Law No. 8318 on Leasing Agricultural and Forest Land, Pastures and Meadows which are covered in the State Property Law 1995.

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This Law provides for the leasing of public agricultural and forest land. It consists of 18 articles establishing the procedures for leasing of such lands to citizens and contains rules relative to the lease and the conditions attached to lease including obligations of the lessee. 'Land' here means the land that is property of the State, classified in the fond of agriculture and forest land, pastures and meadows (art. 2). The duration of the leasing for the forests, lands with forest vegetation, pastures and meadows must be according to the proper dispositions of the Laws, 'On forests and police of forests' and 'On pastures and meadows' (art. 7). A state body which wants to lease a land, shall establish a committee composed of agricultural specialists, specialists of forests, city planners, environmentalists, and jurists, which shall resolve the technical problems of leasing as provided for in this Law (art. 13).

Implemented by: Regulation No. 831 on leasing State agricultural lands. (1998-12-28)
Amended by: Law No. 8406 amending Law No. 8318 on leasing the agricultural and forest lands. (1998-09-17)

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