Rules of operation
Based on the principles of transparency and mutual trust
(new wording after the modifications approved in the third plenary session of the Forum)
III. Forum Operation
The Forum may function in plenary session or through one or more working groups.
III.1. Full
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The Plenary Session will be made up of all its members, under the direction of the Presidency and assisted by the Technical Secretary.
Exceptionally, at the request of any of the members of the Forum and upon prior call from the Presidency, other people whose presence is considered appropriate in accordance with the matters to be discussed may attend Plenary meetings.
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The Plenary Session will hold an ordinary session at least once a year, with the call being made by the Presidency, through the Technical Secretariat, with a minimum notice of seven days.
Depending on the topics to be discussed, the existing developments and their relevance and importance, extraordinary sessions may be held in accordance with the following section.
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The extraordinary sessions of the Plenary Session will be called by the Presidency, through the Technical Secretariat, with a minimum notice of forty-eight hours, in any of the following cases:
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Own initiative.
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When requested by the representatives of the participating Federations, they must, in any case, propose the inclusion of topics on the agenda.
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When it is deemed appropriate based on the matters to be discussed, the joint holding of the ordinary or extraordinary sessions of the Plenary Session of this Forum and the Plenary Session of the Forum of Federations and Associations of Self-Employed Workers may be established.
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The call, which will contain the agenda of the session, will be accompanied by specific documentation on the topics to be discussed. The Presidency may extend the agenda or send additional documentation up to twenty-four hours before the session is held.
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For the valid constitution of the Plenary Session, it will be necessary, in addition to the presence of the Presidency and the Technical Secretary, or of those who, where appropriate, replace them, that of at least half of the representatives of the Tax Agency and half of the representatives of the Federations.
In the case of joint celebration of the Plenary Session of this Forum and the Plenary Session of the Forum of Federations and Associations of Self-Employed Workers, for its valid constitution the presence of at least half of the representatives of the Federations and Associations of each Forum will be necessary.
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In ordinary sessions, any topic not included in the agenda may be the subject of deliberation, provided that, at the proposal of the Presidency, this is agreed upon by the members present at the beginning of the session.
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Agreements will always be adopted by consensus of all the member parties of the Forum attending the Plenary meetings or, if this is not reached, by majority, including the favorable vote of one of the members of each party.
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For each session, a minute will be drawn up by the Technical Secretariat, which will be sent to each member of the Forum, along with the call for the following session, for approval.
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The minutes will necessarily specify the attendees, the agenda of the session, the circumstances of the place and time in which it was held, the main points of the deliberations, as well as the content of the agreements reached.
In the case of joint celebration of the Plenary Session of this Forum and the Plenary Session of the Forum of Federations and Associations of Self-Employed Workers, the points or agreements that only affect one of the Forums will be expressly recorded in the minutes.
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After approval, the minutes will be signed by the Technical Secretary with the approval of the Presidency.
- The sessions of the Forum may be held in any place decided by the Presidency, or electronically, with the agreement of the representatives of the participating Federations.
III.2. Task forces
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The Plenary Session of the Forum may agree to the creation of Working Groups and their suppression, and will determine their tasks, powers and operating regime.
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The representatives in the Working Groups will be designated, in the case of the Tax Agency, by the head of the General Directorate among its officials, and in the case of the Federations present in the Forum, by appointment made by the body. of government and representation or position thereof with sufficient powers according to the internal operating regulations of the federations.
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Exceptionally, at the request of any of the members of the Working Groups and upon prior convocation by the Technical Secretary of the Forum, other people whose presence is considered appropriate in accordance with the matters to be discussed may attend the Group meetings.
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The agreement creating the Working Groups will establish the period in which they must fulfill the task entrusted to them.
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The Working Groups will be attended by the person in charge of the Technical Secretariat of the Forum or the official of the Tax Agency to which it delegates, who will perform the functions of Secretariat in the manner provided for in these Operating Rules. The representative of the Federations referred to in section I.2.4 of these Operating Rules will also attend.
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The result of the work of the Groups will be delivered to the Presidency of the Forum for inclusion in the agenda of the next session of the Plenary.
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When it is deemed appropriate based on the matters to be discussed, a joint meeting of the working groups of this Forum with those of the Forum of Federations and Associations of Self-Employed Workers may be established.