Ministerial Joint Decree No. 55217 regarding the reduction of the minimum number of founding members for the formation of agricultural co-operatives. Country/Territory Greece Document type Regulation Date 1985 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 747, Part II, 12 December 1985, pp. 7238-7250. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Institution Cooperative/producer organization Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The present Decree establishes the minimum number of members for the formation of cooperatives of general interest. This minimum number of founding members was established at fifty (50) members by the Agricultural Cooperatives Act No. 1541/85 (art. 5, para. 1b, 2). According to the present Decision it is reduced into twenty-five (25) members. For the establishment of cooperatives of specific interest (as described in article 4, paragraph 3 of the Act mentioned above) the minimum number is established in ten (10) founding members. Full text Greek References - Legislation Amends Act No. 1541 on Agricultural Co-operatives. Legislation | Greece | 1985 Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Cooperative/producer organization Source: FAO, FAOLEX