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4.1. The Directory Board is the highest authority for management and administration. The
Chairperson, the Secretary General and the Treasurer may avail themselves of the
Services that they deem will provide direct assistance.

4.2. At the request of the Directory Board, the Congress may create Committees of
specialists, which the Directory Board may task of investigating specific issues. The
opinion given by the Committees is advisory. Once their mission is completed, the
Directory Board may terminate their mandate.

4.3. The Directory Board shall meet in any place or time it deems appropriate, but at least
once a year. Decisions may also be taken by correspondence. During the meetings of
the Directory Board, any elected member on the board is invested with an
international mandate and will not represent any specific Country. Only elected
members on the Directory Board may attend meetings. During the sessions, the
Chairperson may appeal to the presidents of Committees, Services executives or any
other person in order to facilitate the debates or to gather information on specific points.
The minutes of each meeting of the Directory Board must be published within 4
months after the meeting.

4.4. A double signature is required for all financial transaction greater than € 15,000 (fifteen
thousand).

5. EVENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ACTIVITIES

5.1. The Biennials are managed by the Service of the FIAP Biennials, which are
governed by the document on the Biennials.

5.1.1. Any member may request to hold a FIAP Biennale. The request must be
addressed to the FIAP Biennials Services through an Operational Member
of their Country, when applicable.

5.1.2. Only Operational Members can participate in the Biennials.

5.2. The Patronage of Fairs is managed by the Patronage Service. Patronage is governed
by the document concerning Patronages.

5.2.1. Patronages are requested to FIAP through an Operational Member of that
Country. If no Operational Member exists, the request may be made via a
Regional Member of the Country. Similarly, if no Regional Member exists, a
Local Member may submit the request themselves.

5.3. The Auspices for photographic events are managed by the president of FIAP and the
Patronage Service. They are governed by the document on Auspices.

5.3.1. Requests for Auspices shall be addressed to FIAP in the same way as
applications for Patronages.

5.4. Distinctions are managed by the Distinctions Service. They are governed by the
document on Distinctions.

5.4.1. Requests for Distinctions shall be addressed to FIAP in the same way as
applications for Patronages.

5.4.2. Photographic works attached to requests for Distinctions are handled by the
Collections Service.