Preamble

The EFFS is a European federation of national and regional funeral directors associations, funeral directors or funeral homes, and of corporate entities or establishments engaged in the provision of products or services related to the funeral sector.
The EFFS operates as an international non-profit organization.
It will be incorporated according to the resolutions passed during General Assemblies held in 1994 of “Europäische Bestatter-Union” (hereinafter referred to as “EBU”), with its registered office in Vienna, and of “Association Européenne de Thanatologie” (hereinafter referred to as “AET”), with its registered office in Brussels and therefore shall replace EBU and AET in order to protect mutual interests in an ever closer cooperation.
The EFFS believes that the Constitution set forth in the following pages creates an appropriate basis for achieving the objectives as defined in Article 3, whilst respecting the principles of non-interference in national practices and traditions or the legal status of its members.