Official Letter No. VB-6-21/1003 of the Ministry of Taxes and Dues regarding the expropriation of the plots of land. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Miscellaneous Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Expropriation Cadastre/land registration 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 Abstract The Ministry of Taxes and Dues, on the instructions of the Government, communicates that the owner of the plot of land must be given a year's notice in the written form of the impending expropriation of the plot of land in question by the institution that has made such decision. The decision of expropriation of the plot of land for state or municipal needs must be registered by the authorized institution entitled with the official registration of the plot of land. The owner of the plot of land must be notified of the carried out registration specifying the date of it. Special control over expropriation of the plots of land for state and municipal needs must be established under conditions of absence of delimitation of state property on land. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implements Land Code, Law No. 1103-1 of 1991. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1991 Keyword: Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Transfer, Right of use, Expropriation, Lease, Ownership, Liability/compensation, Smallholders/peasants Source: FAO, FAOLEX