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RA 6939 Section 14

RA 6939 Section 14

Prohibition.

Section 14

SEC. 14. Prohibition. — No organization shall be allowed to use the title "cooperative" in its flame unless it follows all generally accepted cooperative principles, applicable cooperative laws, and is duly registered under this Act: Provided, That organizations which have used the word "cooperative" as part of their nomenclature but which do not qualify as cooperatives under the provisions of this Act shall have three (3) years within which to qualify and to register with the Authority. If at the end of the three-year period provided herein, the said organizations still do not qualify, it shall be unlawful for the organizations to continue using the word "cooperative" in their names.

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CitationRA 6939 Section 14 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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