Law No. 168/99 on Land Expropriation. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 219/99 (I-A), 18 September 1999, pp. 6417-6436. Subject Land & soil Keyword Expropriation Land tenure Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, 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 provisions (8). Full text Portuguese