Article 36 QUALITY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE :

The members of Quality Consultative Committee are elected by secret voting by the General Assembly from such institutions as universities, TUBITAK as well as among the association members, as being 3 permanent and 3 substitute members, for one year. Any association members or those out of the association who intend to be candidate in the election for the membership of Quality Consultative Committee submit their signed separate candidate's statements to the Board of Directors eight days prior to the election. The Board of Directors makes the state of affairs known to the permanent members.

Any candidate for membership of Quality Consultative Committee may not be a candidate in the elections to be made for the Board of Directors and Inspection Committee during the same election period. In the case that the total number of candidates applied for the membership of Quality Consultative Committee within the defined period is less than eight, the congress chairmanship, in the election day, first and formally completes any lacking candidates.

The ballots are prepared in alphabetical order as to surnames.
The Council Chairmanship of the General Assembly delivers the ballots and the envelopes sealed to each members to cast votes.
Ballots are invalid without seal.

Members, casting their votes, put multiplication sign in the box opposite to the name of the candidate of their preference. The ballots are null and void in the cases of giving vote to those whose names are added in the list of candidates afterwards or giving votes to candidates more or less than three. The candidate who gets the majority of votes becomes the chairman. The permanent and substitute members are designated according to the number of votes.

Article 36.1 :

In the event that any member of Quality Consultative Committee resigns from the committee before his term of office expires, a substitute member is assigned to that post.

Article 36.2 :

The Quality Consultative Committee :
  1. Is responsible for the evaluation and improvement of any quality and test conditions concerning plastic window profiles in consideration of any recently approved DIN-norms and RAL-decisions or any technical developments in the union's regulations.
  2. has the right to put forward a proposal with respect to the design of the quality mark-sign.
  3. evaluates any quality mark demands and either gives its approval to the board of directors for granting the mark, or makes the mark demanding firm known the reasons if its request is refused.
  4. inspects to what extent the users of quality mark follow the quality and test conditions.
  5. inspects for the conformity of application of the quality mark
  6. in respect of granting and applying quality mark, makes decision on any complaints within the framework of its responsibilities in these statutes and in the application decisions
  7. In the case of resignation of any member, submits the new member to the Board of Directors for approval.
  8. supports these activities of the Board of Directors
  9. submits its resolutions to the Board of Directors for approval.
The Quality Consultative Committee, in fulfilling its duties, may commission a technical committee or any working groups to complete any preliminary works or some counselors for the preparations of these decisions.

Article 36.3 :

The Quality Consultative Committee is called to meeting with one week prior notice upon the request of the chairman, and in the case that the majority of the Board of Directors or the Consultative Committee deems necessary, the Consultative Committee is called to meeting. Resolution-taking entails the attendance of majority of members of Consultative Committee.

Article 36.4 :

The Quality Consultative Committee takes its decisions on the basis of absolute majority. In the case of equality of votes, the decision of the chairman is determinant. In the case of complaints and the assignment of members of Board of Directors, the majority of the members of Consultative Committee is required. The chairman of consultative committee, in case of necessity and if all the members of Consultative Committee deem fit, may request any decisions in written without any meeting. The decisions are reported in written and signed by the chairman of Consultative Committee.

Article 36.5 :

The Quality Consultative Committee fulfills its duties within the rules provided in Annex 1 (Application Rules related to granting quality mark) and Annex 2 (Quality mark Statutes).
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