Presidential Decree No. 369 on re-allotment of highly productive agricultural land. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Legislation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land reform Agricultural land Land consolidation Drainage/land reclamation Classification/declassification Survey/mapping Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Abstract The present Regulation establishes the modalities of re-distribution of highly productive agricultural land related to the reduction of drained and irrigated land, arable land and declassification thereof. Reduction of highly productive agricultural land areas shall be authorized exclusively because of natural disasters, hazardous environmental impact and breakage of drainage and irrigation systems. If there are grounds for the reduction or declassification of highly productive agricultural land the local executive body must make a land use planning file within a month that shall contain the following documentation: (a) application of the landowner; (b) land assessment statement; (c) mapping of the plot of land; (d) explanatory note. Full text Russian Website www.kaznachey.com References - Legislation Repealed by Ministerial Decree No. 456 regulating some issues of land classification and transfer of land from one category to other categories. Legislation | Belarus | 2006 Keyword: Classification/declassification, Transfer, Expropriation, Agricultural land, Urban land Source: FAO, FAOLEX