UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION BY OHCHR OF THE LAW AS ADOPTED BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON 13 JULY 2015 CHAPTER 2 Registration of Domestic Associations or Non-Governmental Organizations Article 5: A domestic association shall be established by at least 03 (three) founding members, whose age is at least 18 (eighteen). A domestic non-governmental organization shall be established by at least 03 (three) founding members being natural persons of Khmer nationality, whose age is at least 18 (eighteen). Article 6: Domestic associations or non-governmental organizations shall be required to register with the Ministry of Interior by completing the following documents: 1- Application forms for registration, 02 (two) copies; 2- A letter stating the address of the central office of the domestic association or nongovernmental organization issued by the commune or Sangkat chief, 01 (one) copy; 3- Profiles of each founding members with a recent 4x6 size photograph, 02 (two) copies; 4- Statutes signed by the president of the domestic association or non-governmental organization, 02 (two) copies. Article 7: The statutes of the domestic association or non-governmental organization shall lay out the substances in conformity with the Constitution and other existing laws, and the following key points: 1- Purpose and goal; 2- Name written in full and abbreviation that does copy the full name or abbreviation of any registered association or non-governmental organization; 3- Logo that does not copy that of any national or state institution, any registered association or non-governmental organization, or the Red Cross or Red Crescent or international institutions; 4- Rules for selecting, terminating, dismissing, transferring and removing the position of the president or executive director; 5- Rules for changing the organization’s name and logo, and for amending its statutes; 6- Sources of resources and properties; 7- Rules for managing resources and properties; 8- Rules for dissolving and disposing resources and properties upon dissolution of the organization. Article 8: The Ministry of Interior shall examine the application documents of a domestic association or non-governmental organization, and shall decide whether or not to accept the registration within 45 (forty-five) working days at the latest. 2

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