(2) The Social Security Act, the Medical Care Act, and all other social legislations shall
apply to all cooperatives.
(3) All other laws and executive orders applicable to cooperatives duly registered under
this Code.
Section 120. Register of Cooperatives. The Cooperative Development Authority shall establish
a register which shall contain chronological entry of the name of every cooperative registered or
dissolved under this Code together with the basic information required for registration and any
information considered useful. The Cooperative Development Authorityshall publish everyyear
a list of cooperatives in existence, under dissolution and whose registration is cancelled during
the year together with such information on each of them as may be prescribed in the regulations.

Section 121. Settlement of Disputes. Disputes among members, officers, directors and committee
members, and intra-cooperative disputes shall, as far as practicable, be settled amicably in
accordance with the conciliation or mediation mechanisms embodied in the by-laws of the
cooperative, and in applicable laws.

Should such a conciliation/mediation proceeding fail, the matter shall be settled in a court of competent jurisdiction.

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