Based on Article 35 of the Statute of the Croatian Medical Association, the Assembly of the Croatian Society for Burns

of the Croatian Medical Association at the session held on 02.07.2024, adopted the REGULATIONS ON THE WORK OF THE CROATIAN SOCIETY FOR BURNS OF THE CROATIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1.

(1) The Croatian Society for Burns is an entity of the Croatian Medical Association (hereinafter: the Professional Society)

which is founded by its members for professional and scientific work in the field of treatment and prevention of burns in children and

adults.

(2) The Professional Society operates in accordance with the goals and tasks of the Croatian Medical Association (hereinafter:

HLZ).

Article 2.

The Professional Society is named:

CROATIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

CROATIAN SOCIETY FOR BURNS

or in English:

CROATIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,

CROATIAN BURN SOCIETY

Article 3.

The headquarters of the Professional Society is located in Zagreb, Šubićeva 9.

Article 4.

(1) The Professional Society has a square-shaped seal, containing the following:

• in the upper row:

CROATIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

• in the lower row:

CROATIAN SOCIETY FOR BURNS

or in English:

CROATIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,

CROATIAN SOCIETY FOR BURN INJURIES

(2) Below the title, the address of the secretariat may be indicated.

(3) The Professional Society may have its emblem.

(4) The emblem of the Professional Society may be an integral part of the seal.

Article 5.

(1) The work of the Professional Society is governed by the Statute of the HLZ and other acts of the HLZ, and this Regulation.

(2) If required by the rules of international associations of which this Professional Society will be a member, the operation

of the Professional Society will be regulated in accordance with these rules, with the consent of the Executive Board of HLZ.

(3) The Professional Society may be a member of relevant international associations, as a representative of HLZ in

the field of its activities.

(4) The Professional Society is registered in the list of professional societies of HLZ under the number ___ for the year 2024.

II. TASKS

Article 6.

The tasks of the Professional Society are:

1. continuous professional and scientific improvement of its members by organizing professional and scientific meetings,

congresses, seminars, lectures, and courses, i.e., all forms of continuous medical education,

2. collaboration with professional scientific and educational organizations,

3. representation of the profession in the bodies of HLZ,

4. cooperation with societies and sections of HLZ in areas of mutual interest,

5. proposing measures for the improvement and enhancement of the organization of work in professional and scientific activities in

the area of its profession, as well as monitoring the organization and operation of health activities in the field of its

profession,

6. collaboration with related professional and scientific societies from other countries,

7. representing national interests of its profession in relevant international societies,

8. promoting the health culture of the population,

9. nurturing and developing principles of connectedness and medical ethics among its members,

11. monitoring and supervising the implementation of patient healthcare measures,

12. providing expert opinions and expertise,

13. proposing scientific projects

14. monitoring lifelong education of its members,

15. The Professional Society independently manages its financial resources under the oversight of the HLZ Headquarters and the co-signature

of authorized persons for the execution of payments. The Professional Society has its financial card with a reference number in

which all transactions are recorded,

16. if the HLZ Professional Society contracts certain jobs with other legal or physical persons,

the president of the professional society co-signs the contract with the president of HLZ,

17. The president and the Management Board of the Professional Society are responsible for the implementation of the contracts that the Croatian

Medical Association has concluded for its activities,

18. The Regulations on the work of the Professional Society shall be adopted mandatorily in accordance with the Statute of HLZ and with

the consent of the Main Board of HLZ.

III. MEMBERSHIP

Article 7.

(1) Membership in the Professional Society can be regular, affiliated, and honorary.

(2) A regular member of the Professional Society can be a physician, a member of HLZ.

(3) Affiliated members can be highly educated professionals from other fields and scientific workers who are not

physicians, but who operate in the area of the Professional Society's activities, in health activities, or are scientists from

the field of medicine.

(4) Affiliated members have all rights and obligations, but cannot be elected as president or first

vice president.

(5) An honorary member of the Professional Society can be a healthcare and scientific worker, a citizen of the Republic

of Croatia or a foreigner who has contributed to the development of scientific thought and professional activity in the field of the Society's activities.

(6) Regular and affiliated members are elected by the Management Board of the Professional Society, while honorary members are decided by the Assembly of the Professional

Society.

(7) The Main Board of HLZ is notified about the election of honorary members, who confirm them.

(8) An honorary member of the Professional Society can be a healthcare and scientific worker, a citizen of the Republic

of Croatia. Likewise, an honorary member can be a member from abroad who has contributed to the development of scientific

thought and professional activity in the area of HLZ’s activities.

(9) Regular and affiliated members are confirmed by the Management Board of the Professional Society, and honorary members are confirmed by the Assembly

of the Professional Society based on the explanations of the members of the Management Board of the Professional Society.

(10) The Main Board of HLZ is notified of the election of honorary members, who confirms them.

(11) An honorary president of the Professional Society can be a long-serving president of the professional society who is

responsible for the professional and/or scientific affirmation of the society.

Article 8.

Membership in the Professional Society ceases:

(1) by withdrawing from membership voluntarily or by death,

(2) by termination of membership in HLZ,

(3) by non-payment of membership fees to the Society for at least one year, after a written warning, if the

membership fee in the Professional Society is determined.

Article 9.

The rights and duties of members are:

(1) to adhere to the principles of medical ethics and deontology and not to undermine the reputation

of the Professional Society, HLZ, and the medical profession through their actions and work,

(2) to develop and improve their knowledge,

(1) to publish their scientific and professional works in the publications of the Professional Society and HLZ,

(2) to elect and be elected to the bodies of the Professional Society,

(3) to make suggestions and comments on the work of the Professional Society and its bodies,

(4) to submit complaints and objections in cases foreseen by these Regulations and the Statute of HLZ,

(5) members have the right for the Professional Society to protect their moral reputation and material position,

(6) the duty of regular payment of membership fees to HLZ and the Professional Society if the membership fee is determined,

(7) to benefit from discounts at gatherings organized by the Professional Society or HLZ,

(8) to join international and foreign medical societies with all rights and duties arising therefrom.

IV. BODIES OF THE SOCIETY

Article 10.

The bodies of the Professional Society are:

1. Assembly,

2. Management Board,

3. president,

4. secretary,

5. treasurer,

6. branches,

7. sections,

8. committees or working groups

Assembly

Article 11.

(1) The Assembly meets as needed, but at least once a year.

(2) The Electoral Assembly of the Professional Society is held every four years prior to the electoral Assembly

of HLZ.

(3) The Assembly is convened by the president of the Professional Society based on the decision of the Management Board.

(4) The Management Board makes the decision to convene the Assembly on its own initiative, and if requested by at least 20%

of members or at least two branches of the Professional Society or the Main Board of HLZ.

(5) The Management Board must make the decision to convene the Assembly no later than thirty days after receiving

a written request.

(6) Invitations to hold the assembly of the professional society along with the agenda, credentials, and other assembly materials must be sent to all members/delegates at least 15 days before the assembly is held. Invitations are sent to members/delegates who are on the HLZ membership list and who have paid their membership fees to HLZ and the Professional Society if the membership fee in the Professional Society is determined. Before

sending invitations to all members of the professional society, a notice about the date of the assembly must be sent in a timely manner.

(7) Meetings of the Professional Society's Assembly are regularly held with the physical presence and participation of members/delegates at the Assembly. In case due to extraordinary circumstances it is made impossible, due to, for example, war, terrorist activities, fire, natural disasters (earthquakes, floods, etc.), health reasons (pandemic, epidemic, etc.) and other unforeseen or emergency reasons that such a meeting cannot take place with the physical presence and participation of members/delegates, the Assembly meeting can also be held at another location or virtually electronically.

(8) In the case of holding the Assembly virtually electronically, the Management Board of the HLZ professional society is obliged (in addition to all conditions and actions that are provided for holding meetings of the Assembly according to the Statute of HLZ, the Regulations on the work of the HLZ Professional Society, and the Rules of Procedure of the assembly of the HLZ professional society under normal circumstances), to provide the technical-technological conditions for such a meeting (delivery of assembly materials to members/delegates electronically, and if necessary to other participants, legitimizing the members/delegates and other participants, access to the virtual room for members/delegates, ensuring members/delegates can participate and debate at the Assembly, to provide the ability for voting by members/delegates, etc.).

(9) The Assembly can be regular and extraordinary, and according to content, founding, restorative or electoral.

(10) Invitations to hold the assembly of the professional society along with the agenda, credentials, and other assembly materials must be sent to all members/delegates at least 15 days before the assembly is held. Invitations are sent to members/delegates who are on the HLZ membership list and who have paid their membership fees to HLZ and the Professional Society if the membership fee in the Professional Society is determined. Before

sending invitations to all members of the professional society, a notice about the date of the assembly must be sent in a timely manner.

(11) Members who join afterwards will be able to vote in the following years.

(12) The Headquarters of HLZ checks the list of members of the professional society by reviewing the Register of Members of HLZ, which returns to the president of the professional society for the preparation of the final list of members of the society's Assembly. The Management

Board is obliged to deliver the list of members to the Headquarters of HLZ 30 days before the assembly to allow for membership control. The list of members/delegates must contain their full name and surname, corresponding OIB and valid address. By verifying members/delegates based on the submitted credentials at the assembly meeting, they become members of the Assembly.

(13) The assembly of the professional society makes valid decisions if more than half of the members/delegates of the society are present at the assembly.

(14) If the number of members/delegates present at the start of the Assembly is not sufficient, they will wait one hour. Then

the Assembly can validly decide if at least a third of the members/delegates are present at the meeting.

(15) A record is kept of the Assembly session, signed by the secretary, the verifier of the record, and the chairman of the working presidency. The secretary is obliged to send the record to the Headquarters of HLZ together with the list of present

members/delegates of the assembly within thirty days from the meeting date. If the assembly is electoral, along with the minutes from the assembly, the record of the constitutive meeting of the Management Board and a list of elected officials with their contact details (employment address, phone, fax, mobile, e-mail) must be submitted.

(16) Complaints about the held Assembly of the professional society, apart from the President of HLZ and members of the Executive Board of HLZ, can be submitted by members of HLZ and members of the professional society who attended the assembly, but those who did not attend may also submit complaints based on the minutes, no later than 30 days from the date of the assembly. Complaints must be submitted in written form. All subsequent complaints will not be considered.

(17) Complaints are submitted to the president of HLZ, the Executive Board of HLZ, and the Committee for organizational and legal matters of HLZ.

Article 12.

(1) The Assembly of the Professional Society consists of all its members.

(2) If the Professional Society has more than 100 members, the Assembly consists of delegates.

(3) The number of delegates in the Assembly is determined by the Management Board of the Professional Society so that one delegate comes for every 10 members of the Professional Society.

(4) The number of delegates in the Assembly cannot be less than 25.

(5) The Assembly makes valid decisions if a majority of the total number of delegates are present.

(6) The mandate of the delegates lasts for 4 years.

Article 13.

The Assembly is convened and run according to the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly of HLZ.

Article 14.

The Assembly of the Professional Society performs the following tasks:

(1) adopts the Rules of Procedure of the Professional Society,

(2) elects and dismisses the Management Board,

(4) elects the president and the first vice president of the Professional Society by a majority of present votes

of delegates,

(4) decides on the establishment of branches and sections of the Professional Society,

(5) adopts plans and work programs of the Professional Society,

(6) adopts financial plans of the Professional Society,

(7) decides on reports of the Management Board and other bodies of the Professional Society,

(8) debates and decides on all other issues placed on the agenda within its powers according to the Statute of HLZ and this Regulation,

(9) elects honorary members of the Professional Society,

(10) decides on the termination of membership in the Professional Society, at the proposal of the Management Board of the Professional

Society.

Management Board

Article 15.

The Management Board performs the following tasks:

(1) implements the decisions of the Assembly,

(2) organizes all work to fulfill the tasks of the Professional Society from Article 6 of this Regulation,

(3) decides on the admission of regular and affiliated members of the Professional Society, establishes its committees,

or working groups and appoints their members,

(4) appoints delegates to other professional societies of HLZ with a mandate until the first Assembly,

(5) appoints a delegate to the Expert Council of HLZ in accordance with Article 30 of the Statute of HLZ,

(6) proposes candidates for the awarding of HLZ decorations,

(7) proposes candidates for election to membership in the Academy of Medical Sciences of Croatia,

(8) conducts administrative and financial operations of the Professional Society,

(9) submits a report on its work to the Assembly of the Professional Society and bodies of HLZ,

(10) engages in acquiring material resources for the work of the Professional Society,

(11) acts and decides on other issues within the scope of its authority according to the mandates from

the Assembly of the Professional Society, provisions of this Regulation and the Statute of HLZ.

Article 16.

(1) The Management Board has at least 5 members.

(2) Other members of the Professional Society may also be co-opted into the Management Board, but their total number must be

fewer than the number of elected members. In the Croatian Burn Society, co-opted members are: the president

of the Management Board of the Croatian Burn Society from the previous term and the editor of the website.

(3) The Management Board meets in sessions.

(4) The meeting of the Management Board is convened and led by the president of the Professional Society.

(5) The Management Board consists of: president, first vice president, and members elected at the Assembly

of the Professional Society.

(6) The Management Board elects a second vice president and a treasurer among its members, and the secretary of the Professional

Society is appointed at the proposal of the president of the Professional Society from among all members.

(7) Candidates for members of the Management Board, for president and vice president of the Professional Society are proposed

by the members of the Professional Society among themselves.

(8) The mandate of the members of the Management Board, president, first vice president, and treasurer of the Professional Society

lasts four years or until elections at the electoral Assembly of the society.

(9) The HLZ Professional Society that begins operations between two electoral Assemblies of HLZ elects its

bodies whose mandate lasts until the first electoral Assembly of HLZ.

(10) The president, first vice president, or member of the Management Board can be elected a maximum of two times consecutively.

The President of the Professional Society

Article 17.

(1) The President of the Professional Society represents and acts on behalf of the Professional Society.

(2) The president of the Professional Society is responsible for the legality of the work of the Professional Society, and for his work

is accountable to the Assembly of the Professional Society and the president of HLZ.

(3) The president of the Professional Society performs the following tasks:

1. convenes meetings of the Management Board,

2. organizes and leads the professional and scientific work of the Professional Society,

3. ensures the implementation of the Assembly's decisions,

4. together with the secretary, signs the documentation of the Professional Society,

5. is obliged at least once a year and no later than January 31 of the current year to submit a written

report on the overall active work and business of the Professional Society at the Assembly of the Professional

Society and a written report to the president of HLZ.

(4) In case of impediment, the first vice president of the Professional Society replaces the president, and in the case of

his impediment, the second vice president.

Secretary

Article 18.

(1) The Secretary of the Professional Society manages the secretariat and specifically performs the following tasks:

1. ensures orderly administration operations,

2. retains the archive,

3. prepares the secretary's report for the Assembly of the Professional Society,

4. signs the documentation together with the president,

5. arranges meetings of the Management Board,

6. collects and organizes reports from branches,

7. performs other duties assigned by the president and the Management Board.

(2) In cases of impediment, a member of the Management Board authorized by the president of the Professional Society replaces the secretary.

(3) After the term of office has expired, the secretary is obliged to transfer written documentation and all correspondence in his possession to the newly appointed secretary, or to the president of the Professional Society, if the secretary has not been appointed.

Treasurer

Article 19.

The treasurer performs the following tasks:

(1) manages the financial operations,

(2) ensures the collection of membership fees, if determined,

(3) ensures the maintenance of financial documentation,

(4) submits a report on financial operations to the Assembly of the Professional Society,

(5) prepares a proposal for the financial plan.

Branches

Article 20.

1. A branch is a professional body established by the Professional Society on its own initiative or at the proposal of the HLZ branch.

2. The condition for establishing a branch is to gather at least 10 members.

3. The branch is established by the Management Board of the Professional Society.

4. The branch carries the name of the Professional Society, the name of the branch, and the name of the place where the branch is headquartered.

5. The work of the branch is managed by the Management Board, which consists of at least three members, elected by the members of the branch.

6. The mandate of the Management Board of the branch lasts four years.

7. The members of the Management Board of the branch elect among themselves a president, secretary, and treasurer.

8. The work of the branch is governed by the provisions of these Regulations, the Rules of Procedure of the Branch proposing

its establishment, and the Statute of HLZ.

Sections

Article 21.

(1) Sections of the Professional Society can be established for specific narrower areas of scientific and professional activity

within the scope of the Professional Society.

(2) Sections are established at the proposal of at least 10 members of the Professional Society.

(3) The decision to establish a section is made by the Assembly of the Professional Society.

(4) A section carries the name of the Professional Society with a subtitle of the section.

(5) The work of the section is managed by the Management Board of at least three members, elected by the members of the section.

(6) The members of the Management Board elect from among themselves a president, secretary, and treasurer of the section of the Professional Society.

(7) The mandate of the members of the Management Board lasts four years or until the electoral assembly, and is tied to the mandate of the members of the Assembly of the Professional Society.

(8) The work of the section is governed by the provisions of this Regulation, the Rules of Procedure of the Branch, and the Statute of HLZ.

Committees and working groups

Article 22.

(1) In order to better and timely consideration of issues from the activities of the Professional Society, the Management Board

of the Professional Society may establish appropriate committees and working groups.

(2) Committees and working groups submit opinions and proposals to the Management Board.

(3) Committees and working groups consist of at least three members.

(4) Committees and working groups can be permanent or specially established to address specific issues.

(5) The duration of the mandates of the members of permanent committees or working groups is determined by the Management Board

of the Professional Society.

(6) The president of the committee or working group is elected by the Management Board.

Article 23.

(1) The Professional Society ceases to exist:

1. when a two-thirds majority of all delegates of the Assembly of the Professional Society decides so,

2. if less than 10 members of HLZ remain in the membership of the Professional Society,

3. by the decision of the Assembly of HLZ at the proposal of the Main Board of HLZ, if the conditions from items 2-4 are met

of Article 36 of the Statute of HLZ.

(2) The decision on the criteria for evaluating the activity of the professional society is made by the Main Board of HLZ.

(3) The property that the Professional Society has managed, until the establishment of a new society, is taken over for safekeeping and

managed by the Main Board of HLZ.

VI. TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 24.

(1) This Regulation was adopted by the Assembly of the Professional Society at its meeting on 02.07.2024, and

confirmed by the Main Board of HLZ at the meeting of __________________.

(2) The Regulation shall enter into force 8 days from the date of adoption.

President of the Professional Society

Prim. Zoran Barčot, MD.