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A cooperative is a collective, co-ownership economic organization, having
the legal person status, voluntarily established by at least seven members who

mutually cooperate in production, business and job creation to meet the common
needs of cooperative members, on the basis of self-control, self-responsibility,
equality and democracy in the management of the cooperative.

A cooperative union is a collective, co-ownership economic organization,
having legal person status, voluntarily established by at least four cooperatives
that mutually support each other in production and business activities, to meet
common needs of member cooperatives, on the basis of self-control, self-
responsibility, equality and democracy in the management of the cooperative
union.

Employees in the cooperative is the total employees managed, used and
paid wage/salary by the cooperative excluding cooperative members.

An individual business establishment is a economic organization, where a
regular business operation in all economic sectors, except agriculture, forestry and
fishery takes place with definite address and at least one full-time worker.

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