We will be happy to prepare registrations with the register of associations for you, certify them and submit them to the register of associations.
You can download our checklist for preparing the foundation of an association here.
Foundation of the association
To found an association, you must gather at least seven members who agree on the association's articles of association and appoint the first board members.
You can download a sample statute for a non-profit association from the Ministry of Justice of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia here .
You can download the guide to association law from the Federal Ministry of Justice here .
The Ministry of Justice of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia also publishes a brochure on association law, which you can order or download here free of charge.
To register the formation of your association, please submit to us:
- Minutes of incorporation with appointment of the Management Board
- Articles of association in original or copy, signed by at least seven founding members
- Data of all board members (full name, date of birth, home address)
- Address of the association (this can also be the address of a board member.
Amendments to the Articles of Association
You must also register any changes to the articles of association of your registered association with the register of associations. Please submit to us for the preparation of the registration:
- Name, registration court and registration number of your association
- Minutes of the meeting at which you approved the amendment to the Articles of Association
- Complete copy of the new version of the Articles of Association
Changes to the Executive Board
You must also register the resignation of and election of new board members in your association with the register of associations. To prepare the registration, please submit the following to us:
- Name, registration court and registration number of your association
- Minutes of the meeting at which you approved the changes to the Executive Board
- Names of the departing members of the Management Board
- Data of all new Board members (full name, date of birth, home address)
You can download our checklist for preparing the deletion of an association here.
Dissolution, liquidation and termination of the Association
If you have decided to dissolve your association, you must also register this with the register of associations. The dissolution is followed by the liquidation of the association's assets. The liquidators are the current board members of the association, unless the general meeting elects other persons as liquidators. To prepare the registration, please submit to us:
- Name, registration court and registration number of your association
- Minutes of the meeting at which you decided to dissolve the association (including the appointment of liquidators, if applicable)
- Data of the liquidators (full name, date of birth, residential address), unless the liquidation is carried out by the previous members of the Executive Board
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