The general meeting is the highest organ of the association. Its tasks include in particular the election and deselection of the board of directors, discharge of the board of directors, receipt of the reports of the board of directors, election of the cash auditors, determination of contributions (voluntary) and their due date, resolution on the amendment of the statutes, resolution on the dissolution of the association, decision on the admission and exclusion of members in cases of appeal as well as further tasks, as far as these result from the statutes or according to law. In the first quarter of each business year an ordinary general meeting takes place. The executive committee is obliged to call an extraordinary general meeting if at least one third of the members request this in writing, stating reasons. The general meeting is convened by the board of directors with a notice period of one month in writing, stating the agenda. The period begins with the day following the dispatch of the invitation letter. The letter of invitation is considered to have been received by the members if it was sent to the last address communicated to the association.
The agenda must be supplemented if a member requests this in writing at least one week before the scheduled date. The addition must be announced at the beginning of the meeting. Proposals for the amendment of the statutes and for the dissolution of the association, which have not already been sent to the members with the invitation to the general meeting, can only be decided upon at the next general meeting. The general meeting is quorate regardless of the number of members present. The general meeting is chaired by a member of the board. A secretary must be elected at the beginning of the general meeting. Each member has one vote. The right to vote can only be exercised personally or for a member by presenting a written power of attorney. Voting is decided by a simple majority of the votes cast. Changes to the statutes and the dissolution of the association can only be decided with a majority of 2/3 of the members present. Abstentions and invalid votes are not taken into consideration. Minutes are to be taken of the resolutions of the general meeting, which are to be signed by the chairman of the meeting and the secretary.