Legal basis: Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Farmers' Professional Cooperatives.
Article 7 The state guarantees that farmers' professional cooperatives enjoy equal legal status with other market entities.
The state protects the legitimate rights and interests of farmers' professional cooperatives and their members, and no unit or individual may infringe upon them.
Eighth farmers' professional cooperatives engaged in production and business activities, should abide by the law, social morality, business ethics, honesty and trustworthiness, and shall not engage in activities unrelated to the provisions of the articles of association.