Law No. 3085-1 “On consumer cooperation”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 1992 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Cooperative/producer organization Non-governmental entity Consumer protection Agricultural commodities Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law establishes legal, economic and social basis for institution and operation of consumer societies and associations thereof with a view of provision of its members with consumer commodities, purchase of agricultural commodities, including products of subsidiary small-holding, non-timber forest products and medicinal herbs for subsequent processing, processing of foodstuffs and protection of consumers. Consumer society shall be voluntary association of citizens and (or) legal persons for trading, procurement, production and other activities (Art. 1). Constitutors of consumer cooperative shall be at least five natural person (of the age of 16 and over) and (or) three legal persons (Art. 7). Consumer cooperative society must adopt Statute (Art. 9). Full text Russian Website base.consultant.ru References - Legislation Amended by Federal Law No. 37-FZ amending Law No. 3085-1 “On consumer cooperation”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2012 Keyword: Cooperative/producer organization, Non-governmental entity, Consumer protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX