Associations and foundations · France and Switzerland : separate country-labelled rules
Association merger: prepare governance and assets
An association merger needs a defined transfer perimeter, decisions and treatment of continuing obligations. It is different from merely amending statutes or closing an organisation without a successor. France and Switzerland use different entity and merger frameworks. Map assets, contracts, employees, grants and permissions before assuming every relationship transfers automatically or one dissolution document completes the operation.
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What does the French merger project describe?
Decree15-2 addresses project information, assets and commitments within its framework. Prepare the actual project and member documents.
Read the referencesYour question concerns “Association merger: prepare governance and assets”. I can help organise the facts and records. Which document have you received or prepared, and is this a French or Swiss matter?
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Which associations are merging?
Identify legal entities, articles and competent bodies. A merger differs from cooperation or a standalone closure.
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.9bisDécret du16août1901 art.15-2221.301 : Art. 4 Fusions autorisées221.301 : Art. 13 Contenu du contrat de fusion221.301 : Art. 22 Effets juridiques
What does the French merger project describe?
Decree15-2 addresses project information, assets and commitments within its framework. Prepare the actual project and member documents.
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: Decisions and continuity. Law1901 article 9bis provides concordant resolutions under dissolution voting conditions and project publicity. Keep notices and voting records.
- Associations and governance
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- Merger project
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- Assets and commitments
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- Decisions and continuity
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- Which French decisions are required?
This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.
Which commitments need matching?
Inventory contracts, staff, grants, debts and approvals. Asset transfer alone does not establish continuity of every licence.
Which French decisions are required?
Law1901 article 9bis provides concordant resolutions under dissolution voting conditions and project publicity. Keep notices and voting records.
Which documents answer which questions?
| Record or information | Issue to check |
|---|---|
| Associations and governance | Identify legal entities, articles and competent bodies. A merger differs from cooperation or a standalone closure. |
| Merger project | Decree15-2 addresses project information, assets and commitments within its framework. Prepare the actual project and member documents. |
| Assets and commitments | Inventory contracts, staff, grants, debts and approvals. Asset transfer alone does not establish continuity of every licence. |
| Decisions and continuity | Law1901 article 9bis provides concordant resolutions under dissolution voting conditions and project publicity. Keep notices and voting records. |
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.9bisDécret du16août1901 art.15-2221.301 : Art. 4 Fusions autorisées221.301 : Art. 13 Contenu du contrat de fusion221.301 : Art. 22 Effets juridiques
What Swiss combinations are permitted?
LFus 4 distinguishes association-to-association merger and other combinations with register and role conditions. Legal forms cannot be assumed interchangeable.
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.9bisDécret du16août1901 art.15-2221.301 : Art. 4 Fusions autorisées221.301 : Art. 13 Contenu du contrat de fusion221.301 : Art. 22 Effets juridiques
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
I. - La fusion de plusieurs associations est décidée par des délibérations concordantes adoptées dans les conditions requises par leurs statuts pour leur dissolution. Lorsque la fusion est réalisée par voie de création d'une nouvelle association, le projet de statuts de la nouvelle association est approuvé par délibérations concordantes de chacune des associations qui disparaissent et il n'y a pas lieu à approbation de l'opération par la nouvelle association.
In plain English: LFus 4 distinguishes association-to-association merger and other combinations with register and role conditions. Legal forms cannot be assumed interchangeable.
When does the Swiss transfer take effect?
LFus 22 links effects to its registration framework, with a separate branch for unregistered associations. Read the actual transaction category.
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.9bisDécret du16août1901 art.15-2221.301 : Art. 4 Fusions autorisées221.301 : Art. 13 Contenu du contrat de fusion221.301 : Art. 22 Effets juridiques
How should the member timetable be prepared?
Connect merger contract or project, member information and resolutions. No universal regulatory calendar is calculated here.
What does the merger map deliver?
It connects governance, project, assets and continuity questions. It performs no merger and guarantees no approval transfer.
What other questions arise in this file?
What does the French merger project describe?
Decree15-2 addresses project information, assets and commitments within its framework. Prepare the actual project and member documents.
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.9bisDécret du16août1901 art.15-2221.301 : Art. 4 Fusions autorisées221.301 : Art. 13 Contenu du contrat de fusion221.301 : Art. 22 Effets juridiques
Which French decisions are required?
Law1901 article 9bis provides concordant resolutions under dissolution voting conditions and project publicity. Keep notices and voting records.
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.9bisDécret du16août1901 art.15-2221.301 : Art. 4 Fusions autorisées221.301 : Art. 13 Contenu du contrat de fusion221.301 : Art. 22 Effets juridiques
What Swiss combinations are permitted?
LFus 4 distinguishes association-to-association merger and other combinations with register and role conditions. Legal forms cannot be assumed interchangeable.
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.9bisDécret du16août1901 art.15-2221.301 : Art. 4 Fusions autorisées221.301 : Art. 13 Contenu du contrat de fusion221.301 : Art. 22 Effets juridiques
How should the member timetable be prepared?
Connect merger contract or project, member information and resolutions. No universal regulatory calendar is calculated here.
Loi du1er juillet1901 art.9bisDécret du16août1901 art.15-2221.301 : Art. 4 Fusions autorisées221.301 : Art. 13 Contenu du contrat de fusion221.301 : Art. 22 Effets juridiques
Which official references should you consult?
- Loi du1er juillet1901 art.9bisLégifrance
- Décret du16août1901 art.15-2Légifrance
- 221.301 : Art. 4 Fusions autoriséesFedlex
- 221.301 : Art. 13 Contenu du contrat de fusionFedlex
- 221.301 : Art. 22 Effets juridiquesFedlex
Texts cited last checked: 1 November 2026