Law No. 168/99 on Land Expropriation. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Expropriation Land tenure Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 60 days after publication. Abstract This Law establishes the Code for Land Expropriation. This Code consists of 8 Parts specifying the cases in which land expropriation procedures may be applied according to the legal regime. The Law is divided as follows: List of said cases (Part 1); Public use declaration and administrative concession (2); Cases in which a compensation is prescribed (3); Expropriation procedures (4); Payment of compensation (5); Reversion of expropriated goods (6); Seizure of immovable property (7); Final provis Full text Portuguese