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Displaying 8086 - 8090 of 15550Regional Law No. 25-OZ “On public servitude”.
This Regional Law establishes that regional administration shall have the right to ascertain public servitude to land parcels belonging to someone else (without expropriation of the aforesaid land parcels) by Governor’s Decree in the interests of regional administration.
Regional Law No. 139-OZ “On allocation of land parcels in ownership to citizens free of charge”.
This Regional Law establishes the modalities of allocation of parcels of public land to citizens free of charge for gardening, horticulture and stockbreeding, and establishes minimum and maximum land area of the aforesaid parcels. It establishes that regional resident – natural person that has never had nor has parcel of agricultural land in ownership for subsistence farming, gardening or horticulture, shall be granted the right to receive in ownership a land parcel for each of the aforesaid purposes once-only.
Regional Law No. 159 “On regulation of land tenure”.
This Regional Law establishes that in case of institution, reformation of business partnerships and companies, increase of authorized capital and other transactions involving deposits in the form of land share contribution in the form of land share shall be subject to mandatory monetary valuation.
Regional Law No. 69 “On food tax”.
This Regional Law establishes that all producers of agricultural commodities shall be subject to mandatory payment of single food tax. Objects of taxation shall be agricultural land held by the producers of agricultural commodities on condition of ownership, tenancy or lease. Food tax shall be paid in the natural form: (a) in grain by grain farming enterprises; (b) in poultry products by poultry farming enterprises; and (c) in natural products calculated as equivalent to a metric ton of grain by other enterprises producing agricultural commodities.
Presidential Decree No. 148 of 2010 approving the funding agreement between the Government of Egypt and the International Fund for Agricultural Development on the project of developing farm irrigation in the old lands.
This Presidential Decree approves the funding agreement between the Government of Egypt and the International Fund for Agricultural Development on the project of developing farm irrigation in the old lands. The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt, the Agriculture Research Center, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation as well as other entities. The objective of the project is to improve irrigation networks, improve agricultural productivity, give market support to farmers, as well as enhancing water management.