Vers une autonomie du droit coopératif ?

<p style="text-align: justify;">The history of French cooperative law is marked by the search for a separate identity, torn between the business activity, which pulls these firms toward corporate law, and the way the business is run, which pulls them towards the laws governing nonprofits. At a time when the unique features of cooperatives are being challenged, in particular by EU legislation, this identity crucially needs to be defended. Only by reasserting the division between cooperatives and conventional firms can the trap of economic mainstreaming and consequently the disappearance of the legal form be avoided.</p>