Federal Law No. 354-FZ amending some legislative acts. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural development Agricultural land Public land Expropriation Ownership Lease Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Federal Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Federal Law establishes new grounds and procedures for compulsory termination, as well as the specific features of acquiring, rights to plots of agricultural land. A land plot may be expropriated from the owner in a judicial procedure if it has not been used for 3 or more years to perform agricultural or other activities related to agricultural production. This time period does not include the time required for the development of the site, as well as the time during which it could not be used for its intended purpose because of natural disasters or in the presence of other circumstances that exclude such use. The site is also withdrawn if it is used with violations of the legislation of the Russian Federation, which resulted in a significant decrease in the soil fertility of agricultural land or caused damage to the environment. A plot cannot be expropriated if it is a subject of a mortgage or a bankruptcy case has been initiated against its owner. The legal regime of plots of agricultural land has been clarified. For example, such plots located within the boundaries of rural settlements or at a distance of no more than 30 kilometers from their borders cannot be used for purposes not related to agriculture. Sites of agricultural land that are state or municipal property are leased for a period of up to five years to peasant farms, agricultural organizations participating in state support programs in the field of agricultural development, for agricultural production or other activities related to agricultural production, without bidding. The Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses is amended to clarify the rules that establish administrative responsibility for the non-use of agricultural land for its intended use or its use in violation of Russian legislation. Full text Russian Website www.pnp.ru References - Legislation Amends Federal Law No. 101-FZ on turnover of agricultural land. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002 (2019) Keyword: Agricultural land, Land tenure, Ownership, Foreign land tenure, Public land, Expropriation, Smallholders/peasants Source: FAO, FAOLEX Land Code (No. 136-FZ of 2001). Legislation | Russian Federation | 2001 (2020) Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Aquaculture, Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Lease, Agricultural land, Ownership, Cadastre/land registration, Expropriation, Servitude, Land valuation, Offences/penalties, Dispute settlement, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Erosion, Drainage/land reclamation, Flood, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 218-FZ “On state registration of immovable property”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Cadastre/land registration, Survey/mapping, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX