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Legislative and Regulatory Changes for Swiss Foundations and Associations

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

The briefing will present the latest legislative changes impacting NGOs in international Geneva, in particular the revised Money Laundering Act and the reform of the law on public limited companies (SA), which came into force on January 1, 2023:

  • Virtual General Meeting and other meeting modes.
  • Remuneration of members of the Board of Trustees.
  • Insolvency and overindebtedness.
  • Commercial register registration and related requirements.

Pour en savoir plus consulter l’article (pdf) :
“Nouveautés pour les associations et les fondations, Modifications législatives 2023, Prof. Giulia Neri-Castracane et Me. Vincent Pfammatter, première publication dans EXPERT FOCUS 2023|Juin, p. 262 ss”.

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