Country Member Application for Membership Form

The sample application form, repeated below, can be downloaded from Country Member Application Form.

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GOVERNMENT LETTERHEAD.

Please accept this letter as our official application to join the Global Gold Monetary Fund as a member in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.  Our Country is to be referred to as:  ______________________________________.

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

Dated: _______________________

Subject to the membership committee’s approval, we wish to join the Global Gold Monetary Fund (“GGMF”) as a member effective immediately and we wish to have access to all the privileges, rights, and obligations afforded member governments as soon as possible, as described in the Articles of Agreement Articles of Agreement of the Global Gold Monetary Fund unanimously adopted on October 27, 2022, (ISBN: 979-8-9872063-3-1) and amended on September 10, 2023 and October 5, 2023 (hereinafter, the “Articles of Agreement”), a copy of which is in our possession;

WHEREAS we understand that government membership in GGMF is by adoption of the Articles of Agreement which were adopted by the 39 founding members;

AND WHEREAS the Government of [name of State] (“the “Government”) wishes to apply for membership in the Global Gold Monetary Fund with effect as of [date] as an _______ Original Country Member nation, if this Adoption Agreement is signed before June 30, 2024, or as an _______ Other Country Member nation if the application for membership is submitted after June 30, 2024, or later [Choose one].

NOW THEREFORE the undersigned [name and title of the Head of State, Head of Government]; [name and title of the Minister for Foreign Affairs]; [name and title of the Minister of Finance], for and on behalf of the Government declare that the Government of [name of State], having considered the above-mentioned Articles of Agreement, having accepted all the terms and conditions for membership undertake faithfully to perform and carry out the obligations and stipulations therein contained, and hereby adopt the published Articles of Agreement in its entirety as a legally binding and enforceable agreement by and between the Global Gold Monetary Fund and the Government of [name of State].

It is agreed as follow:

1. In accordance with Article XXII, Section 21.02(g) of the Articles of Agreement, the Government irrevocably waives sovereign immunity in all jurisdictions in accordance with the terms and conditions of these Articles. 
2. The Government hereby appoints _______________________________ [Name of the person] (the “Officer”), as its principal liaison ambassador to officially represent the Government in all matters related to the processing of this application for membership, and to liaise with the officers and representatives of the Global Gold Monetary Fund for the purpose of finalizing our membership and the new member onboarding process.  Until further written notice, the Officer is duly authorized and empowered to represent the Government and make all decisions and sign all documents and certificates for and on behalf of the Government which may be necessary.
3. The Government hereby waives any and all requirements for the Fund, and its Trusts, protected cell companies and other affiliated entities to obtain any Licenses from the Government to start or operate its business, its trusts, and its exchange platform operations in the country.
4. The parties understand and agree that this Agreement and any appendices, exhibits and schedules hereto, has been prepared only in the English language and that the English language is the official language of this Agreement. It is specifically understood and agreed that no party to this Agreement will assert or allege that it did not understand each and every term and condition of this Agreement, and each party further acknowledges that prior to entering into this Agreement, it could have sought interpretation of the Agreement in the native language of the persons signing the Agreement on such party’s behalf but chose not to do so. In the event of any dispute concerning the construction or meaning of this Agreement, reference shall be made only to this Agreement as written in English and not to any other translation into any other language.
5. All capitalized terms herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Articles.
6. (Optional Confidentiality Clause) We hereby request that our application for membership be kept secret and confidential until such time as the Fund is ready to disclose the names of the first twenty-five (25) Country Members who have applied for membership and have been accepted as a member of GMMF.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have signed this instrument of acceptance and adoption at [place] on [date].

Signature # 1: ______________________________

[name and title of the Head of State, Head of Government]; 

Signature # 2: ______________________________

[name and title of the Minister for Foreign Affairs]; 

Signature # 3: ______________________________

[name and title of the Minister of Finance]

Note: All Signatures must be attested by the President, Secretary of State, or the Chief Judge of the country (with government seal), or by a notary public or Commissioner of Oaths (with apostille).

The Application must be accompanied with all the information listed in Article VIII Section 8.05(a) and Schedule D, Article XXII of the Articles of Agreement of the Global Gold Monetary Fund, together with a list of names and all contact information (title and responsibilities, address, e-mail, phone, etc.) of those persons designated by the Government to represent their nation and to liaise with the Fund for the processing of the Application.

ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL

UNTIL THE FIRST 10 GOVERNMENTS HAVE JOINED.

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PLEASE E-MAIL A CERTIFIED COPY OF YOUR APPLICATION TOGETHER WITH THE ATTESTATION AND APOSTILLE TO:

If the Application for Membership is by a National Government:

Send your application to:    CMApp@GlobalGoldMF.com

If the Application for Membership is by a Local Government:

Send your application to:    LGMApp@GlobalGoldMF.com