GUIDELINES IN THE ISSUANCE OF NEW CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION UNDER THE PHILIPPINE COOPERATIVE CODE

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GUIDELINES IN THE ISSUANCE OF NEW CERTIFICATE OF
REGISTRATION UNDER THE PHILIPPINE COOPERATIVE
CODE OF 2008 (RA9520)
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Coverage

• These Guidelines shall cover the issuance of new
  Certificate of Registration of all types and
  categories of registered and confirmed
  cooperatives that are existing prior to 22 March
  2009 except for cancelled and dissolved
  cooperatives.

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Period to Register The Registration shall start
immediately upon the effectivity of the
Guidelines and ends on March 22, 2010.
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Requirements

• original copy of certificate of registration or
  certificate of confirmation including certificate
  of amendment/s.
• photocopy of registered articles of cooperation
  and by-laws including registered amendment/s
• copy of latest audited financial statements as
  o of December 31, 2007 and/or 2008
  
• and or 2009

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Fees

• The cooperative shall pay the basic registration
  fees in accordance with MC 2004-07 on the
  registration of cooperatives depending on their
  category, to wit
• Primary Cooperatives --- Php 500.00
• Secondary Cooperatives --- Php 2,000.00
• Tertiary Cooperatives --- Php 3,000.00

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Venue for Registration

• Primary or secondary cooperative -nearest CDA
  Extension Office (EO) having jurisdiction over
  them.
• Tertiary Cooperative Federations and Unions and
  other types of cooperatives - CDA Central Office.

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Procedures

• cooperatives with on-line access
  
• CDA Website, www.cda.gov.ph
• Cooperative Identification Number (CIN)
• Submit the required documents together with the
  checklist within 15 days from the date of notice

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Procedures

• 2. cooperatives without on-line access
  
• proceed to the concerned CDA Extension or Field
  Office for assistance
• union or federation of cooperatives
• Cooperative Development Office of LGU
• NERBAC in the regions

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Non-Operating Cooperatives

• Cooperatives classified as non-operating are
  advised to proceed immediately to the concerned
  CDA Extension Office for evaluation of their
  status.
• Dissolved and cancelled cooperatives shall not be
  eligible for the issuance of new Certificate
  of Registration under RA 9520.

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Issuance of new Certificate of Registration

• A new Certificate of Registration shall be
  issued to all qualified cooperatives in the form
  and style as approved and replaces all previous
  certificate of registration or certificate of
  confirmation.
• A cooperative shall have one (1) year to amend
  their article of cooperation and by- laws to
  conform with the provisions of RA 9520.
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Issuance of new Certificate of Registration

• Three (3) copies of the new Certificate of
  Registration (CoR) shall be printed and shall be
  distributed, as follows
• Original - Cooperative
• Duplicate - CDA Extension Office
• Triplicate - CDA Central Office
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Issuance of new Certificate of Registration

• The old / surrendered Certificate shall be
  stamped REPLACED upon the issuance of the new
  Certificate of Registration. Senior CDS shall
  affix signature on the surrendered
  certificate.

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Registration Assistance Center (RAC)

• All EOs and Field Offices shall establish (RAC)
  to provide assistance by
•  accomplishing the application form
• receiving documents from applicants 

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Report Generation

• Management Information System (MIS) Staff shall
  generate monthly statistical report and master
  list of all registered cooperatives.
• The master list shall contain the cooperative
  name, address, registration number, and date of
  registration.

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Transitory Provisions

• Cooperatives shall continue to legally exist for
  the period provided in their original Articles of
  Cooperation, unless previously amended.
• Cooperatives which failed to comply with Art. 144
  RA 9520 up to March 22, 2010 shall be deemed
  cancelled motu proprio.
• CDA shall cause the cancellation of such
  cooperatives.

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THANK YOU!
Marieta P. Hwang