Slide 13 of 14

I highlighted the importance of legislation also because it is one of the pre-conditions for successful collaboration and at this forum, we are going to listen to successful models, which are the products of collaboration.

On this slide you can see 5 fundamental elements which have to exist if we want to arrive to a successful collaboration.

• >Clear-cut national co-op strategy
• Supportive legislation
• Solid co-op business activities
• Good management
• Co-operation between co-operatives

The list is not complete and might not apply in all cases but it would be interesting to hear from the speakers what they think has led them to establishing successful models and if they failed in some cases, what was the reason for that. A lot can be learnt from a thorough analysis of the cases.