MEMBERSHIP OF COOPERATION

Membership Cooperation
A group of people who have the same economic interests as the owner and also the service users and participate actively to developing cooperative ventures.

Requirement be member of the cooperateon

• A citizen of Indonesia
• Capable of performing legal actions
• Willing to abide by the articles of Association and bylaws
• Willing to comply with the rules applicable
• Desirous of furthering the cooperative
• No coercion of another party 
• Have same economic interest 

Special requirement

Special requirement are additional requirements that must be met by each of the members of the cooperative before they were accepted into the cooperative members in full.
Examples of special conditions:

1. Agricultural cooperatives
2. Fisherman Cooperative
3. Cooperative Rubber

• Its members comprised of farmers, workers and owners, the rubber tappers, who took control of the production results and sebagainyai.
• Special conditions of membership of this cooperative is the distinction between cooperative movement with business entity-business entities, such as limited liability company, CV and so on.

How to become a Member

• Learn more historically intents and purposes of such cooperatives, especially regarding the terms of membership and the rights and obligations as a member. 
• Complete the requirements to become a Member
• If the terms are acceptable, then the candidate completing the registration form in that cooperation.
• If the Board approves the request, then the next prospective members must be notified to the relevant start date can be accepted to be members of the cooperative.
• When a person becomes a member of a cooperative plea rejected, then his candidacy as a member can be re-submitted in RA, and his decision will be binding on the Board to fulfill them.

Obligations of members:

• Abide by the articles of Association and bylaws
• Participate in the program of cooperative venture
• Pay the main payment and obligation payment 
• Maintain and develop the principle of togetherness
• Adhere to and carry out the decisions of the Governing Board meetings and Member meeting

Right of member

• attend a vote opinion, stated in the RAT
• Select and elected officers and Trustees
• put forward opinions and suggestions to the Executive Board
• Utilizing the same services and cooperation between members
• Get information on development cooperative basis within budget

THE NATURE OF COOPERATIVE MEMBERSHIP

The nature of cooperative membership is voluntary and open.

• Voluntary membership is each member is voluntarily register to be cooperative members of their own accord, and could submit his resignation.
• Open Membership is that membership of the cooperative knows no discrimination in any form. Everyone who is able to meet the terms of a cooperative membership can be accepted to be members of the cooperative.

PROOF OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE COOPERATIVE

Book member list is one that is defined by the ACT on cooperatives, The book contains :

• member list 
• full name, 
• age, 
• livelihood, 
• place of residence, 
• date of entry be a member, 
• left thumb stamp or signature of the Member 
• Chairman's signature and date the signature

Type of Membership in Cooperation

• Full members 
• Candidate members 
• Served members 
• Extraordinary Member
• Founding members 

1. Full members

Members who have voting rights , meaning that it has to meet the requirements specified in the appropriate membership AD / ART and regulations applicable legislation , and has signed his name in the register of members .

2. Candidate members

• People who have not settled main payment , formally not fully complete the administrative requirements as specified in the AD / ART , so it has not been accepted as a full member of bias .
• Has the right to speak but did not have the right to elect and be elected to be the caretaker or supervisor .
• Obtain the same service .

Candidate Members have an obligation

• Pay obligation payment decisions taken in accordance with members' meeting ;
• Participate in cooperative efforts ;
• Abiding by AD / ART , decisions and meeting members of other provisions in force ;
• Maintain the good name and togetherness Cooperative 

3. Served members

Citizens who receive services on a regular basis of the cooperative , but have not applied to be members of the cooperative . Members served the said order directed to members of the cooperative .

4. Extraordinary Member

• A person can become extraordinary members , when concerned citizens who are capable of taking legal action , but has not been fully able to meet the requirements defined in the AD / ART cooperative . Besides the foreign citizen who has had a Residential Permit Card ( KIM ) who want to receive services in a cooperative , but has no requirement to be a member of the cooperative 
• Extraordinary members have the right to speak , but did not have the right to elect and be elected to be the caretaker or supervisor cooperatives ;
• Member is entitled of net income ( SHU ) in accordance with the decision of the meeting of members .

5. Founding members

The people who founded the cooperative , who attended the meeting establishment / incorporation and has met the membership requirements as well as claiming to be a member

WHAT IS THE LIABILITY AS A MEMBER ?

Members dependents is something the duty of every Member to bear the losses suffered by the cooperative in implementing programs that have been decided in a meeting of members. It can be fulfilled obligations in fiscal year runs or after it was decided in the meeting of members or accomplished within the framework of settlement of the dissolution of the Cooperative .

kinds of members dependents :

1. Dependents is limited , the maximum amount that is charged or required on every Member to offset / pay losses which amount is specified in the AD / ART ;
2. Dependents are not limited to , an infinite number assigned to each Member separately cover the loss / debt until paid off .

• At the time of the dissolution of the cooperative , members who have come out are not free from the obligation to bear the loss , all the losses incurred as a result of one incident in which he is still a member , provided that the exit of the members have not been through 12 months .

• In the event of any of its members as a cooperative insurer losses , referred to in Article 29 and Article 31 of the Articles of Association was not able to pay , the other members are required to bear the obligations they are not capable of it , each of equal magnitude .

End of membership

membership in the Cooperation will end when the Member concern :

• Request a stop at his own request 
• Dismissed by the Board for violating regulations 
• Died
• Contrary to the purposes of the cooperative
• Always detrimental to cooperatives

WHAT IF COOPERATIVE breakup?

If the Cooperative disbanded , the person's membership in the cooperative ends . In terms of the Cooperative is still a bona fide debt to third parties , then each member is obliged to bear the corresponding provisions in the AD / ART . If the cooperative still has a wealth of after finished the paying debts , then the member may receive distribution in accordance with the requirements of AD / ART .