Description

Article 7(1) of the Proclamation provides that cooperative societies may, according to their nature, be established at different levels from primary cooperative society to federation level. Article 7(1) further state that the primary cooperative society shall be established by individuals who live or work or are engaged in specific professions within a given area and by number of members not less than fifty. Article 8 of the Proclamation further provides that a cooperative society may be established to engage in either or both. Article 10(1) of the Proclamation asserts that any cooperative society shall be registered by the appropriate authority. The Cooperative Societies Proclamation does not bar refugees from establishing cooperatives within the framework of the law. Article 27 of the Refugee Proclamation states that refugees have the right to association in the same circumstances as the most favorable treatment accorded to foreign nationals.