Book III: Companies

Within one month of the incorporation of any mutual insurance company, a copy of the memorandum of association, its appendices and a certified copy of the resolutions adopted by the general meeting provided for in article R. 322-52 must be filed in duplicate with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction over the company’s registered office. The same documents must be filed with the Ministry of Economy and Finance within…

Within the same period of one month, an extract from the documents mentioned in article R. 322-85 is published in one of the newspapers authorised to publish legal notices in the département where the registered office is located. Proof of publication is provided by a copy of the newspaper certified by the printer and registered within three months of the date of publication.

The extract must contain the name adopted by the company and an indication of the registered office, the designation of the persons authorised to manage, administer and sign for the company, and, in addition, the number of members, the amount of the contributions paid, below which the company could not be validly incorporated, the time at which the company was incorporated, the time at which it is due to end…

All deeds and resolutions to amend the Articles of Association or to continue the Company beyond the term set for its duration, or to dissolve the Company before that term, shall be subject to the formalities set out above.

Any person has the right to obtain a copy of the documents filed with the clerk of the court or to have a copy or extract thereof issued at his own expense by the clerk or by the notary holding the minutes. Any person may also demand that a certified copy of the Articles of Association be delivered to him at the company’s registered office, on payment of a sum…