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Displaying 631 - 635 of 15550Regional Law 924-OZ amending Regional Law No. 667-OZ “On some issues related to turnover of agricultural land”.
Article 1 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Leaseholder of a plot of agricultural land pertaining to public or municipal ownership shall have the right of purchase of such plot of land in ownership in case the right of lease originates from conversion of permanent (open-ended) tenancy or life-long hereditary possession of such plot of land to lease, at the cost equal to 15 percent of its cadastre value”.
Amends: Regional Law No. 667-OZ “On some issues related to turnover of agricultural land”. (2015-03-18)
Décret n°100/0114 du 30 mai 2016 portant procédure d’enregistrement des biens immeubles domaniaux.
Le présent décret fixe les règles de procédure applicables à l’enregistrement des biens immeubles domaniaux. Il prévoit la requête en enregistrement d'un immeuble domanial; l’enquête foncière; l’établissement et de la délivrance des titres fonciers, en application de la loi n° 1/13 du 09 août 2011 portant révision du code foncier du Burundi.
Met en oeuvre: Loi nº 1-13 du 9 août 2011 portant revision du Code foncier du Burundi. (2011-08-09)
Regional Law No. 2012-OZ “On some issues related to organization of public control”.
This Regional Law establishes the modalities of organization and performance of public control as a form of public participation. It shall not be applicable to elections and referendum. Regional executive bodies shall have the following plenary powers: (a) formation of advisory councils at the regional executive bodies; (b) examination of final documents drafted by public control bodies; and (c) consideration of proposals, recommendations and conclusions contained in the final documents.
Regional Law No. 211-oz amending Regional Law No. 14-oz “On objects of cultural heritage”.
Article 16 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Protection responsibility of manager of the objects of cultural heritage shall include elaboration of land-use planning schemes related to panoramic sites containing objects of cultural heritage within the boundaries of historical settlements so as to ensure conservation of such areas”.
Amends: Regional Law No. 14-oz “On objects of cultural heritage”. (2008-03-13)
Action Plan on Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution.
This Action Plan on Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution is a cross-sectoral Plan issued by the State Council regarding prevention and remediation of soil pollution to comprehensively improve the nation’s soil quality by the mid-21st century.The coverage of the Plan is national. China’s soil quality is facing severe challenges, due to adverse natural conditions in some regions, as well as anthropic factors including irrational mining and agricultural activities and fast urbanization. The soil contamination has drawn great concern of agricultural product safety and public health.