A (in)suficiência do regime do direito ao reembolso em Portugal: o estudo particular das cooperativas vitivinícolas da região demarcada do Douro

This study intends to demonstrate that the changes introduced in the legal regime of the right to reimbursement, in the Portuguese Cooperative Code reform of 2015, are not sufficient to remove the accounting qualification of cooperative share capital as a debt. This qualification stems from the subj...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Meira, Deolinda Aparicio, Bandeira, Ana Maria Alves, Gonçalo, Vítor
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=6296194
Source:Boletín de la Asociación Internacional de Derecho Cooperativo = Journal International Association of Cooperative Law, ISSN 1134-993X, Nº. 51, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: La adhesión voluntaria y abierta), pags. 135-165
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags: Be the first to tag this record
Summary: This study intends to demonstrate that the changes introduced in the legal regime of the right to reimbursement, in the Portuguese Cooperative Code reform of 2015, are not sufficient to remove the accounting qualification of cooperative share capital as a debt. This qualification stems from the subjection of cooperatives to international accounting standards, with particular reference to IAS 32. The practical relevance of this issue is demonstrated by an empirical study that analyses the effects that the application of the current accounting treatment for cooperatives has on wine cooperatives in the Douro Demarcated Region. It concludes by advocating a legislative intervention that allows the cooperatives to be subject to a specific and differentiated accounting treatment, respecting the variability of share capital, resulting from the right to reimbursement of contributions in case of withdraw of the cooperator, under the cooperative principle of voluntary and open membership.