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Regional Law No. 55-z "On turnover of agricultural land".

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Yaroslavl
Document type
Legislation
Date
2003 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword
Agricultural land Ownership Common property
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
This Regional Law enters into force ten days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law establishes the particulars of turnover of agricultural land. It shall be applicable to agricultural land plots and land share in common property. It shall not be applicable plots of agricultural land allocated to citizens for subsidiary smallholding, horticulture, gardening and cattle breeding. Minimum land area of agricultural land required for agricultural production shall be 1 hectare. Maximum agricultural land area that can be owned by a single natural or legal person shall not exceed 25 percent of total available agricultural land area within the boundaries of a single municipal district. In case of purchase and sale of agricultural land regional administration shall have preferential right of purchase. Transaction performed in violation of preferential right of purchase shall be declared null and void.

Full text
Russian
Website
docs.cntd.ru

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional Law No. 79-z amending Regional Law No. 55-z "On turnover of agricultural land".

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015

Keyword: Agricultural land, Farming, Family farming, Agricultural development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 113-z amending Regional Law No. 55-z "On turnover of agricultural land".

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015

Keyword: Agricultural land, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX