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Printing and Distribution. - (1) The National Printing Office shall publish this Code in the Official Gazette in full within sixty (60) days from the date of approval thereof. Copies of this Code shall be given to every department, agency and instrumentality of the National Government, including regional, provincial offices and local governments including government-owned and controlled corporations.
(2) All duly registered cooperative and their federations, unions and associations, and cooperative corporations shall be given one (1) copy each at cost. Thereafter, every newly registered cooperative or cooperative corporations shall be issued at cost a copy of this Code and the regulations promulgated thereon together with its certificates of registration.
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