Cooperative Societies Act. País/Territorio Alemania Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1889 (2016) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAct on purchasing and trading cooperatives. Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural Palabra clave Legislación básica Cooperativa/organización de productores Desarrollo agrícola Protección del consumidor Negocios/industria/corporaciones Responsabilidad/indemnización Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Occidental Resumen A basic piece of law on formation and management of cooperative societies in Germany. In particular, article 1 lists types of registered cooperative societies as follows: 1) loan and credit associations; 2) commodity associations; 3) associations established for the joint sale of agricultural or industrial products (marketing cooperatives, warehousing associations); 4) associations established for the production of goods and the sale thereof on joint account (producers' cooperatives); 5) associations established for the joint purchase of victuals or commodities on a large and discounting on a small scale (consumer cooperatives); 6) associations established for procuring objects for agricultural or industrial purposes and use thereof on joint account; 7) associations established for the purpose of building houses, acquire the right of a "registered cooperative society" according to this Act. Texto completo Alemán Página web www.bmj.de