Association documents
Statute and internal rules
The Italian Statute was approved on 10 August 2026. This English page is an information aid; the current Italian digital consultation text is the online reference, while the signed original is kept in the Association records.
Important: this English page is not an official translation. The Italian digital version published online is an official consultation version coherent with the Statute approved on 10 August 2026; names and signatures may be omitted for privacy. The complete signed original is kept in the Association records and may be consulted at the Association offices under the applicable rules. In case of discrepancy, the original prevails.
Key principles of the current Statute
- VELVET is an unincorporated, non-profit recreational and cultural association governed by Articles 36 et seq. of the Italian Civil Code.
- Association activities are reserved for duly admitted adult members; the Statute does not provide for guest, provisional, temporary or trial membership.
- Admission is decided by the governing body after the membership application and the required association checks.
- The governing body is a single-member body consisting of the President; the Statute also provides for a Vice-President and a Secretary-Treasurer.
- Members have association voting and participation rights according to the Statute, while access to individual activities may be regulated for capacity, safety, privacy, balance of attendance, dress code or reservation requirements.
- Association contributions for activities and events may differ according to the organisational formula and costs and are requested only from duly admitted members.
- The Statute regulates voluntary member collaboration, paid work relationships, internal documents, discipline, dissolution and protection of privacy, consent and association life.