45- أما بالنسبة للجمعيات الأجنبية، أي الجمعيات التي يكون مقرها في الخارج أو التي يديرها كلياً أو جزئياً أشخاص أجانب، فإن إنشاء مثل هذه الجمعيات يخضع لموافقة مسبقة من جانب وزير الداخلية (المادة 40).
Foreign associations, i.e. those which are based abroad or led entirely or partly by foreigners, require the prior approval of the Minister of the Interior before being set up (art. 40), and the Minister can suspend or withdraw his approval if they engage in activities other than those stipulated in their statutes or if they are likely to, or indeed do, adversely affect the territorial integrity of the nation, national unity, the State religion or national language, public order or public morals (art.