Articles of association
Last updated: 3 January 2026.
The statutes of a club or an association can be referred to as the laws and rules the members have decided to follow.
The statutes must contain
- the name of the association
- the activity
- the rules of the board and the annual meeting
- the rules of the members’ relationship to the association
- the rules concerning changing the statutes
- the rules for dissolution
- information that the association is a non-profit organisation (i.e. that no one can dispose the assets of the association, is entitled to distribute profits or is liable for any debt)
See example of statutes for associations (pdf) – in Norwegian