Conditions, Rights & Duties

The National Representative Organizations are leading non-profit organizations established in a European state that conduct activities in the field of quality. These effective members are legal bodies legally incorporated according to the laws and uses of their home country. In each country EOQ has one National Representative Organization.

The EOQ National Representatives must :

• Have been an EOQ associated or affiliated (non for profit) member for at least three years. Exceptions can be made :
  • for new countries formed in Europe and accepted by the UN or the EU.
  • for applicant organizations approved by the Executive Board based on a strict evaluation – or in the case where a National Representative wants to be succeeded by another organisation from its own country
• Be able to demonstrate its Quality Management System
• Be willing to share its know how at European level
• Support and promote in an active manner EOQ key products and services in its own country
• Have a significant impact in its country in promoting Quality in its broadest sense
• Be willing to integrate the spirit of the vision and mission of EOQ into its own organization
• Formally commit to an active contribution and participation in EOQ activities
• Show data stating these criteria.

Admission :

• The application for admission as a National Representative Organization within EOQ will be submitted in writing to the General Assembly of the members which will consider it at the earliest meeting in accordance with the EOQ statutes and rules.
• The person representing the EOQ National Representative organization in the GA is officially appointed by the NR organization. In exceptional cases the option of proxy is possible if the NR organization informs the EOQ Director General by using the EOQ data modification form (EOQ F28)

Rights :

• To be the official representative of EOQ in the country
• To have the exclusivity to distribute EOQ products
• To attend the General Assembly with voting right
• Voting rights are kept under the condition the NR organization has paid its annual membership invoice according the statutes
• To participate in the development of the EOQ policy
• To receive the EOQ news
• To participate at the EOQ Website
• To receive discount on conferences and workshops
• To be informed on main events
• To receive preferential treatment at EOQ help desk
• To propose and develop EOQ projects
• To use the EOQ logo by mentioning next to the logo “EOQ National Representative”
• Its representative may be elected as president or member of the Executive Board

Duties :

• To share the EOQ charter as well as the statutes of EOQ.
• Has the obligation to distribute EOQ products
• To attend the General Assemblies
• To actively transpose the EOQ mission, vision and objectives in its own country
• To pay its fees
• To support the distribution of EOQ certificates

The associated members are non-profit organizations. They are committed, through a significant part of their activity, to promote and support quality in the broadest sense, at national, European or international level, which are developing and supporting the mission, strategy and targets of EOQ. The associated members are legal bodies, legally incorporated according to the laws and uses of their home country.

Admission :

• The application for admission as an associated member within the EOQ will be submitted in writing to the General Assembly, which will consider it at the earliest meeting in accordance with the EOQ statutes and rules. Before the EOQ General Assembly takes a decision, the NR of the country will be asked for opinion.
• The NR has 4 weeks to report back and the Executive Board will take the NR’s recommendation into consideration while taking a decision.
• The applicant for EOQ Associated membership has, as it asks for application, to define and demonstrate to the EOQ Executive, its key products, services and other activities aimed to promote and support quality during the latest two years.

Rights :

• To attend the General Assembly with no voting right
• To influence the EOQ policy
• To receive the EOQ news
• To receive discount on conferences and workshops
• To be informed on main events
• To receive preferential treatment at EOQ help desk
• To be present in the EOQ Website
• To use the EOQ logo for the requested and accepted activity, by mentioning next to the EOQ logo – “EOQ Associated Member”

Duties :

• To share the EOQ charter as well as the statutes of EOQ.
• To take active part in EOQ different bodies and activities.
• To pay its fees

The affiliated members are individuals or legal bodies which are developing and supporting the mission, strategy and targets of EOQ. They may be established or having their registered office in a state located inside and outside of Europe, and are willing to have direct links with EOQ. They are profit or non-profit organizations.
They participate in the GA only if they have paid their annual membership invoice according the statutes. In case the NR organization requests the EOQ DG, affiliated members can be invited to specific topics of the GA. They have no voting rights.

Admission :

• The application for admission as affiliated member within the EOQ will be submitted in writing to the General Assembly, which will consider it at the earliest meeting in accordance with the EOQ statutes and rules. Before the EOQ General Assembly takes a decision, the NR of the country will be asked for opinion.
• The NR has 4 weeks to report back and the EOQ General Assembly will take the NR’s recommendation into consideration while taking a decision.
• For EOQ Affiliated Member applicants the EOQ General Secretariat sends a pro-forma invoice for the membership fee payment; if the applicant has paid and the EOQ General Assembly approves their membership the final invoice will be sent.

Rights :

• To be informed on main events
• To get information which allows contributing in EOQ activities
• To receive the EOQ news letter
• To be present in the EOQ Website
• To use the EOQ logo for the requested and accepted activities by mentioning next to the EOQ logo – “EOQ Affiliated Member”

Duties :

• Promotion of the EOQ activities and products
• To pay their fees

The individual/personal membership is offered to all interested persons (world-wide) and called EOQ Individual Networking Partner Membership.
For countries where an EOQ National Representative is appointed, a NR organization’s membership is a prerequisite to become an EOQ INPM. If there is no individual membership in the NR organization, the advice should be requested from the respective NR organization.

Admission :

• The application for admission as an Individual Networking Partner member within EOQ shall be submitted in writing to the Executive Board for decision, with the obligation to obtain approval of the national Representative of the respective country before its decision.

Rights :

• Contact by e-mail with EOQ and reception of an EOQ membership statement (letter format)
• Participation in the special organized and promoted meeting for the Individual Networking Partner Members, during the yearly EOQ Congress
• Reading access to the EOQ congresses’ proceedings in the EOQ website members’ area

Duties :

• The individual Networking Partner Membership is targeted to actively support the EOQ Congress
• Sharing the EOQ Charter
• Payment of the annual EOQ networking partner membership fee

The status of honorary member may be awarded to a person who has made an exceptional contribution to the association in the field of quality.

The status of honorary member is subject to a proposal of the president or of an official representative of an EOQ National Representative organization and to the approval of the General Assembly.

Rights :

• Free participation to the EOQ Annual Congress

Duties :

• Promote EOQ

EOQ has made an alliance with a restrictive number of outstanding organizations. They share with them the mission to develop quality in their country and to provide latest techniques necessary for individuals and organization to succeed. EOQ World partners are organisations (profit and non profit) with which EOQ wants to exchange knowledge and experiences. They have individual agreements with EOQ and may come from Europe or outside Europe. They do not pay a fee but may have to pay for the services that EOQ provided to them. For this category a specific agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) is signed.

Admission :

• World Partners are approved by the Executive Board.

Rights :

• Develop special partnership projects with EOQ

Duties :

• They share the EOQ charter

The opening of Europe has increased the role of the regions (political or economical part of a country). EOQ is based on its National Representatives but want to help networking between regions. Regional Partners are organizations established in European countries (including the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea) which are committed, through a significant part of their activity, to promote and support quality in the broadest sense, at regional level which are developing and supporting the mission, strategy and targets of the EOQ. They are not-for-profit organisations as defined by National laws.

Admission :

• Agreed by the EOQ Executive Board. The National Representative of the country of the applicant has a veto right.

Rights :

• Use EOQ logo for requested and accepted activities by mentioning next to the EOQ logo – “EOQ Regional Partner”

Duties :

• They share the EOQ charter
• They pay their fees.
• They are active in the network of Regional Quality and change management organizations

EOQ wishes to build with a group of universities a partnership to develop common view and strategy in the broad field of quality in Europe. It will allow partnership in research, development and diffusion of quality skills and techniques.

Admission :

• Agreed by The Executive Board. The National Representative of the country of the applicant has a veto right.

Rights :

• Use EOQ logo for requested and accepted activities by mentioning next to the EOQ logo – “EOQ University/Research Partner”.

Duties :

• They share the EOQ charter
• They pay their fees
• They are active in the network of Universities and Research centres active in Quality and Change Management.

EOQ wishes to build a network of business partners to share views and strategy in the broad field of Quality in Europe. EOQ Business Partners are executive managers having a strong experience in management, change and quality and wanting to share their experiences to improve their business and the welfare of all their stakeholders.

Admission :

• Business Partners are agreed by the Executive Board. The National Representative of the country of the applicant has a veto right.

Rights :

• Belong to the EOQ Business Leaders’ Club. The club gathers European leaders and meet twice a year (the cost of the meeting is covered by the participants).

Duties :

• They share the EOQ charter; attend the EOQ Business Leaders’ Club meetings They pay their fees.