Prior to issuing bonds, the association must:
1. be registered in the Trade and Companies Register in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree;
2. Provide in its articles of association for the conditions under which the persons responsible for managing, representing and committing it in relation to third parties are to be appointed, and for the constitution of a collegiate body responsible for supervising the actions of these persons.
If the Articles of Association provide for the appointment of a Board of Directors, the association is not required to set up the collegiate body referred to above.
The collegiate body or the Board of Directors consists of at least three persons elected from among the members.