Violating co-ops to face penalties
Sources pointed out that, in coordination with the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM), the matter may reach the point of suspending the labor file of the concerned cooperative; in addition to imposing the penalty of dismissal or dissolution under Article 35 of Decree-Law No. 24/979 regarding cooperatives, amended by Law No. 118/2013. Sources added that the decision to suspend accreditation will be taken after the issuance of a warning to the violating cooperative and a remedial notice within two weeks. 'In the event of noncompliance, the team shall issue a judicial seizure order for the identified violation. A cooperative's requests will not be submitted to the relevant committees at the ministry if the violating procedure is not rescinded. The transactions with governmental and civil entities will then be suspended, and the approval signature will be suspended for a certain period,' sources explained.
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