According to the association’s articles of association:

1. The patients of Friedreich Ataxia as well as their relatives by blood and by marriage can become members of the Association in a straight and lateral line up to the fourth degree.

2. The members of the Association must have the capacity to act legally.

3. The above persons are registered as members of the Association after their application approved by the Board at its first meeting after the submission of the application.

4. If the Board rejects the application or within one month from its submission does not notify its decision to accept or reject the application to the applicant, he has the right to appeal to the competent Magistrates’ Court and request its registration in accordance with legislation. The application submitted by the candidate member must state his / her details and declare responsibly that he / she suffers from Friedrich Ataxia or that he / she is bloodied or married in a straight line or up to the fourth degree of a person suffering from Friedrich Ataxia.

5. Probationary members of the Association can be registered patients suffering from Friedrich Ataxia, who have completed the fourteenth (14th) year of age and have not reached adulthood. This registration is done with the consent of their parents or those who have their parental responsibility or the end of the custodial parent. Trial members pay το the registration fee and subscriptions. They have the right to attend the General Meetings, but they are deprived of the right to vote. The probationary members are registered in a separate register and upon reaching the age of 18 they automatically become regular.

6. The promotion of honorary members is proposed by the Board of Directors of the Association or by at least one fifth (1/5) of the regular members and is decided by the General Assembly. Honorary members can be those individuals who have offered distinguished services in finding a cure or cure for Friedrich Ataxia, or who have shown great work in finding a cure or cure.

7. The BoD can also declare as auxiliary members, natural or legal persons, who experience the problems caused by the disease and are engaged (friendly or professionally) in dealing with them and want to help the Association and wish to contribute in any way to the achievement of its goals. . Auxiliary members regularly pay a financial contribution for the purposes of the Association.

8. Honorary and auxiliary members do not exercise administration and are registered in separate registers of members. Honorary and auxiliary members are not entitled to vote or to be elected from among the elected members of the Association. They may attend the meetings of the General Assembly and express their views and opinions without a vote.

9. The BoD by its decision, it is entitled to hire a paid or unpaid five-member Scientific Committee, as well as its alternate members, in order to better achieve its goals. The scientific committee of the Association is responsible for the suggestion and explanation of the scientific and educational work of the Association and the recruitment of specialized support staff. Indicatively, the scientific committee may consist of a neurologist, geneticist, pediatric neurologist, cardiologist, physiatrist, ophthalmologist, pharmacist, etc.