RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS OF THE PHILIPPINE COOPERATIVE CODE OF 2008 (REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9520)
TITLE AND DEFINITIONS
Section 1. Title. These Rules shall be known as the "Rules and Regulations Implementing the Special Provisions of the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008."
Section 2. Definition of Terms. For the purpose of these Rules and Regulations, the following terms are defined as follows:
1. Accreditation - shall refer to the act of the OTC Board of Directors recognize the Transportation Service Cooperatives and which shall take place after registration with the CDA as evidenced by a Certificate of Accreditation.
2. Agrarian Reform Area - shall refer to the area subject to the coverage of Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)/Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reform (CARPER).
3. Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) - shall refer to the qualified beneficiaries of Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) as defined under Section 22, Chapter VII of R.A. 6657.
4. Agrarian Reform Community (ARC) - shall refer to a community composed and managed by ARBs who are willing to be organized and to undertake the integrated development of an area and/or their organizations or cooperatives as defined under RA 9700, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reform (CARPER)
