CIRCULAR INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION

ARTICLE 2. PURPOSE AND OBJECT 2.1. Purpose The Association's disinterested purpose is to serve as a competence center and network for owners and users of software and supportive services that can be used to enhance circular economy related information management. 2.2. Object 2.2.1.With a view to achieving its purpose, the Association has the following object: -Serve as a permanent network to enable usage of the exploitable outcomes of collaborative research projects, continue collaboration beyond the project timeframes and future activities of its network; -Enable and support access to open source or licensed based software services, that can be utilised for product and product circularity information management contexts, made available by the members and their extended networks; -Identify and bridge the information gap among all relevant stakeholders across the product life cycle including regulatory, circularity, and environmental impact requirements; -Act as a certified or reference entity for life cycle information management and verification, including data carriers such as Digital Product Passports and supportive digital services; -Exploit and promote tested and proven software services in the market to enhance circularity performances of products and services; -Support the creation and uptake of standards and best practices for circular economy, interoperability for product data management such as by participating in standardisation working groups; -Disseminate and increase awareness on good practices and delivered impact; -Liaise and collaborate with European Commission and similar public and private bodies to enhance the traction of the promoted circular economy digital practices; -Support innovation management, intellectual property rights exchange and investments. 2.2.2.The Association may lend its assistance and take an interest in any activity similar to its object. 2.2.3.The Association may develop its activities in Belgium and abroad. 2.2.4.The Association may carry out, without restriction, economic/profit-making and/or non-economic activities, provided that such activities comply with the laws and regulations applicable to it and that the proceeds, assets or profits generated by such activities are at all times strictly allocated to the achievement of the Association's disinterested purpose. 2.2.5.The Association may carry out all deeds and transactions relating directly or indirectly to its purpose and object or which are likely to facilitate directly or indirectly, wholly or partially, the achievement of its purpose or object. In particular, it may found, become a member of, exercise all administrative and management functions, lend its support to and enter into partnerships with, any private or public entity with similar or complementary aims and activities to its own. 2.2.6.The Association may own, in full or in usufruct, purchase or lease any movable or immovable property directly or indirectly related to its object. 2.2.7.lt may obtain, by any means it deems useful, the resources it needs to carry out its activities ARTICLE 3. MEMBERS 3.1.General information 3.1.1.The Association is formed by full members and affiliate members. 3.1.2.Members who are legal entities designate the natural person(s) authorised to represent them and any substitute(s).