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公司章程 (简称"章程")，是指公司依法制定的、规定公司名称、住所、经营范围、经营管理制度等重大事项的基本文件，也是公司必备的规定公司组织及活动基本规则的书面文件。公司章程是股东共同一致的意思表示，载明了公司组织和活动的基本准则，是公司的宪章。
Articles of association (“articles” for short) refer to an essential document prepared by a company to be established in accordance with laws, which specifies the company’s name, domicile, scope of business, business management system and other significant matters, and also a written document that prescribes the basic rules for governing the company's organization and activities. The articles of association are the common and unanimous manifesto of all the shareholders, with the basic guidelines laid out for the company’s organization and operating activities, and form the company's constitution.
公司章程具有法定性、真实性、自治性和公开性的基本特征。作为公司组织与行为的基本准则，公司章程对公司的成立及运营具有十分重要的意义，它既是公司成立的基础，也是公司赖以生存的灵魂。
Articles of association have the basic characteristics of legitimacy, authenticity, autonomy and publicity. As the basic guidelines for the company’s organization and activities, the articles of association are of great significance to the establishment and operations of a company, and are both the foundation for the establishment of the company and the soul on which the company relies for its existence.
公司章程的内容即公司章程记载的事项。依据我国《公司法》第81条的规定，股份有限公司的章程包括应当记载的事项多达12项，这体现了对股份有限公司的严格控制。这12项规定的内容包括：
- （1）公司名称和住所；
- （2）公司经营范围；
- （3）公司设立方式;
- （4）公司股份总数、每股金额和注册资本；
- （5）发起人的姓名或名称和认购的股份数；
- （6）股东的权利和义务；
- （7）董事会的组成、职权、任期和议事规则；
- （8）公司法定代表人；
- （9）监事会的组成、职权、任期和议事规则；
- （10）公司利润分配办法；
- （11）公司的解散事由与清算办法；
- （12）公司的通知和公告办法；
- （13）股东大会认为需要记载的其他事项。
The contents of the articles of association are the matters recorded in the articles of association. According to Article 81 of the Company Law of PRC, the articles of association of a shareholding company shall include up to 12 matters to be recorded, which reflects the strict control over the shareholding company. The 12 matters stipulated in the articles are included as follows:
- (1) Name and domicile of the company;
- (2) Scope of business;
- (3) Type of incorporation;
- (4) Total number of shares of the company, amount per share and the registered capital of the company;
- (5) Name(s) of the promoters (incorporators) and number of shares subscribed;
- (6) Rights and obligations of the shareholders;
- (7) Formation of the board of directors, and their functions and powers, term of office and rules for handling affairs;
- (8) Legal representative of the company;
- (9) Formation of the supervisory board, and their functions and powers, term of office and rules for handling affairs;
- (10) Profits distribution methods;
- (11) Reasons for dissolution and methods for liquidation of the company;
- (12) Methods of notification and announcement of the company;
- (13) Other matters deemed as necessary to be recorded by the general meeting of shareholders.