(1) The association bears the name "Austrian Retriever Club" and the abbreviation "ÖRC". After it was first founded as the “Association for the Breeding of Retriever Dogs in Austria” in 1980, the name was changed in 1987.

(2) The association has its seat in Vienna. Its sphere of activity extends to the entire federal territory of Austria.

(3) The ÖRC is a member of the Austrian Cynologist Association (ÖKV) and thus the Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) as well as a member of the Austrian Hunting Dog Association (ÖJGV) and is the only one of the Austrian Cynologist Association (ÖKV) to represent all interests of all kinds of retriever breeds in Austria-approved association body.

(4) The establishment of regional groups and sections without legal personality as branch offices of the ÖRC is permitted.

(5) The financial year of the ÖRC corresponds to the calendar year. It starts on January 1st and ends on December 31st.

(1) The aim of the association is exclusively and directly to represent all issues arising from the human-animal relationship, insofar as they address the
Dog, in particular, affect all retriever breeds.

(2) Its charitable tasks are fulfilled with regard to and in the interest of all retriever breeds by:
a) deepening the human-dog relationship,
b) Participation in the use and distribution of healthy retrievers of all breeds,
c) Protection of all cynological interests vis-à-vis the public and authorities,
d) Developing and passing on reliable knowledge about the breeding, species-appropriate keeping, upbringing, training, testing and use of pedigree retriever dogs,
e) Promotion of the breeding of healthy, high-performance retriever pedigree dogs that meet the respective breed standards of the FCI,
f) Promoting and advising members on cynological matters,
g) Promotion of the training and management of pedigree retriever dogs while holding qualified examinations,
h) Management and coordination of the activities of any existing regional groups and sections,
i) Settlement of disputes insofar as they affect the interests of the association and do not fall under the jurisdiction of the ordinary courts.

(3) The activity of the association is based on non-materiality and exclusively pursues non-profit, non-profit purposes within the meaning of the Federal Tax Code (BAO).

(4) "Retriever pedigree dogs" are dogs of the breeds corresponding to the breed standard of the Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI):
a) Curly Coated Retriever FCI standard number: 110
b) Golden Retriever FCI standard number: 111
c) Flat Coated Retriever FCI standard number: 121
d) Labrador Retriever FCI standard number: 122
e) Chesapeake Bay Retriever FCI standard number: 263
f) Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever FCI standard number: 312

(1) The purpose of the association is to be achieved through the non-material and material means listed in paragraphs 2 and 3.

(2) The ideal means are:
a) Establishing principles for the breeding and promotion of pedigree retriever dogs on the basis of the breed characteristics and character standards set by the FCI,
b) keeping an ÖRC stud book,
c) Publication of principles for keeping, upbringing and training,
d) promoting contacts between the owners, breeders and lovers of the retrievers and safeguarding their interests,
e) Participation in the Austrian Cynologist Association (ÖKV), in particular on the Austrian Dog Breeding Book (ÖHZB) kept there as well as in the Austrian Hunting Dog Association (ÖJGV),
f) Implementation, approval, regulation of events of all kinds as well as holding exhibitions, appraisals, breeding evaluations, courses, performance tests,
g) Feeding the classes for retrievers at independently organized exhibitions, shows or practical tests organized by other recognized cynological organizations,
h) Proposing and training candidates as performance, form value (ÖRC and ÖJGV) and character judges,
i) Regulation of the examination system as well as training, examination, appointment and further training on formal and practical value by national and / or international appointed judges,
j) Acquisition, leasing or renting of properties and facilities that are conducive to the fulfillment of the association's tasks,
k) Formation of regional groups and sections,
l) Informal gatherings of members, technical lectures, issuing of publications,
m) contacts with foreign breeding and testing organizations of the FCI, in particular with those who look after retriever breeds,
n) Adoption of resolutions and issuing of statutes, breeding and registration regulations, exhibition, examination, judge, fee, business and honorary council regulations as well as their monitoring and record keeping,
o) Organization and implementation of member events for training and further education as well as for the exchange of opinions and social relationships,
p) Establishment and management of an administration adapted to the size of the association,
q) association-related public relations and press work,
r) Support of especially retriever-specific scientific projects,
s) Support for retrievers in distress from club members or their owners.

(3) The necessary material resources should be raised by:
a) admission fees,
b) membership fees and other fees,
c) Income from events,
d) Income from the preparation of documents for the breeding and training of pedigree retriever dogs,
e) Income from the sale of printed matter that is required for the breeding and training of pedigree retriever dogs or the administration of the association,
f) Income from the publication of your own club magazine, homepage or publications of all kinds,
g) Donations from public or private sources, wills and other donations of all kinds,
h) Other income

(4) The funds of the association may only be used for the purposes stated in the statutes. Members of the association may not receive any profit shares and, in their capacity as members, no other benefits from the association's funds, except for reimbursement of functions or expenses.
Amounts paid in or deposits made by members belong exclusively to the association. In the event of leaving the association and the dissolution or dissolution of the association, members have no claim to dispute and may only get back deposits made if a corresponding agreement was concluded on the occasion of the handover.
Any repayment is limited in any case to the paid-in capital portion or the average value of the contribution in kind. No person is allowed through the
The purpose of the association, administrative expenses or disproportionately high remuneration are favored.

(1) The association consists of:
a) full members,
b) family members,
c) junior members,
d) honorary members,
e) supporting members and
f) Members who are exempt from membership fees

(2) A prerequisite for any membership in the Austrian Retriever Club is a written declaration of acceptance of the applicable statutes.

(3) Membership can be acquired by any owner, owner, breeder or friend of the pedigree retriever dogs who is legally innocent and who is not aware of any violations of animal welfare regulations of any kind or of the principles of proper animal husbandry or hunting ethics. Professional dog dealers insofar as not self-bred dogs or dogs from their own stud dogs are sold, are excluded from the acquisition of membership.

(4) Members (hereinafter referred to as "members") are those who fully participate in the association's work.

(5) Any person of full legal age (18 years of age in accordance with Section 21 (2) ABGB) or legal person can become a member.

(6) Family members can become people who live in the same household with a full member.

(7) Children and young people up to the age of 18 can become junior members at the request of their legal representative. Junior members belong to the club without active and passive voting rights as well as without voting rights, furthermore they do not have the right to submit applications to the general assembly. Junior members are exempt from the admission fee and membership fee until they transfer to full membership in the calendar year following the year they reach the age of 18.

(8) Supporting members (hereinafter referred to as "supporters") are those members who support the association's activities primarily by paying an increased membership fee.

(9) Supporters can be physical and legal persons as well as legal partnerships that support the purposes of the ÖRC.

(10) Insofar as legal persons belong to the association, they have to name a physical representative who is charged with exercising membership rights and obligations, without this being disclosed, the membership rights are suspended.

(11) Honorary members are people who have made special contributions to cynology and / or to the ÖRC and its objectives and who are appointed by the general assembly on the proposal of the board. They are free of charge from the time of their appointment and have active voting rights in the General Assembly.

(12) The honorary president is a person who has rendered outstanding services to cynology, the ÖRC and its objectives and is appointed by the general assembly on the proposal of the board. He / she is free of charge from appointment and has active voting rights in the General Assembly.

(13) Anyone who conducts commercial dog trading cannot or cannot become a member; This is the case if dogs that have not been bred by the company are given for a fee or if such dogs are sold for a fee and the sale or brokerage is made with the intention of continuously making a profit.

(14) Members of cynological associations who do not belong to the ÖRC, ÖKV or the FCI are excluded from membership in the ÖRC.

(15) Members who are exempt from membership fees are those who are exempt from paying membership fees by presenting an official handicap card with at least 50% disabilities. Members who are exempt from membership fees have all the rights and obligations of ordinary members, with the exception of membership fees.

(1) Membership is requested by submitting the fully completed and personally signed membership form to the office in writing.

(2) With the application, the applicant recognizes the statutes in the event that he is accepted; he waives claims for damages against the association and its organs, which could result from slight negligence.

(3) The application for membership is published in the organ of the ÖKV. Any objections from members can be submitted to the office by the end of the month of publication. Regardless of whether such objections are made by members or not, the board of directors makes a final decision, without giving reasons for this, on the acceptance or rejection of such applications for membership. There is no legal remedy against it.

(4) The applicant acquires membership as soon as he is informed in writing by the office of the association that his application for membership has been approved and that he has paid the membership fee and the annual membership fee for the current calendar year.

Membership expires through:
(1) Resignation, which can be declared no later than September 30th at the end of the current calendar year by registered notification to the office of the ÖRC. If the resignation is delayed, it will only take effect on the next departure date.

(2) Death in the case of physical persons and loss of legal personality in the case of legal persons.

(3) Deletion from the list of members by a resolution of the board if a member does not meet his financial obligations towards the ÖRC despite a reminder to the last announced address and setting of a grace period of at least 14 days. An appeal against the deletion is not possible. The obligation to pay membership fees and / or fees that have become due remains unaffected.

(4) A member can be excluded by a resolution of the board of directors with a simple majority. Before the board of directors adopts a resolution, the member must be given the opportunity to comment on the possible exclusion and the allegations made against him in writing within a period of 14 days. The exclusion takes place with immediate effect and is

a) mandatory
I. in the event of deliberately false information on pedigrees, breeding certificates or litter reports,
II. In the event of a final conviction for a crime,
III. in the case of commercial dog trade within the meaning of Section 4 (3) of these statutes,
b) Optionally because of important reasons that are likely to damage the honor and reputation of the association and also only parts of the hunting dog industry, which conflict with the purpose of the association (§ 2), the ideal means set in § 3 para. 2 to achieve the Conflict with the purpose of the association, which contradict the entire statutes of the association or suggest an unworthy behavior of the member, in particular if:
I. a member is guilty of criminal acts by a judicial or administrative authority, with administrative criminal offenses in the broader sense based on violations of hunting regulations, animal welfare regulations or violations that affect the honor and reputation of the estate, the association, the hunting dogs or the hunters;
II. In the case of defamation or denunciation of the association or individual association members, in particular if the behavior of the member concerned is aimed at causing unrest in the association or endangering the purpose of the association;
III. in the case of repeated and willful or grossly negligent violations of the breeding regulations;
IV. In the event of violations of animal welfare regulations, in particular in the case of inappropriate and professional or even unqualified training of dogs as well as violations of hunting ethics;
V. in the event that examinations or other events of the association are disrupted;
VI. in the event of inappropriate behavior towards other members, especially officials or judges;
VII. In the case of inappropriate and unobjective criticism of the club or the umbrella organizations of the club (ÖKV, ÖJGV, ...).
VIII. Or at all in the event of violations of the rules of the association.

In addition, the board of directors is entitled in any case to decide on the exclusion of a member if the impression arises that the behavior of such a member disturbs the inner calm and the purpose of the association.

Such an exclusion is to be sent to the member concerned in writing by the board with a brief explanation.

(5) The person concerned can appeal to the honorary council against the exclusion. The decision of the honorary council is final. An appeal has no suspensive effect, so that membership is suspended until a decision is made by the arbitral tribunal.

(6) An appeal against the exclusion must be submitted in writing to the office within 14 days of delivery by registered letter with a corresponding justification. At the same time as the appointment, an appointment fee in the amount of EUR 1,000.00 (advance on the cost reimbursement for the honorary council) must be paid to the respective association account. The honorary council decides on the appointment only after the fee has been received in the association's account. If the appeal fee is not credited to the association's account within 4 weeks of receipt of the timely appeal, the appeal is deemed withdrawn. Unused costs will be reimbursed to the applicant after the procedure has been completed.

(7) The Honorary Council has to discuss and decide on the appointment in a private meeting or in private hearing. If the honorary council does not recognize exclusion because the offense was minor, because the consequences of the violation are insignificant or because the exclusion would be unreasonable for other reasons, the honorary council can issue a warning or reprimand to the member concerned.

(8) Excluded members finally lose their rights as members with the legal force of the expulsion and no longer have the right to participate in the meetings and events of the club and to claim club services. The legally binding decision on the exclusion of a member must be communicated in writing to the ÖKV and the ÖJGV within 14 days.

(9) If the member voluntarily leaves the club, before or during the expulsion process, the expulsion process must be discontinued. Resigned members have no claim whatsoever to a share in the club's assets. However, you are still liable for full contributions in the year in which the exclusion procedure is running.

(10) Members whose membership of the association has been terminated - for whatever reason - have no right, like non-members, to use the services of the association in whatever form; in particular, there is no entitlement to communication, to the transmission of Club news or on various publications, such as litters on the club's homepage. In all of these cases, the association is not obliged to look after any breeding facilities of non-members, in whatever form.

Excepted from this are the documents that the ÖKV has determined to be mandatory.

(1) All members, with the exception of junior members, are eligible to apply. All members have the right to participate in all events of the ÖRC and to use its facilities. They submit to these statutes and the statutory resolutions of the ÖRC.

(2) Every adult member can be elected to any function in the ÖRC. All functions are carried out on a voluntary basis.

(3) All members, with the exception of junior members, have the right to vote and the active right to vote in the General Assembly and, with the exception of junior and honorary members, the passive right to vote in all organs of the ÖRC. The transfer of voting and election rights is not permitted.

(4) The organs and members of the ÖRC are subject to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the ÖKV, insofar as the disciplinary offenses listed in the statutes of the ÖKV are involved and these matters cannot be regulated within the statutory scope of the ÖRC.

(5) The members are obliged:
a) to promote the efforts of the ÖRC through active participation and event visits and to comply with all club regulations,
b) to observe the statutes and resolutions of the club organs,
c) to pursue the breeding and keeping of retrievers seriously and honestly, to conscientiously care for their animals and to have their litters entered in the Austrian dog breeding book (ÖHZB),
d) Always punctually meet their financial obligations towards the ÖRC.
e) to protect the interests and reputation of the association.

(6) Data Protection Act:
a) With the approval of these statutes, the members give their express consent to the automated data processing of all data provided to the ÖRC or which has become known for the processing of the tasks set out in these statutes.
b) In accordance with the Data Protection Act, the ÖRC is obliged to inform its members about automated data processing or to apply for registration.

(7) With admission to the club, each club member expressly agrees that all data of the club members and the dogs they lead and keep internally (in the club), in particular in the database, such as litter acceptance, valuable health data, etc., and externally, especially vis-à-vis the ÖJGV, the ÖKV, the FCI, vis-à-vis the respective software provider or partner of the club and in the club magazine and on the club's homepage, as well as photos and test certificates of club members and those held by them and managed dogs, as well as, unless revoked in writing at any time, consent is given to the fact that photos of each club member and the dogs held and led by them may be taken and published at events, tests and similar.

(1) The amount of the membership fee and the membership fee is determined annually by the General Assembly on the basis of a proposal by the Board of Directors.

(2) Honorary members and honorary president do not pay membership fees.

(3) Payment of the membership fees must be made to the account of the ÖRC in the first quarter of each financial year.

(4) In the event of non-payment, arrears will be claimed by a court.

(5) The fee schedule is decided by the board of directors.

(6) In the event of non-payment or incomplete payment of the annual membership fee (including all amounts for the magazines ordered by the member via the ÖRC) by the time of the ÖRC General Assembly, all mailings of magazines will be stopped until full payment has been made. There is no right to subsequent delivery.

(1) Regional groups are branch offices of the association without their own legal personality. Members of the regional group are association members who have opted for the respective regional group.

(2) Regional groups and their areas are determined by the board. In areas in which there are no regional groups or no regional group leaders are available, their tasks can be carried out by training centers for this duration. It is the task of the board to determine with a majority whether or which training facility managers / training group leaders are to be co-opted into the board.

(3) Regional groups are generally entitled to hold their own events in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ÖRC in cooperation with the responsible speakers who serve to maintain contact between the members. The focus should be on training the retrievers and providing all kinds of information about retrievers. These events should take place in coordination with the board of directors.

(4) The members of the regional groups elect a regional group leader from among their number. The election takes place within the framework of a

(5) General meeting of the relevant national group, which is advertised by the ÖRC in the association organ “Our dogs” and on the ÖRC website as well as for the election of the board. The regional group leader is elected for five years.

(6) If regional groups make use of funds from the ÖRC, they have to keep a proper record. For each calendar year, the annual financial statements and all documents are to be submitted by 28.2 at the latest. of the following year to the finance officer of the ÖRC. The financial officer of the ÖRC is entitled at any time to inspect the books and to request interim accounts.

(7) Insofar as the membership of an organ of the regional group ends for whatever reason, be it through resignation, be it through resignation, be it through exclusion, its function as organ of the regional group ends automatically and at the same time.

(8) The regional group leaders, training centers and training groups are responsible for managing the entire accounting and bookkeeping system.

Organs of the club are:

the general assembly (§§ 11-13)
the board of directors (§§ 14-16)
the auditors (§ 17)
the honorary council (§ 18)

(1) The general assembly is a general assembly within the meaning of the Association Act 2002 and the supreme body of the ÖRC. All members are entitled to participate in the General Assembly.

(2) The ordinary general assembly is to be held once a year, in the first half of the calendar year and at a location in the federal territory of the Republic of Austria to be determined by the board, in the manner regulated in the Association Act and is to be published in the organ of the ÖKV (UH) or . to convene on the homepage of the association. When publishing, the place, time and agenda of the general assembly must be stated.

(3) There must be a period of at least 4 weeks between the publication and the day of the General Assembly. Motions for the general assembly must be received by registered letter at the office of the ÖRC no later than 2 weeks before the general assembly.

(4) The chairmanship of the General Assembly is incumbent on the President or, if he is unable to do so, one of the Vice-Presidents. If these are also prevented, the oldest member of the Board of Management has to take the chair.

(5) Valid resolutions can only be passed on motions that are on the agenda, with the exception of urgent motions by members if at least 2/3 of the voting members present vote in favor of these motions.
Urgent motions can only be dealt with if there are no underlying facts that have not been dealt with more than two weeks before the General Assembly.

(6) The following tasks to be included in the agenda are reserved for the General Assembly:
a) Receipt of the statement of accounts from the President
b) Receipt of the report from the office leaders / speakers
c) Receipt of the report of the finance officer and the auditor as well as discharge of the finance officer and the board of directors
d) every five years: removal and re-election of the members of the board of directors, the honorary council and the auditors
e) Approving legal transactions between the board of directors and / or auditors and the club
f) on the proposal of the board of directors: granting and withdrawing honorary presidency and / or honorary membership
g) Handover of badges of achievement, honors of all kinds
h) Determination of membership fees and admission fees
i) Resolution on amendments to the statutes and the voluntary dissolution of the association
j) Consultation and decision-making on other items on the agenda as well as motions received on time
k) Consultation and decision-making on motions with subject matter from the scope of duties of the general assembly, which are made in the general assembly itself (urgency motions)
l) Anything

(7) Urgent motions can only be put to a vote if at least two thirds of the voters present agree to immediate treatment.

(8) Motions whose subject matter does not fall within the remit of the General Assembly will be announced but not dealt with.

(9) All members present are entitled to vote in accordance with the provisions of § 4, provided they have been effective members of the association since at least the end of the last calendar year preceding the general assembly and the membership fee for the current calendar year is transferred to the account of the Have brought the club to the deposit.
If requested by only one member of the board, proof of payment receipts for the membership fees can be requested.
Also in the General Assembly, those members who are in arrears with membership fees for the year preceding the General Assembly have no voting rights and cannot submit any motions.
The right to vote can only be exercised in person; Legal persons as members of the association are represented in the general assembly by their authorized representative bodies and have only one vote regardless of the number of their bodies or members.

(10) Unless otherwise expressly provided in these statutes, the simple majority of the valid votes cast decides, in the event of a tie, the vote of the President. A two-thirds majority is required for changes to the statutes and for voting on the dissolution of the association.

(11) Unless otherwise provided, the chairman determines the type of vote.

(12) The General Assembly has a quorum at the scheduled time regardless of the number of members present.

(1) An extraordinary (ao) general assembly takes place at the decision of the board of directors or at the request of the auditors, the ordinary general assembly or at the written request of at least one tenth of the members stating the purpose of the conference and the conference regulations. The extraordinary general assembly is to be held within twelve weeks of the decision of the board or after receipt of such a written request by registered letter to the office of the ÖRC.

(2) The meeting must be convened in accordance with Section 11 (2).

(3) Motions to the Extraordinary General Meeting can only be submitted for the proposed agenda.

Minutes are to be kept of general meetings, which are to be prepared and signed by the office / secretary and countersigned by the president. Upon request, the minutes of the resolution of the last general assembly must be made available at the beginning of the next general assembly of the same type.
It is not planned to hand over the minutes of the general assembly to the members.

(1) The board consists of:

president
a maximum of two Vice-Presidents (the position of Vice-President can only be held by one Head of Unit)
Office / Secretary
Finance officer
Breeding station
Exhibition speaker
Examination officers,
Public Relations Officer
also from the heads of the regional groups, who are co-opted for the duration of their function on the board of the ÖRC, as well as any experts to be co-opted.
Each board member is entitled to appoint a representative without voting rights on the board, whereby the proposed representative must be confirmed by a simple majority in the board.

(2) Retiring or former board members can be re-elected. The members of the board are elected by the general assembly for a period of 5 years.

(3) Until the election of the new board of directors, the previous board of directors continues the business.

(4) If a member of the elected board resigns before the end of his term of office, the board can co-opt a substitute until the next general assembly. A simple majority of the votes is sufficient to confirm the co-option.

(5) Every member of the board has full voting rights.

(6) If the President resigns as such in the course of his term of office, the Vice-President shall take his place.

(7) The board of directors has a quorum if all members have been invited and at least half of them have appeared. The simple majority of votes of the members present apply for validity; in the event of a tie, the vote of the president decides, in his representation that of the vice-president. Resolutions can also be passed in electronic form. The prerequisite is that all board members are informed of a motion to be voted on and that the board members vote at least 50% within the deadline to be set in the motion; in the event of a tie, the president's vote, and that of the vice-president on his behalf, decides.

(8) Minutes of resolutions must be drawn up for each board meeting, including the agenda, which every member has the right to inspect. Resolutions of general importance are to be published in a suitable form and time.

(1) The election of the members of the board of directors and the auditors as well as the members of the honorary council takes place by the general assembly on the basis of election proposals of the board of directors and / or the members.

(2) The election is carried out by an election supervisor who is elected by the General Assembly at the request of the Board of Directors. If necessary, the election officer can order two tellers.

(3) The resigning board is obliged to submit an election proposal to the general assembly and to publish this together with the invitation to the general assembly.

(4) The full nomination of a member is only to be voted on in the general assembly if it is sent by registered mail to the office of the ÖRC at least 14 days before the meeting. The date of the postmark applies.

(5) There is list voting rights. The candidates must confirm their approval of their nomination in writing. Copies of these declarations of consent must be enclosed with the nomination.

(6) A nomination that is incomplete is invalid and will not be put to the vote.

(7) An election proposal can contain up to 8 substitute members. From the substitute members, candidates are to be supplemented by the list keeper before the opening of the General Assembly if candidates for the nomination are eliminated in the period from the submission to the election. Otherwise the substitute members have no right, for example to a successor.

(8) Each candidate can only stand for election on one electoral list.

(9) All candidates are to be listed on the nomination with details of their surnames and first names, their full residential address and their intended board function.

(10) The re-election of officials is permitted.

(11) If there are several nominations, voting must be done in a secret ballot on which all lists with numbers available for election are listed. That list is deemed to have been elected by a simple majority of the valid votes cast
receives. If this does not reach a list in the first ballot, a runoff election takes place between the two lists with the highest number of votes.

(12) If the members do not submit complete nominations to the office of the ÖRC by registered letter or not in due time, there will be no voting process; the election supervisor has to determine this and declare the election proposal of the board as elected.

(13) The function of a board member expires upon expiry of the term of office or death, as well as through dismissal and resignation.

(14) Board members can declare their resignation in writing at any time. The declaration of resignation is to be addressed to the board of directors, in the case of the resignation of the entire board of directors to the general assembly. In this case, the board member is obliged to exercise the office for a further 14 days.

(15) Legal transactions between board members and the association require the approval of the general assembly.

(1) The management of the association is incumbent on the board of the ÖRC. It is the management body within the meaning of the Association Act 2002. It is responsible for all tasks that are not assigned to another association body by the statutes. The following matters in particular fall within its scope:
a) the execution and implementation of the resolutions of the general assembly,
b) Management of the day-to-day business,
c) Administration and care of the association's assets,
d) preparing and convening the ordinary or extraordinary general assembly,
e) Preparation of the annual budget as well as the drafting of the annual report and the financial statements (= accounting),
f) the management of the ÖRC in all cynological matters,
g) the election of representatives (and their substitutes) in the Austrian Cynologist Association (ÖKV) and the Austrian Hunting Dog Association (ÖJGV),
h) preparation of rules of procedure,
i) Awarding of honorary prizes and club awards,
j) Approval of the formation of regional groups and sections,
k) Admission and deletion of association members,
l) proposal for nomination of candidate judges to the umbrella organizations,
m) Creation of breeding and examination regulations,
n) the implementation of events, exhibitions, performance tests or the delegation of the organization of these to national groups or sections,
o) the decision on all those matters which, according to the statutes, are not expressly reserved for the general assembly to pass resolutions,
p) Proposal for the nomination of the honorary president and honorary members,
q) Admission and termination of employees of the association.
r) The preparation of an election proposal for the election of the association's bodies,
s) The exclusion of members in accordance with Section 6, Paragraph 4 of the Articles of Association
t) The board of directors is free with a two-thirds majority to remove individual board members, co-opted board members and regional group leaders from their office, provided that important provisions of these statutes are not observed by the persons concerned, in particular the reputation of the association, animal welfare or hunting ethics through such a thing Behavior is harmed.

(2) The President, or if he is unable to do so, the Vice-President is responsible for representing the ÖRC in and out of court, as well as representing the ÖRC vis-à-vis authorities, chairing the General Assembly, the Board of Directors, meetings and assemblies. He represents the ÖRC internally and externally. It implements the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Board of Directors. In urgent cases, the President can make decisions alone. However, he is obliged to notify the responsible bodies immediately in a suitable form. If the President is unable to attend, one of the Vice-Presidents is appointed to represent him.

(3) The office / the secretary accepts letters, prepares association documents, keeps minutes, lists of members and takes care of the correspondence, as long as it is not already done by the officials themselves.

(4) The financial officer takes care of the financial transactions, keeps the bookkeeping and administers the club's assets. He submits an interim report at every board meeting and presents the accounts for the past financial year and the club's assets at every ordinary general meeting. The financial officer is responsible for the careful storage of all individual receipts in order to ensure their availability for a period of 7 years. Disposals of money or monetary assets must be signed by the President or Vice President together with the Finance Officer.

(5) The breeding supervisors have the task of advising the breeders on breeding matters and the right to inspect the breeding facilities. You are responsible for the records of the breeding results and have to prepare and monitor the entries in the ÖHZB as well as to ensure their regular publication. You are responsible for looking after the retriever breeds in accordance with the breeding and registration regulations.

(6) The exhibition advisor organizes and coordinates the implementation of special exhibitions, club winner shows as well as all events in the exhibition sector to maintain breed standards.

(7) The examination officers organize and coordinate the execution of examinations in order to maintain performance standards.

(8) It is the responsibility of the public relations officer to promote awareness of the retriever breeds and to present the special characteristics of the retriever breeds to the public. He is also responsible for coordinating and structuring the club fees in the association organ of the ÖKV (UH), the club magazine and the club website as well as other suitable media.

(1) The General Assembly elects two auditors and a substitute from among the members who are not allowed to belong to the Board of Directors. Re-election is possible. The auditors may not belong to any body - with the exception of the general assembly - whose activities are the subject of the audit.

(2) The auditors are responsible for the ongoing business control as well as the examination of the financial management of the association with regard to the correctness of the accounting and the use of funds in accordance with the statutes. The auditors have the right to check the cash register several times within a financial year and the duty to check the cash register at least once.

(3) You have to announce the result of the review of the accounts by submitting a report to the General Assembly.

(4) The auditors are responsible for submitting applications to discharge the finance officer and the board of directors at the general assembly.

(5) Legal transactions between auditors and the association require the approval of the general assembly. In addition, the provisions of § 15 (13) and (14) apply mutatis mutandis to the auditors.

(6) The auditors can declare their resignation in writing to the board at any time; in this case, however, the auditors must continue to exercise their office for a further fourteen days, unless a new auditor is co-opted during this period.

(1) The internal honorary council is appointed to arbitrate all disputes arising from the association relationship, through disciplinary notices as well as legal remedies through the exclusion of association members in (§ 6 para. 4 of the statutes) based on the rules of procedure for the implementation of honorary council procedures. It is an arbitration body within the meaning of the Association Act 2002 and not an arbitration tribunal according to §§ 577 ZPO.

(2) The Honorary Council consists of three members and three substitute members, who are elected by the General Assembly for a term of three years; its members may not belong to any body - with the exception of the general assembly.

(3) The Honorary Council elects a chairman and a deputy from among its members with a majority of votes.

(4) The Honorary Council has a quorum if all members are present.

(5) The Honorary Council makes all its decisions with a simple majority of votes. Abstention is not permitted.

(6) The Honorary Council decides to the best of its knowledge and belief, after the mutual hearing has been granted, without being bound by certain forms.

(7) Resolutions of the honorary council are final within the association.

(8) Minutes must be kept of the honorary council procedure, which must be signed by all members of the honorary council and the original must be given to the president of the club.

(9) The decision of the Honorary Council is to be served on the person concerned in writing.

(10) It is left to the honorary council to summon witnesses or to examine evidence in the course of any evidence proceedings.

(11) Each party to the dispute is responsible for the expenses of the witnesses presented by him and for the costs of his evidence.

(12) Der Ehrenrat entscheidet in nicht öffentlicher Sitzung oder einer nicht öffentlichen Verhandlung und hat seine Entscheidungen kurz schriftlich zu begründen. Die Entscheidungen des Ehrenrates sind endgültig.

Business items of everyday importance - especially those without any obligations for the club contained therein - can be signed by the responsible officer alone. Business items that oblige the association with more than € 5,000.00 (five thousand euros) must be signed by at least 2 board members, including either the president / vice-president or the financial officer. Any obligations assumed in this way must be reported at the next board meeting.

The judges' regulations of the OEJGV apply analogously to judges who are active in the ÖRC for the performance of an examination, but examination judges for whom they are not subject to the examination regulations of the OEJGV or the ÖKV (GAP, RBP, SLP, etc.).

In principle, every leadership position of the ÖRC is accessible to both genders. If the text of the Articles of Association has a masculine form, it also includes the feminine form.

As far as matters that concern the activities of the ÖRC or its organs and members are not expressly regulated in the statutes, the provisions of the statutes of the Austrian Cynological Association (ÖKV) apply mutatis mutandis.

(1) The voluntary dissolution of the association can only be decided in a general assembly called exclusively for this purpose with a two-thirds majority of the valid votes cast.

(2) This general assembly must also - if there are association assets - decide on the liquidation. In particular, it has to appoint a liquidator and take a decision to whom he or she has to transfer the association's assets remaining after the liabilities have been covered. As far as possible and permitted, these assets must, after a decision by the General Assembly, be allocated to an organization that pursues the same or similar purposes - for example the Austrian Cynological Association (ÖKV).

(3) The last board of directors has to report the voluntary dissolution of the ÖRC to the association authority in writing and is obliged to publish the dissolution in the organ of the ÖKV (UH).

These association statutes come into force with non-prohibition by decision of the Federal Police Directorate Vienna, office for association, assembly and media matters. The board of directors is obliged to announce the decision to issue a non-prohibition.