General Assembly 2008

The General Assembly of AFEC, pertaining to the exercise 2007, has taken place June 13, the present year in the city of Pamplona. To the same one they attended a total of 54 people, in direct representation of 38 businesses, while other 4 they did it for delegation of vote. It given that inside on the order of the day the possible modification of the statutes was contemplated, this General Assembly had the character usually and Extraordinary.

The Assembly, understood as an assembly of collective activities, developed during two days, continuing a repeated plan along the last years. The first day Friday, took place the celebration of the board of directors, the meeting of the General Meeting, and the supper of welcome. The following day, Saturday, was dedicated to visit different historic enclaves of Navarre, finishing the day with a formal dinner in the New Casino of Pamplona.

Board of directors

The meeting of board of directors, that began at 10.00 o'clock h. in the parlor Forum TO of the hotel AC Zizur, included the assistance of the President and of the Secretary, as well as of all the others member, except for one that previously had excused its assistance.

Once read the Application Rule document of the Laws of the Competence, was given passed to the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting that was approved unanimously, being continued with the development of the remaining points on the order of the day. In the section dedicated to Compliance in agreement, they were analyzed among others, the evolution and situation, to the day of the date, of the following themes: CALENER, world heritage Cities Plan, Business Plan of EUROVENT and PAEE (Savings Action Plan and Energy Efficiency 2008-2010).

In the point 4º on the order of the day, dedicated to the Preparation of the General Assembly, treated among others the following points, that formed part on the order of the day of the Ordinary General Assembly and Extraordinary:

STATUTES MODIFICATION PROPOSAL

The articles were commented, object of modification, that went to to be submitted to the approval of the General Assembly, being agreed that the President explained the assembly members the motives by the ones that the board of directors considered convenient to propose the modification of some articles of the Statutes of AFEC.

SINGULAR PROJECTS

Inside this section is decided to present as such: CALENER, Plan of Communication and world heritage Cities Plan, and to inform the Assembly on different aspects of the same:

CALENER - current Situation and predicted situation to end of year - TO European level and through EUROVENT supports a simple, data processing only program to utilize and that do comparable the different national qualifications of the buildings.
PLAN OF COMMUNICATION - will be contacted with the Foundation F2I2, of the Upper School of Industrial Engineers, of the University technical college of Madrid, to finalize the study of the energy consumption due to the air conditioning, for pass, subsequently, to the study of the consumption of the fluids refrigerators in the sector.
WORLD HERITAGE CITIES PLAN - Explanation of the objective that intends with this Project, as well as its current situation.

In the point 5º on the order of the day, dedicated to Various Matters, the President reported of the meeting maintained with the new President of CONAIF, José Mª of the Source, that was shown wide open to promote the contribution with AFEC in different themes, that they could be of interest for both companies.

Joins General Ordinary and Extraordinary

The General Meeting of the Association, took place in the Parlor Great Forum of the cited Hotel Zizur of Pamplona, in second assembly, beginning at 17.00 o'clock h., was celebrated with character usually and of Extraordinary, due to that one of the points on the order of the day contemplated a Statutes modification proposal and was presided by Aurelio Garcia, President of AFEC.

Previously, the assistants were registered to their arrival, being delivered to the same the corresponding documentation that included among another information: the mandatory Application Rule document of the Laws on the Competence, the Order of business of the meeting, the transparencies that would support the presentations of each one of the participants in the assembly, the last edition of the trilingual pamphlet of the Association, etc.

The Memory, pertaining to the exercise 2007, that previously had been sent to all the assistants, has been published with a new format and has counted with the sponsorship of the Editorial Technique The Installer.

Subsequently and after the individual presentation of each one of the presents, was passed to the greeting of the President and to the subsequent development of all the points understood in the Order of business of this meeting.

Greeting of the President

The President welcomes to all the assistants, passing subsequently to develop his introductory letter that figures in the Memory.

In the cover sheet of this bulletin, and by way of introduction, a statement of it appears cited letter.

In its development emphasizes the prominence that, in the year 2007, has had the economic deceleration, the climatic change and the debate on the sustainable development.

In the relating to the activities of AFEC, emphasizes the celebration of the 30 Anniversary of its foundation, in whose act the importance was shown of AFEC as catalyser of the sector of the air conditioning.

It finished its exposition, thanking to the Businesses, to the board of directors and to the management Team its permanent effort and dedication.

Likewise, it thanks, to the Editorial Technique THE INSTALLER, its contribution and contribution in the improvement of the format of the Memory.

Report of management

The General Director of the Association, José Mª Ortiz, read integrally the Report of Management, that summarizes the main activities developed in the exercise 2007.

In this report fits to emphasize, that although, year after year, they are carried out a series of activities directed to the attainment of some general objectives, like they are the general promotion of the sector; the defense of the interests of the associates; the promotion of the export; the organization and participation in fairs, etc., not because of it themselves to stop attacking new projects that, since the Association, they are considered that they can be of interest For our sector.

In the section dedicated to the economic situation, emphasizes that the same one experiences, as in the last exercises, a light surplus between incomes and expenses, what permits to continue having the necessary economic resources to undertake new projects, mentioning that is tried to utilize the same, not alone correctly, but also of form optimized.

Likewise, a year more, in the case of AFEC, a high degree of compliance with the budget is verified. Of this guideline the case is excepted of SERVIAFEC, that due to the activities planned for the promotion of the export, suffers at times large deviations in relation to their budgets, since in some occasion actions are substituted already planned, and therefore budgeted, by other that, finally, they are you considered by the businesses as more interesting, fact this, that does that, at times, vary substantially the corresponding departures Budgetary.

In spite of it, the chapter of incomes and expenses of SERVIAFEC has been maintained stable, for which the results consolidated of AFEC and SERVIAFEC are likewise positive.

The Memory

Once it finished the reading of the report, José Mª Ortiz proceeds, with the support of some transparencies, to the development of the Memory, dedicating special attention to some points of the same one, among the ones that emphasizes, a year more, the section dedicated to THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND THE MARKET.

In the chapter dedicated to EXTERNAL RELATIONS, appointment, briefly, those institutions or companies, with the ones that AFEC has maintained contacts.

In this section recalls that some agreements exist with AENOR, by the ones that the associates of AFEC can be benefited of discounts in the purchase of norms and publications.

Next, and upon being referred to the relations with EUROVENT, gives the word to Francisco Muñoz of Leyva that explains briefly the content of the "Business Plan", to which refers, of more extensive form, in another section of this bulletin.

It finished its intervention, José Mª Ortiz comments the celebration, in Madrid, of the 15ª Annual Meeting of ICARMA, International Counsel of Cooling Team-Makers Associations, and of the 48ª General Assembly of EUROVENT, European Committee of Air Processing Team-Makers and Cooling, organized both by AFEC, by delegation of EUROVENT.

In the relations with other associations of the sector, fits to emphasize the agreement signed with FEGECA and the greater contribution with CONAIF.

It continues the development of the Memory, with a brief exposition on the importance of the INFORMATION in the Association, citing explicitly the web page and its content, as well as the Bulletin Afecnoticias, recalling the assistants, as notable fact, the publication of the number 50 of the same one.

In the chapter dedicated to the EXPORT mentions, as prominent points, the execution of an Inverse trade Mission to AIR CONDITIONING 07; the presence in the Fair ISH of Frankfurt, with an informative stand, as well as the organization of two Missions Study, a to Casablanca and the other to the Fair MOSBUILD of Moscow, completing the description of these activities with a mention to the English version, of the web page of AFEC. It finishes its exposition relating to this chapter, with the description of the Sectorial Plan of the Association for the year 2008.

In the section dedicated to NORMALIZATION relates, briefly, the activities of the Committee AEN/CTN-100. AIR CONDITIONING, whose Office of the secretary exercises AFEC.

In relation to the GUIDELINES and European REGULATIONS, impacts especially in the Guidelines RAEE and RuSP, reporting that AFEC has headed the monitoring and evolution of the same in Europe. Upon speaking of the Board of directors on Energy Efficiency in the Buildings reports on the development of the CALENER and the actions that AFEC is carrying out for its improvement.

With respect to the Regulation 842/2006 on you determined gases fluorados of effect greenhouse, comments that during the year 2007 they have seen the light various Regulations that complete to the same one.

Subsequently, it reports on the results of AIR CONDITIONING 2007, mentioning the prominence of AFEC in this Parlor.

It finishes this traveled through by the Memory with a special mention to the 30 ANNIVERSARY OF AFEC, citing briefly the Forum titled Conversation "Climate, Energy and Sustainability" and the social program, that took place because of the celebration of this events.

Annual counts of the Exercise 2007

Eugenio of Miguel. Treasurer In the section pertaining to the Accounting States of the exercise 2007, the Treasurer, Eugenio of Miguel, analyzes, of schematic form, the economic situation of the Association, and presents in detail the state of the Annual Accounts of AFEC and SERVIAFEC, collected in the Memory that work in being able of the assistants.

It finalizes its exposition with a summary of the Incomes, Expenses and Results Consolidated of both companies, pertaining to the exercise 2007.

Subsequently, the Secretary general, Eloy of Alone, requests the approval of the Report of Management, of the Memory and of the Annual Accounts of AFEC and of SERVIAFEC, pertaining to the exercise 2007, being all it approved, unanimously.

Budgets 2008

Eloy of Alone. Secretary general It finished the exposition of the accounting states of the year 2007, the Treasurer passes to the point 4 on the order of the day, Analysis and approval, if he proceeds, of the budgets pertaining to the exercise of the year 2008, and he continues with the exposition of the budgets of AFEC and SERVIAFEC of the year 2008.

It finished the exposition, the Secretary, he requests again, like he is mandatory, the approval to him cited budgets.

There not being objection to the same, both budgets, they remain approved unanimously.

Singular projects

Plan of Quality. The General Director of the Association explains the assistants the origins and the evolution of the Plan of Quality, as well as his objectives, impacting in the current situation of the same one and his full force, in light of the Board of directors on Energy Efficiency in the Buildings.
Plan of Communication. In relation to this Plan, analyzes the situation of the same one and its future development.
World heritage Citiesproject. Next it explains the objective that intends with this Project and its current situation. On this point, the President takes the word and he explains the assembly members the future actions that are going to carry out.

Statutes Modification proposal

The President informs the Assembly of the motives that have carried to the board of directors to propose this modification of Statutes, passing to explain the most prominent modifications.

Subsequently, the Secretary proceeds to read each one of the modification object articles, as well as the new text proposed for each one of them, that will be the one that subsequently will be submitted to the approval of the General Assembly.

Once it finished the reading of the same, and after diverse interventions of the assembly members requesting some explanations and proposing, in the case of one of the articles, an editing alternative, the General Assembly approved, unanimously, the modifications relating to all and each one of them mentioned articles, remaining, therefore, approved the complete text of the new Statutes.

Subsequently, and there not being requests neither questions the Assembly was interrupted briefly, to proceed to the making of the Minutes of this meeting.

Approval of the Minutes of the General Meeting

Once it resumed the meeting, proceeded to the reading of the Minutes of the Ordinary General Assembly and Extraordinary, that was approved unanimously, being finished in this way the official program of work of this Assembly of AFEC.

The social program

It finished the General Meeting, congresspersons and companions, 102 people on the whole, they were transferred in bus to Echauri, to 8 km. of the capital one Navarre, to visit the wine Cellar OTAZU, situated in the shadow of the saw of The Pardon and of the Rock of Echauri. After the visit a cocktail in the gardens was taken, followed by a supper that was celebrated in the building of the old wine cellar.

The following day, Saturday 14 of June, was dedicated to carry out a traveled through by diverse symbolic localities of Navarre.

Castle of Olite In the first place was visited Olite, where was carried out a traveled through by its straits "ruas" and a visit to the Castle-Palace of the Kings of Navarre, that was built by order of Carlos III, to ends of the 14th century.

Marries native of San Francisco Javier Subsequently it was visited Javier, where had lunch and was done a traveled through by its Castle, that is situated in the highest part of the town, native house of the boss of Navarre, San Francisco Javier.

In the afternoon, the Monastery of San was visited Savior of Leyre, situated in the slopes of the Saw to Err, also called saw of Leyre, whose existence is found documented from the middle of the century IX and that counts, among the different buildings that compose it, with prominent copies of the Romanesque one by belonging to a very early period of the same one.

At 21.00 o'clock h., the assembly members were transferred to the center of Pamplona, where in the main parlor of the New Casino, situated in the Plaza of the Castle, next to the symbolic Coffee Iruña, took place a cocktail, followed by a formal dinner.

It finished the supper, José Mª Ortiz, in name of the President, that could not attend this act, carried out the speech of farewell, in which thanked to the presents its assistance, being said good-bye to the meeting of the next year.

Formal dinner in the New Casino of Pamplona

Subsequently, and as final clasp, the action of the Group led to themselves Serious Voices Schola Cantorum, that interpreted a pretty repertoire of typical songs of the zone.