SECTION 144

The purpose of the federation is notably: - to ensure the application of the cooperative basis within the cooperatives and unions which are subsidiaries thereof; - to provide all necessary assistance for the formation, administration and management of subsidiary unions and cooperatives; - to promote and develop the cooperative movement as well as cooperation between cooperative organizations; - to protect and manage the interests of their members with public and private organizations; - to provide subsidiaries with all necessary services, including educational, administrative, professional, financial and ongoing training of members and to contribute to the realization of their objectives; - to study the interests of subsidiaries through statistics, and provide them with all information that can improve their operations; - to offer its subsidiaries its offices in case of disputes; - to assist its subsidiaries, subject to the specific duties of their bodies, in their monitoring assignments; - to act as a supervisory authority of the unions and subsidiary cooperatives; - to trigger the alert, for its subsidiaries, or inform the meeting of unions and subsidiary cooperatives of any observed irregularity; - To establish a fund to finance audits or external controls of its subsidiaries. The fund shall be powered by annual dues in proportion to the subscribed shares.