Cooperative Societies Act. Pays/Territoire Allemagne Type du document Législation Date 1889 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAct on purchasing and trading cooperatives. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural Mot clé Législation de base Coopérative/organisation de producteurs Développement agricole Protection du consommateur Commerce/industrie/sociétés Responsabilité/indemnisation Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Ouest Résumé 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. Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.bmj.de