Cooperative Societies Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 1889 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAct on purchasing and trading cooperatives. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Basic legislation Cooperative/producer organization Agricultural development Consumer protection Business/industry/corporations Liability/compensation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract A basic piece of law on formation and management of cooperative societies in Germany. In particular, article 1 lists types of registered cooperative societies as follows: 1) loan and credit associations; 2) commodity associations; 3) associations established for the joint sale of agricultural or industrial products (marketing cooperatives, warehousing associations); 4) associations established for the production of goods and the sale thereof on joint account (producers' cooperatives); 5) associations established for the joint purchase of victuals or commodities on a large and discounting on a small scale (consumer cooperatives); 6) associations established for procuring objects for agricultural or industrial purposes and use thereof on joint account; 7) associations established for the purpose of building houses, acquire the right of a "registered cooperative society" according to this Act. Full text German Website www.bmj.de