FAQs - Co-operative Matters

Co-operatives - General information
   Consultation Paper on Co-operative Societies 2010
   Differences between different types of business organisations [Read] [Download]
   Co-operatives Lecture - International Baccalaureate programme (Business and Management)

Co-operative Societies Act, Cap.442 - presentations
   The Co-operatives Board & the Co-operative’s Auditor
   New responsibilities; New possibilities
       (Financial statements requirements for presentation)
   An Accounting & Auditing perspective

   Guideline Statute

   Fees structure

Active Members in the co-operative movement
      CCF - Central Co-operative Fund
      Provisional Board of the Central Co-operative Fund
      Co-operatives Board

Co-operative principles

Schemes for employees in the Public Sector
   Scheme A  MT
   Scheme B  MT

Related Co-operative Forms

  Application for Registration of Co-operative Society

  Form A - Notification of changes among officials of the
      Committee of Management

   Form B - Notification of changes among Members of a
      Co-operative Society & Annual Members’ List

Relevant Co-operative Legislation

   Co-operative Societies ACT (Cap. 442)

   Statute for a European Co-operative Society (EU Council Regulation No. 1435/2003)

Co-operative Societies ACT & Subsidiary Legislation

   Co-operative Societies (Rate of Dividend on Share Capital)          Regulations (S.L. 442.01)

   Fees Payable on the filing of written pleadings in connection with a reference to the Court of Appeal regulations (S.L. 442.02)

   Central Co-operative Fund Regulations (S.L. 442.03)

   Co-operative Societies (Establishment of Administrative Penalties and Sanctions) Regulations  (S.L. 442.04) 

   Co-operative Societies (Levying of Fees) Reg. (S.L. 442.05)

   Central Co-operative Fund (Provisional Board) Regulations (S.L. 442.06)

Superseded CCF regulations:
   Co-operative Societies (Central Co-operative Fund) Regulations, 1993 (L.N. 60 of 1993)
   Co-operative Societies (Central Co-operative Fund) (Amendment) Regulations, 2003 (L.N. 116 of 2003) 

   Co-operative Societies (Levying of Fees) Regulations
(S.L. 442.05)

Employment and Industrial Relations ACT - Legal Notices

   Employee Involvement (European Cooperative Society) Regulations (S.L. 452.98)

More legislation................

Relevant Co-operative Websites

   Co-operatives Board

   Malta Co-operative Federation

   International Co-operative Alliance

   CICOPA

   COPA-COGECA

   EURISCE

   Cooperatives Europe

Press Releases

    9th November 2012 - Malta Co-operative Federation launched
        - email: info@maltacooperativefederation.coop
        - Press releases
           * Malta Independent
           * L-Orizzont

   7th July 2012 - Press Releases on International Day of Cooperatives
 - Maltatoday.com.mt - Parliament motion on Cooperatives Societies Act proposes setting up of bank
 - Timesofmalta.com - Creation of Cooperative Bank
 - Di-ve.com - Jason Azzopardi proposes amendments in the law of cooperatives & PL reaction

Opinion papers on Cooperative Banking, Co-operative consultation process and Legislation amendments to the Co-operative Societies Act, Cap. 442 in Malta:
 - European Co-operative Banking - Rolan Micallef Attard - November 2010
 - The Consultation process on Co-operatives - Rolan Micallef Attard - June 2010
 - Consultation Paper on Co-operative Societies - see preface written by Rolan Micallef Attard - October 2010

   6th July 2012 - The Minister for Fair Competition, Small Business and Consumers, The Hon. Dr. Jason Azzopardi presents 1st Reading in Parliament of a Bill to Amend the Co-operatives Societies Act, Cap. 442

   7th July 2012 - 90th International Day of Co-operatives & 18th UN International Day of Co-operatives

   Parliamentary Questions - Koperattivi Malta investigation
 - No. 35857 - 25/06/2012
 - No. 35491 - 18/06/2012

   16th April 2012 - Ms. Rosette Thake and Mr. John Mallia resign from Koperattivi Malta Council - follow the story as reported on the  Newspaper L-Orizzont in Maltese
- 28 ta’ April 2012 - Ir-riżenzja ta’ żewġ membri fil-Kunsill ta’ Koperattivi Malta - Koperattivi Malta talbet li tinfetaħ inkjesta …irreaġixxiet wara rapport f’l-Orizzont
- 23 ta’ April 2012 - Jirriżenjaw membri ta’ Koperattivi Malta - Minħabba tberbieq ta’ flus, tmexxija anti-demokratika, nuqqasijiet u ingann - Jgħhidu li ma jistgħhux jibqgħhu jaċċettaw dak kollu li qiegħed isir
- 23 ta’ April 2012 - L-allegazzjonijiet dwar is-Segretarju Ġenerali ta’ Koperattivi Malta - Il-Pulizija tikkonferma li rċeviet rapporti
- 3 ta’ April 2012 - Allegazzjonijiet serji dwar is-Segretarju Ġenerali ta’ Koperattivi Malta -  Investigat fuq allegat abbuż fiżiku u reati oħrajn
 

   Koperattivi Malta’s CEO Mr. Ray Cassar announces retirement

   Public Consultation on co-operatives - June 2010

   Jitnieda pjan ta’ azzjoni għat-tisħieħ tal-Moviment Koperattiv Malti - DOI 29/05/2007

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