MEMBERSHIP RULES & REGULATION

1. The GLPA Network comprises of each member who is on the Membership List.

2. Members have to be privately owned companies, partnerships or corporations, involved in the freight forwarding industry.

3. Membership entitles each member to exclusive representation of the GLPA within a country, state or an assigned area in which the member is resident and conducts business. GLPA Network keeps the right to have one agent in each country except India,China and USA as area and needs are high. GLPA Network has also right to increase agent in same country if requested and needs by approving board of directors.

4. The board of directors has the right to re-define an area represented by an existing member if they consider that realignment to be in the best interest of the GLPA members as a whole. If the realignment affects an area where a member already exists, this member will have the option for 1 (one) month to apply for the new territory and then 3 (three) months to provide supporting documentation to the board of directors.

5. Members may only represent areas where the office is wholly owned or operated by them, and not just an ‘address’ for cargo handling.

6. GLPA Members may not promote and / or interfere in to any of the business interests that already exist but will try to do their utmost for to generate new traffics among each other. Incase of any routing orders or nomination shipments problem the member may consider for to promote and / or swap the business from their current Agent to one of our members listed instead.

7. All members must be able to offer and provide the full range of services demanded by other members in both air and seafreight,shipping broker (unless specifically excluded at the time of joining).

8. The Joining Procedures may be reviewed or modified at any time by the comittee.

9. The Annual Membership Fee, which covers one calendar year is payable by each member in accordance with the deadline illustrated on the invoice which is 10th January for each year.

10. The Annual Membership Fees may be increased at any time during the year by informing at one 3 months earlier notice but not exceeding more than 10% per carlendar year. Non payment or late payment of the Annual Membership Fee will result in an immediate cancellation of the membership, at the discretion of the Board.

11. A company shall cease to be a member of the GLPA if:
    - the member gives notice of resignation in writing to the Board, or:
    - the Head Office considers that the Member is not able to perform fully all the functions and operations required to satisfy other members, or that they consider that the member has falsely claimed the services, which they are unable to perform, or that the Member does not adhere to the Rules of Membership or Code of Conduct.

12. All new members are subject to a probationary period of 12 months in order to assess their commitment to the GLPA Network. The Board of Directors decision is the final.

13. A company who has defaulted a payment or not paid within the time given with a fellow member will be unable to trade and immidiately all members stop trading with default agent and bulletin will be release and all members will be notifiy accordingly. Incase the payment is / are less than the amount of USD 1,000 then the member could collect or postpond this / these payment upto the next 3 Months for to avoid any of the extra banking transaction fees. However the related counterpart have to be informed on this subject in written form. If payment amount is / are very high then the member will promptly transact the amount to the related counterpart as well.

14. GLPA Members must be prepared to dedicate new business within one year of joining. Existing long standing relationships are acceptable on the basis that a GLPA member may not reciprocate business in those areas. These areas must be specified upon Application.

CODE OF CONDUCT:

1. GLPA Members pledge a standard of competence to his client - to perform in a conscientious, diligent and professional manner all services undertaken on the client's behalf.

2. GLPA Members pledge to hold in strict confidence, all information acquired in the course of the relationship concerning the business and the affairs of his client. No such information is to be released unless authorised by the client, or required by law.

3. GLPA Members are to communicate efficiently and promptly by over night with their fellow members.

4. GLPA Members are to agree to exchange only nett nett charges and rates to their fellow members.

5. Payments between members must not exceeds 30 days from the end of the monthly statement. Failure to do so could result in expulsion.

6. All payments must be made in the currency that is marked as payable on the invoice.

7. GLPA Members must accept their own bank charges.

8. The GLPA board of comitee cannot be held responsible in case of commercial and / or financial obligations that are not met by (a) GLPA member(s).

9. When a company ceases to be a GLPA member, the company must no longer use the name or logo of the GLPA.

10. All members must attend the GLPA meeting held within the first year of joining.

11. Each member must attend the GLPA. One year’s grace will be given. However, failure to attend two consecutive GLPA MEETING will result in expulsion. 

12. One exlusive agent in each country except China,India, and USA due to the size of the country to keep fair trade among all business partners.

Once all above terms are accepted then please kindly complete the rule & regulation by add on your company name, undersign the rule & regulation by authorized person & add on your company stamp before send back the original undersigned document to the following address: