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Cooperative Policy and Legislation

Appropriate policy and legislation is key to enabling the formation, growth and effectiveness of cooperatives. COPAC and its members have been active in identifying areas which continue to hinder the viability of democratic cooperative organizations and have taken concrete actions to improve the policy and legislative environment for cooperatives. Below are resources that may assist both cooperatives and policy-makers in ensuring appropriate environments for cooperative development.

New!ILO Training Course: "Cooperative Policy and Law", 15-26 May 2006, Turin (Italy)

Links to Legislative Texts

COPAC has compiled a list of cooperative legislative text collected from a variety of information sources including both legislative databases maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOLEX) and the International Labour Office (NATLEX) - see links below. Other sources include governmental and cooperative web sites. Links point to abstracts and where available full texts of the regulation or law. The list is alphabetical by country.
Cooperative Policy

United Nations Guidelines on Cooperative Development (2001) elaborated in cooperation with COPAC

International Labour Office (ILO) Recommendation 193: "Promotion of Cooperatives" (2002)

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Updated: 6 February 2006