[BUGFIX] Fix inconsistencies in English bylaws translation - #42
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Correct mistranslations, ghost references to the defunct Expert Advisory Board (Sachverständigenrat), and missing passages in the English translation. Also update one outdated reference in the German original and add a note that only the German version is legally binding. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Art. 14: Secret ballot threshold corrected from "two-thirds" to "one-third" (Drittelmehrheit) - Art. 18: Nomination deadline corrected from "during the GA" to "six weeks before the GA" - Art. 20: Add missing minimum annual meeting frequency requirement Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| Meetings shall be convened by the President of the Association Board, as often as business matters so require. Each member of the Association Board shall be entitled to request a meeting. In this case the meeting must be held within three weeks. The Association Board shall keep minutes of resolutions. By order of the President or on request of a member of the Association Board, votes that have been taken shall be summarised and recorded in the minutes. | ||
| Meetings shall be convened by the President of the Association Board, as often as business matters so require, but at least once annually before the end of the term of office (main meeting). Each member of the Association Board shall be entitled to request a meeting. In this case the meeting must be held within three weeks. The Association Board shall keep minutes of resolutions. By order of the President or on request of a member of the Association Board, votes that have been taken shall be summarised and recorded in the minutes. |
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The translation is inconsistent, here. For the "main meeting", in the German original it says "Hauptversammlung", which from the wording, which is not the same as the "Generalversammlung" ("General Assembly"). The same word "Hauptversammlung" is also used in Art. 18, but in that case, it is translated as "General Assembly".
So, main question: Is the "Generalversammlung" the same as the "Hauptversammlung".
- If yes, this translation is wrong, should say "General Assembly" instead of "main meeing"
- If no, the translation of Art. 18 is wrong, should say "main meeting" or any other appropriate translation of "Hauptversammlung"
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| The General Assembly shall elect for a term of office of one year, a recognised trust agency as auditing authority, which has been approved in accordance with the regulations of the Swiss Audit Supervision Act of 12/16/2005. Even without legal obligation, the Association shall commission the audit authority to conduct an unrestricted audit in accordance with provisions of Art. 729-729c OR. Through resolution of the General Assembly, the General Assembly can dispense with an unrestricted audit of the following Association year. | ||
| The General Assembly shall elect for a term of office of one year, a recognised trust agency as auditing authority, which has been approved in accordance with the regulations of the Swiss Audit Supervision Act of 12/16/2005. Even without legal obligation, the Association shall commission the audit authority to conduct a limited audit in accordance with provisions of Art. 729-729c OR. Through resolution of the General Assembly, the General Assembly can dispense with a limited audit of the following Association year. |
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From what I found, "eingeschränkte Revision" seems to be a special legal term from the Swiss Code of Obligations, so we should pay special attention to the translation here. For example, BDO seems to use "Limited statutory examination" as english translation.1
IANAL, though.
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