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Law No. 119/2015 approving the Code of Cooperatives.

País/Territorio
Portugal
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2015
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Diário da República, 1 Serie, No. 169, 31 August 2015.
Materia
Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Pesca
Palabra clave
Cooperativa/organización de productores Desarrollo agrícola Crédito Medidas financieras agrícolas Legislación básica Manejo y conservación pesquera
Área geográphica
Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Atlántico Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Meridional
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force 30 days after its publication.
Resumen

This Law, consisting of 122 articles divided into 9 Chapters, approves the Code of Cooperatives. It establishes and applies to cooperatives of all grades and related organizations of the country. It establishes that cooperatives are autonomous collective entities, with constitution, variable capital and composition, in accordance with cooperative principles, are aimed at satisfying the economic, social or economic needs and aspirations. Cooperatives, in pursuit of their objectives, may carry out operations with third parties, without prejudice to any limits established by the laws of each branch. The cooperative sector comprises the following branches: a) Agricultural; b) Crafts; c) Marketing; d) Consumers; e) Credit; f) Culture; g) Teaching; h) Housing and construction; i) Fisheries; j) Worker production; k) Services; l) Social solidarity. The Law is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); Constitution (Chap. II); Member States (Chap. III); Organs of cooperatives (Chap. IV); Economic Regime (Chap. V); Unions, federations and confederations (Chap. VI); Fusion, division, transformation, dissolution and liquidation of cooperatives (Chap. VII); António Sérgio Cooperative for the Socio-Economy (CASES) (Chap. VIII); Final and transitional provisions (Chap. IX).

Texto completo
Portugués
Página web
www.dre.pt