2006 No. 2078

COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

The European Cooperative Society Regulations 2006 (revoked)F1

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Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

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Annotations:

F1PART 1General

Citation and commencementF11

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InterpretationF12

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F1PART 2Competent authorities

Competent authoritiesF13

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F1PART 3Formation, registration, structure and proceedings of an SCE

F1Formation of an SCE

Participation by a body whose head office is not in the F2European UnionF14

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Provision of documents by a cooperative which participates in the formation of an SCE by mergerF15

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Power to oppose the participation of a cooperative in the formation of an SCE by mergerF16

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Publication of a proposal to convert into an SCEF17

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F1Registration of SCEs

Register of SCEsF18

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Provision of documents for registrationF19

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RegistrationF110

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Provision of documents following registrationF111

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Cancellation of registrationF112

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BranchesF113

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F1Transfer of registered office to another EEA State

Provision of a solvency statementF114

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Additional forms of publication of a proposal to transfer a registered officeF115

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Power to oppose the transfer of a registered officeF116

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F1Structure and proceedings of an SCE

Arrangements for employee involvementF117

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Power of general meeting to appoint or remove members of the management organF118

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Minimum number of membersF119

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Supervisory organ's power to require informationF120

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Acts of competent organ which are outside the SCE's objectsF121

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Power to represent an SCEF122

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First general meeting of an SCEF123

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Sectorial or section meetings of an SCEF124

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F1Appeals

Appeals against competent authority's decisionF125

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F1PART 4Conversion of an SCE into a cooperative

Publication of a proposal to convert into a cooperativeF126

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Certification of assetsF127

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Decision of the general meeting to convert into a cooperativeF128

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F1PART 5Compliance and offences

Provision of informationF129

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Inspection of accountsF130

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Holding of an inquiryF131

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Power to give directionsF132

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Power to petition for winding upF133

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Offences in relation to the provision of informationF134

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Offence in relation to solvency statementsF135

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Offences in relation to an SCE's name and the use of the acronym “SCE”F136

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Offence in relation to operation as an SCE after cancellation of registrationF137

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Bodies corporateF138

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F1PART 6Miscellaneous

Expression of capitalF139

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Public notice of certain informationF140

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Electronic communicationsF141

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Inspection and copies of recordsF142

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FeesF143

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