(1) Amendments
(a) Statutes of IPA can be amended only by an Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly.
(b) Amendments may be proposed by the Executive Committee, by the Council, or by a group of at least twenty Members of IPA.
(c) Proposals for amendments must be received in writing by the Secretary-General at least six months before the next Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly, who shall, not later than three months before the General Assembly, publish them on the IPA web site.
(d) Proposed amendments may be debated and modified on the floor by majority vote at an Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly.
(e) Amendments shall take effect on ratification by a two-thirds majority vote at an Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly.
(2) Affiliation and Dissolution
(a) Proposals for the affiliation or the dissolution of IPA must be received by the President and Secretary-General at least six months before the General Assembly, who shall, no later than three months before the General Assembly, publish them on the IPA web site.
(b) The affiliation or dissolution of IPA shall take effect on ratification by a two-thirds majority vote of Members present and voting at an Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly.
(c) Upon the winding up and dissolution of this association, after paying or adequately providing for the debts and obligations of the corporation, the remaining assets shall be distributed to a nonprofit fund, foundation, or corporation, which is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, or scientific purposes and which has established its tax-exempt status under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(d) No part of the net earnings of this association shall ever inure to or for the benefit of or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the exempt purposes for which is was formed.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of these articles, the association shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on by an association exempt from Federal income tax under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the United States of America.