Carinthia Land Transaction Law 2002. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Kärnten Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleLaw regulating land transactions. Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Land-use planning Foreign land tenure Land tenure Agricultural land Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Law is to ensure the rational use of soil; the creation and conservation of an efficient agriculture and forestry; and the restriction of foreign land tenure. The text consists of 37 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Restrictions of the transfer of agricultural and forestry land (2); Foreign land tenure (3); Common provisions (4); Final penalties and transitional provisions (5). Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at