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Hello,

The association's Annual General Meeting will take place on '''Wednesday July 1st 2026 from 6pm to 9pm ([https://dateful.com/convert/paris-france?t=6pm&d=2026-07-01 CET]), via videoconference and mostly in English''' (with subtitles in English or French), at the following link: https://link.openfoodfacts.org/2026-AG

The General Meeting is a key event in the project. Open Food Facts is an open project carried out by tens of thousands of volunteers worldwide. Most of our volunteers are not members of the association, but the latter enables us to formalize the project, give it a legal existence and guarantee its democratically discussed values. The General Assembly covers three main objectives:
* discuss actions taken since the last General Meeting (vote on the 2025 moral report and the association's financial report)
* propose and discuss changes to the project and its governance
* elect those who will represent the project during the year and make operational decisions until the next General Meeting
We thank you in advance for your participation!

Details of how to take part are given below.
=== Open Food Facts membership ===
If you wish to take part in voting, you can [https://donorbox.org/open-food-facts-association-membership join the association], or if you are already a member, you must be up to date with your membership fees by going through the membership procedure again.
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|A useful reminder: for French residents, membership and any additional donation entitle you to a 66% tax reduction on your income tax.
For example: if I donate €20 in addition to the €10 membership fee, I get a 66% reduction of €30, i.e. €19.80: the €30 for Open Food Facts costs me €10.20.
|}

=== Proposing motions and candidating to the Board of Directors ===
If you want to propose mentions or to apply to the Board of Directors, you can do so until June 15th 2026 included.

==== Motions ====
Send the text of your motion proposal to contact@openfoodfacts.org

==== Applying to the board of directors ====

* either send your first and last name, Open Food Facts user name and a small text to introduce yourself and explain your candidacy to contact@openfoodfacts.org.
* or directly add your name and introduction to [[Open Food Fact Association - Election of the board - 2026]] 

=== Agenda ===
* Presentation and vote of the [[:File:Activity Report 2025 - text - EN.pdf|2025 activity report]]
* Presentation and vote of the [[:File:OPEN FOOD FACTS - COMPTES ANNUELS 2025.pdf|2025 financial report]] (in French)
* Presentation of this year’s audit
* Presentation of the motions (see below)
* Presentation of the [[Open_Food_Fact_Association_-_Election_of_the_board_-_2026|candidates for the board of directors]] 
* Votes

=== Proposed motions ===

==== Motion 1 - Modification of the statutes to allow the board of directors to appoint up to 2 additional unelected members (proposed by Stéphane Gigandet) ====
This motion changes the statutes of the association to enable the board of directors to appoint up to 2 additional unelected members to the board of directors, in order to give the board more flexibility to include people with specific skills or expertise needed for the functioning of the association.

In Article 13 of the current statutes:

- Change "The association is managed by a board of 5 to 10 members." to "The association is managed by a board of 5 to 10 elected members, and up to 2 unelected members appointed by the board of directors."

- Change "Board members are elected for a three-year term" to "Elected board members are elected for a three-year term"

- Add a new sentence "The unelected members appointed by the board of directors serve for a term determined by the board and can be revoked at any time by the board of directors."

=== Voting ===
To vote, you must first be a member of the association and up to date with your membership fees. '''You will then receive an email from the Balotilo platform, with a link directing you to a voting form'''. 

* if you are not attending the General Meeting, please vote by midnight (Paris time) June 30th, 2026

* if you attend the General Meeting on July 1st 2026, voting will be finalized during the General Meeting, giving you time to vote during the meeting.
You will be able to vote to:
* approve the [[:File:Activity Report 2025 - text - EN.pdf|2025 activity report]] with 3 possible choices: for, against, abstain
* approve the [[:File:OPEN FOOD FACTS - COMPTES ANNUELS 2025.pdf|2025 financial report]] (in French), with 3 possible choices: for, against, abstain
* approve the motions, with 3 possible choices for each: for, against, abstain
* select the [[Open Food Fact Association - Election of the board - 2026|candidates for the Board of Directors]], with the names of the candidates you wish to vote for, in the order of your preferences

The Annual General Meeting is an ideal time to take stock, and we look forward to your presence to enrich the debates and bring the project to life!

The Open Food Facts Board of Directors and permanent team.
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