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FAO Legal Office
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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Act LXXVIII of 1997 on the Development and Protection of the Built Environment.

Legislation
Hungary
Eastern Europe
Europe

The purpose of the regulation of urban areas is to achieve rational use of the built environment and infrastructure; regulate local constructions; develop and protect natural and artificial environment; harmonize national, regional, local and private interests. In accordance with national rules on construction, local governments define their own rules.

Decree No. 54 of 1997 of the Ministry of Agriculture on the determination of agricultural land value for mortgage purposes.

Regulations
Hungary
Eastern Europe
Europe

Article 3 and the annexes to this Decree define credit guaratee value and provide detailed rules for determining the commercial value of agricultural land as guarantee for land-based credit. Mortgage credit institutes shall have an internal regulation governing the determination of credit guarantee values for land.

Act to amend the Reindeer Management Act (No. 1298 of 1990).

Legislation
Finland
Europe
Northern Europe

Reindeer breeders may acquire or exchange lands that shall be used for the purposes indicated in Act 590/69 and in the Act relative to Agricultural Production Units (188/77). Amendments mainly concern rules on the purchase of land and terms and conditions of loans that can be used for purchase of land or electrification works. The price for the purchase of land shall be paid within 30 years and the interest rate shall be 4 percent (sect. 21).

Nature-based Activities Regulation (No. 492 of 1991).

Regulations
Finland
Europe
Northern Europe

The scope of the Act is to improve the living standards and opportunity of earning of those involved in agriculture, forestry, fishery and aquaculture, hunting, reindeer breeding and other nature-based activities in the Northern districts of Finland. This Regulation prescribes further conditions for land acquisition loans and the sale of State land (Chap. 1), it outlines procedures for the application of land with the District Agricultural Offices (Chap. 2), provides further detail for the drawing up of Disposition Plans by the Planning Commission (Chap.