The Act determines legal, ecological and social principles of activity of the consumer cooperatives and their unions. The consumer cooperatives and their unions are based on the principles of voluntary participation, democracy, social justice, mutual aid and cooperation, responsibility and concern for the society irrespective to nationality, political views and religion. The organisational and legal type of consumer cooperatives and their unions is the cooperative society. They are considered as established since the day of their state registration.
Registration is carried out on the basis of present Act and the Act of Georgia On Entrepreneurs .
Main Terms Used in the Law . For such purpose the consumer cooperative societies provide retail and wholesale trade, public catering and personal everyday services, production of consumer goods and agricultural products, as well as executes purchase, treatment and sale of the said products. Section 2 . Law on Consumer Cooperation . The legal basis of consumer cooperation is the Constitution of Georgia, Civil Code of Georgia, the present Act and other appropriate legal and statutory acts.