Ministerial Decree No. 13/1994 specifying some details of agricultural land resources protection. Country/Territory Czechia Document type Regulation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural land Erosion Soil conservation/soil improvement Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Abstract The agricultural land resources protection authorities may impose a change in the cultivation of agricultural land in cases where the land management with the present plant species leads to: a) the danger of erosion of the land on the property in question and on surrounding properties; b) a detriment to the purity and quality of water in water courses and water reservoirs; c) a danger to surface or underground sources of potable water, natural medicinal waters and sources of natural mineral table waters; d) failure to comply with rights and obligations with regard to the protection of nature and the landscape; e) damage to surrounding properties or to the favourable physical, biological and chemical properties of the soil; f) danger to the food chain. In order to ensure the protection of agricultural land resources, the preparation of land use planning documentation and basic land use planning documents should be based on: a) the organization of the agricultural land resources in the territory, the hydrological and run-off conditions and the network of special-purpose agricultural roads; b) a plan for terrain modifications and delimitation of the currently built-up areas in the given municipality; c) the plant culture (type of property) of the agricultural land on the basis of assignment to evaluated ecological land units; d) the existence of non-agricultural land required to support agricultural production and fish ponds for fish farming or waterfowl; e) the existence of agricultural land on which investments have been made into the soil for the purpose of increasing fertility, e.g. amelioration and irrigation facilities. Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Decree laying down detailed rules for the protection of quality of agricultural land and amending Decree specifying some details of agricultural land resources protection. Legislation | Czechia | 2016 Keyword: Agricultural land, Erosion, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Hazardous substances Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Decree laying down procedures to ensure the protection of the agricultural land fund. Legislation | Czechia | 2019 Keyword: Agricultural land, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Cultural heritage Source: FAO, FAOLEX