Contracts and documents

Company Limited by Shares Articles of Association

Obtain articles of association for your company limited by shares. Download limited liability company articles of association in .doc (Word) format, along with a detailed explanatory note.

FR / EN

Provided in French and English

Please note: A company’s articles of association may be drafted in English, but must be filed in French with the Trade Register in French-speaking cantons. Therefore, when you download articles of association in English on Legalify.ch, a French version is also provided.

The articles of association are a mandatory and fundamental document for a company. limited by shares They define the company’s essential elements (corporate name, registered office, purpose, and share capital), the rights and obligations of the shareholders (notifications and transfers of shares, voting rights, and entitlement to profits), and the company’s organization and operations (shareholders’ meeting, powers of the managers, auditor, company financial statements, dividends, and public disclosures).

The articles of association allow the founders at the time of the company’s formation—or its shareholders thereafter—to establish the rules that will govern the company. It is therefore essential to draft them in a detailed and thoughtful manner.

Our articles of association are provided in .doc (Word) format, allowing you to adapt them to your needs. A detailed explanatory note included with the articles of association helps you understand the sections of the document that depend on your choices and complete them in a way that is specific and tailored to your situation.