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Law No. 1247-XII on the state land use planning, state land cadastre and land monitoring.

Country/Territory
Moldova, Republic of
Document type
Legislation
Date
1992 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land reform Land tenure Land-use planning Soil conservation/soil improvement Land valuation Access-to-information Basic legislation Contract/agreement Ownership Lease
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations
Entry into force notes
The Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

The purpose of the state land use planning, state land cadastre and land monitoring shall be rational management of land and environmental protection. Basic principles of the state land use planning shall be: (a) respect for the rights of landowners; (b) use of land resources prevalently for agriculture; and (c) creation of favourable conditions for rational land management and improvement of soil fertility. The Act consists of four Sections divided into 22 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) the state land cadastre; (3) land monitoring; and (4) state land survey service. The state land cadastre shall provide local self-government, enterprises, institutions, organizations, and also citizens with the information on: (a) legal status of the plots of land; (b) types of land ownership, land tenure and land use; (c) qualitative and quantitative parameters of the plots of land; (d) land valuation; and (e) other information on land resources. Land cadastre shall be kept by each administrative and territorial unit. Land monitoring shall be integral part of general environmental monitoring and shall represent information system containing data bank on land resources.Land use planning, state land cadaster and land monitoring work shall be coordinated by State Land Survey Service and shall be financed from state and local budgets. The documents confirming the right of the owner of the land are the act confirming the right of landowner, certificate of inheritance, sales contract, contract exchange, donation agreement, lease agreement and other documents.

Full text
Russian/Romanian
Website
lex.justice.md

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Governmental Decree No. HG24/1995 validating the Regulation on the content of land cadastre documentation.

Legislation | Moldova, Republic of | 1995 (2007)

Keyword: Cadastre/land registration, Ownership, Public land, Private land, Tax/levy, Local government, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX