Rheinland-Pfalz Expropriation Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Rheinland-Pfalz Document type Legislation Date 1966 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Expropriation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Liability/compensation Authorization/permit Court/tribunal Land reform Land tenure Land valuation Transfer Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 July 1966. Abstract The present Law is applicable to expropriation of general property proceedings and related compensation payments in so far as the Federal Act is not applicable. According to the present Law expropriation is authorized, inter alia, only for the purpose of carrying out projects aiming at the creating or modifying facilities or institute for the well-being of the community; to carry out projects for which other Laws expressly authorize expropriation. The text consists of 52 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Compensation payments (II); Expropriation proceedings (III); Final provisions (IV). Full text German Website www.rheinland-pfalz.de