What an Association 1901 legally means (Charity Association).
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From teh French governement website : (Google translation)
1. The law says nothing about the administrative bodies of an association. Thus, it is in principle free to define its operating bodies, their attributions and the body competent to represent it vis-à-vis people outside the association (called third parties).
Traditionally, the bodies of the association are the general assembly, the board of directors, the office.
However, the law requires those responsible for the administration of the association to declare the following information concerning them to the registry of associations:
name
Profession
Residence
Nationality
In principle, the statutes freely determine the composition and powers of the general assembly (GA).
The articles of association and / or internal regulations also set the frequency of meetings (example: every month), the conditions for convening, voting, quorum, etc.
In the absence of precision in the statutes on the composition of the GA, all the members of the association must be invited to the assembly.
In the absence of any legal provision or precision in the statutes, the GA is considered to have general competence to take decisions that do not fall within the daily management of the association.
These are for example:
Appointment and dismissal of officers
Approval or rejection of accounts
Modification of the statutes
Initiation of legal action
Acquisition or sale of real estate
Exclusion of a member
The holding of a general assembly is compulsory for the following decisions:
Apply for public utility recognition
Meet the obligation of democratic functioning in associations that have obtained state approval
Decide on the fate of the assets of the association in the event of dissolution and in the absence of any statutory provision on this subject
Approve the annual accounts in associations having to draw up annual accounts and appoint at least one auditor and in bond issuing associations: Association which wishes to obtain money and which in exchange issues a debt document to the person who she borrowed
Approve the auditor's report in the event of the implementation of an alert procedure when facts likely to compromise the continuity of the association's activity have been identified
Provide a VAT exemption for services of a social, cultural, educational or sporting nature provided to their members by non-profit associations and whose management is disinterested.
3. The body authorized to represent the association, as a legal person: Group of natural persons brought together to accomplish something in common (companies, civil societies, associations, State, local authorities, etc.). This group can also bring together natural and legal persons. It may also be made up of only one member (one-person limited liability company - EURL - for example)., Vis-à-vis third parties is in principle specified by the statutes. This is usually the president, but it can also be another person.
Its acts commit the association with regard to third parties (banks, administrations, justice, other associations, ...).
The statutes may grant him the possibility of delegating all or part of his powers to one or more other members of the association. In this case, the authorized body remains jointly responsible for the acts carried out on behalf of the association by those to whom it has delegated its powers.