TY - BOOK ID - 46289472 TI - Principles of European Cooperative Law : principles, commentaries and national reports PY - 2017 SN - 1780686072 1780684274 PB - Cambridge : Intersentia, DB - UniCat KW - Cooperative societies KW - Law and legislation KW - Co-operative societies KW - Co-ops (Cooperative societies) KW - Cooperative associations KW - Cooperative distribution KW - Cooperative stores KW - Cooperatives KW - Coops (Cooperative societies) KW - Distribution, Cooperative KW - Stores, Cooperative KW - Corporations KW - Societies UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:46289472 AB - The Principles of European Cooperative Law (PECOL) focus on the 'ideal' legal identity of cooperatives. Drafted by a team of legal scholars, the PECOL aim to describe the common core of European cooperative law. They are based on both existing cooperative law in Europe and the EU regulation on the societas cooperativa europaea. The Principles are accompanied by commentaries which illustrate the rationale and legislative background of each principle, and link them to the key features of cooperative identity. The PECOL are articulated into five chapters corresponding to the main aspects around which a cooperative's identity may be structured, namely the purpose pursued, internal governance, financial structure, external control and cooperation among cooperatives. The second part of the book presents the national reports upon which the PECOL were based. The reports offer a detailed overview of the cooperative law of seven European jurisdictions (Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and the UK), and thus provide a unique opportunity for law-makers, practitioners and researchers to compare, circulate and apply best practices of cooperative legislation. ER -