The Federation of Metropolitan Areas and Urban Agglomerations in

Articles of Incorporation

THE FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS AND URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS IN ROMANIA (FZMAUR)

I. MEMBERS

The founding members of the federation are:

1.INTERCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION METROPOLITAN AREA, with headquarter in Oradea, Piaţa Unirii no. 1-2, represented by President Ilie BOLOJAN, as legal representative of Oradea Metropolitan Area Association.

2. METROPOLITAN AGENCY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BRAŞOV, with headquarter in Braşov, bvd. Mihail Kogalniceanu no. 23, building. C7, room no. 403, represented by President George SCRIPCARU as legal representative of the Metropolitan Agency for Sustainable Development Brașov.

3. IAȘI METROPOLITAN AREA ASSOCIATION, with headquarter in Iaşi, bvd. Poitiers no. 10, Tehnopolis building, fiscal identification no. 16777535, represented by Gheorghe IONIŢĂ, as legal representative of Iași Metropolitan Area Association.

4. INTERCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION CONSTANȚA METROPOLITAN AREA, with headquarter in Constanţa, bvd. Tomis no. 51, fiscal identification no. RO 21683917, fiscal registration number 32/11.04.2007, represented by Adrian CRĂCIUN, as legal representative of the Intercommunity Development Association Constanța Metropolitan Area.

5. INTERCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION BAIA MARE METROPOLITAN AREA, with headquarter in Baia Mare, street Gh. Şincai no. 37, Maramureş, fiscal registration number 18789927, court decision no. 4058/09.06.2006, represented by Paul-Adrian PECE, as legal representative of the Intercommunity Development Association Baia Mare Metropolitan Area.

6. INTERCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION BACĂU METROPOLITAN AREA, with headquarter in Bacău, street Calea Mărăşeşti no. 6, zip code 600017, fiscal registration number 23569880, represented by Corneliu PRICOPE, as legal representative of the Intercommunity Development Association Bacău Metropolitan Area.

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7. TÎRGU MUREȘ METROPOLITAN AREA ASSOCIATION, with headquarter in Tîrgu Mureş street Primăriei no. 2, member through decision no. 3/27.01.2009, represented by President Ciprian-Minodor DOBRE, as legal representative of the Tîrgu Mureș Metropolitan Area Association.

8.INTERCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TIMIȘOARA GROWTH POLE, member through decision no. 6/10.02.2010, represented by President Nicolae ROBU, as legal representative of the Intercommunity Development Association Timișoara Growth Pole.

9. INTERCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION BOTOȘANI METROPOLITAN AREA, member through decision no. 1/30.04.2015, represented by President Ovidiu - Iulian PORTARIUC, as legal representative of the Intercommunity Development Association Botoșani Metropolitan Area.

10. INTERCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION LAND OF MARAMUREȘ, member through decision no. 1/30.04.2015, represented by President Ovidiu Gheorghe NEMEȘ, as legal representative of the Intercommunity Development Association Land of Maramureș.

11. INTERCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION CRAIOVA METROPOLITAN AREA, member through decision no. 1/2013, represented by President Lia Olguța VASILESCU, as legal representative of the Intercommunity Development Association Craiova Metropolitan Area.

12. INTERCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION SATU MARE METROPOLITAN AREA, member through decision no. 1/2014, represented by President Costel Dorel COICA, as legal representative of the Intercommunity Development Association Satu Mare Metropolitan Area.

The Federation represents the will of the founding members to jointly, voluntarily, permanently and without the right to restitution, make their material contribution, knowledge and contribution to work, in order to achieve the goal of the Federation.

The Federation is established, organized and functions as a non-governmental organization, a cooperation structure with private legal personality, set up by the intercommunity development associations to jointly develop projects leading to national progress and of national interest.

II. NAME OF THE FEDERATION

The name is FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS AND URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS IN ROMANIA (FZMAUR), and is formed by metropolitan areas and urban agglomerations constituted according to Law no. 215/2001, as subsequently amended and supplemented and G.O. 26/2000 on associations and foundations with subsequent amendments and completions. FZMAUR abbreviation can be used in headers, logos.

The Federation was formed on the basis of G.O. no. 26/2000 on associations and foundations, as subsequently amended and supplemented, and operates in accordance with the provisions of the present constitutive act, the Romanian statute and legislation in force.

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The Federation is a private legal entity.

III. HEADQUARTER, DURATION

The Headquarter of the Federation is in Braşov, bvd. Mihail Kogălniceanu no. 23, building C7., room no. 403.

The duration for which the Federation is set up and operates is indefinite.

IV. PATRIMONY

The initial patrimony of the Federation is represented by the cash contribution of the founding members of 6.000 Ron.

V. GOVERNING BODIES

The governing bodies of the Federation are:

1. General Assembly – the supreme governing body and decision, made up by the members meeting, according to the statutory norms.

2. Board of Directors – the governing body of the Federation between the General Assemblies, consisting of President, Vice-President, Secretary and 2 members.

The General Assembly unanimously elected its members, the following composition of the Board of Directors:

President: Ilie BOLOJAN, as legal representative of the Intercommunity Development Association Oradea Metropolitan Area.

Vice - President: Adrian CRĂCIUN, as legal representative of Constanța Metropolitan Area Association.

Secretary General: Paul-Adrian PECE, as legal representative of the Intercommunity Development Association Baia Mare Metropolitan Area.

Member: Dragoș Florin DAVID, as legal representative of the Metropolitan Agency for Sustainable Development Brașov.

Member: Gheorghe IONITA, as legal representative of the Intercommunity Development Association Iași Metropolitan Area.

3. The Censor, as an internal financial control body, was designated by the General Assembly to be Mr. Leonard Pădureanu.

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IX. FINAL PROVISIONS

The present Constitutive Act, together with the Statute of the Federation, was approved by the General Assembly in its meeting on 30.04.2015 in Oradea, to be subsequently signed in 13 originals by the legal representatives of the members in order for it to be registered at the Brașov Court.

All the provisions of this constitution document and the statutes are supplemented with the legal provisions in force.

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