Law No. 16.834 creates the State Policy to Support Cooperatives within the State of Santa Catarina. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Santa Catarina Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Financial agricultural measures Cooperative/producer organization Subsidy/incentive Fiscal and market measures Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Agricultural development Capacity building Institution Registration Tax/levy Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Law, consisting 11 articles divided into four Chapters, creates the State Policy to Support Cooperatives within the State of Santa Catarina (PEAC). This State Policy consists of a set of guidelines and rules aimed at encouraging all branches of cooperatives and their development within the State. The objectives of the PEAC are: to create instruments and mechanisms that stimulate the development and growth of the cooperative activity; to provide educational and technical assistance to members and their cooperatives based in the State; to stimulate partnerships, agreements and other similar instruments between governmental bodies and cooperatives constituted in accordance with the specific legislation in force; to stimulate the inclusion of the study on cooperatives in schools, aiming at changing the parameters of organization of production, consumption and work; and to support actions aimed at the historical preservation of the memory and culture of State cooperatives. Full text Portuguese Website www.legisweb.com.br References - Legislation Implemented by Decree No. 778 regulating Law No. 16.834 on the State Policy to Support Cooperatives. Legislation | Brazil | 2016 Keyword: Agricultural development, Cooperative/producer organization, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX