INDEX
INDEX

Statute of the National Association of Movimento Turismo del Vino

Fundamental rules that define the structure, purposes and governance of MTV

TITLE I – General

Art.1 (Name and duration)
  1. The Association called “MOVIMENTO TURISMO DEL VINO” (hereinafter, the “Association”) is governed by the rules of this Statute.
  2. The Association will last until December 31, 2050 and may be extended by resolution of the National Assembly.
Art.2 (Headquarters)
  1. The Association is based in Rome at the headquarters of the Italian Wine Union, at via G. B. De Rossi 15/A.
  2. The Assembly of members may establish representations in the national territory and abroad.
Art.3 (Object and purpose)
  1. The Association is a non-profit organization and its main activity is the promotion and development of wine tourism; in particular, it promotes visits and enhancement of wine production sites in order to increase their culture and prestige and create economic development prospects for areas with a particular wine-making vocation; it promotes training and information activities aimed at consumers, tourism and hospitality operators and, in general, economic operators, whether individuals or groups, on wine production in Italian territories, such as, for example: guided visits to vineyards, cellars, visits to exhibition sites for tools useful for growing vines, the history and practice of wine-making and oenological activities in general; educational, cultural and recreational initiatives carried out in the cellars and vineyards, including educational grape harvesting; tasting and marketing services for company wine production and related objects and materials.
  2. The Association brings together entities that carry out the activities referred to in paragraph 1 in the territories under their jurisdiction.
  3. The Association operates both by coordinating the activities of individual territorial associates and of their members, organizing events, publications, meetings, tastings, study trips, training courses and other activities of a territorial, national and international nature, also by establishing or participating in the establishment of temporary associations or consortium companies with the same purposes, as well as clubs for the free affiliation of third parties, non-members, private wine lovers, through which to promote and spread the culture of wine and wine tourism.
  4. It contributes to the implementation of regional and national policies for the development of wine tourism and promotes the use of programmes activated by the European Union for this purpose, paying particular attention to initiatives aimed at areas with a wine-making vocation and cooperating in their development.

TITLE II – Associates

Art.4 (Admission – Qualification of Associate)
  1. Non-profit entities with a social purpose similar to that of the Association and which in any case includes the development of wine tourism in the respective territory, constituted in the form of associations or consortia of wine and/or spirits producing companies that carry out wine tourism hospitality activities as an ancillary activity, may be admitted as members, by resolution of the National Assembly.
  2. The subjects referred to in the previous paragraph may affiliate, without the qualification of members, wine shops, hotels, restaurants, producers of gastronomic excellences typical of their respective territories and other than wines, tour operators, travel agencies, agritourism companies, associations and consortia, journalists and in general subjects who carry out activities related to the wine tourism sector.
  3. No more than one territorial entity for each Italian region, or for each Italian autonomous province, may be admitted as a member.
  4. The subjects referred to in the first paragraph who intend to join must make an application to the Association, attaching their statute, drawn up according to the principles defined by the Association.
  5. Members are required to comply with this Statute, the regulations issued by the National Assembly and the programmatic indications of the National Assembly.
Art.5 (Rights and obligations of members)
  1. The Association is inspired by the principles of democracy and participation of all members in the life of the association on the basis of the rights and duties defined through the rules that regulate the internal organization of its bodies and activities.
  2. Membership in the Association is for an indefinite period; members participate fully in the life of the Association and contribute to determining its choices and orientations, they are required to comply with this Statute and all regulations that will be issued by the National Assembly.
  3. No later than April 30 of each year, members must communicate to the Association the list of their members, also pursuant to article 8.4; they must also communicate without delay to the Association any changes to their statutes and regulations, as well as renewals of corporate offices.
  4. Members must pay the annual membership fee (the “Fee”) no later than April 30 of each year.
Art.6 (Suspension, exclusion and withdrawal)
  1. The extinction of the legal person determines the loss of the qualification of member of the Association and of all rights connected to it.
  2. The Association, by resolution of the Ordinary Assembly, may suspend for up to twelve months a member who behaves in a manner contrary to the purposes of the organization, or contravenes the provisions of the Statute and the resolutions and regulations adopted or, finally, does not pay the Fee.
  3. Suspension pursuant to the preceding paragraph 2 does not relieve the member of his obligations towards the Association.
  4. In the most serious cases, the Association, by resolution of the Ordinary Assembly, may exclude a member who behaves in a manner that is seriously detrimental to the purposes of the organization and repeatedly contravenes the provisions of the Statute and the resolutions and regulations adopted.
  5. Members who do not intend to accept suspension or exclusion from the Association may appeal to the Board of Arbiters within sixty days of receiving notification of exclusion.
  6. Each member has the right to withdraw from the Association, with effect from 31 December of the current year, by giving written notice no later than 31 October of each year.
  7. The withdrawal communicated after the date provided for in the previous paragraph will not take effect until 31 December of the following year.
  8. Suspension, exclusion and withdrawal entail the immediate prohibition of use, for any reason, of the trademarks and name of the Association.

TITLE III

Art.7 (Bodies)

The bodies of the Association are:

  • the National Assembly;
  • the President;
  • the Vice President;
  • the Executive Committee;
  • the Board of Arbitrators;
  • the Board of Auditors.


The election of the corporate bodies cannot be, in any way, constrained or limited and is based on criteria of freedom of participation of the members.

Art.8 (National Assembly – composition and powers)
  1. The National Assembly is chaired by the President or, in his absence or impediment, by the Vice-President.
  2. The National Assembly is ordinary or extraordinary.
  3. Each member is represented in the National Assembly by his/her own president pro tempore or, in the event of his/her impediment, by proxy, by a member of the board or member of the secretariat of the associated legal person or by another member no more than twice in the three-year period.
  4. Each member who has paid the full membership fees pursuant to Article 5.4 shall have the right to express in the National Assembly, in person or by proxy, as many votes – Voting Rights – as the number of his/her members communicated pursuant to Article 5.3 or his/her vote per capita in the cases provided for in Articles 9.8 and 9.9.
  5. The ordinary assembly:
    1. determines the Association’s guidelines and issues general directives for the achievement of social objectives;
    2. approves the financial statement of the previous financial year, the related financial report and the budget;
    3. elects the President and Vice President;
    4. elects the Executive Committee;
    5. elects the Board of Probiviri and, where applicable, the Board of Auditors;
    6. approves the internal regulations and deliberates on any matter submitted to it by the Executive Committee;
    7. determines, on the proposal of the Executive Committee, the Quota and any extraordinary contributions;
    8. decides on the suspension and exclusion of Members.
  6. The extraordinary meeting is called to deliberate:
    1. on changes to the company statute;
    2. on the proposal to dissolve the Association;
    3. on the appointment, powers and replacement of liquidators;
    4. on any other matter expressly attributed by law to its competence.
Art.9 (National Assembly – convocation, validity and resolutions)
  1. The National Assembly is convened by the President at least once a year, by June 30th.
  2. The National Assembly is also convened whenever the President deems it appropriate, or when a written request is made, containing the indication of the topics to be placed on the agenda and any reasons for urgency, by the Executive Committee or by no less than three members. The President shall convene the meeting within 15 days of receiving the request, for the National Assembly to be held within the following 30 days.
  3. In the event of inertia on the part of the President, the Vice President or, if appointed, the President of the Board of Auditors shall convene the Assembly. In the absence of such, the convocation may be made by the association that first signed the request.
  4. The National Assembly is called in writing, including by electronic means, by means of a notice sent to each member at least fifteen days before the date of the meeting.
  5. The notice of the meeting must contain the indication of the place, day and time of the meeting, as well as the agenda; it must also contain the indication of the date – different from the previous one -, the time and place of the second meeting; finally, it must contain the indication of the number of members entitled to vote and the number of members of these communicated pursuant to article 5.3.
  6. The ordinary Assembly is validly constituted, at the first call, with the presence of the absolute majority of the Voting Rights pursuant to Article 8.4 and, at the second call, regardless of the number of Voting Rights present or represented.
  7. The ordinary Assembly deliberates by majority of the Voting Rights present pursuant to Article 8.4.
  8. The Extraordinary Assembly is validly constituted both at the first and second call, with the presence of the majority of members entitled to vote pursuant to Article 8.4.
  9. The Extraordinary Assembly deliberates, both in the first and second call, by a majority of two thirds of the members entitled to vote pursuant to Article 8.4, except in the case of dissolution, appointment of liquidators and devolution of assets in which it deliberates by a majority of three quarters of the members entitled to vote.
  10. The resolution in the event of statutory changes and dissolution of the Association is drawn up by public deed.
Art.10 (President)
  1. The National Assembly of members appoints a President who is a wine producer chosen from among the members of the regional Associations.
  2. The President remains in office for three years and can be re-elected for only one consecutive term.
  3. The President has the legal representation of the Association with signature powers, in the manner and within the limits established by the Executive Regulation.
  4. The President:
    1. promotes, coordinates and monitors the Association’s activities;
    2. manages and coordinates relationships with members;
    3. presides over the Assemblies;
    4. chairs the Executive Committee;
    5. signs the final budget approved by the National Assembly;
    6. signs the relevant financial report;
    7. implements the resolutions of the Executive Committee.
  5. The President also acts as a liaison with national institutions, with the aim of collaborating on the orientation and regulatory framework of food and wine tourism.
  6. The President may be awarded a compensation set by the National Assembly.
Art.11 (Vice President)
  1. The National Assembly of members appoints a Vice-President who is a wine producer chosen from among the members of the regional Associations.
  2. The Vice President remains in office for three years and may be re-elected for only one consecutive term.
  3. The Vice President assists the President and replaces him in case of his absence or impediment.
  4. In the event of the resignation or termination of the President’s office, the Vice President shall assume his function, except as provided in Article 12.14.
  5. The Vice President may be awarded a compensation set by the National Assembly.
Art.12 (Executive Committee)
  1. The President and the Vice President are members by right of the Executive Committee.
  2. The Executive Committee is composed, in addition to the President and the Vice President of the Association, of an odd number of members, not less than three and not more than five, appointed by the National Assembly from among the Presidents of the associated legal entities and is chaired by the President or, in his absence, by the Vice President; in the absence of both, the Executive Committee appoints the president of the meeting.
  3. The members of the Executive Committee may be awarded a compensation set by the National Assembly.
  4. The members of the Executive Committee hold office for three years and may be re-elected.
  5. The Executive Committee:
    1. prepares and presents the financial statement and budget to the National Assembly;
    2. convenes and determines the agenda of the National Assembly;
    3. implements national initiatives;
    4. prepares the Regulations to be submitted to the National Assembly for approval;
    5. monitors the use of the Association’s trademarks by members;
    6. provides for the implementation of the operational guidelines formulated by the National Assembly.
  6. The Executive Committee is convened by the President at least once every two months or, in any case, when a written request is made, with an indication of the topics to be placed on the agenda, by at least one third of its members.
  7. The President or, in the event of his absence or inactivity, the Vice President, shall convene the Executive Committee no later than ten days after receiving the request; the meeting shall be held no later than fifteen days after the convocation. In the absence of this, the convocation may be made by the requesting councilors.
  8. The Executive Committee shall be convened in writing, including by electronic means, by means of a notice sent to each member of the same no later than five days before the date of the meeting.
  9. The notice of the meeting must contain the indication of the place, day and time of the meeting, as well as the agenda.
  10. The Executive Committee is validly convened when an absolute majority of its members are present and resolutions are taken by majority vote; in the event of a tie, the President’s vote prevails.
  11. The meetings of the Executive Committee may take place, where the President deems it appropriate, also through audio or video conference; in this case all participants must in any case be identified by the President and must be allowed to intervene in real time in the discussion and voting, as well as to exchange documents and records relating to the topics discussed.
  12. The meeting will be considered to have been held in the place where the President is located and who will be assisted by a secretary; all of the above must be recorded in the minutes to be drawn up by the President and the secretary and signed by them.
  13. In the event of resignation of a member of the Executive Committee, the latter may proceed with co-optation to be ratified by the next National Assembly.
  14. Any member of the Executive Committee who fails to attend three consecutive meetings shall be deemed to have resigned and the Executive Committee may proceed to replace him pursuant to Art. 12.13.
  15. Should at least half of its members become vacant, the entire Executive Committee shall be deemed to have lapsed and new appointments shall be made pursuant to Article 8.5.c.
Art.13 (Board of Arbiters)
  1. The Board of Arbitrators is composed of three members elected by the National Assembly, by secret ballot; it must monitor and guarantee the application of the Statute and resolve any conflicts that arise within the Association.
  2. The members of the Board of Probiviri remain in office for three years and are chosen from among personalities of proven authority.
  3. The Board elects a president from among its members, who is responsible for convening meetings and is the recipient of communications from the Assembly of Members and Associates.
  4. The Board of Arbitrators is required to express its opinion no later than two months from the moment it is requested, giving written notice thereof to the parties involved and to the National Assembly.
Art.14 (Board of Auditors)
  1. If appointed, the Board of Auditors is composed of three members and two substitutes, chosen from among non-members.
  2. One effective Auditor and one substitute Auditor must be registered in the Register of Legal Auditors.
  3. The Board of Auditors performs the functions and exercises the powers provided by law; in particular, it draws up an explanatory report on the budget estimate and the final account.
  4. The Board of Auditors attends the meetings of the National Assembly.
  5. The Board of Auditors remains in office for three years and may be re-elected.

TITLE IV – (ASSISTANCE)

Art.15 (Assistance)
  1. The Association’s assets consist of:
    • member fees and contributions;
    • inheritances, donations and legacies;
    • contributions from the State, regions, local authorities, public bodies or institutions, also aimed at supporting specific and documented programmes implemented within the scope of the statutory purposes;
    • contributions from the European Union and international organizations;
    • income from the provision of agreed services;
    • proceeds from the sale of goods and services to members and third parties, including through the performance of economic activities of a commercial, artisanal or agricultural nature, carried out in an auxiliary and subsidiary manner and in any case aimed at achieving the institutional objectives;
    • donations from members and third parties;
    • revenue from promotional initiatives aimed at self-financing, such as parties and subscriptions, including prize-based ones;
    • other income compatible with the social purposes of social promotion associations.
  2. The Association is prohibited from distributing, even indirectly, profits or operating surpluses of any kind, as well as funds, reserves or capital during the life of the Association.
  3. It has the obligation to use the profits or management surpluses for the implementation of institutional activities and those directly connected to them.
Art.16 (Brand)
In carrying out their activities and for the promotion of their events, the Association and its members use the trademarks approved by the Assembly, in compliance with the regulations. The Association’s trademarks may not be used, either by the members or by the Association, for purposes that are not expressly authorized by the provisions of this Statute, by the regulations or by directives issued by the National Assembly. No person may use these trademarks without the written authorization of the National Assembly, according to the procedures established by it.
Art.17 (Financial Year)
  1. The Financial Year begins on January 1st and ends on December 31st of each year.
  2. By March 31 of each year, the Executive Committee shall draw up the financial statement for the previous financial year and the budget to be submitted to the Assembly for approval.

TITLE V – Dissolution and General Provisions

Art.18 (Dissolution)
The Extraordinary Assembly that decides to dissolve the Association pursuant to Article 8.7 shall appoint one or more liquidators and shall be obliged to transfer the assets that will be available to one or more non-profit organizations or institutions that take care of the development and diffusion of wine tourism.
Art.19 (Regional Associations)

Agreed between the National Association and the Regional Associations. The Regional Associations are established without profit with or without legal personality of the same region, have the purpose of developing wine tourism in their own territory, autonomously and with their own bodies. Each Regional Association is regulated by its own Statute, drawn up pursuant to art. 4 of this Statute. Each Regional Association, even if associated with the National Association “Movimento Turismo del Vino” has and maintains its own patrimonial and administrative autonomy and is responsible for its own management carried out by its own governing bodies for all civil, administrative and fiscal purposes. The Regional Associations are in any case required to know and comply with this Statute and all the Regulations that will be issued by the National Assembly of Members. All initiatives and activities approved by the National Assembly of Members constitute primary choices of the Regional Associations and their members to which they must mandatorily adhere within the limits of their financial availability. The minimum bodies of each Regional Association are:

  • the Regional Assembly of Members;
  • the President

Each regional association is obliged to transmit to the national association:

  • the list of existing Members at the time of joining the National Association;
  • all changes that subsequently occur in both the shareholder structure and the administrative staff, within thirty days of the date of the change;
  • communications regarding their orientations and initiatives.
Art.20 (Regulation)
The Members’ Assembly, if the needs of the Association’s management so require, will prepare an Executive Regulation.
Art.21 (Postponement)
For all matters not provided for in this Statute, the provisions of the Civil Code and any other relevant law shall apply.
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