The cessation of the activity of public associations (the dissolution and removal of the legal entity from the State Register of Legal Entities) is carried out in accordance with the provisions of:
- art. 223-237 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Moldova,
- art. 34 and 36 of Law no. 837/1996 on public associations, and
- art. 23-25 of Law no. 220/2007 on the registration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs.
We would also inform you that the procedure for the cessation of the activity of a public association […] is also stipulated in the association’s articles of association.
Thus, pursuant to art. 36 para. (1) of Law no. 837/1996 on public associations, it falls within the competence of the congress (conference) or the general meeting of the association’s members to initiate the dissolution of the association upon the expiry of the term for which it was established.
In the light of the above, in order to initiate the procedure for dissolving the association, we recommend complying with the conditions prescribed by law and submitting the following documents to the registration body:
- The application requesting the initiation of the procedure for dissolving the organisation, signed by the liquidator or by the members of the Liquidation Commission;
- The minutes/decision of the supreme governing body of the organisation empowered to adopt the decision to wind up the organisation, in which a liquidator or a Liquidation Commission is appointed, signed by the chairman and the secretary of the meeting;
- The extract from the Register of the organisation’s members or the confirmation issued by the head of the organisation regarding the number and list of its members (as at the current date);
- A copy of the liquidator’s identity booklet;
- The document confirming payment of the registration fee;
- The declaration on the beneficial owner of the legal entity (basis: art. 14 of Law no. 308/2017 on preventing and combating money laundering and terrorism financing).
In addition, we would note that the list of documents required for the dissolution and removal of non-commercial organisations can be viewed on the web page of the P.I. “Public Services Agency” — www.asp.gov.md/sites/default/files/documente-necesare/initierea-procedurii-de-lichidare-si-radierea-din-Registrul-de-stat-a-organizatiei-necomerciale.pdf, and the templates of the documents corresponding to the legal form can be accessed at www.e-services.md.