convened by the court at the seat of the association upon a written request of the interested members or a person authorized by them.

/2/ The convening is carried out through an invitation published in one regional daily newspaper at least 7 (seven) days before the date of the assembly.

/3/ The invitation contains an agenda of the matters proposed for discussion, the proposals for decisions, the date, time and place for holding the General Assembly and on whose initiative it is convened.

/4/ The time from the publication of the announcement to the opening of the General Assembly may not be less than 7 (seven) days.

/5/ The General Assembly is convened at one regular reporting-elective session at least once a year and at extraordinary sessions by decision of the MB. The General Assembly is held on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.

/6/ The General Assembly is lawful if, at its opening, at least half plus one of the members of the Association are present. If at the specified time and place the required minimum number of members do not appear, the assembly is postponed for one hour later, at the same place and with the same agenda, and is considered lawful regardless of the number of members present.

Art. 23.

/1/ Every member of the Association has the right to one vote in the General Assembly.

/2/ Upon voting by proxy, one person may represent no more than one member. Sub-authorization is not allowed.

/3/ Voting in the General Assembly is open. By decision of the General Assembly, voting may be secret.

Art. 24.

A member of the General Assembly has no right to vote in deciding matters concerning:

1. themselves, their spouse or relatives in the direct line — without limitation, in the collateral line — up to the fourth degree, or by marriage — up to the second degree inclusive;
2. legal entities in which they are a manager or can impose or prevent the taking of a decision.

Art. 25.

/1/ The decisions of the General Assembly are taken by a majority of those present.

/2/ The decisions under Art. 21, para. 1, items 1 and 6 are taken by a majority of 2/3 (two thirds) of those present.

/3/ No decisions may be taken on matters that were not previously included in the agenda.

Art. 26.

The written materials related to the agenda of the General Assembly must be made available to the members at the seat of the club no later than the date of publication or sending of the invitation to convene the General Assembly. Upon request they are provided to each member free of charge.

Art. 27.

/1/ At the session of the General Assembly, a list of the members present or their representatives is prepared. The members and representatives certify their presence with a signature and identify themselves. The list is certified by the chairman and the secretary of the General Assembly.

/2/ The list under the previous paragraph includes the members who have declared their presence up to the moment of holding the first vote after establishing the presence of a quorum.

Art. 28.

/1/ The General Assembly may not take decisions affecting matters that were not published in the invitation, except when all members are present or represented at the assembly and no one objects to the raised matters being discussed.

/2/ The decisions of the General Assembly enter into force immediately, unless their effect is postponed or unless, according to the law, they enter into force after announcement in the Register of Non-Profit Legal Entities.

Art. 29.

/1/ Minutes are kept for the session of the General Assembly in a special book. The minutes are kept according to the requirements of the law.

/2/ The minutes of the General Assembly are signed by the chairman and the secretary of the assembly and by the vote counters. A list of those present and the documents related to the convening of the General Assembly are attached to the minutes.

/3/ Every member present at the General Assembly has the right to require and monitor the accurate recording of the decisions in the minutes.

Art. 30.

/1/ The Association is managed by a Management Board.

/2/ The members of the Management Board are elected by the General Assembly for a term of 5 (five) years. The Management Board elects from among its members its chairman and organizational secretary.

/3/ Amended by GA Decision of 26.04.2025 The Management Board consists of up to 15 (fifteen) persons — members of the Association. The specific number of members of the Management Board of the Association is determined by decision of the General Assembly. The number of members of the Management Board is odd.

/4/ The members of the Management Board may be re-elected without limitation.

Art. 31.

/1/ The members of the Management Board must:

1. have permanent residence in the country;
2. possess suitable professional qualification and/or experience;
3. not have been sentenced to imprisonment for a deliberate crime of a general nature.

/2/ Persons who: cannot be elected as chairman and members of the management board:

1. are deprived of the right to hold a managerial, accounting or financially responsible position;
2. have been released from the composition of the management board due to systematic non-fulfillment of their functions;
3. have been convicted of deliberate crimes of a general nature and have not been rehabilitated.

Art. 32.

/1/ The members of the Management Board have equal rights and obligations regardless of the internal distribution of functions among the members and the decisions by which the right of management is granted to the executive members.

/2/ The members of the Management Board are obliged to fulfill their obligations in the interest of the association and to keep the secrets of the association even after they cease to be members of the board.

/3/ The Management Board adopts rules for its work.

/4/ The Management Board meets in regular sessions at least once every three months to discuss the state and development of the club. Minutes are kept for the sessions of the MB in a special book, which is signed by the chairman of the MB and the secretary.

/5/ Every member of the Board may request the chairman to convene a session to discuss individual matters.

/6/ The Management Board adopts the organizational-management structure, the procedure for appointing and releasing staff, the rules for wages and other internal rules.

/7/ The Management Board takes decisions on renting out real estate for a term of up to 3 (three) years.

/8/ The Management Board determines the procedure and organizes the carrying out of the activity of the association.

/9/ The Management Board prepares and submits to the general assembly a report on the activity of the association.

/10/ The Management Board prepares and submits to the general assembly a draft budget.

/11/ The Management Board ensures the implementation of the decisions of the General Assembly.

/12/ The Management Board discusses and decides all other matters, except those that are within the competence of the General Assembly.

Art. 33.

/1/ Decisions may be taken if more than half of the members of the Management Board are present.

/2/ Decisions are taken by simple majority, except for the decisions for which unanimity is required according to this Charter.

/3/ The Management Board may take decisions also in absentia, if all members have been notified in writing of this manner of voting and no one has objected. A person with whom there is a two-way telephone or other connection guaranteeing the establishment of their identity and allowing their participation in the discussion and taking of decisions is also considered present. The voting of this member is certified in the minutes by the person chairing the session.

/4/ Outside the cases explicitly specified in this Charter, the Management Board takes a decision unanimously on:

1. significant organizational changes;
2. long-term cooperation of essential importance to the association or termination of such cooperation;
3. taking a decision on a proposal to the General Assembly for the creation of a branch.

Art. 34.

The Management Board is obliged to periodically prepare the reporting information on the activity of the association provided for in the Accountancy Act, complying with the principles of openness, reliability and timeliness.

Art. 35.

/1/ The members of the Management Board bear joint liability for their actions by which they damage the interests of the association.

/2/ Each of the members of the Board may be released from liability if it is established that they are not at fault for the damages that occurred.

Art. 36.

The Chairman of the Management Board:

1. represents the club before third parties, incl. individuals and legal entities, banking institutions, the tax administration, bodies of the judicial and executive power, and performs the functions assigned to them by the Management Board;
2. organizes the implementation of the decisions of the Management Board;
3. ensures the management and preservation of the property of the club;
4. disposes of the movable property and financial resources of the club in accordance with the powers granted to them by the Management Board and this charter;
5. prepares the staffing schedule of the employees of the club, submits it for adoption to the Management Board and concludes the employment contracts with the employees of the club;
6. immediately reports to the Management Board on essential circumstances concerning the activity of the club.

Art. 37.

/1/ The organizational secretary keeps the minutes of the held sessions of the Management Board of the association. The minutes reflect the matters discussed and the decisions taken. The minutes are signed by the chairman and the organizational secretary. The minutes also reflect the persons who attended the session.

/2/ The organizational secretary performs the functions of a permanent minute-taker, who keeps the minutes of the sessions, files and prepares copies or extracts of the same.

/3/ The materials and minutes are arranged in special folders, which are kept by the organizational secretary. Every member of the MB has free access to the materials. The chairman provides copies of the minutes to all members of the association. Copies of the minutes are provided to third parties, including officials, only by order of the chairman of the MB.

Art. 38.

/1/ The Controller is elected for a term of 5 years from among the members of the association.

/2/ Art. 35 applies to the Controller.

Art. 39.

/1/ The Controller checks the activity of the Association and reports their work to the General Assembly.

/2/ The Controller may participate in the sessions of the Management Board with an advisory vote.

/3/ The provisions of Art. 35 apply to the Controller.

Art. 40.

The property of the Association consists of the right of ownership and other real rights over movable and immovable property, receivables and other rights regulated by law.

Art. 41.

The Association forms its income from:

1. individual membership fees, which will be collected from monthly membership contributions, determined in amount and manner of payment by decision of the General Assembly;
2. an initial entrance fee, which will be collected once, determined in amount and manner of payment by decision of the General Assembly;
3. targeted funds and subsidies from the state and the municipalities;
4. donations, sponsorship and bequests from Bulgarian and foreign individuals and legal entities;
5. other manners permitted by law and the Charter.

Art. 42.

/1/ To achieve the objectives specified in Art. 6 of this Charter, the Association will develop the following additional economic activity: developing, applying for and managing projects; developing, organizing and conducting specialized courses and training programs in accordance with the needs of the members of the club and other persons; carrying out commercial representation and intermediation within the meaning of the Commerce Act, under the conditions of Art. 6 of the Charter; organizing and conducting seminars, workshops and other similar public events; publishing activity, training, consulting activity and any other corresponding in subject to its main activity, insofar as this is necessary to achieve its objectives; other activities that contribute to achieving the objectives of the Association and are not prohibited by law.

/2/ The activity carried out is subject to the conditions and procedure determined by the Commerce Act, the Accountancy Act and the tax laws.

/3/ The implementation of the economic activity carried out is assigned to the Management Board of the association.

Art. 43.

/1/ The Association may spend property free of charge and carry out activity aimed at achieving the objectives determined in this Charter.

/2/ The selection of persons and the manner of their support by the Association are carried out depending on the objective and its financial capabilities in accordance with this Charter and the relevant internal rules for carrying out the activity.

Art. 44.

When the donor or testator wishes an award, scholarship, specialized financial fund or other similar to be established with the donation or bequest, they may request that the award, scholarship or fund bear their name or another name specified by them.

Art. 45.

The Association spends its property for the realization of its objectives.

Art. 46.

/1/ At the sessions of the General Assembly and of the Management Board, minutes are kept, in which the discussions that took place, the proposals and statements made and the decisions taken are reflected. The minutes are certified with the signatures of the chairman of the MB and the organizational secretary of the MB and are bound in special books. The books are kept by the chairman of the MB. The members of the association may familiarize themselves with the content of the minute books and obtain copies or extracts of the minutes.

/2/ Amended by GA Decision of 26.04.2025 The Association keeps a Register of members, which contains name, PIN (personal identification number) and address, respectively name, seat and management address of the members that are legal entities, data on the UIC and representative, the dates of arising and termination of their membership, the grounds for termination of membership, and telephone number. The personal data from the Register of members are used solely and only by the person representing the Association or by the Management Board and are not subject to disclosure and publication before third parties, except in cases where this is required by virtue of the law. The Register of members is kept by the MB of the association or by the person representing the Association.

Art. 47.

Annually, by the end of February, the Management Board prepares for the past calendar year an annual financial statement and a report on the activity and submits them to an auditor for certification, where there are prerequisites for carrying it out.

Art. 48.

The activity report describes the course of the activity and the state of the club and explains the annual financial statement.

Art. 49.

The Management Board adopts the annual financial statement and the activity report and takes a decision on convening a regular General Assembly.

Art. 50.

In accordance with the provisions of the Accountancy Act, the association will prepare reporting information complying with the principles of openness, reliability and timeliness.

Art. 51.

The Association may be transformed into a non-profit legal entity for carrying out activity for public benefit.

Art. 52.

The Association is terminated:

1. by decision of the General Assembly;
2. upon its declaration in insolvency;
3. by decision of the district court at the seat of the association in the cases determined by the Non-Profit Legal Entities Act.

Art. 53.

Upon termination of the club, liquidation is carried out.

Art. 54.

/1/ The liquidator is appointed by the General Assembly, except in case of insolvency.

/2/ The liquidator is obliged, where possible, to satisfy the creditors of the Association from the available cash funds, and if this is impossible — by monetizing first the movable and then the immovable property of the club.

/3/ Property may not be transferred in any way to:

1. the founders and the current and former members;
2. the persons who were in the composition of its bodies and its employees;
3. the liquidators, except for the remuneration due;
4. the spouses of the persons under items 1–3;
5. the relatives of the persons under items 1–3 in the direct line — without limitation, in the collateral line — up to the fourth degree, or by marriage — up to the second degree inclusive;
6. the legal entities in which the persons under items 1–5 are managers or can impose or prevent the taking of decisions.

Art. 55.

/1/ After satisfying the creditors, the club may not carry out distribution of the remaining property among its members.

/2/ The property remaining after satisfying the creditors is provided to the association closest by seat with the same or similar subject of activity, and if such does not exist — in the manner of Art. 15 of the Non-Profit Legal Entities Act, unless there is a decision taken by the General Assembly of the Association for distribution of the property remaining after satisfying the creditors, taken before the decision for its termination.

Art. 56.

Amended by GA Decision of 26.04.2025 The Association has its own seal, emblem, flag, distinctive insignia, honorary badge, badges and diplomas, with which it distinguishes its members. A decision on the visual image of an emblem, flag, honorary badge, badge, diploma and seal and the rules for their use is taken by decision of the General Assembly.

Art. 57.

The exclusive rights over the symbols of the Association belong entirely to it. Their use is possible only with the consent of the Management Board.

Art. 58.

Amendments to this Charter may be made in the manner provided for in it and in the Non-Profit Legal Entities Act.

Art. 59.

Regarding the interpretation or application of the provisions of this Charter, the provisions of the general Bulgarian civil legislation and the provisions of the Non-Profit Legal Entities Act apply.