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Become a memberHow to integrate TESS?
Criteria for admission to enter TESS :
To become a member, the applicant must:
be a legal entity
adhere to the Charter of Social Economy and Solidarity Enterprises active in the recovery of textiles
comply with the seven criteria of the European Standing Conference of Cooperatives, Mutual Societies, Associations and Foundations (CEP-CMAF) :
the primacy of the individual and the social objective over capital,
voluntary and open membershipdemocratic control by members (with the exception of foundations, which lack such democratic control)
the reconciliation of the interests of members and users on the one hand, and the general interest on the other hand
the upholding and application of the principles of solidarity and responsibility
autonomy of management and independence from the authorities
allocation of the majority of surpluses to the achievement of objectives promoting sustainable development and serving members and the general interest
Undertake, within three years, to maintain or develop a sorting activity or transfer the collection right in the manner defined by the General Meeting
To have a quantity (defined as « textile stream » ) of at least 1.500 tons
To have activities in the textile collection / sorting fields based on a guaranteed supply and coming mostly from Social Economy-based actors
Pay the membership fees and, when required, pay the admission/entry fee set by the General Meeting. NB: membership fees are calculated according to the size of the member, based on the tonnages handled
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