Closing down an association

An association can be closed down if

• a majority of the members agree on a dissolution or deletion
• it ceases to exist as a result of declining activity over a period of time
• all the members except one, have resigned
• significant changes are made to the association’s statutes, to make it appear as a new unit
• it is divided into several smaller units or merged with other units

No attachments are required. The closing is documented by confirming in the form that the association:

• has been dissolved, and that there is a valid decision from the association’s annual meeting or equivalent,

or

• will continue to exist after it has been removed from the Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities (no decision from the annual meeting is needed)

The Brønnøysund Register Centre can do random checks and demand to have the minutes sent at a later point in time.

If you cannot use a digital form

You can download the form, only in Norwegian (PDF), complete it and send it by post. Applications sent by post may take significantly longer to process.