How to become an ASIF member organisation?

Every national (or regional) AS patient organisation whose purposes are compatible with the ASIF constitution, is invited to become an ASIF member.
One of the aims of ASIF is to support the development of newly formed AS societies and to facilitate the cooperation with other AS societies.
A detailed list of the aims of ASIF is part of the ASIF constitution.

To apply for ASIF membership, please write to the ASIF president.
According to the ASIF constitution, the ASIF Council has the right to reject applications for membership. However, up to now the Council has never made use of this right.

Where there is more than one AS organization in any one country, the ASIF Council is empowered to select one of the candidate organizations or, in special cases, to accept more than one (for instance where the societies have their fields of activity in different provinces and do not compete which each other). In this case, the societies must decide between themselves who shall represent the country in the ASIF Council ("one country – one vote"). If they should fail to decide, the Council will select one of their proposals as a Council Member.

The membership fee consists of a  fixed rate per individual member of the ASIF member organization plus a fixed rate per ASIF member organization (regardless of their membership size).
At present, the annual fee is 40 Euro per ASIF member organization plus 0.07 Euro per individual member of the ASIF member organization.
In countries where the fees will constitute an undue hardship or where the foreign exchange regulations forbid the transfer of money, the dues can be waved by the ASIF Executive Committee. The decision will be reviewed at the next ASIF Council meeting.

ASIF member organizations may terminate their membership in writing and shall confirm that their decision has been arrived at in accordance with their own voting procedures.
ASIF member organizations may be removed by not less than 2/3 of all votes cast at a Council Meeting provided that all member organisations have had at least 30 days notice of the proposed removal. Again, up to now the Council has never made use of this right.

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