Statutes of the CIA

CIA Statutes, pdf format
CIA Internal Rules, pdf format

The forgoing Statutes of the CONFÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DES ACCORDÉONISTES (CIA) were originally adopted by the General Assembly of Delegates Congress in Lódz (Poland) on September 23rd, 1978.

Updated by ratification of the General Assembly at the Congress in Dunajska Streda (Slovakia) on October 16th, 1996.

September 23rd, 1978
The forgoing Statutes of the CONFÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DES ACCORDÉONISTES (CIA) were originally adopted by the General Assembly of Delegates Congress in Lódz (Poland).

October 16th, 1996
Updated by ratification of the General Assembly at the Congress in Dunajska Streda, (Slovakia).

August 14th, 2007
Updated by ratification of the General Assembly at the Congress in Alexandria, VA (USA).

September 5th, 2017.
Updated by ratification of the General Assembly at the Congress in Osimo (Italy),

August 17th, 2019
Updated by ratification of the General Assembly at the Congress in Shenzhen (China).

September 10th, 2024
The CIA’s official status was adopted in two parts, the Statutes and the Internal Rules. In accordance with European Union legislation, to comply with the Associations Act, the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes became a registered association. The 2024 registration outlined in the official ‘Statutes’ is on file in Helsinki, Finland. These Statutes were adopted by ratification of the General Assembly at the Congress in Castelfidardo, Italy.

March 2nd, 2025
The Internal Rules (formerly known as Statutes) were updated by ratification of the 153rd General Assembly at the Congress in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, except for section 13a, which was confirmed at the 154th General Assembly in East Sarajevo.