Ch. I. General Concepts and Principles
Art. 1 Title
Art. 2 Declaration of Policy
Art. 3 General Concepts
Art. 4 Cooperative Principles
Art. 5 Definition of Terms
Ch. II. Organization and Registration
Art. 6 Purposes of Cooperatives
Art. 7 Objectives and Goals of a Cooperative
Art. 8 Cooperatives Not in Restraint of Trade
Art. 9 Cooperative Powers and Capacities
Art. 10 Organizing a Primary Cooperative
Art. 11 Economic Survey
Art. 12 Liability
Art. 13 Term
Art. 14 Articles of Cooperation
Art. 15 Bylaws
Art. 16 Registration
Art. 17 Certificate of Registration
Art. 18 Amendment of Articles of Cooperation and Bylaws
Art. 19 Contracts Executed Prior to Registration and Effects Thereof
Art. 20 Division of Cooperatives
Art. 21 Merger and Consolidation of Cooperatives
Art. 22 Effects of Merger and Consolidation
Art. 23 Type and Categories of Cooperatives
Art. 24 Functions of a Federation of Cooperatives
Art. 25 Cooperative Unions
Ch. III. Membership
Art. 26 Kinds of Membership
Art. 27 Government Officers and Employees
Art. 28 Application
Art. 29 Liability of Members
Art. 30 Termination of Membership
Art. 31 Refund of Interests
Ch. IV. Administration
Art. 32 Composition of the General Assembly
Art. 33 Powers of the General Assembly
Art. 34 Meetings
Art. 35 Quorum
Art. 36 Voting System
Art. 37 Composition and Term of the Board of Directors
Art. 38 Powers of the Board of Directors
Art. 39 Directors
Art. 40 Meeting of the Board and Quorum Requirement
Art. 41 Vacancy in the Board of Directors
Art. 42 Officers of the Cooperative
Art. 43 Committees of Cooperatives
Art. 44 Functions, Responsibilities, and Training Requirements of Directors, Officers, and Committee Members
Art. 45 Liability of Directors, Officers, and Committee Members
Art. 46 Compensation
Art. 47 Dealings of Directors, Officers, or Committee Members
Art. 48 Disloyalty of a Director
Art. 49 Illegal Use of Confidential Information
Art. 50 Removal
Ch. V. Responsibilities, Rights, and Privileges of Cooperatives
Art. 51 Address
Art. 52 Books to be Kept Open
Art. 53 Reports
Art. 54 Register of Members as Prima Facie Evidence
Art. 55 Probative Value of Certified Copies of Entries
Art. 56 Bonding of Accountable Officers
Art. 57 Preference of Claims
Art. 58 Instrument for Salary or Wage Deduction
Art. 59 Primary Lien
Art. 60 Tax Treatment of Cooperatives
Art. 61 Tax and Other Exemptions
Art. 62 Privileges of Cooperatives
Ch. VI. Insolvency of Cooperatives
Art. 63 Proceeding Upon Insolvency
Ch. VII. Dissolution of Cooperatives
Art. 64 Voluntary Dissolution Where No Creditors Are Affected
Art. 65 Voluntary Dissolution Where Creditors Are Affected
Art. 66 Involuntary Dissolution
Art. 67 Dissolution by Order of the Authority
Art. 68 Dissolution by Failure to Organize and Operate
Art. 69 Liquidation of a Cooperative
Art. 70 Rules and Regulations on Liquidation
Ch. VIII. Capital, Property, and Funds
Art. 71 Capital
Art. 72 Capital Sources
Art. 73 Limitation on Share Capital Holdings
Art. 74 Assignment of Share Capital Contribution or Interest
Art. 75 Capital Build-Up
Art. 76 Shares
Art. 77 Fines
Art. 78 Investment of Capital
Art. 79 Revolving Capital
Ch. IX. Audit, Inquiry, and Members' Right to Examine
Art. 80 Annual Audit
Art. 81 Audit Report
Art. 82 Nonliability for Defamations
Art. 83 Right to Examine
Art. 84 Safety of Records
Ch. X. Allocation and Distribution of Net Surplus
Art. 85 Net Surplus
Art. 86 Order of Distribution
Ch. XI. Agrarian Reform Cooperatives
Art. 87 Coverage
Art. 88 Definition and Purpose
Art. 89 Cooperative Estate
Art. 90 Infrastructure
Art. 91 Lease of Public Lands
Art. 92 Preferential Right
Art. 93 Privileges
Art. 94 Organization and Registration
Ch. XII. Cooperative Banks
Art. 95 Governing Law
Art. 96 Supervision
Art. 97 Organization, Membership, and Establishment of a Cooperative Bank
Art. 98 Administration of Cooperative Banks
Art. 99 Quorum and Voting Rights
Art. 100 Powers, Functions, and Allied Undertakings of Cooperative Banks
Art. 101 Capital Requirements of Cooperative Banks
Art. 102 Privileges and Incentives of Cooperative Banks
Art. 103 Assistance to Cooperative Banks
Art. 104 Applicability of Banking Laws and Regulations
Ch. XIII. Insurance Cooperative
Art. 105 Cooperative Insurance Societies
Art. 106 Types of Insurance Provided
Art. 107 Applicability of Insurance Laws
Art. 108 Implementing Rules
Ch. XIV. Public Service Cooperatives
Art. 109 Definition and Coverage
Art. 110 Registration Requirements
Art. 111 Regulation of Public Service Cooperatives
Art. 112 Engagement in Allied Business by Transportation Service Cooperatives
Art. 113 Renewal of Franchise and Vehicle Registration
Ch. XV. Credit Cooperatives
Art. 114 Coverage
Art. 115 Definition and Objectives
Art. 116 Organization and Registration
Art. 117 Organizational Linkage
Art. 118 Conversion of Credit Cooperatives to Financial Service Cooperatives
Ch. XVI. Financial Service Cooperatives
Art. 119 Definition and Functions of Financial Service Cooperatives
Art. 120 Membership and Affiliation
Art. 121 Regulation and Supervision
Art. 122 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
Art. 123 Financial Service Cooperative Federations
Art. 124 Designation of Existing Unit at the Cooperative Development Authority to Perform Regulatory and Supervisory Functions
Art. 125 Prohibition
Ch. XVII. Electric Cooperative
Art. 126 Coverage
Art. 127 Registration of Electric Cooperatives
Art. 128 Voting Requirement for Registration
Art. 129 Documents to be Submitted for Registration with the Authority
Art. 130 Registration Options of Electric Cooperatives
Art. 131 Role of the Energy Regulatory Commission
Art. 132 Effects of Registration with the Authority
Art. 133 Share Capital in the Electric Cooperatives
Art. 134 Cancellation of Registration with the Authority
Ch. XVIII. Miscellaneous Provisions
Art. 135 Compliance With Other Laws
Art. 136 Register of Cooperatives
Art. 137 Settlement of Disputes, Conciliation, and Mediation Proceedings
Art. 138 Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Cooperative (JCOCC)
Ch. XIX. Final Provisions
Art. 139 Implementing Rules and Regulations
Art. 140 Penal Provisions
Art. 141 Printing and Distribution
Art. 142 Interpretation and Construction
Art. 143 Repealing Clause
Art. 144 Transitory Provisions
Art. 145 Separability Clause
Art. 146 Effectivity Clause