Burgenland Farmland Requirement Law. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Burgenland Document type Legislation Date 1970 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleLaw establishing main regulations concerning farmland. Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Land tenure Agricultural land Subdivision of land Land consolidation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Law lays down provisions relating to conditions of farmland in Burgenland. With a view to the creation and maintenance of an efficient and sustainable agriculture and forestry, conditions of farmlands shall by improved or newly created by applying modern economic principles, as well as land consolidations. The text consists of 108 articles divided into 3 Parts as follows: General provisions (I). This Part deals with consolidation of agricultural and forestry lands; consolidation of land in vine yards; consolidation of forestry land and clearing of farm land. Provisions on legal and economic conditions concerning agrarian community lands (II); This Part concerns agrarian lands in general, agrarian communities; and sub-division of land and regulations. Competent authorities and proceedings (III). Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at