The following are eligible for acceptance as members of the World Federation:

a)  Tailor Association of all nations;

b)  Tailor Association of all nations and city organization as requirements, if there is no local association of tailors at all in a certain country, the owners of single tailor shops could be a part of WFMT.

c)  Establishments, firms and organizations connected to tailoring, as passive members; Passive members should participate with donation or other kind of sponsorship, they don’t have a right to vote.

The World Federation’s Board of Directors is made up of the:

a) Council

b) Executive Committee

c) President

a)  The Council is the supreme body of the World Federation; The Council is made up of the presidents of the individual national Federations referred to in Article 2 letter a) or by delegates.

b)  The Council meets in a regular assembly at the World Congress;

c)  In cases of necessity and emergency the President can call an extraordinary assembly of the Council following a written and seriously-motivated request by 2/3 (two-thirds) of the Board of Directors or by 2/5 (two-fifths) of the Council members; If the President, in cases of emergency, judges it impossible for the Council to meet in an extraordinary assembly, he or she may – by letter or e-mail – pose the question directly to the Council members. These members must ap- prove the proposal with a majority of 3/4 (three-fourths);

d)  The convocation of the extraordinary assembly must occur through letter or e-mail, including the order of the day, sent by the President at least six weeks before the meeting;

e)  The decisions of the Council are taken by majority rule of the present members except as provid- ed for in Article 15.

a)  Petitions made by members for discussion in assembly must be presented to the President four weeks before the assembly meeting at the latest (the post mark will be taken as the date sent; by e-mail as well)

b)  Council members must be informed of the presented petitions at least two weeks before the assembly;

c)  The Council will decide upon acceptance of petitions not presented within these norms and not known in advance.

a)  Every Council member has the right to 1 (one) vote. One delegation per member. The representative could only represent his own country

b)  Council members who have not duly paid their membership fees do not have the right to vote or to candidacy for the positions on the Board of Directors.

c)  Elections are decided by majority rule; the winning candidate will have gained the majority of votes. In instances in which no candidate wins a majority of votes, there is another ballot be- tween the two candidates with the highest number of votes. The winning candidate is the one with more votes in this second vote, notwithstanding the percentage of votes obtained. Voting is done by secret ballot; The outgoing President nominates two people charged with counting the votes;

d)  The President and the Vice Presidents are elected in two separate electoral sessions. The election of the remaining directors members happens with a sole electoral register.

The Council is charged with the following tasks:

a)  Reading and approval of the assembly minutes, balance statements and annual budgets;

b)  Determination of annual fees;

c)  Election of the President, 3 (three) Vice Presidents, the Treasurer and the Executive Committee, not necessarily from among the presidents and the delegates of the national Association. These positions entail 4 (four) year terms.

d)  Close examination of the petitions presented by members;

e)  Choice of the country in which the World Congress, the various competitions and the courses of the World Federation will be held;

f)  Modification of the Federation’s Charter;

a)  The Executive Committee is made up of 11 (eleven) to 17(seventeen) members, including the President and the 3 Vice Presidents;

b)  Positions on the Executive Committee last 4 (four) years and their holders may be reelected;

c)  The President can remain in office for a maximum period of 8 (eight) years.

d)  If a member withdraws, he or she will remain nonetheless in office until the next World Congress; in this case a new member will be elected for the remainder of the term.

e)  The President calls the meetings of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee reaches quorum with the presence of the majority of members and makes decisions by majority rule of those in attendance.

f)  Delegation of votes is not permitted.

a)  The President is elected by the Council. The President legally represents the World Federation and can remain in office for a maximum of continuous up two terms;

b)  the President works without getting a compensation for it. During world congress, register fees and hotel are free of charge for the president.

a)  The Secretary General to assist the president and federation operation.

b)  Nominated by the president and appointed after the committee approval.

c)  the Secretary General works without getting a compensation for it. During world congress, register fees and hotel are free of charge.

a) Chief Financial Official is Nominated by the president and appointed after the committee approval.

a)  One or more Secretary if needed ,is nominated by the president and appointed after the committee approval

b)  Compiling assembly minutes of the Executive Committee and of the Council;

c)  Managing ordinary correspondence;

d)  During world congress, register fees and hotel are free of charge.

e)  As paid staff, if the federation financial allows.

a)  Appointment of several Advisors for World Federation operation.

b)  Nominated by the president, nominated by the president and appointed after the committee approval