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FAO Legal Office
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FAOLEX

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The FAO Legal Office provides in-house counsel in accordance with the Basic Texts of the Organization, gives legal advisory services to FAO members, assists in the formulation of treaties on food and agriculture, for which the Director-General acts as Depositary, publishes legal studies and maintains a database (FAOLEX) of national legislation and international agreements concerning food and agriculture (including fisheries, forestry and water).

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Order No. 1 of 1995 of the State Treasury regarding amendments and additions No. 1 to the Regulation of the State Treasury No. 29 of 1995 concerning the application of the Law "On royalties for the use of land".

Regulations
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Order regards Article 26 of the Law "On royalties for the use of land". The new wording of this Article reads as follows: "Managerial boards of the farming, gardening ,housing and breeding cooperative societies must submit calculations of the land taxes to the Treasury's district inspections, on which territory the plots of land are located, and pay the royalties for the use of land to the budget of the local administration before the issuing of landownership certificates to their members.

Act relative to underwriting the right on land including objects relating to land (No. 4 of 1996).

Legislation
Indonesia
Asia
South-Eastern Asia

This Act regulates the underwriting of land in relation with the settlement of debts. Article 4 defines the rights on land that may be underwritten. Article 5 provides for priority of underwriting rights, the right follows the object of underwriting. Articles 10 to 19 provide for procedures of establishment, registration, transfer and abolishment of underwriting rights. Articles 20 and 21 concern the execution of an underwriting right. Article 22 concerns deletion of the right from registration in the land book. (31 articles)

Decree of the State Minister of Agrarian Affairs/Head of the National land Affairs Agency regarding licensed surveyors (No. 2 of 1998).

Regulations
Indonesia
Asia
South-Eastern Asia

This Decree makes provision for the surveying and mapping of land in relation to registration of land in the cadaster and in particular prescribes qualifications and describes functions of cadastral surveyors and assistant cadastral surveyors. These officials shall be appointed by Ministerial Decision in accordance with articles 6 to 16 and operate in the operation territory of a land Affairs Office (art. 10). They shall carry out measurement and mapping of land for purposes of land registration and division, partition or unification of plots of land.

Joint Regulating Decree No. EP1-7-87 of 1994 of the Ministry of Science and Technical Policy and the State Treasury regarding the modalities of exemption of scientific institutions and organisations from payment of the royalties for the use of land.

Regulations
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Joint Regulating Decree establishes that state colleges, scientific, experimental, training, research institutions and centres of agricultural and forest specialisation, branches of the Academy of Sciences, of the Academy of Medical Sciences, of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Academy of Education are exempted from the payment of the royalties for the use of land.

Israel Lands Administration Law, 1960.

Legislation
Israel
Western Asia
Asia

This Law provides for the establishement by the Government of an "Israel Lands Administration" to administer Israel lands. The Director of the Administation is appointed by the Government, whom shall be directly subordinate to the Minister of Agriculture (sect. 2). Under section 3, an "Israel Lands Council" is also appointed by the Government in order to lay down the lands policy. The Administration shall act in accordance with it and the Council shall also supervise the activities of the Administration. Under section 5, the "State Property Law" 1951, is amended.