Associations and foundations · France and Switzerland : separate country-labelled rules
Association expulsion: rules and challenge records
An association-expulsion dispute concerns an actual decision, the governing statutes and the member's procedural position. France and Switzerland have different rules; Swiss exclusion provisions and decision-challenge conditions need particular care. Preserve the grounds, decision-maker, notice and response opportunities. A general statutes template does not determine whether this expulsion can be challenged or on which basis.
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Which articles govern the decision?
Compare grounds, competence and procedure against the applicable version. A generic constitution does not replace the actual association rules.
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Which membership decision was received?
Identify association, deciding body, date and membership status. Suspension, non-payment removal and disciplinary exclusion may concern different issues.
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.1 : convention d’associationCode civil art.1103 : force obligatoireCode civil art.1104 : bonne foi210 : Art. 72210 : Art. 75Service Public : Exclure un membre d’une association
Which articles govern the decision?
Compare grounds, competence and procedure against the applicable version. A generic constitution does not replace the actual association rules.
Which records are still missing from your file?
Indicate which records you have. The result identifies gaps and prepares a complete question for Julie, without requiring an account.
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Point to complete: Internal route and records. Read rules and notice. This page establishes no universal French association appeal period.
- Association exclusion decision
- Record available
- Articles and rules
- Record available
- Notice and defence
- Record available
- Internal route and records
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- Records indicated
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- Which internal route is stated?
This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.
What opportunity to respond was provided?
Keep allegations, invitation, observations and reply under the applicable procedure. The worksheet does not declare every irregularity automatically decisive.
Which documents answer which questions?
| Record or information | Issue to check |
|---|---|
| Association exclusion decision | Identify association, deciding body, date and membership status. Suspension, non-payment removal and disciplinary exclusion may concern different issues. |
| Articles and rules | Compare grounds, competence and procedure against the applicable version. A generic constitution does not replace the actual association rules. |
| Notice and defence | Keep allegations, invitation, observations and reply under the applicable procedure. The worksheet does not declare every irregularity automatically decisive. |
| Internal route and records | Read rules and notice. This page establishes no universal French association appeal period. |
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.1 : convention d’associationCode civil art.1103 : force obligatoireCode civil art.1104 : bonne foi210 : Art. 72210 : Art. 75Service Public : Exclure un membre d’une association
Which internal route is stated?
Read rules and notice. This page establishes no universal French association appeal period.
What Swiss exclusion rule must remain distinct?
CC 72 permits specified statutory exclusion arrangements and restricts merits challenges in those cases. It must be read alongside CC 75, not erased by a general fairness claim.
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.1 : convention d’associationCode civil art.1103 : force obligatoireCode civil art.1104 : bonne foi210 : Art. 72210 : Art. 75Service Public : Exclure un membre d’une association
What does Swiss CC 75 address?
It concerns a non-consenting member's challenge to unlawful or rule-breaching resolutions within one month of knowledge, subject to the relevant framework including CC 72.
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.1 : convention d’associationCode civil art.1103 : force obligatoireCode civil art.1104 : bonne foi210 : Art. 72210 : Art. 75Service Public : Exclure un membre d’une association
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
L'association est la convention par laquelle deux ou plusieurs personnes mettent en commun, d'une façon permanente, leurs connaissances ou leur activité dans un but autre que de partager des bénéfices. Elle est régie, quant à sa validité, par les principes généraux du droit applicables aux contrats et obligations.
In plain English: CC 72 permits specified statutory exclusion arrangements and restricts merits challenges in those cases. It must be read alongside CC 75, not erased by a general fairness claim.
Which evidence is missing?
Specify the complete decision, applied rule and needed record. A document request does not automatically stop a filing period.
What does the exclusion file prepare?
It connects articles, decision, response and review route. It guarantees neither reinstatement nor a particular court's jurisdiction.
What other questions arise in this file?
Which articles govern the decision?
Compare grounds, competence and procedure against the applicable version. A generic constitution does not replace the actual association rules.
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.1 : convention d’associationCode civil art.1103 : force obligatoireCode civil art.1104 : bonne foi210 : Art. 72210 : Art. 75Service Public : Exclure un membre d’une association
Which internal route is stated?
Read rules and notice. This page establishes no universal French association appeal period.
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.1 : convention d’associationCode civil art.1103 : force obligatoireCode civil art.1104 : bonne foi210 : Art. 72210 : Art. 75Service Public : Exclure un membre d’une association
What Swiss exclusion rule must remain distinct?
CC 72 permits specified statutory exclusion arrangements and restricts merits challenges in those cases. It must be read alongside CC 75, not erased by a general fairness claim.
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.1 : convention d’associationCode civil art.1103 : force obligatoireCode civil art.1104 : bonne foi210 : Art. 72210 : Art. 75Service Public : Exclure un membre d’une association
Which evidence is missing?
Specify the complete decision, applied rule and needed record. A document request does not automatically stop a filing period.
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.1 : convention d’associationCode civil art.1103 : force obligatoireCode civil art.1104 : bonne foi210 : Art. 72210 : Art. 75Service Public : Exclure un membre d’une association
Which official references should you consult?
- Loi du1er juillet1901 art.1 : convention d’associationLégifrance
- Code civil art.1103 : force obligatoireLégifrance
- Code civil art.1104 : bonne foiLégifrance
- 210 : Art. 72Fedlex
- 210 : Art. 75Fedlex
- Service Public : Exclure un membre d’une associationSource officielle
Texts cited last checked: 1 November 2026