Ministerial Decree No. 1397 regarding damages for harm caused to agriculture and forestry by the allotment of land. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 1999 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Lease Liability/compensation Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree required the valuation of damages for harm caused to agricultural land and forests by the allotment of land. Natural and legal persons who were allotted plots of agricultural or forestland to increase their suitability for agricultural production and afforestation shall be pay compensation for losses to agricultural or forest production at an annual rate of four percent of the estimated total damages. Such compensation shall be paid in full by land tenants whose lease does not require them to render the land suitable for agricultural production or afforestation following restitution. Full text Russian Website pravo.by References - Legislation Repealed by Ministerial Decree No. 462 implementing Presidential Decree No. 667 regarding expropriation and allotment of land plots. Legislation | Belarus | 2008 (2010) Keyword: Financial agricultural measures, Expropriation, Liability/compensation, Forest management/forest conservation, Ownership, Lease, Transfer, Cadastre/land registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX