Articles of Association of the General German Bicycle Club Kreisverband Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus e.V.

On 07.01.2026 the registration took place on the register sheet VR 6087.

§ 1 Name, registered office, business year, registration

1. The association is called Allgemeine Deutscher Fahrrad-Club Kreisverband Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus e.V., abbreviated as ‘ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus’ and is responsible for the state capital Wiesbaden and the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis.
2. It is based in Wiesbaden.
3. The financial year of the association is the calendar year.
4. The association is registered in the register of associations.
5. The association is an organization of the General German Bicycle Club (ADFC at federal level) and the General German Bicycle Club, Landesverband Hessen e.V. (ADFC Hessen), whose statutes are recognized as binding.

§ 2 Purpose of the association

The purpose of the ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus is to promote accident prevention, consumer advice and consumer protection, crime prevention, public health, nature and environmental protection and sport, as well as youth welfare in the state capital Wiesbaden and in the Rheingau-Taunus district, in an independent and politically neutral manner. The purpose of the association is realized through the promotion of cycling.

In particular by:

1.  cooperation with public authorities, elected representatives, organisations and the public in order to improve the legal and societal foundations and opportunities of cycling for the benefit of the environment and nature conservation;
2.  developing, disseminating and supporting traffic calming approaches and efforts by influencing the choice of means of transport in favour of non-motorised transport, in particular by increasing the share of cycling on all roads for the purposes of accident prevention and environmental protection;
3.  cooperation with other national and international associations, citizens' initiatives, organisations and individuals dedicated to environmental and nature protection, traffic calming and safety, improving urban and rural living conditions, youth work and health;
4. the organisation of lectures, training and practice events, in particular with a view to improving road safety;
5. the implementation of measures to prevent bicycle theft and to recover stolen bicycles. In particular, bicycle coding, in cooperation with the police authorities, serves to investigate and prevent bicycle theft (criminal prevention);
6. the development, promotion or implementation of measures to integrate bicycles with public passenger transport through sufficient capacity to take bicycles, orderly and safe storage of bicycles, provision of rental bicycles at stations and other appropriate means;
7. the promotion of health and exercise through the organisation of cycling tours, in particular for untrained cyclists and including adult safety training;
8. the promotion of cycling as a popular and grassroots sport through the organisation of sporting cycling tours and other cycling events;
9. the implementation of transport education measures and projects (bicycle courses, cycling tours for families with children, transport education) as well as the formation of youth groups to promote youth welfare;
10. the information and training of the members of the association and the creation of product-independent information material for bicycle-related consumer advice;
11. free advice to the public on the use of bicycles;
12. the promotion of bicycle technology and the suitability for transport and everyday use of bicycles.

§ 3 Non-profit status

1. The ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes within the meaning of the section ‘Tax-privileged purposes’ of the Tax Code. The association is selfless. It does not primarily pursue its own economic purposes.
2. The funds of the association may only be used for the statutory purposes. In their capacity as members, the members do not receive any donations from the funds of the association. No person may be favoured by expenses that are foreign to the purpose of the association or by disproportionately high remuneration.
3. All activities within the framework of membership in the ADFC are voluntary, unless otherwise stipulated below or by separate agreements. Appropriate expenses incurred in association work in accordance with the statutes will be reimbursed upon proof. The flat-rate reimbursement of expenses is permitted. If necessary and on a case-by-case basis, the Board of Directors decides whether members and members of the Board of Directors working on a voluntary basis receive an expense allowance up to a maximum of the amount of the voluntary work allowance or the training ladder allowance in accordance with the current EStG. The decision on such a paid association activity is taken by the Executive Board with a 2/3 majority of the valid votes cast. Decisions on the contents of the contract and the termination of the contract shall be taken by the Executive Board by a simple majority of the valid votes cast.

§ 4 Membership

1. The ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus has personal members and sponsoring members.
2. All natural persons can become personal members.
3. Sponsoring members can become such natural or legal persons or associations that are willing to promote the purpose of the association in an ideal and material way.
4. The members of the ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus are also members of the ADFC at the federal level and the ADFC Hessen. Membership is based on the current place of residence notified by the member and, in the case of corporations, on their registered office. Upon express request, a member may be assigned to a different structure.

§ 5 Beginning and end of membership

1. Membership of a member already resident in the state capital Wiesbaden or in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis begins with admission to the ADFC at the federal level. In addition, the membership of a member of the ADFC at the federal level in the ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus begins with the notification of the move to the state capital Wiesbaden or the Rheingau-Taunus district or via the desired assignment to the ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus.
2. Membership in the ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus ends with the termination of membership in the ADFC at the federal level, with the notification of the departure from the state capital Wiesbaden or the Rheingau-Taunus district or with the desired assignment to another ADFC structure.
3. At the end of the membership or the dissolution of the association, the members have no claims to the assets of the association. The contribution obligation for the current contribution period does not expire.
4. All other questions at the beginning and end of the membership are regulated by the statutes of the General German Bicycle Club (Allgemeines Deutschen Fahrrad-Clubs e.V.) at the federal level.

§ 6 Rights and obligations of members

1. All personal members who have reached the age of 12 have their seat and vote in the general assembly of the association. You have the right to vote. Minors exercise the right to vote in person. For the right to stand as a candidate, it is usually necessary to reach the age of 18. The General Assembly may allow for exceptions.
2. The members are obliged to promote the purpose of the association and to pay the contribution at the federal level in accordance with the provisions of the General German Bicycle Club.

§ 7 Organs of the Association

1. Organs of the ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus are:
   a) the General Assembly;
   b) the Board of Directors.
2. The ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus is responsible for all matters of cross-district importance (in particular coordination of the information system, policy decisions and contacts that go beyond individual areas of responsibility of the local associations and working groups) as well as the connection to other district associations and the ADFC Hessen. In doing so, it shall coordinate and represent the interests of its local associations and working groups. Furthermore, the ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus is responsible for all matters for the state capital Wiesbaden and for the municipalities in the Rheingau-Taunus district that do not have their own ADFC local association.
3. The members of the association may form local associations and working groups with the approval of the board of directors. They act independently within their competence to promote the statutory objectives of the ADFC.
4. Local associations and working groups of the ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus can also work together in a coherent region across districts and national borders and with other associations in a regional working group.

§ 8 The general meeting

1. The general meeting of the ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus consists of the members of the association. It shall be convened once a year.
2. The General Assembly is the highest body of the Association. It decides on all association matters and amendments to the statutes.
   Their regular tasks are:
   
   1. the receipt of the activity and cash report of the Board of Management and the report of the auditors;
   2. the decision on the discharge of the Board of Directors;
   3. the election of the Board of Directors and the auditors;
   4. the election of delegates to the National Assembly of the General German Bicycle Club, Landesverband Hessen e.V. .
3. The General Assembly shall be convened by the Executive Board in writing together with the agenda within a period of four weeks. The invitation may also be sent by e-mail to the members whose e-mail address is known to the association. The invitation shall be deemed to have been received by the member if it is addressed to the last address or e-mail address provided by the member to the association.
   In addition, the publication on the homepage of the ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus is permitted. Extraordinary General Meetings shall be held at the decision of the Board of Directors or at the written request containing the purpose and reasons of at least 10% their members. In the case of amendments to the statutes, this request should contain the subject matter of the decision.
   Extraordinary General Meetings have a notice period of two weeks. Invitation periods always start with distribution or dispatch.

4. All members who have reached the age of 12 are entitled to apply for the general meeting. The deadline for submitting applications is two weeks, and eight days in the case of extraordinary general meetings. The applications submitted in due time must be made immediately available to the members (e.g. on the homepage of the district association). Applications received late are subject to approval by the General Assembly.
   
   1. Applications submitted after the deadline for submitting applications may be placed on the agenda by a majority of the valid votes cast, provided that they concern only the deliberation of a subject matter.
   2. If the agenda is to be extended by a decision, a majority of three quarters of the valid votes cast is required.
   3. Requests for the agenda and the agenda items called for are admissible at any time
   4. Applications for amendments to the statutes are no longer admissible after the deadline for applications.
5. The General Assembly shall have a quorum if it has been convened in accordance with its statutes. Decisions shall generally be taken by a simple majority of the valid votes cast. Abstentions are therefore not taken into account. Equality of votes is a rejection. In the case of amendments to the statutes, a two-thirds majority of the votes of the members appearing shall be required. A change in the purpose of the association can only be decided unanimously.
6. Each member of the General Assembly has one vote. Voting is not possible.
7. In elections, the person who has received more than half of the valid stimulus given shall be elected. Abstentions are therefore not taken into account. If no one has received more than half of the valid stimuli submitted in the first ballot, a run-off shall be held between the two candidates who have obtained the best and second best results. It is then decided who received the most votes in the run-off election.
   By resolution of the General Assembly by a two-thirds majority of the valid votes cast, an en-bloc election (list election/block election) is possible, provided that the number of candidates does not exceed the number of positions to be awarded. The list contains the names of the candidates and the desired office – in the case of the election of the board of directors, entitled to represent or to participate.

8. The General Assembly meets in public. It may, at the request of a Member, decide to exclude the public.
9. A minutes shall be drawn up by the General Assembly, which shall reflect the resolutions of the General Assembly and shall be examined and signed by a member of the Assembly and a member of the Board of Directors.
10. The General Assembly elects two auditors for a period of two years. The auditors are not members of the Board of Directors and do not hold any other functions in the structure responsible for financial or administrative decisions.

§ 9 The Board of Directors

1. The representative board according to § 26 BGB, which represents the association judicially and extrajudicially, consists of at least three, maximum five members, one of which assumes the role of CFO.
   In addition to the members of the Executive Board with the right to represent, up to three members of the Executive Board may be appointed. These are fully entitled to vote for resolutions of the board of directors, but cannot represent the association in court or out of court in accordance with § 26 BGB.
   If possible, the board should be filled on a parity basis.
2. In accordance with Section 26 of the German Civil Code (BGB), the association is represented in court and out of court by two board members entitled to represent the association. The Chief Financial Officer and one other member of the Executive Board with the right to represent the Company shall have the sole right to sign.
3. The Management Board is responsible for the day-to-day management of the business and the execution of the resolutions of the General Assembly. It may adopt its own rules of procedure.
4. The Board of Directors shall have a quorum if at least half of its members are present, at least one of whom is entitled to represent the Board of Directors.
   Board decisions are taken by a simple majority of the valid votes cast. If a vote results in a tie, the valid votes cast by the members of the Executive Board entitled to represent shall be decisive. If there is also a tie, the motion is rejected.
   The Bureau may also take its decisions in text form by circulation, by telephony, by videoconference or in a mixed meeting, consisting of physically present at the meeting venue and participants by electronic means.
   The decisions taken shall be recorded without delay.
5. The members of the Board of Directors are elected for a period of two years. They will remain in office until a new board is elected. Early re-election of individual members or the entire board of directors by a constructive vote of no confidence is possible in every general meeting.
   If a member of the Executive Board resigns before the end of his or her term of office, the Executive Board may, by unanimous decision, appoint a subsequent person to the Executive Board until the next Ordinary General Meeting. The next meeting of members may elect a substitute member for the remainder of the term of office.
   If more than half of the elected board members leave, a general meeting must be convened within eight weeks.
6. The Board of Directors may appoint delegates and set up working groups to carry out certain tasks. Speakers of working groups should be ADFC members.

§ 10 Dissolution of the association and tie-up of assets

1. The ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus shall be dissolved by an extraordinary meeting of members convened specifically for this purpose, in which at least 50% all voters are present, of which 75 are% must have agreed. If this is not fulfilled, the dissolution can be decided at the earliest two months later in a new dissolution meeting with the same majority of the present voters. These provisions shall be specifically referred to in the invitations.

2. After the dissolution has been decided, the Executive Board within the meaning of Section 26 of the German Civil Code (BGB) remains in office until all liabilities have been covered and the assets of the association have been transferred to the legal successor.
3. In the event of the dissolution of the association or the abolition of tax-privileged purposes, the assets of the association shall be transferred to the tax-privileged Allgemeine Deutschen Fahrrad-Club, Landesverband Hessen e.V., which shall use them directly and exclusively for charitable purposes. If this no longer exists, the assets with the aforementioned earmarking fall to the Allgemeine Deutsche Fahrrad-Club e.V. at federal level, insofar as this is recognized as a tax-privileged corporation within the meaning of §§ 51 et seq. AO. If neither the ADFC Hessen nor the ADFC are recognised as a tax-approved corporation at federal level, the assets of the ADFC Wiesbaden / Rheingau-Taunus fall to a tax-privileged corporation accepted by the tax office and subsequently to be determined by the dissolution meeting for exclusively and directly charitable purposes, in particular for environmental protection or accident prevention.

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