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Federal Decree-Law No.6 of 2022 on Cooperatives.

Pays/Territoire
Émirats arabes unis
Type du document
Législation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Général
Mot clé
Législation de base Coopérative/organisation de producteurs Commerce/industrie/sociétés Renforcement des capacités Classement/déclassement Collecte de données/déclarations Financement Gouvernance Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Développement durable
Aire géographique
Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Golfe Persique
Entry into force notes
This Decree-Lawenetrs into force three (3) months after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Résumé

This Decree-Law comprising 32 articles, divided into VII Chapters, aims at (i) enhancing the role of Cooperatives in achieving sustainable development, benefit to their Members, and market balance; (ii) regulating the licensing and operation of the Cooperative sector and its activities in the State; (iii) enhancing the ability of Cooperatives to be self-reliant; (iv) enabling members of society and its different groups to establish Cooperatives; (v) developing non-traditional Cooperative sectors and activities; (vi) enhancing the Governance of Cooperative systems and organization of their work; (vii) achieving the following principles of Cooperatives: voluntary and open membership, Members' supervision, economic participation, awareness, and capacity building, cooperation, attention to community affairs, equal voting power of the Members not related to the number of shares. Article 3 lists the obligations of Cooperatives to achieve the principles of Cooperatives and the objectives of the Decree-Law. Article 5 identifies the following six categories of Cooperatives: (1) Consumer Cooperatives; (2) Production Cooperatives; (3) Employee and professional Cooperatives; (4) Community Cooperatives; (5) Service Cooperatives, including financial, health, educational, and housing Cooperatives; and (6) Digital and platform Cooperatives.

Texte intégral
Arabe/Anglais
Site web
www.moec.gov.ae