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Our governance

ITAB was created in 1982 by organic only organizations, including Grab (Groupe de recherche en Agriculture Biologique - Organic Agriculture Research Group). Its initial purpose was to serve as both a liaison institute between regional organic farming research stations and an institute collaborating with research organizations, in particular INRAE. An association under the French law of 1901, ITAB now has 54 members (legal entities) divided into 10 colleges. Its Association Board is composed of 30 administrators. 
 

Bureau de l'ITAB - janvier 2025

Between 2017 and 2021, ITAB adopted new statutes that allow new stakeholders to join its Association Board, such as technical and higher education institutions, environmental associations, and other civil society actors.

As is fairly typical for an association, ITAB is governed by an Association Board appointed by the General Assembly. The Board organizes the election of the President and ensures that an executive committee is formed.

Role and responsibilities of governance bodies

The General Assembly

The General Assembly is composed of the 54 members and associate members of ITAB who are up to date with their membership fees for the previous year. Members are organized into 10 colleges. The Ordinary General Assembly deliberates in the normal manner on the items on the agenda. It votes on the moral report, the financial report, and the activity report. It sets the amount of annual dues. It provides for the renewal of outgoing members of the Association Board and finally appoints the Auditor on the recommendation of the Association Board.

 

The Association Board

The Association Board is composed of a maximum of 30 administrator elected from among the members and distributed as follows according to the origin of the colleges:

  • 4 administrators of the college of national professional agricultural organizations (organisations professionnelles agricoles)
  • 4 administrators of the college of agricultural unions
  • 5 administrators of the college of regional organic farming organizations
  • 3 administrators of the college of regional consular agencies
  • 2 administrators of the college of Regional interprofessional organizations
  • 3 administrators of the research-experimentation  college
  • 1 administrators of the college of national interprofessional organizations
  • 2 administrators of the college of civil society
  • 1 administrators of the college of education
  • 1 administrators of the business college

The Association Board defines the Association's broad guidelines: (i) budgets and reviews activity and financial reports before they are presented to the General Assembly; (ii) activity program and defines the means of implementation; (iii) internal regulations of the Association to be submitted to the General Assembly; (iv) appoints ITAB representatives for specific purposes; (v) elects from among its members an Executive Committee composed of a maximum of nine people (including the chairs of the technical and scientific divisions).