Ley Nº 38 - Ley de Asociaciones Cooperativas. Country/Territory Panama Document type Legislation Date 1980 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Cooperative/producer organization Capacity building Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Americas, Central America, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, North-East Pacific, South-Eastern Pacific Abstract La presente Ley de Asociaciones Cooperativas define las cooperativas como asociaciones formadas por personas naturales que, sin perseguir fines de lucro, tienen por objeto planificar y realizar actividades de trabajo o de servicio, de beneficio económico y social, encaminadas a la producción, distribución y consumo cooperativo de bienes y servicios con la aportación económica, intelectual y moral de sus asociados. Full text Spanish References - Legislation Amends Ley Nº 37 - Código Agrario. Legislation | Panama | 1962 Keyword: Basic legislation, Agricultural development, Land tenure, Ownership, Right of use, Lease, Land reform, Subdivision of land, Expropriation, Transfer, Institution, Public land, Concession, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Cooperative/producer organization, Inspection, Credit, Cadastre/land registration, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Irrigation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decreto Nº 31 - Reglamenta la Ley Nº 38, Ley de Asociaciones Cooperativas. Legislation | Panama | 1981 Keyword: Cooperative/producer organization, Capacity building, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Ley Nº 17 - Régimen Especial de las Cooperativas. Legislation | Panama | 1997 Keyword: Cooperative/producer organization, Capacity building, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Subsidy/incentive, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX