Article 12 of the Law on Farmers' Specialized Cooperatives shall meet the following conditions for the establishment of farmers' specialized cooperatives:
(1) Having five or more members who meet the requirements of Articles 19 and 20 of this Law;
(2) Having articles of association that conform to the provisions of this Law;
(3) Having an organizational structure that complies with the provisions of this Law;
(4) Having a domicile that complies with laws and administrative regulations and is determined by the articles of association;
(5) Having members who meet the requirements of the articles of association.
Article 16 To establish a farmers' professional cooperative, the following documents shall be submitted to the administrative department for industry and commerce for registration:
(1) Application for registration;
(2) Minutes of the founding meeting signed and sealed by all promoters;
(3) Articles of Association signed and sealed by all promoters;
(four) the legal representative, director of the office certificate and identity certificate;
(5) List of capital contributions signed and sealed by the investors;
(six) the certificate of residence use;
(seven) other documents as prescribed by laws and administrative regulations.
The registration authority shall, within 20 days from the date of accepting the application for registration, complete the formalities and issue a business license to the applicant who meets the registration conditions. The registration type is farmers' professional cooperatives.
Where the statutory registration items of farmers' professional cooperatives change, they shall apply for registration of change.
The registration authority shall notify the relevant departments such as agriculture at the same level of the registration information of farmers' professional cooperatives.
Measures for the registration of farmers' professional cooperatives shall be formulated by the State Council. There is no charge for registration.