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

Pays/Territoire
Portugal
Type du document
Législation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Diário da República, 1 Serie, No. 169, 31 August 2015.
Sujet
Agriculture et développement rural, Pêche
Mot clé
Coopérative/organisation de producteurs Développement agricole Crédit Mesures financières agricoles Législation de base Gestion et conservation des pêches
Aire géographique
Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Sud
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force 30 days after its publication.
Résumé

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).

Texte intégral
Portugais
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www.dre.pt