The statutes (or articles of incorporation, charters, constitutions, articles of association, etc.) are established when the organization files for incorporation with the appropriate state agency. A Board of Directors gets its authority from the articles. This governing document specifies, for example, its name, the purpose or mission of the organization, place of business, primary officers, etc.

Examples of Statutes of European Patient Federations:

• AHC Federation of Europe (AHCFE) Statutes
• Aniridia Europe Statutes
• Debra International, Statutes (in English)
• EAMDA, Statutes (in English)
• EFAPH Statutes, see pdf below
• Euro-Ataxia, Statutes (in English)
• European Chromosome 11 Network, Statutes – called Memorandum of Association (in English)
• EWMnetwork: Articles of Association
• EuMGA Memorandum
• EuroHSP Statutes
• FESCA (FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN SCLERODERMA ASSOCIATIONS)
• INTERNATIONAL NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE ALLIANCE (INPDA) Articles
• Myeloma Patients Europe Constitution
• OIFE Statutes (English), pdf below
• PHA Europe, Statutes (in German and English)
• Retina International Constitution
• Rett Syndrome Europe Statutes