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Purpose of the Foundation and its Possible Changes

Author(s): Kateřina Ronovská
Subject(s): Civil Law
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Foundation;public benefit;

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with the purpose of foundation and possibility of its change. In the Czech Republic foundations has to pursue only a public benefit purpose. In the current Czech legal regulation of foundation law is missing possibility to change purpose of foundation. It has a historical reason and it costs a lot of practical problems. All Member States of EU require that the endowment is dedicated to a specified purpose. However, there are differences between regulations as to the nature of that purpose. There are three main kinds of purposes: “public benefit”, “useful” purpose and “any lawful” purposes. The aim of the European Foundation Project is to develop the legislative draft for the legal form - The European Foundation which should promote also a public benefit purposes only. The possible change of the purpose is stated in the draft of European foundation statute.

  • Issue Year: 17/2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 80-85
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Czech