
The
articles of association represent the main statutory documents of a
company registered in Russia. The
articles of association are established in accordance with the
legal entity under which the
company is carrying its operations. As a general rule, the
statutory documents provide information on the
company’s name, its
legal entity, its business operations, the
company’s registered address, but they also include regulations related to the
management of the company and its founders. Businessmen who are interested in
opening a company in Russia are invited to
contact our company formation representatives for more details on the legal aspects concerning the
articles of association.
The articles of association for a Russian joint stock company
Businessmen who are interested in
company formation in Russia may incorporate a
joint stock company, a
type of legal entity which requires
drafting the articles of association.
The
statutory document provides a set of articles, establishing all the relevant information related to the respective
company. The first article sets up the main provisions related to the
company’s trading name, as well as the main rules of law which are governing the
business form.
Further on, the articles of association prescribe, in the case of a joint stock company, the main rule of law, which is the federal law “On joint stock companies”. It states what types of assets the company has or the assets that can be acquired.
The articles of association for a limited liability company in Russia
When starting the procedure of
company registration in Russia as a
limited liability company, the investors will also have to
draft the articles of association.
The document should provide similar information related to the above mentioned aspects. However, this
legal entity is regulated by different rules of law. The
limited liability company is regulated by the
Russian Civil Code and the Federal Law “
On Limited Liability Companies”.