What is vedtægter (articles of association)?

In short

Vedtægter are a company's basic rules — name, purpose, capital, financial year and rules for general meetings and signing authority. They are mandatory for ApS and A/S companies.

In practice

The articles are created at formation and registered with the Business Authority, where they are public. Changes — a new name or financial year, say — require a general meeting resolution and registration before they take effect.

Related terms

• Generalforsamling (general meeting)
• ApS (private limited company)
• Selskabskapital (share capital)
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