In compliance with the rules and principles laid down in Act No. 97 of 1994, the present Regional Act promotes the protection, the improvement and the socio-economic development of mountain areas, which are regarded by the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region as an important element of its own environmental, natural, cultural and socio-economic heritage. Article 2 designates the application scope of the Act, which shall apply to the territories of mountain Communes.

The Basilicata Region promotes and arranges a general land reclamation scheme in order to provide for the territorial maintenance, the rational exploitation of water resources, soil conservation, agricultural development and improvement of agricultural production. The Region shall elaborate directives so as to plan the interventions to be undertaken by safeguarding at the same time the rural environment. With a view to implementing the land reclamation plans, the regional territory devoted to the said land reclamation shall be divided into different territorial areas (art. 3).

The President, in order to prevent reduction of agricultural irrigated land and to provide their rational and effective use, decrees as follows: 1). To prohibit allocation of land plots for construction of habitable premises and non-industrial edifices at the expense of irrigated subsidiary plots. 2). Heads of GBAO, regions, towns and districts should reserve their decisions on allocation of irrigated land plots for subsidiary farms, construction of habitable premises and non-industrial edifices adopted before this Decree. 3).

Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan decrees as follows: 1). To validate the proposed Simplified order of land share and its registration. 2). The Committee on land resources and land management attached to the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and its local branches should determine the size of a land share on the basis of the order approved by the present Decree.

The purpose of introduction of land charges is the creation of conditions for the rational use of lands, the protection and development, increase soil fertility, equalizing of the social-economic managing conditions on the lands of different quality. The use of land in the Republic of Tajikistan is chargeable. The payment for land is levied annually from land users in the form of the land tax and leasing fee. The document consists of 11 Articles. Article 1 establishes chargeable use of land. Article 2 regards establishment of the land tax.

The present Regional Law renders concrete the application of the analogous Federal Law at the regional level, regulating the following issues: (a) right of ownership to land reclamation systems and works; (b) delimitation of the plenary powers between the Russian Federation and the Amur Region in the sphere of regulation of relations in the process of carrying out land reclamation of agricultural land; (c) planning, projecting and carrying out land reclamation of agricultural land; (d) running and protection of land reclamation systems and works; (e) financing of land reclamation of agricul

The President, for the purpose of increasing production of agricultural commodities, decrees that the Committee on land resources attached to the Government together with Hukumats of the regions, towns and districts should allocate to citizens till February 1, 1996, 50 thousand hectares of irrigated and dry arable lands for personal farms (without the right to build houses and other establishments of household and domestic purpose, planting and cutting of fruit and forestry plants) according to the established order.

The Government notes that as a result of realization of the Presidential Decree No. 874 of 1997 on allocation of 25 thousand hectares of lands for personal subsidiary farm of the citizens for increasing production of agricultural commodities there has been achieved real increase in production of grain, potatoes, rice and other agricultural commodities, improved food delivery to the population and the prices for the above-mentioned agricultural commodities have been kept under control. At the same time some mistakes have been committed as regards distribution of land plots.

Division X of the Code regards land tax. Article 228 establishes that the land taxi s paid by land users who have been allocated land plots for use or for lifetime use with the right of bequest. Article 229 regards the object of taxation. It specifies that the land taxi s established with consideration of the composition of land, its quality and location, public records on its value, the characteristics of its use and its environmental properties. The basis for determining land taxi s the public land record documentation of the land user.

The President, for the purpose of effective land use in the interest of people, providing of rights and defence of citizens’ interests, creation of favourable conditions for development of the production of agricultural commodities, decrees as follows: 1). To determine that Certificate on land use and Certificate on land share are the documents certifying the right to use land. 2).

The President, for the purpose of increasing production of agricultural commodities, decrees that the Committee on land resources attached to the Government together with Hukumats of the regions, towns and districts should allocate to citizens till February 1, 1998, 25 thousand hectares of irrigated and dry arable lands for personal farms (without the right to build houses and other establishments of household and domestic purpose, planting and cutting of fruit and forestry plants) according to the established order.

The present Land Code regulates land relations and is aimed at the creation of conditions for rational use and protection of land, reproduction of soil fertility, conservation and improvement of environment and equal development of all forms of land tenure. The document consists of 19 Chapters that contain 105 Articles. Chapter 1 (arts. 1- 18) lays down the general provisions. Chapter 2 (Arts. 19 – 21) establishes the rights and the duties of land tenants. Chapter 3 (Arts.22 – 31) regards allocation of land. Chapter 4 (Arts. 32 – 36) concerns land charges. Chapter 5 (Arts.