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AF-1 Original motion from Paris

Title	Affiliation Fees according to the original Paris proposal
Put by	PPI Board
Sponsor	PPI Board
Motion	The fee is calculated as follows: the actual HDI of a country is taken as a exponent to 500 to get the basis fee. This basis fee is multiplied with following factors: for each elected pirate on national level times two, for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5, and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10. This multiplied values are then added to the basis value. (*) For the calculation it is non discriminatory if the pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative brunch.
Rationale	The base for the fee calculation is the HDI (Human Development Index) published by the UNHDR http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/hdi The Idea is that the Pirate Parties from developed countries could afford a higher sum than those from the developing and the least developed ones. Also that the countries with election successes (with elected representatives) could afford more than parties that are in the process of the foundation. Please see the https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0ArWSm6bFghpEdDhDT1pTeWgzY0lRMFA1Vl9oT0Z1NlE&gid=1 for exact calculation

AF-2 Updated accapted motion from Paris

Title	Affiliation Fees according to statuses and passed motion in Paris
Put by	PP-CZ
Sponsor	PP-CZ
Motion	Acording of art. XVI of PPI Statutes[1], General Assembly determines the calculation of Affiliation Fees as follows: The actual HDI[2] of a country is taken as an exponent to 50 to get the basis fee in €. This basis fee is multiplied by following factors: for each elected pirate on national level times two, for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5, and for each elected member on a local level times 1/10. This multiplied values are then added to the basis fee. For the calculation it is non-discriminatory if a pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative branch. Affiliation fee shall not excess 1% of the member's annual income for the previous financial year. Observer membership is not associated with any costs. The first fees are due the next financial year. This calculation of Affiliation Fees is valid for following years unless decided otherwise. General Assembly furthermore (according to art. X(h) of PPI Statutes[3]) decides that: PPI will display all the details of all the transactions, as previously decided on 1st General Assembly meeting.[4] PPI is obliged to publish all the bank statements of all the accounts online Until these transparency requirements are fullfilled, members are not obliged to pay their membership fees for that year [1] http://wiki.pp-international.net/Statutes#XVI._Affiliation_Fees [2] http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi [3] "[The functions of the General Assembly are] h) to accept internal regulations for the Pirate Parties International (...)" http://wiki.pp-international.net/Statutes#X._Functions_of_the_General_Assembly [4] http://wiki.pp-international.net/Decisons_of_GA#Transparency
Rationale	Rationale not yet provided

AF-2 Addendum

Title	Addendum to the "Affiliation Fees according to statuses and passed motion in Paris"
Put by	PP-NL
Sponsor	PP-NL
Motion	1: Parties with less then 500 Members and Observing Members are paying fees on a voluntarily basis at their own discretion. No member shall contribute more then 20% of all PPI's due fees. 2: The rule is put in place that no funds of the PPI should be used for travel, food or hotel expences by the boardmembers of PPI. Exceptions can only be made after the approval of 2/3 of the member parties, consulted beforehand.
Rationale	Rationale not yet provided

AF-3 Adjusted motion from PP-DE

Title	Affiliation Fees according to the original Paris proposal, taking smaller parties into account
Put by	PP-DE
Sponsor	PP-DE
Motion	The fee is calculated as follows: the actual HDI of a country is taken as an exponent to 500 to get the basis fee. This basis fee is multiplied with following factors: for each elected(*) pirate on national level times two, for each elected member of a regional parliament times 1/5th, and for each elected member on a local level times 1/35th. This multiplied values are then added to the basis value. Parties with less then 500 Members and Observing Members are paying fees on a voluntarily basis at their own discretion. No member shall contribute more then 50% of all PPI's due fees. (*) For the calculation it is non discriminatory if the pirate is holding a mandate in the executive or legislative brunch.
Rationale	The base for the fee calculation is the HDI (Human Development Index) published by the UNHDR http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/hdi The Idea is that the Pirate Parties from developed countries could afford a higher sum than those from the developing and the least developed ones. Also that the countries with election successes (with elected representatives) could afford more than parties that are in the process of the foundation. Please see the https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0ArWSm6bFghpEdDhDT1pTeWgzY0lRMFA1Vl9oT0Z1NlE&gid=1 for exact calculation We believe that PPI need solid finances. On the same time we think, that the current proposal is to much of a burden to smaller parties. Espetially the local elected representatives are just the first step on the success road of a political party, and there is no direct immediate financial benefit to the party from its elected local members, and therefore we think that the effect on determinig the membership fee should be much smaller then proposed 1/10th and prefer 1/35th instead. Also, no party should be paying more then 50% of all Fees, since this could create some unhealthy preassure on the organization.