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46-483: MKV may refer to: .mkv, a filename extension for the Matroska multimedia container format Mittelschüler-Kartellverband , an Austrian male fraternity organization Multiple Kill Vehicle , U.S. missile defense program Mavea language , ISO 639-3 language code mkv See also [ edit ] Mark V (disambiguation) , abbreviated as Mk V Topics referred to by

92-411: A "good" law, seeking to enable and assist civil society organizations in the country. Certain types of charity may issue a tax certificate when requested, which donors can use to apply for a tax deduction. Charities/NGOs may be established as voluntary associations, trusts or nonprofit companies (NPCs). Voluntary associations are established by agreement under the common law, and trusts are registered by

138-471: A '70/30' rule in which organizations were to allocate 70 percent of their budget to operational costs and 30 percent to administrative costs. In France , nonprofits are called associations . They are based on a law enacted 1 July 1901. As a consequence, the nonprofits are also called association loi 1901 . A nonprofit can be created by two people to accomplish a common goal. The association can have industrial or commercial activities or both, but

184-436: A charity, CRA applies a common law test to its stated objects and activities. These must be: Charities are not permitted to engage in partisan political activity; doing so may result in the revocation of charitable status. However, a charity can carry out a small number of political activities that are non-partisan, help further the charities' purposes, and subordinate to the charity's charitable purposes. On March 12, 2019,

230-570: A complex, often contradictory, and limiting regulatory framework. The primary requirements are that NCOs, whatever their type, do not have the generation of profit as their main objective and do not distribute any such profit among their participants (Article 50(1), Civil Code). Most commonly there are five forms of NCO: In South Africa, nongovernmental organizations are governed by the Nonprofit Organisations Act of 1997 (NPO Act). The NPO Act has been generally characterized as

276-434: A critical role in addressing social, economic, and environmental issues. These organizations operate under specific legal frameworks that are regulated by the respective jurisdictions in which they operate. In Algeria , nonprofit organizations are regulated by Law No. 12-06 of 12 January 2012 on Associations. This law provides guidelines for the establishment, registration, and operation of nonprofit organizations. It sets out

322-524: A membership of at least 15   people. The Irish Nonprofits Database was created by Irish Nonprofits Knowledge Exchange (INKEx) to act as a repository for regulatory and voluntarily disclosed information about Irish public-benefit nonprofits. The database lists more than 10,000 nonprofit organizations in Ireland . In 2012 INKEx ceased to operate due to lack of funding. Russian law contains many legal forms of non-commercial organization (NCO), resulting in

368-467: A membership, but commonly, the board of directors is self-perpetuating. In these ' board-only ' organizations, board members nominate new members and vote on their fellow directors' nominations. Part VI Governance, Management, and Disclosure, section A, question 7a of the Form 990 asks "Did the organization have members, stockholders, or other persons who had the power to elect or appoint one or more members of

414-460: A multitude of domains and industries, from health, employment, disability and other human services to local sporting clubs, credit unions, and research institutes. A nonprofit organization in Australia can choose from a number of legal forms depending on the needs and activities of the organization: co-operative, company limited by guarantee, unincorporated association, incorporated association (by

460-427: A new law governing foreign NGOs. This law introduced ethnic quotas on foreign NGOs, designating that local staff must remain 60 percent Hutu and 40 percent Tutsi . In October 2018, Burundi's National Security Council announced an immediate suspension of a large number of foreign NGOs, with the exemption of hospital and school-based organizations. The suspended NGOs were required to present four documents reinforcing

506-587: A new legislation. These reviews highlighted the significant limitations imposed by the existing law on the formation of associations, the registration procedures, funding, and the discretionary authority of the administration when it came to dissolving associations. In Australia , nonprofit organizations include trade unions, charitable entities, co-operatives, universities and hospitals, mutual societies, grass-root and support groups, political parties, religious groups, incorporated associations, not-for-profit companies, trusts and more. Furthermore, they operate across

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552-733: A two-track approach of lobbying MPs and mobilizing the public. They highlighted the negative socioeconomic impacts of the amendments, emphasizing the importance of the NGO sector for the Kenyan economy and service delivery. The lobbying activities aimed to convince MPs that the amendments would harm their constituencies, while the public mobilization campaign sought to activate public pressure. Social media campaigns, media statements, petitions, and personal meetings were used to mobilize public support. External actors, including international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and development partners, criticized

598-550: Is also relevant in many former French colonies , particularly in Africa . The Hong Kong Company Registry provides a memorandum of procedure for applying to Registrar of Companies for a Licence under Section 21 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32) for a limited company for the purpose of promoting commerce, art, science, religion, charity, or any other useful object. In India , non-governmental organizations are

644-569: Is by way of Letters Patent , and any change to the Letters Patent (even a simple name change) requires formal approval by the appropriate government, as do bylaw changes. Other provinces (including Alberta ) permit incorporation as of right , by the filing of Articles of Incorporation or Articles of Association. During 2009, the federal government enacted new legislation repealing the Canada Corporations Act , Part II –

690-631: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Matroska Matroska file extensions are .mkv for video (which may include subtitles or audio), .mk3d for stereoscopic video, .mka for audio-only files (which may include subtitles), and .mks for subtitles only. The project was announced on 6 December 2002 as a fork of the Multimedia Container Format (MCF), after disagreements between MCF lead developer Lasse Kärkkäinen and soon-to-be Matroska founder Steve Lhomme about

736-486: Is done typically by applying to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), although statutory exemptions exist for limited types of nonprofit organization. The IRS, after reviewing the application to ensure the organization meets the conditions to be recognized as a tax-exempt organization (such as the purpose, limitations on spending, and internal safeguards for a charity), may issue an authorization letter to

782-415: Is regulated Israel's Accounting Standard No. 5, and must include a balance sheet , a report on activities, the income and expenditure for the particular period, a report on changes in assets, a statement of cash flows , and notes to the financial statements. A report showing the level of restriction imposed on the assets and liabilities can be given, though this is not required. Amutot are regulated by

828-553: Is the legal term for a basic non-profit organization in Belgium and Luxembourg . It is a formal designation under Belgian and Luxembourg law, and organisations are entered in a register and allocated numeric identifiers. Internationale vereniging zonder winstoogmerk (Dutch, often abbreviated IVZW ) or Association internationale sans but lucratif (French; often abbreviated AISBL ) or Internationale Vereinigung ohne Gewinnerzielungsabsicht (German; often abbreviated IVoG )

874-739: Is the legal term used in Belgium for an internationally acting non-profit organization based on Belgian law and located in Belgium. It is estimated that 497,400 employees work for associations without lucrative purpose in Belgium. The international associations without lucrative purpose employ an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 people in Belgium. Brussels is the second largest city in terms of housing of international associations after Washington, DC. The category includes among others professional associations, foundations and NGOs. In 2019, Belgium adopted new legal rules for private companies which also cover associations without lucrative purpose. The new rules allow

920-543: Is the main registration authority for nonprofit status. In the UK a nonprofit organization may take any of the following forms: Of these, a charitable trust, charitable incorporated association, or charitable company is required to be charitable, while the others may be for a charitable purpose or not. Unincorporated associations may be for any non-profit purpose, but do not have legal personality and so cannot own property, enter into contracts, sue or be sued in their own name and

966-677: The Associations Law, 1980  [ he ] . An amutah is a body corporate, though not a company. The amutah is successor to the Ottoman Association  [ he ] which predated the State of Israel, and was established by the now-superseded 1909 Ottoman Law on Associations, based on the French law of 1901. Public benefit companies are governed solely by company law; if their regulations and objectives meet

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1012-517: The Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act . This Act was last amended on 10 October 2011, and the act was current until 4 March 2013. It allows for incorporation as of right , by Articles of Incorporation; does away with the ultra vires doctrine for nonprofits; establishes them as legal persons; and substantially updates the governance provisions for nonprofits. Ontario also overhauled its legislation, adopting

1058-546: The Ministry of Justice . In Japan , an NPO is any citizen's group that serves the public interest and does not produce a profit for its members. NPOs are given corporate status to assist them in conducting business transactions. As at February 2011, there were 41,600 NPOs in Japan. Two hundred NPOs were given tax-deductible status by the government, which meant that only contributions to those organizations were tax deductible for

1104-751: The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act during 2010; the new Act is expected to be in effect as of 1 July 2013. Canada also permits a variety of charities (including public and private foundations). Charitable status is granted by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) upon application by a nonprofit; charities are allowed to issue income tax receipts to donors, must spend a certain percentage of their assets (including cash, investments, and fixed assets) and file annual reports in order to maintain their charitable status. In determining whether an organization can become

1150-814: The Associations Incorporation Act 1985) or incorporated association or council (by the Commonwealth Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976). From an academic perspective, social enterprise is, for the most part, considered a sub-set of the nonprofit sector as typically they too are concerned with a purpose relating to a public good. However, these are not bound to adhere to a nonprofit legal structure, and many incorporate and operate as for-profit entities. In Australia, nonprofit organizations are primarily established in one of three ways: companies limited by guarantee, trusts, and incorporated associations. However,

1196-457: The IRS requirements. Furthermore, even a tax-exempt organization may be required to file annual financial reports ( IRS Form 990 ) at the state and federal levels. A tax-exempt organization's 990 forms are required to be available for public scrutiny. The board of directors has ultimate control over the organization, but typically an executive director is hired. In some cases, the board is elected by

1242-1008: The Master of the High Court. Nonprofit companies (NPCs) are registered by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission . All of these may voluntarily register with The Directorate for Nonprofit Organisations and may apply for tax-exempt status to the South African Revenue Service (SARS). In Ukraine , nonprofit organizations include non-governmental organizations, cooperatives (inc. housing cooperatives ), charitable organizations, religious organizations , political parties, commodities exchanges (in Ukraine, commodities exchanges cannot be organized for profit) and more. Nonprofit organizations obtain their non-profit status from tax authorities. The state fiscal service

1288-763: The Registrar of Societies (RoS). The following laws or Constitutional Articles of the Republic of India are relevant to the NGOs: In Israel nonprofit organizations (NPOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are usually established as registered nonprofit associations ( Hebrew : עמותה , amutah ; plural: עמותות , amutot ) or public benefit companies (Hebrew: חברה לתועלת הציבור , Chevrah LeTo’elet Hatzibur or חל”צ , Chalatz , not to be confused with public benefit corporations ). The structure of financial statements of nonprofit organizations

1334-612: The amendments and supported the socioeconomic narrative presented by the Kenyan NGO alliance. The proposed amendments to the PBO Act were rejected by the majority of parliamentarians, including those from opposition parties and the governing parties. The resistance from local NGOs, along with external support, played a role in this outcome. In New Zealand , nonprofit organizations usually are established as incorporated societies or charitable trusts . An incorporated society requires

1380-470: The association without lucrative purpose to exercise any commercial activity. They are, however, not allowed to distribute their profits. Associations without lucrative purpose have been in the past criticized for their poor management practices. In response, the new rules also increase the liability for the administrators of an association without lucrative purpose with respect to the association. In January 2017, Burundi announced an entry-into-force of

1426-553: The box , according to a statement from Gabriel Aul, the leader of Microsoft Operating Systems Group's Data and Fundamentals Team. Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 9860 added platform level support for HEVC and Matroska. "Matroska" is derived from matryoshka ( Russian : матрёшка [mɐˈtrʲɵʂkə] ), the Russian word for the hollow wooden dolls which open to expose another smaller doll, that in turn opens to expose another doll, and so on. The logo writes it as "Matroška";

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1472-640: The contributors. Since 1990, the rights and obligations of nonprofits in Kenya have been regulated by the NGO Coordination Act, which in the eyes of many CSOs and even some politicians contains arduous and complex conditions for the sector. In 2013, the Public Benefits Organizations (PBO) Act was drafted as a replacement, aiming for a more transparent and efficient legal framework. However, it did not enter into force due to

1518-670: The general elections in March 2013. Government-NGO relations deteriorated after the elections, primarily due to the involvement of Kenyan human rights NGOs in providing evidence against the new president and vice president to the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding the post-election violence in 2007–2008. Local NGOs formed a protest coalition under the Civil Society Organizations Reference Group (CSORG) and adopted

1564-630: The government of Ethiopia enacted a new law on civil society organizations (CSOs), the Organization of Civil Societies Proclamation No. 1113/2019 (CSO Proclamation). The CSO Proclamation replaces the Proclamation of Charities and Societies No. 621/2009 (2009 Proclamation). The 2009 Proclamation was criticized by many NGOs as extremely restrictive, requiring NGOs to report to the Charities and Societies Agency; NGOs were also required to follow

1610-556: The incorporated association form is typically used by organizations intending to operate only within one Australian state jurisdiction. Nonprofit organizations seeking to establish a presence across Australia typically consider incorporating as a company or as a trust. Under Belgian law , there are several kinds of nonprofit organization: Vereniging zonder winstoogmerk (Dutch, abbreviated VZW ) or Association sans but lucratif (French, abbreviated ASBL ) or Vereinigung ohne Gewinnerzielungsabsicht (German, abbreviated VoG )

1656-503: The letter š , an "s" with a caron over it, represents the "sh" sound ( / ʂ / ) in various languages. The use of EBML allows extension for future format changes. The Matroska team has expressed some of their long-term goals on Doom9.org and Hydrogenaudio forums. Thus, the following are "goals", not necessarily existing features, of Matroska: Matroska is supported by a non-profit organization ( association loi 1901 ) in France, and

1702-442: The liability of their members and officers is unlimited. Charitable unincorporated associations are nonetheless common because they require no registration or other bureaucracy to set up and are not subject to stringent controls on the nature of their activities. After a nonprofit organization has been formed at the state level, the organization may seek recognition of tax-exempt status with respect to U.S. federal income tax . That

1748-571: The members cannot make any profit from the activities. Thereby, worker's unions and political parties can be organized from this law. In 2008, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) counted more than a million of these associations in the country, and about 16 million people older than 16 are members of a nonprofit in France (a third of the population over 16 years old). The nonprofits employ 1.6 million people, and 8 million are volunteers for them. This law

1794-418: The most common type of societal institutions that do not have commercial interests. However, they are not the only category of non-commercial organizations that can gain official recognition. For example, memorial trusts, which honor renowned individuals through social work, may not be considered as NGOs. They can be registered in four ways: Registration can be with either the Registrar of Companies (RoC) or

1840-709: The nonprofit granting it tax-exempt status for income-tax payment, filing, and deductibility purposes. The exemption does not apply to other federal taxes such as employment taxes. Additionally, a tax-exempt organization must pay federal tax on income that is unrelated to their exempt purpose. Failure to maintain operations in conformity to the laws may result in the loss of tax-exempt status. Individual states and localities offer nonprofits exemptions from other taxes such as sales tax or property tax . Federal tax-exempt status does not guarantee exemption from state and local taxes and vice versa. These exemptions generally have separate applications, and their requirements may differ from

1886-722: The organizations' commitment to banking regulations and ethnic staffing quotas, among others; or face deregistration. Canada allows nonprofit organizations to be incorporated or unincorporated. They may incorporate either federally, under Part II of the Canada Business Corporations Act , or under provincial legislation. Many of the governing Acts for Canadian nonprofits date to the early 1900s, meaning that nonprofit legislation has not kept pace with legislation that governs for-profit corporations, particularly with regards to corporate governance . Federal, and in some provinces (including Ontario ), incorporation

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1932-461: The requirements for formation, membership, governance, financial reporting, and dissolution of associations. Nonprofit organizations are required to register with the local authorities to obtain legal recognition and must comply with reporting obligations as stipulated by the law. Algeria, during its third and fourth UN Human Rights Council universal periodic reviews, made a commitment to revoke Law No.12-06 of 2012 concerning associations and develop

1978-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title MKV . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MKV&oldid=1125643352 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

2024-1278: The specifications are open to everyone. It is a royalty-free open standard that is free to use, and its technical specifications are available for private and commercial use. The Matroska development team licenses its libraries under the LGPL , with parsing and playback libraries available under BSD licenses . Software supporting Matroska include all ffmpeg / libav -based ones, including, notably, mplayer , mpv , VLC , Foobar2000 , Media Player Classic -HC, BS.player , Google Chrome , Mozilla Firefox , Blender , Kdenlive , Handbrake , MKVToolNix as well as YouTube (which uses WebM extensively), and OBS Studio . Outside of ffmpeg, Windows 10 supports Matroska natively as well. Earlier versions relied on codec packs (like K-Lite Codec Pack or Combined Community Codec Pack ) to integrate ffmpeg (via ffdshow ) and other additions into Windows' native DirectShow . Apple macOS 's discontinued native QuickTime notably lacked support. Nonprofit organization laws by jurisdiction#France Laws regulating nonprofit organizations , nonprofit corporations , non-governmental organizations , and voluntary associations vary in different jurisdictions . They all play

2070-744: The two conditions specified in Section 345A of the Companies Act, they will in effect be amutot in all but name. An amutah must register with the Rasham Ha’amutot ( רשם העמותות , 'Registrar of Amutot'); a public benefit company must register with the Rasham HaChavarot ( רשם החברות , 'Registrar of Companies'). Both are under the purview of the Rashot Hata’agidim ( רשות התאגידים , 'Corporations Authority') of

2116-772: The use of the Extensible Binary Meta Language (EBML) instead of a binary format. This coincided with a 6-month coding break by the MCF's lead developer for his military service, during which most of the community quickly migrated to the new project. In 2010, it was announced that the WebM audio/video format would be based on a profile of the Matroska container format together with VP8 video and Vorbis audio. On 31 October 2014, Microsoft confirmed that Windows 10 would support HEVC and Matroska out of

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