THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF COOPERATIVE ENTITY FUNCTIONING IN THE MARKET ECONOMY CONDITIONS (Prawne aspekty funkcjonowania przedsiebiorstwa spóldzielczego w gospodarce rynkowej)

Right now cooperatives are entities that operate according to the rules and conditions referring to all other forms of business. Cooperatives are the private entities, with assets owned by members-owners handed over for the group usage. Furthermore, besides special rules concerning the organizational form of the cooperatives, economic activity of cooperative entities is under the common laws for all economic entities on the market; among others: from scope of economics, finances, accounting, production, labor law, administration, management, the quality of provided services and control. The understanding and applying law in practice by management boards of cooperatives is an indispensable element of cooperative's functioning in present socio-economic system.