Payment of Compensation for Property Situated on Landholdings Expropriated for Public Purposes Council of Ministers Regulations (No 135/2007). Country/Territory Ethiopia Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 36, 13th year, 18 May 2007. Subject Land & soil Keyword Expropriation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Agricultural land Land valuation Liability/compensation Range Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel Abstract These Regulations issued under article 14(1) of the Expropriation of Landholdings for Public Purposes and Payment of Compensation Proclamation No. 455/2005 concerns not only payment of compensation to but also aims at assisting in other ways persons displaced by expropriation under the Proclamation to restore their livelihood. Compensation shall also be paid for crops and trees. The amount of compensation for crops shall be calculated by multiplying the amount of yield that would have been collected from the land at maturity by the current market price of the crops. The Regulations provides formulas for the calculation of compensation. Full text English Website www.fsc.gov.et References - Legislation Implements Expropriation of Landholdings for Public Purposes and Payment of Compensation Proclamation No. 455/2005. Legislation | Ethiopia | 2005 Keyword: Expropriation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural land, Land valuation, Liability/compensation Source: FAO, FAOLEX