Law of Moscow No. 34 of 1997 "On the principles of land tenure requiring payment". Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Moscow Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official copy. Subject Land & soil Keyword Concession Land reform Land tenure Public land Ownership Tax/levy Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes Entry into from the date of its first official publication. Abstract This Law determines the general principles of payment and collection of land charges in the city of Moscow, the types of preferential terms and the modalities of their concession, as well as the competence of state institutions and local administration of the city of Moscow in the sphere of regulation of land tenure requiring payment within the boundaries of the city of Moscow. The document contains 17 Articles. Article 1 introduces the general terms. Article 2 specifies the types of rights to the plots of land. Article 3 introduces charges for land tenure. Article 4 classifies the types of land charges. Article 5 determines the principles of fixing of land charges. Article 6 fixes the rates of land charges. Article 7 classifies the categories of payers. Article 8 establishes the competence of Moscow Legislative Assembly (Moscow Duma). Article 9 establishes the competence of Moscow city administration. Article 10 determines the modalities and terms of payment. Article 11 determines the types of preferential terms. Article 12 determines the modalities of concession of privileges and preferential terms. Article 13 regards application of privileges and preferential terms. Article 14 establishes sanctions for the infringement of the present Law. Article 15 regards transitional provisions. Article 16 establishes the particulars of the application of various types of rights to the plots of land. Article 17 regards the modalities of entry into force of this Law. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implemented by Decree No. 1022-PP regarding validation of the methodology of calculation of land charges for the tenancy right to the plot of land. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2001 Keyword: Lease, Land reform, Land tenure, Right of use, Urban land, Tax/levy Source: FAO, FAOLEX