Law on expropriation. Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Thurgau Document type Legislation Date 1984 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Expropriation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Liability/compensation Land valuation Transfer Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 January 1985. Abstract The purpose of the present Law is to regulate expropriation proceedings. Article 4 establishes the setting up of an Expropriation Commission defining its composition and its tasks. The text consists of 53 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: Sphere of application and organisation (1); Principles of expropriation law (2); Compensation (3); Proceedings (4); Restitution of land (5); Transitional and final provisions (6). Full text German Website ww4.tg.ch