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About Members & Membership If your company is interested in : - using the KNX technology, EN 50090 approved, in your product development. - KNX certified products and having access to the technical development support line. - furthering the KNX technology by having the possibility to participate actively in the KNX technical working groups. - profiting from the common communication around KNX as worked out in the KNX marketing groups (active participation also possible) If your company is a manufacturer, service provider or interested party You should apply for KNX Membership Scope of Membership Entities that comply with the relevant stipulations in the Articles of Association and the Internal Rules of the Association – of which this document is a part – can become a member of KNX Association. KNX Association actively encourages a wide degree of participation. Companies and other entities that do not comply (or do not wish to comply) with the requirements to become shareholders (see chapter 5 below) are nevertheless encouraged to join as licensees. In the case of member companies (i.e. legal entities) that belong to a larger company group, the following rules will apply: - Companies that are members of KNX Association share their membership rights and respective obligations with their own subsidiaries. "Subsidiary" means a legal entity under direct or indirect control as to more than fifty percent (50%) of such entity's issued share capital or voting rights and/or the like, or under management control. Excluded however are legal entities that are a Member and legal entities under their like control. - Companies that are members of KNX Association may NOT share their rights or obligations with other companies within the same group that are not Subsidiaries - such as parent companies. Categories of Members Members in KNX association are either - shareholders, i.e. companies that have purchased shares at the time of becoming a member. Large companies (over 100 staff members) must purchase 10 shares, where smaller ones only one. The related fees are given in the document “Internal Rules – Fees” and the annex to the articles of the Association. - Licensees, i.e. companies that have not purchased shares at the time of becoming a member, i.e. they are users of the KNX technology in KNX certified products and do not take part in the decision process. Joining, Resignation, Expulsion as a Member The general procedures regulating these acts are detailed in the Articles of Association. Upon joining the Association, shareholders or licensees shall forthwith enter into the following contracts with the Association: - IPR License Agreement. - Trademark License Agreement . Membership Rights & Obligations In addition to the statutory rights and obligations described in the Articles of Association, the following general rules apply: Category Shareholders In short, these are entitled, among other things, to the following: - Access to all information generated, circulated and published by KNX Association. - Access to all services provided by KNX Association – as detailed in the following chapter. - The right to participate in working groups to define extensions to the “KNX Standard” - Insofar as they have already entered into an IPR License Agreement and a Trademark License Agreement with the Association, they will benefit from the licenses granted thereunder. Category Licensees In short, these are entitled, among other things, to the following: - Access to all information generated, circulated and published by KNX Association. - Access to all services provided by KNX Association – as detailed in the following chapter. - Insofar as they have already entered into an IPR License Agreement and a Trademark License Agreement with the Association, they will benefit from the licenses granted thereunder. - This type of members do not have the right to participate in working groups and are not entitled to vote at the General Assembly. Member Obligations In short, Members have the following obligations, among other things: - To behave in a manner compatible with the Mission and Objectives of the Association – as defined in the Articles of Association. - To comply with the product conformity and certification regulations of KNX Association – as in the conformity and certification sections of the KNX Specification Handbook. - To pay the annual or royalty based fees in full and in a timely manner. - In respect of any debts incurred by KNX Association, shareholders shall have limited liability; - that is to say limited to the amount of the purchased shares and annual fees due. The same applies for licensees, where their liability is limited to the annual license fees. - Insofar as they have already entered into an IPR License Agreement and a Trademark License Agreement with the Association, members must comply with the terms of these agreements. Services Provided to Members As a principle, KNX Association aims at providing all the services conducted by the three legacy associations (EIBA, BCI, EHSA), whose former activities were combined into the KNX Association. KNX Association is a profit-making organisation, of which the operation can be split into two business units, i.e. one relating to the association activities and one relating to tools activities. The former activities are covered by offering services to the members, the second activities by the licensing of the various offered KNX tools. association activities: - Promotion of the Bus Standard - Maintenance and development of the Bus Standard - The handbook - Support to members for the interpretation of the Standard - Standardisation activities - IPR management - Administration tools activities: - Development of KNX tools - Sale and support of KNX tools activities offered by third parties - Conformity tests for products The Management Board may modify the list of activities included in the membership fees - subject to ratification by the General Assembly. Manufacturer ID’s Each Member will be assigned on their request a “Manufacturer ID” that shall be used to uniquely identify their products. In order to avoid Manufacturer IDs being unnecessarily assigned, (e.g. in the case of a Member that is not yet active in the market), a member shall only apply for its Manufacturer ID shortly before it intends to actually launch products on the market. - In general, each Member is assigned a single “Manufacturer ID”, and all transactions between the Association and the Member are conducted with a single point of contact in the Member company. If a Member wants its Subsidiaries to benefit from independent “Manufacturer IDs” and to have corresponding independent points of contact with the Association, then its Subsidiaries are required to pay additional license fees to cover the additional administration costs. The Member shall apply for such “Manufacturer’s Subsidiary IDs” in writing.
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O članovima i članstvu Općenito Za članstvo u KNX se možete prijaviti ukoliko je vaša tvrtka proizvođač, ili se bavi uslužnim djelatnostima ili daljni interesenat i ukoliko želite postići slijedeće: - Koristiti KNX tehnologiju u razvoju vlastitih proizvoda - Certificirati KNX proizvode i dobiti pristup tehničkom servisu za razvoj proizvoda - Unapređivanje KNX tehnologije kroz moguće aktivno sudjelovanje u KNX tehničkim radnim grupama - Korištenje KNX marketing materijala t.j. aktivno sudjelovanje u KNX marketing krugovima Kategorije članova Društva, koja odgovaraju mjerodavnim uputama Articles of Association i Internal Rules of the Association , mogu postati članovi KNX Association. Postoje slijedeće kategorije : Obveze - Ponašanje u skladu s misijom i ciljevima udruge - kako je definirano u Articles of Association . - Insofar as they are not interested party, to comply with the product conformity and certification regulations of KNX Association - as in the conformity and certification sections of the KNX Specifications. - Plaćanje godišnje pristojbe ili naknade na vrijeme i u punom iznosu. - U slučaju da KNX Association prouzroči nastanak dugovanja, dioničari će imati ograničene odgovornosti - odnosno ograničena iznosom kupljenih dionica i godišnje naknade. Isto vrijedi i za koncesionara, gdje je njihova odgovornost ograničena na iznos godišnje licence ili naknade, i za zainteresirane stranke, gdje je njihova odgovornost ograničena na iznos godišnje članarine. - Ukoliko su već potpisali IPR License Agreement ili Trademark License Agreement sa udrugom, članovi moraju postupati po uvjetima navedenih sporazuma. Usluge Upravni odbor ima ovlasti promjene liste aktivnosti uključene u članarine – podliježe ratifikaciji Skupštine Aktivnosti udruge: - Promoviranje Bus standarda - Održavanje i razvoj bus standarda - Priručnik - Podrška članovima u interpretaciji standarda - Aktivnosti normizacije - IPR management - Administracija Aktivnosti vezane za alate: - Razvoj KNX alata - Prodaja iI podrška KNX alata Aktivnosti koje nude treće strane: - Usklađeni/ unificirani testovi za proizvode Manufacturer ID´s Svakom članu (izuzev zainteresiranih stranaka), na njegov zahtjev, će se dodijeliti "ID proizvođača" koji se koristi za jedinstveno identificiranje njihovih proizvoda. Kako bi izbjegli nepotrebno dodjeljivanje ID-a proizvođača (u slučaju da član još nije aktivan na tržištu), članovi bi se trebali prijaviti za svoj ID proizvođača nedugo prije nego što zapravo namjeravaju lansirati proizvode na tržište.