Law for restoration of ownership of forests and forest land entirety. Country/Territory Bulgaria Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Expropriation Forest management/forest conservation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Private forest Public forest Traditional rights/customary rights Cadastre/land registration Inheritance Land consolidation Land reform Land tenure Liability/compensation Survey/mapping Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, European Union Countries Abstract This Law for resotration fo ownership of forests and forest land entirety has as its main principle to restore the entire ownership of forests and forest land to pre-nationalisations owners, i.e. former landowners, or their heirs and legal successors, whether they were private individuals, municipalities, or legal persons such church or school. According to the Law, land shall be restored in its current status with location, area and boundaries corresponding to the date when it was expropriated Full text Bulgarian Website www.lex.bg