Law on the restitution of property to churches and religious communities. Country/Territory Serbia Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Ownership Land tenure Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Law entered into force on eight days after its publication in the Official Gazette, and it will be applied starting 1 October 2006. Abstract This Law regulates the conditions, manner and procedure of returning the property that is on territory of the Republic of Serbia and that was taken away from churches and religious communities, as well as from theirs endowments and societies, by applying regulations of agrarian reform, nationalization, sequestration and other regulations enacted and applied in the period from 1945, as well as all other acts by which properties were confiscated without market compensation. The subject of return is real estate that was owned at the time of confiscation by churches and religious communities, namely: agricultural land; forests and forest land; building land; residential and commercial buildings, or parts of such buildings; apartments and business premises; movables goods of cultural, historical or of artistic significance. Full text Serbian Website upz.minpolj.gov.rs