BULGARIAN FAMILY PLANNING AND SEXUAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION (BFPA)
STATUTES
Chapter I
STATUTES, OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
Art.1 /1/ The name of the Association is BULGARIAN FAMILY PLANNING AND SEXUAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION /BFPA/, hereinafter called”The Association”.
/2/ The Association is a legal body with Headquarters in Sofia and units in the country.
/3/ The Association unites individuals who are interested in carrying out activities in the field of family planning and sexual and reproductive health.
/4/ The Association is a voluntary, independent public non-profit organisation, established in accordance with the Law for Non-profit Legal Entities as non-profit legal entity in public benefit.
/5/ The Association does not create and distribute profit. The organisation shall, only for the purpose of its goals and objectives, search lawful ways for self-financing as follows:
5.1. Accept donations, grants and other benefits under the conditions of the grantors, only if in accordance with the Statute and the other Program documents of the Association.
5.2. Implement advertising, media, publishing, educational therapeutic, consultative and any other lawful activities as may be appropriate to raise funds for the Association or to promote its activities, purposes and achievements.
5.3. Design projects and apply for funding in front of Bulgarian, foreign and international financing agencies and institutions and respectively implement those projects.
5.4. Carry out any charitable work that may be lawfully undertaken by the Association to accomplish its objectives.
/6/ The Association is not and shall not be guided by commercial interests.
/7/ The Association activities shall be in accordance with Bulgarian legislation and shall be subject to the Statutes and the decisions of the General Assembly.
/8/ The Association may form new units and branches on the territory of Republic of Bulgaria.