<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">articles of incorporation</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>legal instruments</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>article of incorporation</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>articles of association</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>association, articles of</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>incorporation, articles of</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Written agreements embodying the purposes or other conditions of the association of a number of persons for the pursuit of a joint enterprise; especially those duly executed and filed with a state's administrative authorities so as to have the force of a charter under general incorporation law. ]]></note></mads>