PwC Moldova: Destination Change of the Agricultural Land

PwC Moldova: Destination Change of the Agricultural Land

• 22.04.2016

Parlamentul Republicii Moldova a adoptat anumite modificări la Codul Funciar al Republicii Moldova.

Astfel, începând cu 15 aprilie 2016, procedura de schimbare a destinaţiei terenurilor agricole va fi efectuată prin:

• Hotărârea Guvernului – pentru terenul agricol proprietate a statului, cu avizul consiliului unităţii administrativ-teritoriale de nivelul întâi pe al cărei teritoriu se află terenul;
• Decizia consiliului unităţii administrativ-teritoriale de nivelul întâi sau al doilea şi, respectiv, prin hotărârea Adunării Populare a Gagauziei - în a căror proprietate se află terenul agricol;
• Decizia consiliului unităţii administrativ-teritoriale de nivelul întâi pe al carei teritoriu se află terenul - proprietate a persoanei fizice sau juridice, în temeiul cererii proprietarului.

Anterior acestor modificări, schimbarea destinaţiei terenurilor agricole era efectuată doar prin hotărâre de Guvern.

[Sursa: Legea nr. 24 din 4 martie 2016, pentru modificarea si completarea unor acte legislative, Monitorul Oficial nr. 100-105 (5533-5538) din 15 aprilie 2016]

Moldovan Parliament has adopted certain amendments to the Land Code of the Republic of Moldova.

As of 15 April 2016, the procedure for changing the destination of agricultural land will be authorised as follows:

• By Government Decision - in case of state owned agricultural land, with the prior notice of the first level administrative territorial unit Council, on whose territory the land is located;
• By Decision of the administrative territorial unit Council, of first and second level, and the Decision of the People\'s Assembly of Gagauzia, respectively - for the agricultural land owned by such;
• By Decision of the first level administrative territorial unit Council on whose territory is located the land - that is owned by an individual or a legal entity, based on the owner’s request.
Previously, destination change of agricultural land was made only upon the decision of the Government.

[Source: Law no. 24 dated 4 March 2016 amending and supplementing certain acts, Official Gazette no. 100-105 (5533-5538) dated 15 April 2016]

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