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Law No. 4061 on the management and protection of the immovable property of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food − Regulation of property rights and other provisions.

Country/Territory
Greece
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 66, Part I, 22 March 2012, pp. 1851-1866.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Agricultural development Agricultural land Cadastre/land registration Classification/declassification Concession Dispute settlement Land tenure Lease Ownership Public land
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
The Law shall enter into force as from the day of its publication on the Official Gazette.
Abstract

Agricultural and rural regulations in Greece are governed by a scattered legislation, making its use and application difficult. Such situation does not correspond to the modern needs, since the management of the agricultural immovable property is applied through the Rural Code which was ratified in 1949, together with certain legislative provisions on rural development during the ’70s and ’80s. Moreover, the Ministry of Rural Development and Food manages the immovable property on the basis of other laws and provisions, in particular with Law No. 3147/2003 (articles 4 and 9), as supplemented with 12 of Law No. 3208/2003 and the article 4 (paragraph 3) of Law No. 2215/1994. The terms that are currently being used for “immovable property” managed by the Ministry are many and create problems on the interpretation of the law. Specifically, the terms “communal and available extents”, “lots”, “plots” and others are being used, as these are defined in articles 31, 123 and 184 of the Rural Code, in article of 24 of Law 1644/1986 and in the Legislative Decree No. 203/1969. With the provisions of the present law is established a) the unified use of the term “immovable property”, in which are included all the above mentioned definitions, such as rural extents, parcels, plots, pasture lands, etc ; b) it is clarified that the Ministry of Rural Development and Food manages this immovable property on behalf of the Greek State; c) a unified institutional framework is applied for all the immovable property falling under the competence of the Ministry and d) the administrative actions, procedures (concession, lease, ownership rights, etc) and governing bodies for this property are defined. The law consists of 44 articles.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Ministerial Decree No. 1039/45100 establishing concession fees for rural immovable property.

Legislation | Greece | 2012

Keyword: Agricultural land, Concession, Subsidy/incentive, Land valuation, Royalties/fees

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Law no. 5035 of 2023 - Uniform regulatory framework for the organisation and operation of the Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA, establishment and operation of the Amfissa Traditional Olive Grove management body and other provisions to strengthen rural development.

Legislation | Greece | 2023

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Agricultural development, Certification, Education, Farming, Genetic resources, Institution, Research, Rural employment, Gender, Financing, Oleaginous plants, Sustainable development, Protection of environment, Climate change, Waste management, Biodiversity, Protected area, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing vessel, Fishery management and conservation, Aquaculture, Food quality control/food safety, Oils/oilseeds/fats, Standards, Milk/dairy products, Forest service/forest officers, Forest fires, Grazing, Plant protection, Freshwater resources management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX