Law No. 12.690 regulating the organization and functioning of Cooperatives and creating the National Programme for Cooperatives (PRONACOOP). Pays/Territoire Brésil Type du document Législation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Pêche Mot clé Développement agricole Coopérative/organisation de producteurs Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Législation de base Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Résumé This Law, consisting of 30 articles divided into five Chapters, regulates the organization and functioning of cooperatives and creates the National Programme for Cooperatives (PRONACOOP). It defines terms and conditions for creating cooperatives and specifies the requirements to be satisfied in order to perform any work activity in a form of workers' organization and with a common profit. PRONACOOP is a Programme created in the framework of the Ministry of Work and Employment, aiming at promoting the development and the improvement of socio-economic sector. The Law is divided as follows: Labour Cooperatives (Chap. II); Functioning of Labour Cooperatives (Chap. III); Control and Penalties (Chap. IV); National Programme for the Promotion of Labour Cooperatives (PRONACOOP) (Chap. V). Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.planalto.gov.br