12.1. Full Membership and Membership in Association application process:
12.1.1. Application for Full Membership and Membership in Association shall be received:
12.1.1.a. By the Secretary General at least four weeks before the General Assembly at which the application shall be considered;
12.1.1.b. On the appropriate form with signatures of the prospective member organisation President or Chairperson and two officers, preferably the Secretary and Treasurer, and the official stamp of the applying organisation.
12.1.2. If there is more than one organisation having equal claims towards Full Membership, the organisation recognised by the nation’s pharmacy professional organisation as representing the greatest number of pharmacy students shall be admitted as Full Member.
12.1.3. The Executive Committee reserves the right to reject applications that are clearly in opposition to the Federation’s aims and objectives as stated in Article 5 of the Constitution. Applicants for membership shall be received and approved or refused by the Executive Committee to be put to General Assembly.
12.1.4. An organisation that has previously lost membership may only re-apply for membership upon payment of outstanding debts, if applicable, and shall submit
the same documents as organisations applying for membership for the first time.
12.2. Individual Membership and affiliated individuals application process:
12.2.1. Application for Individual Membership and affiliation shall be received on the appropriate digital form.
12.2.2. Individual Member and Friends of the Federation affiliations shall become effective upon receipt of the appropriate fees, as stated in Article 10 of the Domestic Rules; provided prior approval was given by the Executive Committee.
12.3. Membership and affiliation fees:
12.3.1. All members and affiliated individuals, except Honorary Life Members, shall pay an annual fee, as defined in Article 10 of the Domestic Rules.
12.4. Changing membership status:
12.4.1. Members wishing to change their status of membership are obliged to abide by all relevant regulations of application, as defined in the Constitution and Domestic Rules.
12.4.2. An organisation granted Full Membership shall automatically become Member in Association when an organisation from the same nation having greater claims towards full membership is admitted as a Full Member, as defined in the Constitution and Domestic Rules.
12.4.3. The existing debts of member organisations changing membership status shall remain outstanding.
12.5. Resignation of members and affiliated individuals:
12.5.1. Organisations seeking resignation from their respective membership shall notify the Secretary General two months prior to the General Assembly in a written form signed by the President and two officers, preferably Secretary and Treasurer, and stamped by the organisation. Such resignation shall be effective from the first day of the following financial year.
12.5.2. Individuals seeking resignation from their membership or affiliation shall notify the Chairperson of Internal Relations. Such resignation shall be effective from the date requested by the concerned individual. No membership or affiliation fee refunds shall be made.
12.5.3. Resigning members or affiliated individuals shall be obliged to pay all their debts. Should they re-apply for membership or affiliation to the Federation in the future, all outstanding fees owed to the Federation must be paid before the application shall be considered.
12.6. Privileges and their loss:
12.6.1. An organisation newly granted Full Membership or Membership in Association shall receive its privileges at the next roll call during the General Assembly, if credential forms have been presented and the respective membership fee has been paid.
12.6.2. All members shall have the following privileges:
12.6.2.a. Participation in the events of the Federation;
12.6.2.b. Participation in the projects and initiatives of the Federation, unless otherwise specified in the project-related appendices of the Domestic Rules;
12.6.2.c. Speaking rights at the General Assembly and Regional Assemblies.
12.6.3. Alumni shall have the following privileges:
12.6.3.a. Free and lifetime affiliation after being approved by the IPSF General Assembly. The affiliation shall be terminated if the Alumni fails to provide updated 6 months after being contacted;
12.6.3.b. Participation in all the events of the Federation, without having voice rights at the General and Regional Assembly, except when requested to speak;
12.6.3.c. Participation in all the projects and initiatives of the Federation, except applying for the IPSF Team, IPSF grants and participation in the Student Exchange Programme unless otherwise specified.
12.6.4. Voting rights shall be granted to:
12.6.4.a. All Full Members for the General Assembly;
12.6.4.b. Full Members from the corresponding region for the Regional Assembly;
12.6.4.c. Speaking and voting rights at the General Assembly and Regional Assemblies shall be further defined in Article 6 of the Standing Orders.
12.6.5. Suspension of privileges shall apply in the following cases:
12.6.5.a. Unpaid membership fees shall lead to suspension of membership privileges, with an exception, as described in Article 10 of the Domestic Rules;
12.6.5.b. Failure to submit the annual report shall lead to loss of voting rights, effective until the report is submitted or until the next General Assembly or Regional Assembly, whichever comes first.
12.7. Loss of membership:
12.7.1. The General Assembly shall remove Full Members and Members in Association that do not abide by the Constitution.
12.7.2. The Executive Committee shall remove Individual Members and Friends of the Federation that do not abide by the Constitution.
12.7.3. Full Members and Members in Association that have not paid their membership fees for two consecutive years shall automatically lose their membership, and this process shall be described in Article 10.
12.7.4. Individual Members and Friends of the Federation who have not paid their membership fee shall automatically lose their membership at the expiration date.
12.8. Applying member organisations:
12.8.1. An organisation is considered an applying organisation if their application is approved by the Executive Committee and they pay the membership fee.
12.8.2. An applying organisation shall have the right to send two delegates to the General and Regional Assembly in the year when they are applying.
12.8.3. The applying status ends when their application is considered by the General Assembly.
12.8.4. Member organisations applying for Full Membership must have been a Member in Association for at least 2 consecutive years prior to applying and must have no current outstanding debts towards the Federation.
12.8.5. The Federation will hold the membership fee of applying organisations whose application has been denied by the General Assembly.
12.8.5.a. Organisations whose application has been denied by the General Assembly can decide to re-apply using the fee on hold for a maximum of 3 years;
12.8.5.b. After 3 years, the fee on hold will be completely transferred to the Federation. Should the organisation decide to re-apply, it will have to pay the membership fee again.