Regional Register of Social Cooperatives at 31-07-2024

The Regional Register of Social Cooperatives was established in implementation of Article 4 of Regional Law No 7/2015 “Promotion and enhancement of social cooperatives in Campania, in implementation of Law No 381 of 8 November 1991 – Discipline of social cooperatives” which, in recognising the usefulness of the social and economic function exercised by cooperation on the regional territory, aims, inter alia, to promote and disseminate their entrepreneurial culture and social responsibility, as well as to regulate their collaboration with public administrations for activities for the benefit of disadvantaged people and other fragile subjects.
The Regional Register of Social Cooperatives is structured in 4 areas: Section A) for so-called type A social cooperatives, which, pursuant to Article 1(1)(a) of Law No 381/1991, manage social, social, health, health and educational services; Section B) for so-called type B social cooperatives, which, as required by Article 1(1)(b) of Law No 381/1991, carry out productive activities aimed at the integration into employment of disadvantaged people; Section C) for consortia which, as indicated in Article 8 of Law No 381/1991, consist of at least 70% of social cooperatives already registered in regional registers; Section D) for bodies established in EU Member States in favour of which, pursuant to Article 6(7) of Regional Law No 7/2015, public bodies may reserve participation in procurement procedures because the majority of their workers, because of their disadvantage or the seriousness of their hardship, cannot exercise their professional activity under normal conditions.