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Analysis of the cooperative legislation of the Russian Federation and other Commonwealth of Independent States countries

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 138 p.

Author Klimenko, O.; Kondrakova, I.; Madygina, O.; Goryachkovskaya, Y.; Yakovlev, V.; Kasulina, V.;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-140017-3

Series title FAO Legislative Study

Series number No. 119

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cd5542en

Synopsis (short abstract) The focus of the study is the analysis of cooperative legislation on agricultural production, on agricultural consumer cooperatives and on consumer cooperatives (consumer societies) of the CIS member states. The provisions of the legislation on cooperatives have been studied from two perspectives:• by subject, with agricultural and consumer cooperatives divided into two groups;• by object, with the CIS member states divided into the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) memberstates (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Russian Federation) and the non-EAEUmember states (Azerbaijan, the Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan).The choice of analysing agricultural and consumer cooperatives when studying cooperative legislation has been justified by the fact that agricultural cooperatives make a significant contribution to ensuring national food security, solving the problem of eradicating hunger and malnutrition, while consumer cooperatives contribute to improving the living conditions of the population and reducing poverty in rural areas. The division of the CIS member states under the criterion of membership in the EAEU has been justified by the advantages of integrated cooperation of the EAEU member states, including in the harmonization of national legislation, and by the implementation of a common approach to its formation and development.

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Klimenko, O., Kondrakova, I., Madygina, O., Goryachkovskaya, Y., Yakovlev, V. & Kasulina, V. 2025. Analysis of the cooperative legislation of the Russian Federation and other Commonwealth of Independent States countries. FAO Legislative Study No. 119. Rome, FAO.

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