The 31^{st of January in the year 2001 , in Rome, Viale Carso n. 67, int.5, the present Italian citizens agree on the following:}

Art. 1

An ASSOCIATION has been constituted named “INSIEME PER L’ATHOS” (“Together For The Athos”). The Association has its legal centre in Rome, at Viale Carso, 67 and is in possess of a sign stamp of its own.

Art.2

FINALITIES AND AIMS

The Association has the aim of:

Divulgating in the most correct and right possible way the knowledge of the existence of Mount ATHOS (AGHIO OROS), religious State politically independent from Greece, inhabited exclusively by monks who follow the Bizantine life-style;

Promoting n our country the organization i of specific cultural initiatives, conferences, seminars and meetings, aimed at taking deeply into consideration the religious, artistic, natural, and cultural aspects that make Athos a unique and “holy” place;

Predisposing spreading initiatives through publications also of a scientific nature;

Furnishing any knowledge element or information to all nationals and foreigners who wish to visit ATHOS and enrich themselves of an unpaired human and spiritual experience through a pilgrimage or singularly;

Establishing contacts of reciprocal cooperation with the Offices in charge of the permits to have access to Mount ATHOS.

All activities will take place in full respect of the rules and laws that regulate life according to Monasticism, of the religious who live there and of the ancient traditions.

The Association which is apolitical and non-Party will respect the following principles:

Non-lucrative;

The associative positions will be free of charge;

The service offered by the adherents will be free of charge;

The structure and electivity will follow democratic principles.

Art. 3

It is established that the Association will last until the 31st of December 2020 and it will be possible to defer the termination according to the decision of the assembly.

It is non-lucrative

All that is necessary to its survival and activities will be secured according to the necessities in the following ways:

With the fees paid by the associates;

With supports, donations, landings.

It is forbidden to distribute, also indirectly, any profit, benefit, reserve, or capital during the time of the Association, except be required by the Law.

Art. 4

The partakers in the Association are distinguished in Founder Partakers and Ordinary Partakers.

Founder Partakers are those who have signed the constitutive act.

Ordinary Partakers are those who intend to participate to the Association activities in a continuative way and are accepted, following adequate selection, as such by the Directive Committee.

These partakers have to specify, at the time of their decision to inscribe, the nature of their interest , either religious, cultural or scientific.

Art. 5

The Associative Fee is fixed yearly in the constitutive act and Can be varied following deliberation of the assembly of associates.

Art. 6

Social organs are: the President, the Vice-President, the Directive Committee, the Assembly of Associates, and the Committee of Auditors of Accounts.

The President, who is in charge for two social exercises, has got the administration of the signature and represents the Association.

One social exercise coincides with a solar year.

The President is given all administration power, ordinary and extraordinary, and the faculty, together with the Vice-President and the Treasurer, to open bank and/or post accounts, while for their usage and therefore for any operation, it will be necessary the conjunct signature of at least two of the organs indicated above.

Art. 7

The present establish that the First Directive Committee be formed of four members and nominate the following to whom they confer the tasks:

President: Giuseppe Balsamŕ

Vice-President: Raffaele Condemi

Secretary: Mario Ciotti

Treasurer: Raffaele Rosati

The assembly of associates is valid when at least half of the number of associates is present.

It deliberates with validity with positive votes from the majority of the presents:

The assembly is compulsorily convened once a year by the President, or when ask by the majority of the associates.

It is lead by the President of the Association.

It is convoked with an advise sent to the associates at least three days before the meeting.

The assembly decides regarding the following issues:

Approval of social activities;

Approval of preventive and final balances. These balances will be predisposed by the President and brought under the approval of the assembly within two months before the end of every exercises;

Approval of new initiatives;

Election of a President;

Establishment of the annual associative fee;

All associates have equal voting rights.

Art. 8

Associates can be expelled only by decision of the assembly following serious motivation and for not paying the fee.

Art. 9

In case of resignation or disassociation of a member, his fee is not transmittable. It will not be transmittable by act among living. It can only be transmittable mortis causa. Any revaluation is anyway excluded..

Art. 10

In case of ceasing of the Association, its patrimony will be devolved to another association with same finalities or having public utility finalities.

Art. 11

For all that was not predisposed we attain to the existing laws.