konstituerar sig

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Swedish term or phrase:konstituerar sig
English translation:holds its statutory meeting [about Boards]
Entered by: E2efour (X)

07:39 Sep 4, 2007
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Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Board meetings
Swedish term or phrase: konstituerar sig
Styrelsen konstituerar sig vid ett styrelsemöte i nära anslutning till årsstämman.

Can anyone give me a UK or US reference to this first Board meeting. The small number of references to "constituent meeting" don't seem to be from UK companies, but I can't find any other term.
E2efour (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:18


Summary of answers provided
4 +2appoint its executive committee
Christine Andersen
4organizes itself, held its organization meeting
Larry Abramson


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organizes itself, held its organization meeting


Explanation:
The first meeting of the newly elected board is called the organzation meeting
Minutes of First Meeting of the Board of Directors Form- from the ... The minutes of the organization meeting of incorporators were read and approved. ...
www.lectlaw.com/forms/f150.htm


Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 06:18
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Native speaker of: English
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appoint its executive committee


Explanation:
The meeting appointed its executive committee

-- is Ingvar E Gullberg's suggestion.

For the Danish equicalent, Annemette Lyng Svensson (Samfundslitteraturs Økonomisk ordbog) gives:

konstituere sig: bestyrelsen konstituerer sig selv (omtr.) the Board shall elect its own Chairman (and Vice-chairman).

I use one or the other of these, depending on the rest of the text.


Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 12:18
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Your suggestion may be ok for Denmark, but the first (i.e. statutory) meeting of the Board involves the directors doing several things beside electing the Chairman.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hugh Curtis: why not "appoints itself"
1 hr
  -> Well, strictly, Boards do not in fact appoint themselves - they are appointed by others. Different companies have different conventions in their use of language, but these expressions are quite widespread.

agree  Claudia Anda-Maria Halas
9 hrs
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