Decree-Law no. 454/80 approving the Code of Cooperatives. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 1980 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 234/80, Series I, 9 October 1980, pp. 3225-3244. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Fisheries Keyword Basic legislation Cooperative/producer organization Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree-Law establishes the Code of Cooperatives (consisting of 11 chapters) the aim of which is regulate the cooperatives involved in different sectors, such as: agriculture, fisheries, animal, etc. The Code establishes all the requirements to be satisfied by these registered cooperatives in order to perform their activities, (including: financial aspects, composition and competencies in different fields, administrative and contract requirements, etc.). Full text Portuguese