(1) Having five or more members who meet the following requirements:
1) Citizens with civil capacity, as well as enterprises, institutions or social organizations engaged in production and business activities directly related to farmers' professional cooperatives, can become members of farmers' professional cooperatives by using the services provided by farmers' professional cooperatives, recognizing and abiding by the articles of association of farmers' professional cooperatives, and fulfilling the procedures for joining the cooperatives stipulated in the articles of association. However, units with the function of managing public affairs may not join farmers' professional cooperatives.
Farmers' professional cooperatives shall compile a roster of members and report it to the registration authority for the record.
2) Farmers should account for at least 80% of the members of farmers' professional cooperatives.
If the total number of members is less than 20, there may be members of enterprises, institutions and social organizations; If the total number of members exceeds twenty, the members of enterprises, institutions and social organizations shall not exceed five percent of the total number of members.
(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.
Two, the establishment of farmers' professional cooperatives shall convene a founding meeting attended by all promoters. A founder is a person who voluntarily becomes a member of an association when it is established.
Establish a general meeting of members and exercise the following functions and powers:
(1) To adopt the articles of association of the cooperative, which shall be unanimously adopted by all the founders;
(2) Electing the chairman, directors, executive supervisors or members of the board of supervisors;
(three) to consider other major issues.
Three, the articles of association of farmers' professional cooperatives shall contain the following items:
(1) Name and domicile;
(2) Business scope;
(three) membership and membership, withdrawal and expulsion;
(4) Rights and obligations of members;
(five) the organization and its methods of formation, functions and powers, term of office and rules of procedure;
(6) The mode and amount of contribution of the members;
(7) Financial management, surplus distribution and loss handling;
(8) Procedures for amending the Articles of Association;
(9) Reasons for dissolution and liquidation methods;
(10) Announcement items and release methods;
(eleven) other matters that need to be stipulated.
Four, the establishment of farmers' professional cooperatives, shall submit the following documents to the administrative department for Industry and commerce, apply 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 for the applicant who meets the registration conditions and issue a business license.
Where the statutory registration items of farmers' professional cooperatives change, they shall apply for registration of change.
Measures for the registration of farmers' professional cooperatives shall be formulated by the State Council. There is no charge for registration.