Decree-Law No. 335/99 establishing the legal regime for agricultural cooperatives. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 194/99 (I-A), 20 August 1999, pp. 5559-5563. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Cooperative/producer organization Agricultural development Basic legislation Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree-Law establishes the legal regime for agricultural cooperatives. It consists of 4 Chapters divided as follows: Definition (Chap. 1); Multisector cooperative (Chap. 2); Other cooperatives (Chap. 3); Relationship of agricultural cooperatives with MADRP (Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries) (Chap. 4). It specifies that a cooperative is considered an agricultural cooperative when its aim is: agricultural, livestock or forestry production. Full text Portuguese Website www.dre.pt