Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this rule is to prescribe matters delegated by “Consumer Cooperatives Act and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof.
Article 2(Cooperative Authorization for Establishment) #
① Authorization for establishment application form of the consumer cooperative (hereinafter referred to as "Cooperative") in accordance with the Article 6(1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Consumer Cooperatives Act (hereinafter referred to as "Enforcement Decree") is same as the Attached Form no.1.
② When the Mayor of Special Metropolitan city · the Mayor of Metropolitan City · the Governor of Province · the Governor of Special Self-Governing Province(hereinafter referred to as " the Mayer · Governor of Province") notify the cooperative authorization for establishment to the applicant in accordance with the Article 7(1) of the Enforcement Decree, it should be in written.
③ Where the Mayer · Governor of Province approved the establishment of cooperative authorization pursuant to the Article 7(2) of the Enforcement Decree, the Certificate of Authorization for Establishment of the Attached Form no.2, shall be issued.
Article 3(Issuance of Investment Certificate etc. of Cooperative) #
① The president of cooperative shall issue an investment certificate or other similar identified marks, in which included each following items with signature and seal, to cooperative members when they make first investment paid and require them under the Article 15 of the 'Consumer Cooperatives Act' (hereinafter referred to as "the Act")
1. Name of Cooperative
2. Name of cooperative members
3. Registration Date of Cooperative
4. Investment Payment Date
5. Amount of Investment or Number of Investment Account
6. Issue Date
② The president of Cooperative shall inform the investment changes of cooperative members 7 days prior to the regular general meeting of each year.
Article 4(Business Type) #
"Common facility" in the Article 45(1) 2 of the Act refers to the facility that cooperative members may use in common for their welfare improvement such as nursery facility, elderly care facility, medical facility, sports facility, etc.
Article 5(Use of Cooperative Business by Non-Cooperative Members) #
① In accordance with the proviso of the Article 46(1) of the Act, non-cooperative members may use the cooperative Business in any of following cases:
1. If the cooperative's stock goods necessary to be disposed as hard to keep its quality which may be decomposed or spoiled where necessary to distribute immediately.
2. If a person was provided samples at cost or free to promote the joining to cooperative members.
3. If a person participate a event that held by public instituteㆍsocial group for public interests level.
4. If a person uses Business according to the aim of relevant business which carry forwarded by cooperative jointly with government, local government and public institute pursuant to the “Act on the Management of Public Institutions”.
5. If supplement goods or offering service to non-cooperative members is obligated pursuant to the regulation of the other law.
6. If the cooperative provide the necessaries to public when natural disaster or any similar emergencies happened.
7. Where goods or services is provided to students, faculty and school visitor by cooperative which take the schools as their business area.
8. If the cooperative which certified as social enterprise in accordance with the Article 2(1) of “Social Enterprise Promotion Act” offers social service consigned by the state or public institute pursuant to the same Act or runs job creation business for vulnerable social group.
9. If the cooperative provides goods at cost/free to promote the joining to the cooperative during reported period to the Mayer · Governor of Province within a range of five-hundredths of previous year's total supply. In such case, promoting period shall not be exceed three months in a year. Provided, within a year from the date that received authorization for establishment (in case of unit store of cooperative is a year from the store open date)the cooperative may provides goods at cost/free without limitation of value of supply within the range of not exceed 6 months.
② "A person as prescribed by the Ordinance of the Prime minister" on the Article 46(3) of the Act referring any of following subparagraph:
1. An emergency patient pursuant to the Article 2(1) of the「Emergency Medical Service Act 」
Article 6(Authorization for Establishment of Federation and National Federation) #
① Authorization for establishment of federation shall apply to the Article 2. In such case, "Cooperative” shall be regarded as “Federation", “the Mayer · Governor of Province" shall be regarded as "Fair Trade Commission". "the Article 6(1) of the Enforcement Decree", shall be regarded "the Article 15(1) of the Enforcement Decree, "the Article 7(1) and (2) shall be regarded the "Article 15(2) of the Enforcement Decree.
② Authorization for Establishment of national federation shall apply to the Article 2. In such case, "Cooperative” shall be regarded as“ National Federation", “the Mayer · Governor of Province" shall be regarded as "Fair Trade Commission". "the Article 6(1) of the Enforcement Decree", shall be regarded "the Article 17(1) of the Enforcement Decree, "the Article 7(1) and (2) shall be regarded the "Article 17(2) of the Enforcement Decree.
Article 7(Issuance the Federation and National Federation Investment Certificate Etc.) #
① Issuance of the federation investment certificate etc. shall apply to the Article 3. In Such case, "Cooperative” shall be regarded as “Federation", “Cooperative members" shall be regarded as "Members". "the Article 15 of the Act" , shall be regarded "the Article 59 of the Act"
② Issuance of the national federation investment certificate etc. shall apply to the Article 3. In Such case, "Cooperative” shall be regarded as“National Federation", “Cooperative members" shall be regarded as "Members". "the Article 15 of the Act" shall be regarded as "the Article 71 of the Act"
Article 8(Business use of Federation/National Federation for Non-members) #
① In accordance with the proviso of the Article 67(1) of the Act, the use of federation Business may allow to non-members only according to the rules of the Article 5 1 through 6. In Such case, "Cooperative” shall be regarded as “Federation", “Cooperative members" shall be regarded as "Members".
② In accordance with the Article 78 of the Act, the use of national federation Business may allow to non-members shall apply to the paragraph (1). In Such case, "Cooperative” shall be regarded as “National Federation", “Cooperative" shall be regarded as "Cooperative or Federation".