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Acte uniforme

Uniform Act Relating to Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Groups

OHADA · Adoption : 1 janvier 1998

Pays
OHADA
Type
Acte uniforme
Date d'adoption
1 janvier 1998
Organisation
OHADA
RésuméCet acte uniforme OHADA régit les sociétés commerciales et les groupements d'intérêt économique dans les États parties. Il couvre la formation, le fonctionnement, la transformation, la fusion, la scission, la dissolution et la liquidation des sociétés. Il abroge les législations nationales antérieures après une période transitoire de deux ans. L'acte entre en vigueur le 1er janvier 1998.

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# UNIFORM ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL COMPANIES AND ECONOMIC INTEREST GROUPS

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# TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELIMINARY CHAPTER: SCOPE OF THIS UNIFORM ACT ...117 PART ONE: GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING COMMERCIAL COMPANIES ...118 BOOK ONE: FORMATION OF COMMERCIAL COMPANIES ...118 TITLE 1–DEFINITION OF THE COMPANY ...118 TITLE 2 – CAPACITY TO BE A MEMBER ...118 TITLE 3 – ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ...119 CHAPTER 1 FORM OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ...119 CHAPTER 2 CONTENTS OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION – MANDATORY 119 INFORMATION ...119 CHAPTER 3 COMPANY NAME ...120 CHAPTER 4 OBJECT OF THE COMPANY ...120 CHAPTER 5 REGISTERED OFFICE ...121 CHAPTER 6 DURATION – EXTENSION ...121 Section 1 Duration ...121 Section 2 Extension ...122 CHAPTER 7 CONTRIBUTIONS ...122 Section 1 General Provisions ...122 Section 2 Types of Contributions ...123 Section 3 Realization of Cash Contributions ...123 Section 4 Realization of Non-cash Contributions ...123 CHAPTER 8 COMPANY SHARES ...124 Section 1 Principle ...124 Section 2 Nature ...124 Section 3 Rights and Obligations attached to Shares ...124 Section 4 Nominal Value ...125 Section 5 Negotiability – Transferability ...125 Section 6 Sole ownership of Shares ...126 CHAPTER 9 REGISTERED CAPITAL ...126 Section 1 General Provisions ...126

UNIFORM ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL COMPANIES AND ECONOMIC INTEREST GROUPS

Section 2 Amount of Registered Capital...126 Section 3 Modification of Capital...127 CHAPTER 10 AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION...127 CHAPTER 11 DECLARATION OF REGULARITY AND CONFORMITY OR THE 127NOTARIAL STATEMENT OF SUBSCRIPTION AND PAYMENT...127 CHAPTER 12 NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FORMALITIES – RESPONSIBILITIES...128 TITLE 4 PUBLIC CALL FOR CAPITAL...129 CHAPTER 1 SCOPE OF PUBLIC CALL FOR CAPITAL...129 CHAPTER 2 PROSPECTUS...130 TITLE 5 REGISTRATION – LEGAL PERSONALITY...133 CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS...133 CHAPTER 2 COMPANIES UNDER FORMATION AND FULLY FORMED BUT 133UNREGISTERED COMPANIES...133 Section 1 Definitions...133 Section 2 Commitments made on behalf of the company under formation prior to incorporation...134 Section 3 Commitments made on behalf of the fully formed company prior to registration...135 CHAPTER 3 UNREGISTERED COMPANIES...135 CHAPTER 4 BRANCHES...136 BOOK 2: FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMERCIAL COMPANY...136 TITLE 1 POWERS OF THE COMPANY EXECUTIVES...136 GENERAL PRINCIPLES...136 TITLE 2 COLLECTIVE DECISIONS...137 GENERAL PRINCIPLES...137 TITLE 3 ANNUAL SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - ALLOCATION OF EARNINGS...139 CHAPTER 1 ANNUAL SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...139 Section 1 Principle...139 Section 2 Approval of annual summary financial statements...139 CHAPTER 2 RESERVES – DISTRIBUTABLE PROFITS...140 CHAPTER 3 DIVIDENDS...140

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CHAPTER 4 DISPUTES BETWEEN MEMBERS AND BETWEEN ONE OR MORE MEMBERS AND THE COMPANY ...141 TITLE 4 ALARM PROCEDURE ...141 CHAPTER 1 ALARM BY THE AUDITOR ...141 Section 1 Companies other than Public Limited Companies ...141 Section 2 Public Limited Companies ...142 Chapter 2 Alarm by Members ...143 Section 1 Companies other than Public Limited Companies ...143 Section 2 Public Limited Companies ...143 TITLE 5 EVALUATION OF MANAGEMENT ...143 BOOK 3 THE CIVIL LIABILITY OF COMPANY EXECUTIVES ...144 TITLE 1 INDIVIDUAL SUITS ...144 TITLE 2 ACTION IN THE INTEREST OF THE COMPANY ...145 BOOK 4: LEGAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMPANIES ...146 TITLE 1 CONSORTIUMS ...146

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