Presidential Decree No. 622 “On improvement of regulation of land relations and state control over land management and protection”. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Legislation Date 2009 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Survey/mapping Cadastre/land registration Expropriation Enforcement/compliance Abandoned land/unoccupied land Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Presidential Decree enters into force three months after the date of its official publication. Abstract The President, with a view of improvement of regulation of land relations and carrying out state control over land management and protection, decrees to set up land survey services within local executive bodies entrusted with the following functions: (a) state control over land management and protection, execution and quality control of land survey and land cadastre work; (b) expropriation and allotment of the plots of land; (c) enforcement of land legislation; (d) submittal to tax inspection of data related to land ownership by natural and legal persons; and (e) exposure of abandoned land. Full text Russian Website www.pravo.by