The 48 European National Olympic Committees

APPENDIX

THE EOC ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

(January 2016)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Member NOCs 3

Executive Committee 4

Audit Committee 5

European Representatives to ANOC 5

Commissions and Expert 6

European Youth Olympic Festival 11

Games of the Small States of Europe 12

Table of General Assemblies 13

Table of Seminars for Secretaries General 15

EOC Presidents and Secretaries General 17

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2 THE 50 EUROPEAN NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES

1. ALBANIA 25. ISRAEL 2. 2.ANDORRA 26. KOSOVO 3. ARMENIA 27. ITALY 4. AUSTRIA 28. LATVIA 5. AZERBAIJAN 29. LIECHTENSTEIN 6. 6.BELARUS 30. LITHUANIA 7. BELGIUM 31. LUXEMBOURG 8. BOSNIA AND 32. MALTA HERZEGOVINA 33. REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA 9. 8.BULGARIA 34. MONACO 10. CROATIA 35. MONTENEGRO 11. CYPRUS 36. THE NETHERLANDS 12. CZECH REPUBLIC 37. NORWAY 13. DENMARK 38. POLAND 14. ESTONIA 39. PORTUGAL 15. FINLAND 40. ROMANIA 16. FORMER YUGOSLAV REP OF 41. RUSSIAN FEDERATION MACEDONIA(F.Y.R.O.M.) 42. SAN MARINO

17. FRANCE 43. SERBIA 18. GEORGIA 44. SLOVAKIA 19. GERMANY 45. SLOVENIA 20. GREAT BRITAIN 46. SPAIN 21. GREECE 47. SWEDEN 22. HUNGARY 48. SWITZERLAND 23. ICELAND 49. TURKEY 24. IRELAND 50. UKRAINE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2013 – 2017)

PRESIDENT Mr. Patrick HICKEY IRELAND

VICE PRESIDENT Mr. Janez KOCIJANCIC SLOVENIA

SECRETARY GENERAL Mr. Raffaele PAGNOZZI ITALY

TREASURER Mr. Kikis LAZARIDES CYPRUS

MEMBERS Mr. Hasan ARAT TURKEY Mr. Alejandro BLANCO SPAIN Mr. Spyros CAPRALOS GREECE Mr. Frantisek CHMELAR SLOVAKIA Lord Sebastian COE GREAT BRITAIN Ms. Daina GUDZINEVICIUTE LITHUANIA Mr. Alexander KOZLOVSKY RUSSIAN FEDERATION Mr. Andrzej KRASNICKI POLAND Mr. Zlatko MATEŠA CROATIA Mr. Niels NYGAARD DENMARK Mr. Marc THEISEN LUXEMBOURG Mr. Michael VESPER GERMANY Mr. Efraim (Ziggy) ZINGER ISRAEL

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: For ANOC: Secretary General Ms. Gunilla LINDBERG SWEDEN

For EOC Athletes Commission: Chair Mr. Jean-Michel SAIVE BELGIUM

For Baku 2015: NOC Azerbaijan, Vice President Mr. Chingiz HUSEYNZADA AZERBAIJAN

HONORARY PRESIDENT Mr. Mario PESCANTE ITALY

EOC-EU OFFICE Head Mr. Folker HELLMUND GERMANY

AUDIT COMMITTEE (2013-2017)

Chairman

Mr. Lino FARRUGIA SACCO (MLT)

Members

Mr. Djordje PERISIC (SRB)

Mr. Aldons VRUBĻEVSKIS (LAT)

EUROPEAN REPRESENTATIVES WITHIN A.N.O.C (2014-2018)

President Mr. Patrick HICKEY (IRL)

Vice-President Mr. Janez KOCIJANCIC (SLO)

Secretary General Mr. Raffaele PAGNOZZI (ITA)

Elected Members Mr. Roger TALERMO (FIN) Mr. Vlade DIVAC (SRB) Ms Nese GUNDOGAN (TUR)

COMMISSIONS (2013-2019)

- Olympic Games –

EOC Executive Committee liaison member: Mr. Frantisek CHMELAR (SVK)

Chair: Mr. George KATULIN Secretary General (BLR)

Members: Ms. Rumiana DINEVA Head International Relations (BUL) Mr. Martin DOKTOR Sports Director (CZE) Mr. Cayetano CORNET Chef de Mission (ESP) Mr. Bernard SCHWANK High Performance Sport Director (GER) Mr. Jeroen BIJL Director Elite Sport (NED) Mr. Bjorn Sigurd SOMMERFELDT NOC Project Consultant (NOR) Mr. Adam KRZESIŃSKI Secretary General (POL) Mr. Victor FONSECA DA MOTA Board Member (POR) Mr. Victor KHOTOCHKIN Honorary Vice President (RUS) Mr. Blaz PERKO Sport Director (SLO) Mr. Eros BOLOGNA Secretary General (SMR) Mr. Peter REINEBO CEO (SWE)

Athlete Representative Ms Alessandra SENSINI (Sailing) (ITA)

- Marketing and Communication -

EOC Executive Committee liaison member: Mr. Hasan ARAT (TUR)

Chair: Mr. Peter MENNEL Secretary General (AUT)

Members: Mr. Philippe VANDER PUTTEN CEO (BEL) Mr. Roman KUMPOST EC Member (CZE) Mr. Arie ZEIF Hon. Treasurer (ISR) Mr. Sasho POPOVSKI Secretary General (MKD) Mr. Andrija POPOVIC Vice President (MNE) Mr. Igor BERGANT Journalist/current member (SLO)

Athlete Representative Mr Mikko RONKAINEN (Freestyle Skiing) (FIN)

- European Youth Olympic Festival -

EOC Executive Committee liaison member: Mr. Efraim ZINGER (ISR)

Chair: Mr. Victor SANCHEZ Secretary General (ESP)

Members: Mr. Peter BRULL Project Manager/Games Operations (FIN) Mr. Jaume MARTI MANDICO President (AND) Mr. Said FAZLAGIC Secretary General/current EYOF member (BIH) Mr. Peter BRULL OG Project Manager (FIN) Mr. Emanuel KATSIADAKIS Secretary General (GRE) Ms. Krisztina REGOCZY Executive Board Member (HUN) Mr. Giuseppe GIANFREDA Olympic Preparation (ITA) Mrs. Liney HALDORSDOTTIR Secretary General (ISL) Mr. Leo KRANZ President (LIE) Ms. Marlyse PAULY Secretary General (LUX) Mr. Joseph CASSAR Secretary General (MLT) Mr. Florin MISCA Sport Director (ROU) Mr. Djordje VISACKI Secretary General (SRB) Mr. Jozef LIBA Secretary General (SVK)

Athlete Representative Ms Natalia DOBRYNSKA (Athletics) (UKR)

- European Union -

EOC Executive Committee liaison member: Mr. Niels NYGAARD (DEN)

Chair: Mr. Neinar SELI President (EST) Members: Ms. Olga PIPERIDOU General Director (CYP) Mr. Jean Michel BRUN Secretary General (FRA) Ms. Rusudan APTSIAURI Head International Relations (GEO) Mr. Achilleas MAVROMATIS NOC Board Member (GRE) Mr. Larus BLONDAL President (ISL) Mr. Juri TAMM Head of President’s Office (UKR)

Athlete Representative Mr Daniel GYURTA (Swimming) (HUN)

- Environment & Sport for All -

EOC Executive Committee liaison member: Mr. Andrzej KRASNICKI (POL)

Chair: Mr. William O’BRIEN Vice President (IRL)

Members: Mr. Stavri BELLO Secretary General (ALB) Mr. Josip COP Secretary General (CRO) Ms. Karin FEHRES Director Sport for All (GER) Mr. Vladimir BOGOEVSKI Sport Director (MKD) Ms. Inga BABAKOVA NOC Board Member (UKR)

Athlete Representative Ms Luiza ZLOTKOWSKA (Speed Skating) (POL)

- Olympic Culture and Legacy -

EOC Executive Committee liaison member: Mr. Marc THEISEN (LUX)

Chair: Ms. Susanna RAHKAMO Vice President (FIN)

Members: Mr. Flemming KNUDSEN NOC EB Member (DEN) Ms. Laura CARLESCU BADEA Director Romanian Olympic Academy (ROU) Ms. Omur DUGAN Member NOC Culture & Olympic Comm. (TUR) Mr. Georgios KORELLIS Administrative Officer (CYP)

Athlete Representative Mr Mads KRUSE ANDERSEN (Rowing) (DEN)

- Medical and Antidoping -

Chair: Mr. Klaus STEINBACH EOC Chief Medical Officer (GER)

Members: Mr. Norbert BACHL IOC Medical Commission Member (AUT) Ms. Liga CIRULE NOC Head Doctor (LAT) Mr. Emin ERGEN Chairman NOC Antidoping Comm. (TUR) Mr. Fabrio PIGOZZI, Prdt, Sport Medicine IF (ITA) Mr. Mark STUART (GBR) Mr. Thomas TORGALSEN Medical Chief of Rio 2016 (NOR) Mr. Jaroslav VETVICKA (CZE) Head doctor, Center of Medical Support for High level athletes

Athlete Representative Ms Kate WALSH ( Field Hockey ) (GBR)

- Gender Equality in Sport -

Chair: Ms. Daina GUDZINEVICIUTE President (LTU)

Members: Mr. Andrzej KRAŚNICKI NOC President (POL) Mr. Risto NIEMINEN NOC President (FIN) Ms. Konul NURULLAYEVA Head International Relations (AZE) Ms. Gruden Morana PALIKOVIC Vice President (CRO) Ms. Tine TEILMANN NOC Board Member (DEN) Ms. Sarah TRESEDER NOC Board Member (GBR) Ms. Ineta RADEVICA VP Latvian Women Sports Society (LAT) Ms. Anastasia DAVYDOVA Vice President (RUS)

Athlete Representative Ms Tatiana LEBEDEVA (Athletics) (RUS)

- EOC Athletes’ Commission - (2013/2017)

Chair Mr. Jean Michel SAIVE Table Tennis (BEL)

Vice Chair Ms. Natalia DOBRYNSKA Athletics (heptathlon) (UKR)

Secretary Ms. Kate WALSH Field Hockey (GBR)

Members Mr. Daniel GYURTA Swimming (HUN) Mr. Mads KRUSE ANDERSEN Rowing (DEN) Ms. Tatiana LEBEDEVA Athletics (long jump) (RUS) Ms. Marion RODEWALD Field Hockey (GER) Mr. Mikko RONKAINEN Freestyle Skiing (FIN) Ms. Alessandra SENSINI Sailing (windsurfing) (ITA) Ms. Luiza ZLOTKOWSKA Speed Skating (POL)

- Baku 2015 European Games – Coordination Commission - (created 30th April 2013)

Mr. Patrick HICKEY President EOC Mr. Raffaele PAGNOZZI Secretary General EOC Mr. Spyros CAPRALOS, Chairperson, President, Hellenic Olympic Committee Mr. Zlatko MATESA Deputy Chair, President, Croatian Olympic Committee

Members Mr. Alejandro BLANCO President, NOC of Spain Mr. Andre BOLHUIS President, NOC of Netherlands Mr. Sergey BUBKA President, NOC of Ukraine Mr. Andrew CRAIG Advisor Mr. Guido DE BONDT EOC Games Senior Adviser Ms. Nese GUNDOGAN Secretary General, NOC of Turkey Mr. Janez KOCIJANCIC Vice President EOC Mr. Denis MASSEGLIA President, NOC of France Mr. Niels NYGAARD President, NOC of Denmark Mr. Pierce O'CALLAGHAN A Advisor Mr. Arturas POVILIUNAS NOC of Lithuania Mr. Bernhard SCHWANK NOC of Germany Mr. Roger TALERMO NOC of Finland Mr Albert WOODS President, European Canoe Federation, Vice President BOA Mr. Dermot HENIHAN Secretary General, NOC of Ireland Mr Jean-Michel SAIVE Athletes Representative

LEGAL EXPERT

Mr. Marc THEISEN (LUX)

EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL E.Y.O.F. (created in 1991)

Calendar of events

Summer editions

I 1991 BRUSSELS (BEL) 17/21 July II 1993 VALKENSWAARD (NED) 3/9 July III 1995 BATH (GBR) 7/11 July IV 1997 LISBON (POR) 18/24 July V 1999 ESBJERG (DEN) 10/16 July VI 2001 MURCIA (ESP) 22/27 July VII 2003 PARIS (FRA) 28 July-2 August VIII 2005 LIGNANO SABBIADORO (ITA) 3/8 July IX 2007 BELGRADE (SCG) 22/27 July X 2009 TAMPERE (FIN) 19/26 July XI 2011 TRABZON (TUR) 24/29 July XII 2013 UTRECHT (NED) 14/19 July XIII 2015 TBILISI (GEO) 26/31 July XIV 2017 GYOR (HON) 23/30 July XV 2019 MINSK (BLR) 21/27 July

Winter editions

I 1993 AOSTA (ITA) 7/11 February II 1995 ANDORRA (AND) 5/10 February III 1997 SUNDSVALL (SWE) 8/12 February IV 1999 POPRAD -TATRY (SVK) 6/12 March V 2001 VUOKATTI (FIN) 10/16 March VI 2003 BLED (SLO) 26/31 January VII 2005 MONTHEY (SUI) 23/28 January VIII 2007 JACA (ESP) 18/23 February IX 2009 SLASK- BESKIDY (POL) 14/21 February X 2011 LIBEREC (CZE) 13/18 February XI 2013 BRASOV (ROU) 17/ 22 February XII 2015 VORARLBERG/LIECHTENSTEIN 25/30 January XIII 2017 ERZURUM (TUR) 12/17 February XIV 2019 SARAJEVO (BIH) 11/18 February

GAMES OF THE SMALL STATES OF EUROPE (created in 1985)

General Assembly (2013 - 2015) *

Chairperson Mr. Larus L. BLONDAL. President of the NOC Iceland

Vice President Mr. Andre HOFMANN President of the NOC of Luxembourg

Secretary General Mr. Angelo VICINI Former President of the NOC of San Marino

Members Mr. Jaume MARTI MANDICO President of the NOC of Andorra Mr. Ouranious IOANNIDES President of the NOC of Cyprus Mr. Leo KRANZ President of the NOC of Liechtenstein Mr. Julian PACE BONELLO President of the NOC of Malta Mrs. Yvette LAMBIN-BERTI Secretary General of the NOC of Monaco Mr. Dusan SIMONOVIC President of the NOC of Montenegro Mr. Gianprimo GIARDI President of the NOC of San Marino (December 2014)

(*) The EC is no more existing. The President and the Members are in charge for 2 years. The SG is in charge for 4 years

Calendar of events

I 1985 SAN MARINO 23/26 May II 1987 MONACO 14/17 May III 1989 CYPRUS 17/20 May IV 1991 ANDORRA 21/26 May V 1993 MALTA 25/29 May VI 1995 LUXEMBOURG 29 May/3 June VII 1997 ICELAND 3/7 June VIII 1999 LIECHTENSTEIN 24/29 May IX 2001 SAN MARINO 28 May/2 June X 2003 MALTA 2/7 June XI 2005 ANDORRA 30 May/4 June XII 2007 MONACO 4/9 June XIII 2009 CYPRUS 1/6 June XIV 2011 LIECHTENSTEN 30 May/4 June XV 2013 LUXEMBOURG 26 May/1st June XVI 2015 ICELAND 1/6 June XVII 2017 SAN MARINO 28 May/3rd June

TABLE OF GENERAL ASSEMBLIES

Year Dates City Attending NOCs

1969 25/27 October Dubrovnik (CRO) 27 1970 14/15 February Münich (GER) 25 1971 7/8 May Baden (GER) 26 1972* 1973 4/5 May Monte-Carlo (MON) 28 1974 23/25 June Paris (FRA) 28 1975 16/17 October Lisbon (POR) 22 1976 21/22 October Istanbul (TUR) 25 1977 28/29 October Vaduz (LIE) 31 1978 17/18 June Sofia (BUL) 30 1979 20/21 April Brussels (BEL) 30 1980 21/23 November London (GBR) 31 1981 14/15 May Athens (GRE) 32 1982 5/6 November San Marino (SMR) 32 1983 4/5 November Granada (ESP) 29 1984* 1985 11/12 May Rome (ITA) 33 1986 25/26 September Budapest (HUN) 32 1987 8/9 October Sofia (BUL) 34 1988 * 1989 12/13 October Vouliagmeni (GRE) 34 1990 ** 4 June Barcelona (ESP) 33 1990 22/23 November Amsterdam (NED) 34 1991 22/23 November Istanbul (TUR) 36 1992 2 November Acapulco (MEX) 44 1993 5/6 November Dublin (IRL) 45 1994 4/5 November Lisbon (POR) 47 1994 ** 13 December Atlanta (USA) 47 1995 11/12 November Athens (GRE) 48 1996 25/26 October Copenhagen (DEN) 47 1997 14/15 November Stockholm (SWE) 48 1998 ** 1 June Seville (ESP) 48 1998 13/14 November Saint-Petersburg (RUS) 48 1999 12/13 November Prague (CZE) 48 2000 17/18 November Warsaw (POL) 48 2001 30 Nov/1 December Monte-Carlo (MON) 48 2002 **21 May Kuala Lumpur (MAS) 43 2002 6/7 December Reykjavik (ISL) 46 2003 12/13 December (30th) Rome (ITA) 48

2004 3/4 December Dubrovnik (CRO) 46 2005 2/3 December Dublin (IRL) 48 2006 **1 April Seoul (KOR) 39 2006 **29 July Rome (ITA) 47 2006 8/9 December Brussels (BEL) 47 2007 30 November/1 December Valencia (ESP) 49 2008 21/22 November Istanbul (TUR) 48 2009 27/28 November Lisbon (POR) 49 2010 26/27 November Belgrade (SRB) 49 2011 22/24 November Sochi (URS) 48 2012 7/8 December Rome (ITA) 49 2013 22/23 November Rome (ITA) 49 2014 21/22 November Baku (AZE) 49 2015 20/21 November (44th) Prague (CZE) 50 2016 21/22 October Minsk (BLR)

* did not take place

** Extraordinary General Assembly

TABLE OF SEMINARS FOR SECRETARIES GENERAL

Year Dates City Attending NOCs

1975 September Moscow (RUS) 20 1976 * 1977 * 1978 *

1979 30/31 October Monte-Carlo (MON) 26 1980 * 1981 *

1982 13/15 September Moscow (RUS) 29 1983 29 Sept/2 Oct. Düsseldorf (GER) 30 1984 6/9 October Rome (ITA) 29 1985 12/13 October Budapest (HUN) 31 1986 12/13 June Athens (GRE) 32 1987 25/26 June Nicosia (CYP) 31 1988 22/24 June La Valletta (MLT) 32 1989 22/23 June Lisbon (POR) 32 1990 2/3 June Andorra (AND) 33 1991 6/7 May Moscow (RUS) 32 1992 10/11 April Copenhagen (DEN) 41 1993 14/15 May Oslo (NOR) 44 1994 13/15 May Reykjavik (ISL) 43 1995 21/22 September Prague (CZE) 47 1996 4 May Tel Aviv (ISR) 46 1997 9/10 May Vienna (ESP) 45 1998 3/4 April Bratislava (SVK) 48 1999 4/5 June Amsterdam (NED) 47 2000 7/8 April La Valletta (MLT) 47 2001 29/30 June Portoroz (SLO) 46 2002 26/27 April Limassol (CYP) 45 2003 15/18 May Tallin (EST) 46 2004 7/8 May Belgrade (SRB) 46 2005 6/7 May Tirana (ALB) 46 2006 16/17 June Bucharest (ROU) 47 2007 25/26 May Riga (LAT) 45

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2008 22/24 May Sorrento (ITA) 49 2009 15/16 May Dubrovnik (CRO) 48 2010 27/29 May La Valletta (MLT) 48 2011 5/7 May Portoroz (SLO) 49 2012 26/28 April Budapest (HUN) 47 2013 16/18 May San Marino (SMR) 49 2014 21/22 May Nicosia (CYP) 49 2015 15/16 May Belek (Antalya) (TUR)

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PRESIDENTS AND SECRETARIES GENERAL OF THE ASSOCIATION

Year President Secretary-General

1969 Jean de BEAUMONT (FRA) Jean WEYMANN (SUI) 1970 Jean de BEAUMONT Jean WEYMANN 1971 Jean de BEAUMONT Jean WEYMANN 1972 Jean de BEAUMONT Jean WEYMANN 1973 Jean de BEAUMONT Jean WEYMANN 1974 Jean de BEAUMONT Jean WEYMANN 1975 Jean de BEAUMONT Jean WEYMANN 1976 Bo BENGTSON (SWE) Jean WEYMANN 1977 Bo BENGTSON Jean WEYMANN 1978 Bo BENGTSON Jean WEYMANN 1979 Bo BENGTSON Jean WEYMANN 1980 Franco CARRARO (ITA) Adrien VANDEN EEDE (BEL) 1981 Franco CARRARO Adrien VANDEN EEDE 1982 Franco CARRARO Adrien VANDEN EEDE 1983 Franco CARRARO Adrien VANDEN EEDE 1984 Franco CARRARO Adrien VANDEN EEDE 1985 Franco CARRARO Adrien VANDEN EEDE 1986 Franco CARRARO Adrien VANDEN EEDE 1987 Franco CARRARO Adrien VANDEN EEDE from September: Kurt HELLER (AUT) Adrien VANDEN EEDE 1988 Kurt HELLER Adrien VANDEN EEDE 1989 Jacques ROGGE (BEL) Mario PESCANTE (ITA) 1990 Jacques ROGGE Mario PESCANTE 1991 Jacques ROGGE Mario PESCANTE 1992 Jacques ROGGE Mario PESCANTE 1993 Jacques ROGGE Mario PESCANTE 1994 Jacques ROGGE Mario PESCANTE 1995 Jacques ROGGE Mario PESCANTE 1996 Jacques ROGGE Mario PESCANTE 1997 Jacques ROGGE Mario PESCANTE 1998 Jacques ROGGE Mario PESCANTE 1999 Jacques ROGGE Mario PESCANTE 2000 Jacques ROGGE Mario PESCANTE 2001 Mario PESCANTE (ITA) Patrick HICKEY (IRL) 2002 Mario PESCANTE Patrick HICKEY 2003 Mario PESCANTE Patrick HICKEY 2004 Mario PESCANTE Patrick HICKEY 2005 Mario PESCANTE Patrick HICKEY 2006 Mario PESCANTE Patrick HICKEY from August: from August: Patrick HICKEY (IRL) Raffaele PAGNOZZI (ITA) 2007 Patrick HICKEY Raffaele PAGNOZZI 2008 Patrick HICKEY Raffaele PAGNOZZI 2009 Patrick HICKEY Raffaele PAGNOZZI 2010 Patrick HICKEY Raffaele PAGNOZZI 2011 Patrick HICKEY Raffaele PAGNOZZI 2012 Patrick HICKEY Raffaele PAGNOZZI 2013 Patrick HICKEY Raffaele PAGNOZZI 2014 Patrick HICKEY Raffaele PAGNOZZI

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