Articles of Incorporation of Public Interest Incorporated Association Japan Oil Chemists’ Society

1. The principal office of this organization shall be located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

2. Branch offices may be established as necessary.

3. Regulations concerning branch offices shall be separately determined by the Board of Directors.

1. The Society shall carry out the following projects in order to achieve the purpose of the preceding article:

• (1) Public business of research results: This includes organizing international conferences, the World Congress on Oleo Science and publishing the open-access journal listed in DOAJ, Journal of Oleo Science.
• (2) Human resources education, research incentives, and research achievement commendation projects: This includes recognizing international research achievements, such as awards at the World Congress on Oleo Science, awards in collaboration with ISF or RCS, and the appointment of fellows.
• (3) Standardization and dissemination of evaluation/test methods: This includes discussions at the World Congress on Oleo Science and promoting the international dissemination of evaluation/test methods.
• (4) Regional academic promotion and dissemination projects.
• (5) Revitalization of academic fields: This includes designing programs for the World Congress on Oleo Science.
• (6) In addition to the preceding items, projects necessary to achieve the purpose of the Society.

2. The business set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be conducted in Japan and abroad.

1. The Japan Oil Chemists’ Society (JOCS) welcomes individuals, corporations, public research institutions, and groups from around the world to join our Society. We offer various membership categories to accommodate diverse backgrounds and regions:

• (1) Regular Members: Individuals, corporations, public research institutions, or groups who join the Society in agreement with its purpose. (Regular members of corporations or groups are referred to as “Corporate Members” hereinafter.)
• (2) Student Members: Students enrolled in a university or similar school who join the Society in agreement with its purpose.
• (3) Asian Overseas Members: Individuals who are not Japanese nationals and join the Society in support of its purpose (excluding residents of Japan).
• (4) Asian Overseas Student Members: Students who are not Japanese nationals and join the Society in support of its heart (excluding residents of Japan).

Our Society conducts business both in Japan and abroad, striving to advance science and technology related to fats and oils, lipids, surfactants, and their related substances, and contribute to the development of industries and improvement of people’s life and health.

2. The members of this organization shall be the delegates elected by the Regular Members, who shall be considered as members under the Act on General Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”).

3. The number of delegates shall be determined by the Board of Directors, ranging from 110 to 120.

4. To elect delegates, an election shall be held by the Regular Members. The regulations necessary for the election of delegates shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

5. Delegates shall be elected from among the Regular Members. Regular Members may run for the delegate election mentioned in the preceding paragraph.

6. In the delegate election mentioned in paragraph 4, Regular Members shall have the right to vote equally with other Regular Members. Directors or the Board of Directors shall not be able to elect delegates.

7. The delegate election mentioned in paragraph 4 shall be held once every two years in November, and the term of office of delegates shall be until the end of the delegate election held two years after their election. However, if a delegate has filed a lawsuit for the cancellation of a general meeting resolution, dissolution, pursuit of responsibility, or dismissal of officers (Act Articles 266, 268, 278, 284), the delegate shall not lose their status as a member until the lawsuit is concluded (the delegate shall not have the right to vote on the election and dismissal of officers (Act Articles 63 and 70) and amendments to the articles of incorporation (Act Article 146)).

8. If a delegate is absent or the number of delegates falls below the required number, a supplementary delegate may be elected. The term of office of the supplementary delegate shall be until the end of the term of office of the delegate who retired before the end of their term.

9. When electing supplementary delegates, the following matters must also be decided: (1) That the candidate is a supplementary delegate (2) If the candidate is elected as a supplementary delegate for one or more specific delegates, the names of those specific delegates (3) If two or more supplementary delegates are elected for the same delegate (or two or more delegates), the priority order among the supplementary delegates.

10. The resolution concerning the election of supplementary delegates shall be effective until the end of the term of office of the delegates mentioned in paragraph 7.

11. Regular Members shall exercise the following rights of members stipulated in the Act in the same manner as members:

• (1) Right under Article 14, Paragraph 2 of the Act (Inspection of Articles of Incorporation, etc.)
• (2) Right under Article 32, Paragraph 2 of the Act (Inspection of the Register of Members, etc.)
• (3) Right under Article 57, Paragraph 4 of the Act (Inspection of Minutes of General Meetings, etc.)
• (4) Right under Article 50, Paragraph 6 of the Act (Inspection of Documents Certifying Proxy Rights, etc.)
• (5) Right under Article 52, Paragraph 5 of the Act (Inspection of Records of Voting Rights Exercised by Electronic Means, etc.)
• (6) Right under Article 129, Paragraph 3 of the Act (Inspection of Financial Statements, etc.)
• (7) Right under Article 229, Paragraph 2 of the Act (Inspection of Balance Sheets of Liquidating Corporations, etc.)
• (8) Rights under Article 246, Paragraph 3, Article 250, Paragraph 3, and Article 256, Paragraph 3 of the Act (Inspection of Merger Agreements, etc.)