Registered Office AFEMS Rue Th. De Cuyper, 100
B-1200 Brussels
Country Belgium
Secretariat AFEMS Via Flaminia 441
I-00196 Rome
Country Italy
Phone +39.06.322.0016 Fax +39.06.322.0018


Structure

The statutory bodies of the Association are:

  1. the General Assembly of the Members
    The General Assembly comprises all duly mandated delegates from member companies. A meeting of the General Assembly takes place at least once a year in a country normally represented in the Association.

  2. the Board of Directors
    The Board comprises the President of the Association and the Directors elected by the General Assembly and representing each member country. It usually meets three times a year.

  3. the Presidency
    The President is elected for a term of two years by the General Assembly from amongst the representatives of the members. He/she is assisted by the Secretary General.

  4. the Secretary General
    He/she is appointed by the Board of Directors and put in charge of the day to day business. He/she is assisted by an Adviser delegated by CEFIC.

  5. the Technical Committee
    The Technical work of AFEMS is done by its Technical Committee. Studies are conducted to investigate issues like classification of products, safety in production, transportation and environmental protection.
    A Clay-target Sub-Committee has been formed to deal with production and use of environmentally friendly products.
    A Machinery Sub-Committee has been formed to study safety problems in ammunition loading.

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