The Cooperative Act (GenG) regulates the law of cooperatives. It came into force in Germany on 1 October 1889. According to the amendment, which came into force on August 18th 2006, it may also be social or cultural purposes, which means that social and cultural cooperatives can also use the eG legal form. This amendment to the Cooperatives Act was intended to make it much easier to set up companies and simplify matters for smaller cooperatives. (Genossenschaftsgesetz (Deutschland) – Wikipedia).
Relevance for energy communities: The legal form of many energy communities are cooperatives under the GenG law.
Relevance for energy communities: The legal form of many energy communities are cooperatives under the GenG law. For energy cooperatives, this law is crucial, as organisational aspects have to follow the law.