Council Regulation (EC) No. 1435/2003 on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society (SCE). Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal of the European Union L 207, 18 August 2003, pp. 1-24. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Cooperative/producer organization Business/industry/corporations Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract This Regulation lays down the conditions and the procedure to be followed to set up a European Cooperative Society (SCE). These conditions include the minimum capital, the composition and the statutes of the SCE. The Regulation consists of the following Chapters: (I) General provisions; (II) Formation; (III) Structure of the SCE; (IV) Issue of shares conferring special advantage; (V) Allocation of profits; VI) Annual accounts and consolidated accounts; (VII) Winding up, liquidation, insolvency and cessation of payments; (VIII) Additional and transitional provisions; (IX) Final provisions. Full text English Website eur-lex.europa.eu References - Legislation Implemented by Law on European Cooperative Societies (2006) Legislation | Latvia | 2006 (2010) Keyword: Cooperative/producer organization, Registration, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX