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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 membership

  • democratic 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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