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Displaying 8021 - 8025 of 15550Regional Law No. 855-OD “On turnover of agricultural land”.
This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of turnover of land shares in common property and land parcels of agricultural land. It shall not be applicable to agricultural land used for gardening, horticulture, subsistence farming and individual stockbreeding. Maximum land plot area of agricultural land separated from common ownership shall be equal to land share. Maximum agricultural land area that can be owned by a single natural or legal person shall not exceed 25 percent of total agricultural land available in a given municipal unit.
Regional Law No. 691-OD “On functioning of land reclamation complex”.
This Regional Law establishes that land reclamation arrangements shall be carried out with a view of raising crop productivity and yield, ensuring stable production of agricultural commodities through conservation of agro-landscapes and raising soil fertility, and also for involvement into agricultural production of low-yielding agricultural land, use of waterbodies for potable water supply, water abstraction for public water supply, fishfarming and other purposes. Planning of land reclamation arrangements shall be carried out by the authorized state body in the sphere of land reclamation.
Regional Law No. 769-OD “On maximum land areas allocated to citizens on condition of ownership”.
This Regional Law envisages allotment of land parcels out of stock of public and municipal land in ownership to citizens either for payment free of charge. It establishes maximum land area allotted to citizens in ownership out of stock of public and municipal land for payment as follows: (a) for farming – 400 ha; (b) for gardening – 0,25 ha; (c) horticulture – 0,15 ha; (d) for stockbreeding – 1,00 ha; and (d) for suburban housing construction – 0,25 ha.
Regional Law No. 696-OD “On institution of public servitude of land plots”.
This Regional law regulates the issue of institution of public servitude to land plots irrespectively of appurtenance to determined land category thereof. Public land servitude shall be instituted by Decree of the Regional Governor or by normative legal act of local government. Public land servitude enters into force after state registration thereof.
Amended by: Regional Law No. 152-OD amending Regional Law No. 696-OD “On institution of public servitude of land plots”. (2015-09-10)
Regulation No. 338 dated 4.5.2011 supplementing Regulation No. 655 dated 28.7.2010 on the rules and procedures of transferring the land resources categories.
The Regulation No. 338 of 2011 supplements Regulation No. 655 of 2010 by adding provision No. 7 related to the change of land categories after the areas in dispute have been planted with fruit trees, vineyards, and olives.
Implements: Law No. 8752 on the creation and operation of land protection and administration structures. (2001-03-26)
Amends: Decision No. 655 dated 28.7.2010 on the rules and procedures of changing the categories of land resources. (2010-07-28)