Decreto Nº 529/48 - Ley de expropiación. Country/Territory Guatemala Document type Legislation Date 1948 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land reform Expropriation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Americas, Central America, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, North-East Pacific Abstract La presente Ley de expropiación entiende por utilidad o necesidad públicas o interés social, todo lo que tienda a satisfacer una necesidad colectiva, bien sea de orden material o espiritual. Full text Spanish References - Legislation Amended by Decreto Nº 9-98 - Ley de Inversión Extranjera. Legislation | Guatemala | 1998 Keyword: International trade, Business/industry/corporations, Property rights, Intellectual property rights/patents, Credit, Dispute settlement, Authorization/permit, Concession Source: FAO, FAOLEX