Molly Cheah wrote: > David, > There "is" and not "may be" because there are legal frameworks (acts of > parliament) that governs corporations, civil societies, unions etc. If > OSHCA is to be my organisation, I would have it up in 3 days (not one as > suggested by Richard). My timeline of 3 months is not due to "technical > grounds" for setting it up but rather to allow members and the protem > committee to discuss and accept what should go into the incorporation > papers. The procedures are laid out and transparent. > Even the choice of incorporation in a developing country went through > discussions on this list and there were no objections. I picked Malaysia > because I'm from here and I had undertaken to do the job. If anyone else > would like to volunteer to do the job please by all means. > I don't think the country of incorporation matters that much to the outcomes of OSHCA's operations; for the reasons Molly states, Malaysia is as good as any. I really doubt whether any of the legal differences between corporate entities in various countries will ever come into play in reality; the only one I can think of that might be interesting is its tax status as a non-profit.
What might matter one day is trademarking. If there is a brand name that has to be protected around the world, or in some parts of it, then that name(s) has to be trademarked in various countries. I don't know that OSHCA has (or is) a brandname that needs to be trademarked at this stage. - thomas beale Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/openhealth/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/