Term
dictionary:
F.F.R.
= Romanian Philatelic Federation;
F.I.P.
= International Philatelic Federation;
F.E.P.A.
= European Philatelic Associations Federation;
F.I.S.A.
= International Aero- Philatelic Studies Federation;
F.I.P.O.=
International Olympic Philately Federation;
Philatelic
Association = group of private people (associations, societies,
clubs, circles, etc.) that has acquired juridical personality
according to the law.
The
Romanian Philatelic Federation is a nonprofit organization
that united all philatelic associations in Romania that obtained
juridical personality.
The
Romanian Philatelic Federation represents the continuation
of all the associations and philatelic societies existing
in Romania starting with the year 1891, when the first Romanian
Philatelic Society was founded, and has juridical personality
according to the law.
F.F.R.
is the only representative of philatelists and members affiliated
to the
F.I.P.,
F.E.P.A.,
F.I.S.A.,
F.I.P.O.,
of national philatelic organizations affiliated to these,
as well as other national and international organizations.
As member
of
F.I.P.,
F.E.P.A.,
F.I.S.A.,
F.I.P.O.
and other such international organizations,
F.F.R.,
following its affiliation, continues to be a member of these,
acknowledges their statutes and act according to these.
Headquarters of F.F.R. is in Bucharest, str. Boteanu, nr.
6, sector 1.
F.F.R., is mainly a cultural organization, whose goal,
in its most broad sense, is to promote Romanian philately
and its traditions at a national and international level.
F.F.R. has the following category of members:
a) Affiliated
members;
b) Honor
members.
The leadership of F.F.R. is made up of:
a)
F.F.R.
Congress, as supreme head of the organization;
b) National
conference;
c) Managing
Committee, that has in its subordination the Secretary general,
the special commissions, the
redaction
board of
"Filatelia" magazine, the editors
and other auxiliary organs;
d) The
Executy Office of the Managing Committee;
The Congress elects once every four years the Managing
Committee made up of:
a) President
of the Federation;
b) Secretary
general;
c) 15
members, of which a minimum of 7 members of the candidates
proposed by the affiliated associations are
named
by the elected president;
d) of
the 15 members of the Managing Committee are elected, at the
proposal of the President, a number of 5
Vice-Presidents
- at least 3 of which will be from Bucharest - that will make
up, together with the Secretary
general
the Executive Office of the Managing Committee.
The
Executive Office of the Committee will convoke the National
Conference annually, in the 1st quarter.
The
Congress of
F.F.R. elects the President of
F.F.R.
for a mandate of four years.
A person
can hold the function of president of
F.F.R. for a
maximum of two consecutive mandates, of four
years
each.
The
secretary general of the federation is the current administration
organ and it runs its functions in the direct
subordination
of the president.
The
special commissions of
F.F.R. are consultative organs,
that run, informs, expertise and work under the
leadership
of a vice-president, or member of the Managing Committee,
according to the programs approved
by
him.
F.F.R. organizes the following philatelic manifestations:
a) expositions;
b) The
day of the Romanian postage stamp;
c) The
philatelist day;
d) Other
philatelic manifestations (conferences, symposiums, fairs,
etc.)
"The
day of the Romanian postage stamp" and "the philatelist
day" are registered trademarks, as activities
belonging
to
F.F.R., and can not be organized by other authorities.
The
Federation organizes expositions at a national level, under
its auspices as well as bilateral and multilateral
international
expositions, in cooperation with the federations affiliated
F.I.P. and
F.E.P.A.
At expositions organized by F.F.R., can participate:
a) members
of affiliated associations;
b) members
of national organizations affiliated at
F.I.P.,
F.E.P.A.,
F.I.S.A.,
F.I.P.O.;
Participation
at international expositions organized by
F.I.P.,
F.E.P.A.,
F.I.S.A., and
F.I.P.O. is with approval
from
the Managing Committee of
F.F.R.
The
Congress of
F.F.R. approved the Statute, on 17-18th
of September 2000.
