Expropriation Law – Sachsen-Anhalt. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Sachsen-Anhalt Document type Legislation Date 1994 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Expropriation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Liability/compensation Authorization/permit Court/tribunal Land reform Land tenure Land valuation Transfer Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law is applicable to expropriation of general property proceedings and related compensation payments in so far as the federal legislation is not applicable. According to the present Law expropriation is authorized only for the purpose of carrying out projects aiming at creating or modifying facilities or institutes for the well-being of the community. The text consists of 41 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Compensation (2); Proceedings (3); Restitution proceedings (4). Full text German Website www.sachsen-anhalt.de