Chapter I   General rules

Article 1   The name of this association is: China Energy Research Society (hereinafter referred to as the Society). CHINA ENERGY RESEARCH SOCIETY (CERS).

Article 2   Nature of the Society: the Society is a national, academic and non-profit social organization voluntarily established by enterprises and institutions engaged in energy science and technology, social organizations and scientific and technological workers.

Article 3   Purposes of the Society:  With the fundamental concept of "centering on the center and serving the overall situation", we should unite and gather the wisdom of research institutions and experts and scholars in the energy field, build and use high-end energy think tank platforms, and closely focus on some major issues in China's energy development, organize research, project demonstration, expert consultation, exchange and cooperation, etc. Consciously serve the energy strategies and policies of the Party Central Committee and The State Council, serve the energy work deployment and assignments of relevant departments, serve the optimization of local energy structure and energy conservation and emission reduction, serve the transformation and upgrading of leading energy enterprises and become stronger and bigger, serve the progress of energy science and technology and the innovation of systems and mechanisms, and serve the safe, reliable and satisfactory use of energy by the people. Serve the exchanges and cooperation of international and domestic energy academic groups, and strive to make due contributions to the construction of a low-carbon, clean, safe and efficient modern energy system.

The Society shall abide by the Constitution, laws, regulations and national policies, practice socialist core values, promote patriotism, abide by social ethics, and consciously strengthen the construction of integrity and self-discipline.

Article 4   The Society shall adhere to the overall leadership of the Communist Party of China, establish organizations of the Communist Party of China, carry out Party activities and provide necessary conditions for the activities of Party organizations in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Communist Party of China.

Article 5   The Society accepts the business guidance, supervision and management of China Association for Science and Technology and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the registration and administration authority of societies.

Article 6   The domicile of the Society: Beijing.

Chapter II   Business scope

Article 7   Business scope of the Society:

(1) Organize and promote various forms of relevant research on key issues of national energy strategy and policy, energy management, energy security and energy science and technology, and actively carry out academic exchange activities.

(2) Publicize the energy situation and the new development of energy science and technology, disseminate and popularize the advanced technologies of energy development and energy conservation, and popularize the knowledge of energy science and technology and management.

(3) To carry out non-governmental international academic exchanges in energy science and technology, promote international cooperation in energy science and technology, and develop friendly exchanges with foreign countries and relevant scientific and technological organizations and scientific and technological workers.

(4) To edit, publish and distribute scientific and technological academic books and materials in the field of energy, as well as related audio-visual products, and disseminate information on energy science and technology in accordance with relevant regulations.

(5) To provide consulting services and suggestions for the state in formulating energy strategies and policies, energy planning and energy laws and regulations. To be entrusted by the state, region, department and enterprise to conduct research and demonstration of energy soft science projects.

(6) To organize or participate in the research and demonstration of energy science and technology projects, and the identification and evaluation of scientific and technological achievements upon the approval or authorization of relevant government departments.

(7) Strengthen contacts and cooperation with relevant domestic scientific and technological organizations and scientific workers, and exchange results.

(8) To carry out training and continuing education in energy science and technology, and train, discover and recommend talents in energy science and technology and management.

(9) Reflect the opinions and suggestions of members, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of members, and promote the construction of scientific ethics and study style.

(10) To set up public welfare undertakings that conform to the articles of the Society and are conducive to the development of energy science and technology. Matters within the scope of business that are subject to approval as prescribed by laws and regulations shall be carried out after approval according to the law.

Chapter III   Members

Article 8   Members of the Society are divided into individual members and unit members. Foreign experts and scholars who have high academic achievements, are friendly to our country, and are willing to exchange and cooperate with the society can be admitted as foreign members after discussion and approval by the Council or standing Council of the society and submitted to the competent business unit for the record. Foreign members can obtain preferential access to academic journals and related materials published by the society, and can be invited to participate in academic conferences hosted by the society in China and obtain related other services.

The following provisions of this Charter do not include foreign members.

Article 9   Members applying to join the Society must meet the following conditions:

(1) Support the constitution of the Society;

(2) Join the Society voluntarily;

(3) Has certain influence in the business field of the Society;

(4) Individual Members:

1, University graduate, have more than three years of practical work experience, or self-taught to obtain intermediate technical title or above energy science and technology workers, managers, technicians and technological innovators;

2, Engaged in energy technology and management, enthusiastic and active support of the work of the society;

3. It has made significant contributions to the development of energy science and technology and has a high academic prestige.

(5) Unit members: Enterprises and institutions related to the business of the Association, with a certain number of scientific and technological personnel, willing to participate in the relevant activities of the Association and support the work of the Association in scientific research, teaching, production, design, management and other enterprises, as well as relevant social organizations (except civil society organizations in Hong Kong and Macao), can apply to become unit members.

Article 10   Membership procedures:

(1) Submit an application for membership, recommended by a member of the council;

(2) After discussion and adoption by the council;

(3) Membership card issued by the council or an organization authorized by the council.

Article 11   Members shall enjoy the following rights:

(1) the right to vote and the right to be elected;

(2) to participate in the academic activities and other related activities of the Society;

(3) the priority of obtaining the services of the Society and obtaining academic materials edited and published by the Society;

(4) the right to criticize, suggest and supervise the work of the Council;

(5) Membership is voluntary and withdrawal is free.

Article 12   Members shall perform the following obligations:

(1) Abide by the articles of Society and implement the resolutions of the Society;

(2) Safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the Society;

(3) to complete the work assigned by the Council;

(4) to pay dues according to regulations;

(5) To report the situation to the Council and provide information on energy technology.

Article 13   A member shall notify the Society in writing of his withdrawal and return his membership card. If a member does not pay the membership fee or does not participate in the activities of the Society for one year, after the Society prompts that he still does not pay the membership fee within one year, he shall be regarded as automatically withdrawing from the association.

Article 14   If a member has seriously violated the articles of Society, he shall be expelled by the council or the Standing council.

Chapter IV   The formation and removal of the organizational structure and the person in charge

Article 15   The supreme authority of the Society is the General Assembly of members, whose functions and powers are:

(1) to decide on the work policy and tasks of the Council;

(2) To formulate and amend the articles of the Society;

(3) To elect and remove directors and supervisors;

(4) To examine the work report and financial report of the Council;

(5) To examine the work report of the Board of supervisors;

(6) To formulate and revise the criteria for membership dues;

(7) deciding on termination;

(8) To decide on other major matters.

Article 16   The members' congress shall be convened only when more than two-thirds of the members' representatives are present, and the resolutions shall take effect only when voted by more than half of the members' representatives present. The formulation and amendment of the articles of the Society shall be approved by more than two-thirds of the representatives of the members present at the meeting.

Article 17   Each session of the members' Congress shall last for five years. Due to special circumstances need to advance or delay the change of the term, the council shall be convened to vote for approval, submitted to the competent business unit for examination and approval and approved by the registration administration of societies. The extension of the term of office shall not exceed 1 year.

Article 18   The Council shall be the executive body of the Members' Congress and shall be responsible for leading the daily work of the Council during the period when the members' Congress is not in session and shall be responsible to the members' Congress.

Article 19   The functions of the Council shall be:

(1) implementing the resolutions of the members' Congress;

(2) To elect and remove the Chairman, vice chairman, secretary general and executive director;

(3) preparing for the convening of the members' congress;

(4) Reporting work and financial status to the congress of members;

(5) To decide on the admission or expulsion of members;

(6) To decide on the establishment, alteration and termination of administrative offices, branch offices, representative offices and entity offices;

(7) To decide on the appointment of deputy secretaries-general and principal heads of institutions;

(8) To lead the work of various organs of the Society;

(9) To formulate internal management systems;

(10) To decide on other major matters.

Article 20   The council meeting shall be convened only when more than two-thirds of the directors are present, and its resolution shall take effect only when voted by more than two-thirds of the directors present.

Article 21 The Council shall hold a meeting at least once a year. In special circumstances, it may also be convened by means of communication.

Article 22   The Council shall establish a Standing Council. The Standing Council shall be elected by the Council and shall exercise the functions and powers of items 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Article 19 when the Council is not in session, and shall be responsible to the Council. The number of the Standing Council shall not exceed 1/3 of the number of directors.

Article 23   The Standing Council shall be convened only when more than two-thirds of the standing Council members are present, and its resolutions shall take effect only when voted by more than two-thirds of the standing Council members present.

Article 24   The Standing Council shall meet at least once every six months; Special circumstances can also be held in the form of communication.

Article 25   The Board of Supervisors shall be established. The Board of Supervisors is the supervisory body of the Association and is responsible to the General Assembly of members.

Article 26   The supervisors shall be elected or removed by the members' congress. The number of the board of supervisors is 5, including 1 chief supervisor, who is elected by the Board of Supervisors. Each term of office of a supervisor shall be five years and shall not exceed the age of 70 at the time of his/her appointment. He/she may be re-elected at the expiration of his/her term of office for a maximum of two terms. The Chairman, Deputy chairman, Secretary General, director, executive director, head of branch and full-time staff of the Society shall not concurrently serve as supervisors. The Association accepts and supports the supervision and guidance of the appointed supervisors.

Article 27   The Board of supervisors shall exercise the following functions and powers:

(1) To elect the head of supervisors;

(2) To attend the members' congress and report to the members' congress on the work of the Board of Supervisors;

(3) Non-voting seats in the council (Standing council);(4) To supervise the performance of the functions of the Council (Standing Council);

(4) To supervise the performance of the functions of the Council (Standing Council);

(5) To supervise the financial operation and management of the Society;

(6) To perform other duties assigned by the members' Congress.

Article 28   The Board of Supervisors shall hold a meeting at least once every six months, and the meeting of the board of supervisors shall be held only when more than 2/3 of the supervisors are present, and its resolution shall be valid only when it is passed by more than 1/2 of the supervisors present.

Article 29 Supervisors shall abide by relevant laws and regulations and the articles of Society, and faithfully and diligently perform their duties.

Article 30   The Board of Supervisors may investigate the activities carried out by the Society; If necessary, they may employ accounting firms to assist them in their work. The expenses necessary for the Board of Supervisors to exercise its functions and powers shall be borne by this Council.

Article 31   The Chairman, vice chairman and secretary general of the Society must meet the following conditions:

(1) Love the motherland, adhere to the Party's line, principles and policies, and have good moral character and style of study;

(2) Experts, scholars or persons with greater influence in their professional disciplines and business fields;

(3) The maximum age of the Chairman and vice Chairman shall not exceed 70 years of age;

(4) The maximum age of the Secretary-General in office shall not exceed 62 years of age, and the Secretary-General shall be full-time;

(5) Love the work of the Society, good health, can adhere to normal work;

(6) Democratic work style;

(7) Having not received criminal punishment for deprivation of political rights;

(8) Having full capacity for civil conduct.

Article 32   If the chairman, vice chairman and Secretary-General of the Society are above the maximum age of office, they can take office only after being voted by the Council, reported to the competent business unit for examination and approval and approved by the registration and management authority of the Society.

Article 33   Each term of office of the Chairman, Vice chairman and Secretary General of the Association shall be 5 years, and the re-election shall not exceed 2 terms. If the term of office needs to be extended due to special circumstances, it shall be voted by more than 2/3 of the members of the congress, submitted to the competent business unit for examination and approval, and approved by the registration and management authority of the Society before taking office.

Article 34   The Chairman of the Association is the legal representative of the Association. Due to special circumstances, the vice chairman or Secretary-General may act as the legal representative after being entrusted by the chairman and approved by the Board of Directors, submitted to the competent business unit for examination and approval and approved by the registration administration of the association. The Secretary-General who is appointed or openly recruited by the public shall not be the legal representative of the Council. The legal representative signs relevant important documents on behalf of the Association. The legal representative of the Association shall not concurrently serve as the legal representative of other associations.

Article 35   The Chairman of the Society shall exercise the following powers:

(1) Convene and preside over the council and the Standing council meetings;

(2) To check the implementation of the resolutions of the Member Congress, the council and the Standing council.

Article 36   The Secretary-General of the Council shall exercise the following powers:

(1) to preside over the daily work of the office and organize the implementation of annual work plans;

(2) coordinating the work of branches, representative offices and entities;

(3) To nominate deputy secretaries-general and principal heads of offices, branches, representative offices and entities, and submit themto the Council for decision;

(4) To decide on the employment of full-time staff members of administrative offices, representative offices and entities;

(5) to handle other daily affairs.

Article 37   The Society shall set up branches and representative offices within the purposes and business scope stipulated in the Articles of the Society. The branches and representative offices of the Association are integral parts of the Society do not have the status of legal person, shall not formulate separate articles of the Society shall not issue any form of registration certificate, carry out activities and develop members within the scope authorized by the Society and the legal responsibility shall be borne by the Society.

Article 38   Branches and representative offices shall use the full normative name with the name of the Society to carry out activities, and shall not exceed the business scope of the Society.

Article 39   The Society shall not establish regional branches, and shall not establish branches or representative offices under branches or representative offices.

Article 40   The names of branches and representative offices of the Society shall not be named with the names of various legal organizations, and shall not be prefixed with the words "China", "National", "country", etc., and shall end with the words "branch", "Professional committee", "Working Committee", "Special Fund Management Committee", "Representative Office", "Office", etc.

Article 41   The head of a branch or representative office shall not be more than 70 years old and shall not be re-elected for more than two terms.

Article 42   The financial affairs of branches and representative offices shall be incorporated into the unified management of the statutory accounts of the Society.

Article 43   In the annual work report, the Society shall submit the relevant information of its branches and representative offices to the registration and administration of societies. At the same time, the relevant information will be disclosed to the public in a timely manner and consciously accept social supervision.

Chapter V   Asset management and principles of use

Article 44   Sources of funds of the Society:

(1) membership fee;

(2) donation;

(3) appropriations from the China Association for Science and Technology or social support;

(4) Income from activities and services provided within the approved scope of business;

(5) bank interest;

(6) other lawful income.

Article 45   The Society shall collect membership dues in accordance with relevant regulations of the State.

Article 46   The funds of the Society shall be used for the business scope and the development of undertakings as stipulated in the Articles of Association, and shall not be distributed among the members.

Article 47   The Society establishes a strict financial system to ensure that the accounting information is legal, true, accurate and complete.

Article 48   The Society shall be equipped with accounting personnel with professional qualifications. An accountant shall not concurrently serve as a teller. Accountants must conduct accounting and exercise accounting supervision. When an accountant transfers his work or leaves his post, he must clear the handover formalities with the receiver.

Article 49   The asset management of the Society must implement the financial management system stipulated by the state, and accept the supervision of the member congress and the financial department. If the source of assets belongs to state appropriations or social donations or subsidies, they must accept the supervision of audit institutions and publicize the relevant information to the public in an appropriate manner.

Article 50   The financial audit must be carried out before the change of the term of office or the change of the legal representative.

Article 51   The assets of the Society shall not be appropriated, privately divided or misappropriated by any unit or individual.

Article 52   The salary, insurance and welfare benefits of the full-time staff of the Society shall be implemented with reference to the relevant provisions of the State for public institutions.

Chapter VI   Procedure for amendment of Articles of Society

Article 53   Amendments to the articles of Society shall be submitted to the General Assembly of members for deliberation after being approved by the council.

Article 54   The revised articles of Society shall come into effect after being examined and approved by the competent business unit and submitted to the registration administration of the society for approval within 15 days after being adopted by the member congress.

Chapter VII   Termination procedures and disposal of property after termination

Article 55   If the Society completes its purpose or dissolves itself or needs to be cancelled due to division, merger or other reasons, the council or the Standing council shall put forward a motion for termination.

Article 56   The motion of termination shall be voted through by the General Assembly of the members and submitted to the competent business unit for examination and approval.

Article 57   Before the termination of the Society, it shall set up a liquidation organization under the guidance of the competent business unit and relevant authorities to settle claims and debts and deal with the aftermath. During the liquidation period, no activities other than liquidation shall be carried out.

Article 58   The Society shall terminate upon the cancellation of registration by the registration and administration authority of the association.

Article 59   The remaining property after the termination of the Society shall be used for the development of undertakings related to the purposes of the Society in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state under the supervision of the competent business unit and the registration and administration authority of the association.

Chapter VIII   Supplementary Provisions

Article 60   Emblem of the Society:

The emblem of the Society is shaped as a circular torch, indicating that the primary energy and the Association unite people of vision in the energy industry. Above the emblem is the English abbreviation: China Energy Research Society, abbreviated as CERS, below the emblem is the lightning mark, indicating the secondary energy (electricity), that is, the primary energy and secondary energy as one, below the emblem is the Chinese name of the Association. The whole emblem indicates the nature and scope of work of the Association, that is, to unite people of vision in the energy industry and contribute to the revitalization of China's energy industry. The right to interpret the meaning of the emblem rests with the Council.

Article 61   The membership card designed and produced by the Society shall be submitted to the competent business unit for the record.

Article 62   The Articles of Society shall be adopted by the vote of the eighth Member Congress of this Council on March 26, 2021.

Article 63   The right to interpret these Articles of Society belongs to the council of the Society.

Article 64   The Articles of Society shall come into force upon approval by the registration and administration authority of the association.