Presidential Decree No. 1767 of 1993 regarding the regulation of land relationship and the promotion of land reform in Russia. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Land reform Land tenure Transfer Public land Subdivision of land Right of use Expropriation Lease Common property Ownership Inheritance Cadastre/land registration Institution Agricultural land Vested rights/existing rights Farming Agricultural development Cooperative/producer organization Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings 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 Entry into force notes Entry into force on the date of its official promulgation. Abstract The President decrees that the plots of land and the property connected with them must be considered real estate. The real estate contracts are regulated by Civil Code in accordance with Land, Forestry, Environmental, other specific Legislative Acts and this Decree. Physical And juridical persons, that own plots of land, have the right to sell, to bequeath, to give as a gift, to mortgage, to lease, to exchange and to render them as a share to the-joint stock companies. Each landowner is provided with land certificate that must be registered into land cadastre. This land certificate is the unique document valid for all types of land contract. This Decree validates the form of land certificate. The Government guarantees the safety and the protection of private property on land and the protection of the rights of landlords to make contracts as regards land property. The expropriation of private land for state or public purposes is authorized on the basis of compensation by mutual accord. The purchase of the plots of land for federal purposes is conducted by the Federal Committee on Land Resources and Land Survey on the basis of the Governmental Order. Full text Russian Website www.law.optima.ru References - Legislation Implemented by Ordinance No. 874-r of 1994 of the mayor-president of the government of St. Petersburg regarding regulation of land tenure of physical persons. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1994 Keyword: Land-use planning, Land reform, Land tenure, Subdivision of land, Ownership, Common property, Survey/mapping, Urban land, Size Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No.77 of 1994 of the Government of Moscow “On the proceedings of the registration of land tenants and ensuring the collection of land charges". Legislation | Russian Federation | 1994 Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Lease, Ownership, Cadastre/land registration, Urban land Source: FAO, FAOLEX Presidential Decree No. 2118 of 1993 on taxation of sale of the plots of land and other transactions with land. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1993 Keyword: Dispute settlement, Public land, Institution, Agricultural land, Use restrictions, Special fund Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ordinance No. 958-r of 1993 regarding the modalities of transfer in private property or life-long hereditary property of the formerly allotted plots of land. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1993 Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Right of use, Lease, Ownership, Inheritance, Use restrictions, Liability/compensation, Size Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 1362 of 1993 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of carrying out state control over the use and the protection of land. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1993 Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 1272 of 1993 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of carrying out land tenders, land auctions and other land transactions. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1993 Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Institution, Contract/agreement, Ownership, Size Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 25 of 1994 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources regarding the modalities of carrying out state control over the use and the protection of land. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1994 Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Institution, Ownership, Dispute settlement Source: FAO, FAOLEX Governmental Instruction No.96-rz of 1993 regarding application of the Basic Regulations on mortgage of immovable property. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1993 Keyword: Institution, Agricultural land, Agricultural development, Ownership, Land valuation, Credit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Presidential Decree No.112 of 1999 “On invalidation and amendment of some legislative acts of the President of the Russian Federation.” Legislation | Russian Federation | 1999 Keyword: Cadastre/land registration, Land reform, Land tenure, Subdivision of land, Ownership Source: FAO, FAOLEX Presidential Decree No. 2287 of 1993 regarding the conformity of the basic land legislation to the Russian Constitution. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1993 Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Transfer, Public land, Subdivision of land, Right of use, Traditional rights/customary rights, Ownership, Inheritance, Cadastre/land registration, Land commission, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX