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BY-LAWS OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS WORLDWIDE, INC.. ARTICLE V-VII.

ARTICLE V
NOTICES
Section 1. Notices.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or required by law, all notices required to be
given to any Member, director, officer, employee or agent, shall be in writing and may in every
instance be effectively given by hand delivery to the recipient thereof, by depositing such notice
in the mails, postage paid, by transmitting such notice by facsimile or similar means of electronic
transmission or by sending such notice by Federal Express or other similar private carrier providing
evidence of delivery. Any such notice shall be addressed to such Member, director, officer,
employee, or agent at his or her last known address as the same appears on the books of the
corporation. The time when such notice is received, if hand delivered, or dispatched, if delivered
through the mails, or by private carrier, shall be the time of the giving of the
notice.
Section 2. Waivers. A written waiver of
any notice, signed by a Member, director, officer, employee or agent, whether before or after the
time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to the notice
required to be given to such Member, director, officer, employee or agent. Neither the business nor
the purpose of any meeting need be specified in such a waiver.
ARTICLE VI
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
Section 1. Financial Resources. The financial resources of the Corporation shall
consist of the following: (i) membership dues; (ii) contributions; (iii) proceeds from lectures,
courses and publications; (iv) sponsorships; (v) assets inherited or received as a bequest or legacy
and gifts; and (vi) any other incidental income.
Section 2. Membership Dues. Each Member, other than individuals affected by cystic
fibrosis, shall pay membership dues, the amount of which shall be set annually by the Members at the
annual meeting. To that end, Members can be placed in different classes that are required to
pay different membership dues.
ARTICLE
VII
ACCOUNTING
Section 1.
Records. The Board of Directors shall be required to keep accounting records of the financial
position of the Corporation in such a way that its rights and obligations are known at all
times.
Section 2. Annual Report. The Board
of Directors shall present the Corporation’s annual report, and render account of its management in
the past financial year at the Annual Meeting of Members.
Section 3. Accountant. Each year, no later than ninety days before the Annual
Meeting, the Members shall elect an independent accountant who is not a member of the Board of
Directors. The aforesaid accountant shall audit the report and accounts prepared by the Board
of Directors and present a written report on his or her findings. The Board of Directors shall
be required to furnish such accountant with any information he may require and to allow him or her
to inspect the cash position, the assets and the books and records of the Corporation upon
request.
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