Forest Cooperative Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Bayern Document type Regulation Date 1996 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on forest cooperatives. Subject Forestry Keyword Institution Public forest Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Policy/planning Non-timber products Internal trade Cooperative/producer organization Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 December 1996. Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to forest cooperatives. Article 1 establishes that the main task of a forest cooperative is the proper management of forests according to forestry rules, in particular the improvement of forest products and the promotion of marketing of forest products. The text – consisting of 8 articles – deals with the following aspects: tasks, membership, cooperative ownerhips, statutes, supervision, authorization of amendments of statutes and entry into fo Full text German Website www.bayern.de