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BASIC COMPANY LAW
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Updated Federal Law No. (8) Of 1984 As Amended By Federal Law No. (13) of 1988 Commercial Companies TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTERS   Articles Page
CHAPTER 1 General Provisions 1 – 22 2–7
CHAPTER 2 General Partnership 23 - 46 7–12
CHAPTER 3 Commandite 47–55 13–14
CHAPTER 4 Joint - Ventures    
CHAPTER 5 Public Joint-Stock Companies    
Part I Properties of Public Joint-Stock Companies 64–69 17–18
Part II Incorporation of Public Joint-Stock Companies 70–94 18–26
CHAPTER 3 Management of the Company 95–118 27–32
Part I Board of Directors    
CHAPTER 2 Ordinary General Meetings 119–136 33–37
Part III Extra-Ordinary General Meeting 137–143 37–39
Part IV Auditors 144–151 39–41
CHAPTER 4 Stocks Issued by the Company 152 42
Part I Shares 153–176 42–47
Part II Debentures 177–186 47–49
Part III Loss & Damage of Shares & Debentures 187–189 49–50
CHAPTER 5 Company Finances 190–198 51–52
CHAPTER 6 Amendment of Company Capital    
Part I   199–208 53–54
Part II Decrease of Capital 209–214 54–56
CHAPTER 6 Private Joint- Stock Company 215–217 57
CHAPTER 7 Limited Liability Companies    
Part I Establishment of the Company 218–226 57–59
Part II Shares and Capital 227–234 60–61
Part III Management of the Company 235–255 62–66
CHAPTER 8 Commandite Limited by Shares 256–272 67–70
CHAPTER 9 Reorganisation and Amalgamation of Companies    
Part I Reorganisation of Companies 273–275 72
Part II Amalgamation of Companies 276–280 71–73
CHAPTER 10 Expiry of a Company    
Part I Dissolution of a Company 281–290 74–77
Part II Liquidation and Distribution 291–312 77–81
CHAPTER 11 Foreign Companies 313– 316 82–83
CHAPTER 12 Inadmissibility of Claims 317 83
CHAPTER 13 Inspection of Companies 318–321 84–85
CHAPTER 14 Penalties 322–324 86–88
CHAPTER 15 Concluding Provisions 325–329 89

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