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Law of Georgia on Consumer Cooperation (No. 713-IIS of 1997)

Country/Territory
Georgia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
300.400.000.05.001.000.211
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Cooperative/producer organization Non-governmental entity Agricultural commodities Consumer protection Registration Internal trade Nutrition
Geographical area
Asia, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Western Asia
Abstract

This Law determines legal, economic and social grounds for the activities of consumer cooperatives and their unions. Consumer cooperatives and their unions are based on the principles of voluntary participation, democracy, social justice, mutual assistance and cooperation, mutual responsibility and social care, irrespective of the nationality of the members, or their political views or religious beliefs. The organisational and legal form of consumer cooperatives and their unions is the form of a cooperative. They are considered as established from the day of their state registration. Registration shall be carried out on the basis of this Law and the Law of Georgia on Entrepreneurs. The Law defines consumer cooperation as the unity of multi-sector consumer cooperatives and their unions performing activities permitted by the legislation of Georgia in order to meet the requirements of their members and the population. For this purpose, the organisations of consumer cooperation provide retail and wholesale trade, nutrition and household services, produce public goods and agricultural products, and purchase, process and sell said products.

Full text
English/Georgian
Website
matsne.gov.ge