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THE INCENTIVE SCHEME FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 2 The International Award for Contribution to Chinese Medicine is granted to organizations and individuals who have made outstanding achievements in promotion of exchange and cooperation between Chinese medicine and various medical systems in the world. Article 3 The International Award for Contribution to Chinese Medicine is an award of social sectors without grades. The incentive cycle is once 1-2 years and the maximum awards of each year are no more than ten. Article 4 The recommendation, evaluation and prize-giving adhere to the fairness and just doctrine, striving to be recognized and trusted by the international community. Chapter 2 Award Chapter 3 Appraisal Organ Article 8 The working office of the appraisal committee is the secretariat of the WFCMS. The award office is set up by WFCMS, responsible for organizing, unscrambling and managing the documents of recommendation, communicating with the committee members, arranging the mode, time and place of the appraisal, and reporting its work annually to the appraisal committee. Article 9 Members of the appraisal committee have to set rigid demands on themselves, be practical and realistic, just and in array, and keep away from fraudulent practices. They have to pay close attention to protection of intellectual property rights and right to privacy. Chapter 4 Recommendation Article 10 Recommendations are accepted from the following organizations and departments: Article 11 Basic requirements for recommendation: Article 12 The form of recommendation should be filled out in detail as required in Chinese and English. Article 13 Any organization or department that makes recommendation should provide real and reliable information. Article 14 Recommendations are sent to the Office of the International Award for Contribution to Chinese Medicine, and they are put into database after the preliminary screening of the award office. Chapter 5 Appraisal Article 15 The following items are examined by the Office of the International Award for contribution to Chinese Medicine. Article 16 Comprehensive evaluation will be made based on the following factors: size of contribution, social general acknowledgement, international influence and promotion of Chinese medicine marching to the world, etc. Article 17 The procedure of appraisal includes preliminary screening and final verification. The former is accomplished by the specialty groups of the appraisal committee, while the latter by the Executive Council of the WFCMS. Article 18 Preliminary screening: After examination of the written form, it is accomplished by five specialty groups including group of administrative specialists, technical specialists, media, delegates of oversea WFCMS members and commonalty on internet. Article 19 Final verification: The proposed winners are published on internet to listen to opinions, and then the final winners are decided by the Executive Council of the WFCMS through vote. Chapter 6 Dispute Settlement Article 20 The WFCMS makes the organization or individual winners known to the public. If there is dispute about the winners, or if there is malpractice to expose, opinions in written form should be submitted in 30 days after the announcement. Article 21 If the dispute is not substantial, the recommending organization or department takes measures to coordinate and raises proposals for settlement to the award office; if the dispute is substantial, e.g. involving intellectual property rights, adjudication is final made after an investigation done by the specialists engaged by the award office. Chapter 7 Penalty Article 22 Any organization or individual or recommending department that commits a fraud or cheats out of the ward with dishonest methods confirmed through investigation, the award should be cancelled, and the honorary certificate and prize money be recovered. Article 23 Anyone who is involved in the appraisal activities with malpractice should be relevantly settled by the WFCMS after investigation and verification. Chapter 8 Supplementary Articles Article 24 This incentive scheme is put into force on the day reviewed and approved by the Executive Council of the WFCMS. Article 25 The right to interpretation for the incentive scheme resides in the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies.
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