| A) | No obligation to repay which may lead to bankruptcy, only in the case of income; |
| • | The co-operative may offer non-commercial services or advice, as well as hire agencies or agents. |
| | The co-operative can establish subsidiaries and branches, worldwide. |
| • | No commercial business is operated, but the nature and scope of the activity may require a commercial operation in the future. |
| • | Membership |
| • | Membership requires registration and the purchase and holding of at least one cooperative share (share, pre-share). |
| • | Excluded from membership are companies that: |
| • | make a long-term operating loss over 3 years. |
| • | Provide financial services or financial products, excluding precious metals as well as corporate financing and affiliated companies or organizations. |
| • | Produce or trade petroleum products, chemical medicines or killing weapons; establish or operate uranium nuclear power plants. |
| B) | Active membership can be obtained by registered legal entities (herinafter referred to as "company") that want to comply with the above conditions and can do so as soon as possible. |
| • | Ownership conditions |
| • | The company may only be owned by its owners, managers, employees and former employees. |
| • | It may have co-operative, public and non-profit co-owners. |
| • | Or it is a cooperative or non-profit organisation. |
| • | If this is not yet the case: |
| • | The shares of the other owners must be converted to Com-Shares of the cooperative. There must be no profit distribution until all this is done. |
| • | Financial conditions |
| • | The company must either be debt-free or have only interest-free debt. |
| • | Interest-bearing debt must either be repaid or refinanced and converted to Com-Shares of the cooperative as soon as possible. There must be no profit distribution until all this is done. |
| • | Ethical conditions |
