Subject to the provisions of this uniform Act, theagreement shall prescribe the organization of
the economic interest group and freely setthe contribution of each member to the group debts.
Failing this, each member shall bear an equal share of the debt.
During its existence, the group may accept new members under the conditions set forth in the
agreement.
Any member may withdraw from the group under the conditions stipulated in the agreement,
provided that he has fulfillits obligations.
The agreement shall be in writingand shall be subject to the same conditions of publicity as
companies prescribed in this uniform Act.
It shall contain the following information:
1)the name of the economic interest group;
2) the name, trade name or companyname, legal form, address of domicile or headquarters and,
where applicable, the registration number atthe registry of commerce and securities for each
of the members of the economic interest group;
3) the duration for which the economic interest group is formed;
4) the purpose of the economic interest group;
5) the address of the headquartersof the economic interest group.
Any amendments to the agreement shall be prepared and published under the same conditions as
the agreement itself. They shall be enforceable against third parties only from the date of such
announcement.
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Instruments and documents from the economic interest groupand intended for third parties,
including letters, invoices, notices and various publications must statelegibly the name of the
group, followed by the words “economic interest group” or by the abbreviation “G.I.E.”.
Any violation of the provisions of the paragraph aboveis an offense.
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In force from 8 September 2026
Source page 251
Section 876 of the Acte uniforme révisé relatif au droit des sociétés commerciales et du groupement d'intérêt économique/akn/ohada/act/loi/undated/auscgie-2014