World Union of Akita Clubs (WUAC) 
Articles of Union

Article 1 - Name

This organization is officially named the World Union of Akita Clubs. (Abbreviation: WUAC).

Article 2 - Office

The office of the WUAC is located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN.

Article 3 - Aims & Projects

The WUAC, as the centre of Akita Clubs in the world, shall take care of following aims.
1. Promoting of social and cynological activities with Akitas.
2. Promoting of exact understanding of breed standard for Akitas.
3. Improving of mental and physical health of Akitas.
4. Educating of judges of Akitas.
5. The WUAC shall take note of the independence of the members.
6. The WUAC shall not be related to the political, economical and ideological issues
among members.
7. Cooperating with the FCI in order to develop Akitas.
8. Other projects that are recognized necessary by the WUAC.

Article 4 - Membership

The WUAC shall be organized by the members who accept the aims and projects of Article 3.

1. Only one Akita Club from each country may be accepted by the WUAC in principle. This Akita Club must be recognized and affiliated to the national kennel club. This Akita Club accepts only Akitas.

2. In order to become a member of the WUAC, an Akita Club of each country has to be submitting the following documents.
a) A completed Application Form
b) A copy of the articles or the regulations of the Akita Club, who will apply to become a member of the WUAC.
c) Protocol of the decision making of the Akita Club to become a member of the WUAC.

3. Approval of the membership shall be decided by the General Assembly or, in place of it, by the General Committee.

4. If a member wants to resign from the WUAC, he must write reasons of resignation to the President of the WUAC. The President of the WUAC informs the resignation to the General. Assembly or the General Committee.

5. If a member refuses to follow the Articles or duties, the President shall make all treatments under the decision of the General Assembly or the General Committee.

6. The membership of the WUAC shall be revoked in the following cases,
a) if a member does not pay membership fees for more than 4 years successively,
b) if a member applies to resign,
c) if a member breaks up.

Article 5 - Officers

The WUAC has following officers.
• President
• Vice-President 2 or less
• Director 4 or less
• Treasurer 1
• Auditor I

2. The President of the WUAC shall be nominated from Japan as a country of origin.

3. The term of office shall be for 4 years and they can be eligible for re-election.

4. The term of office for Officers who are replaced shall be for the balance of term of the
predecessor.

Article 6 – Office

1. The office of the WUAC shall be located in the Japan Kennel Club.

2. The office of the WUAC shall be responsible for the protocol of the General Assembly and other
meetings.

Article 7 - Committee

The WUAC has following committees.
> General Assembly
> Executive Committee
> General Committee

Article 8 - General Assembly

1. The General Assembly of the WUAC shall be held at least once every 2 years and be named the
"WUAC Conference".

2. Notice to convene the General Assembly shall be given by the President.

3. Notice to convene the General Assembly shall be given in writing at least 3 months prior to the
date of the Assembly. The notice shall include the date, venue and agenda of the Assembly.

4. Chairman of the General Assembly shall be presided by the President. However in the event the
President is unable to preside at the General Assembly due to unavoidable circumstances a Vice-
President in the order of seniority shall preside as chairman at the Assembly.
The Vice-President nominated shall be endorsed by the Assembly.

Article 9 - Competence of General Assembly

1. The General Assembly is valid and can take decisions when more than 50% of members
are present.

2. Each member can be entitled to one vote.

3. Decisions have to be approved by at least a simple majority of the votes (50% of the vote +1).
In the case of just 50% by vote, the Chairman can decide.

4. A member can vote with a proxy for other member.

5. The competence of the General Assembly is as follows.
a) Amendments of the Articles of the WUAC
b) Dissolution of the WUAC
c) Approval of cynological program of the WUAC
d) Approval of the financial report
e) Election and expelling of officers.
f) Acceptance of new members and decisions on expulsion of members
g) Other matters which are decided as necessary by executive committee

Article 10 - Executive Committee & Other Committee

1. Meeting of the Executive Committee or other committee shall be convened by the President as
and when necessary. The competence of the committees is as follows.
a) to carry out the decisions of the General Assembly
b) to submit agenda and proposals to the General Assembly
c) to set, up special committee on the standard and scientific researches

2. A member of Executive Committee can nominate his representative of the club, if he can not
attend the meeting of the Executive Committee.
At least 2 weeks before the meeting, the name of his representative must be informed to the
President of the WUAC.

Article 11 – Accounting

1. The period of the accounting shall start on January 01. and end on 1December 31. every year.
2. The WUAC gets revenue from membership fee, donation support, and so on.
3. Membership fee shall be paid until March 31. every year.

Article 12 - Miscellaneous

1. The President of the WUAC can achieve all the matters not specified herein under the decision of
the General Assembly or the Executive Committee.

2. The decision of the General Assembly shall be final.

Effective since June 23, 2000