Full membership is open to domestic corporations that enjoy tax privileges, or to foreign corporations if they received tax privileges as domestic corporations subject to unlimited taxation.
Applications for membership must be submitted in writing. Admission is granted as a candidate member. The general meeting decides on the admission of candidate members by a simple majority. The rejection of an application for membership does not need to be justified to the applicant .
After two years of candidate membership, the general meeting shall decide on final membership by a two-thirds majority.
Membership requires the payment of a membership fee. The fee is due at the beginning of the calendar year. The actual fee is 200€ per calendar year. The general meeting sets a minimum annual fee.
Associate membership
Domestic corporations that are eligible for tax relief or foreign corporations that would be eligible for tax relief if they were domestic corporations subject to unlimited tax liability may become associate members.
Applications for membership must be submitted in writing. Admission is granted as a candidate associate member. The general meeting decides on the admission of candidate associate members by a simple majority. The rejection not need to be justified to the applicant.
After two years of candidate associate membership, the general meeting decides on final associate membership by a two-thirds majority.
Associate members do not pay membership fees, have no voting rights in the general meeting and cannot apply for cooperation projects.
Associate members may become full members.