The draft law on the sale of agricultural land has also defined specific criteria for those families that own agricultural land and wish to sell it to foreign natural or legal persons.
According to the legislation on land allocation, agricultural land owned by approximately 445 thousand agricultural families, which are the subject of this draft, has been dealt with.
Specifically, according to Article 8 of the draft law, the agricultural family that transfers ownership of agricultural land to foreign natural or legal persons, in accordance with the legal requirements for the transfer of immovable property, must provide regular documentation such as: the certificate of ownership issued by the competent authority for the registration of immovable property, the property card, the notarial deed for the transfer of ownership, as well as a map indicating the location of the property; documentation that confirms the composition of the agricultural family at the time of the transfer of ownership, consisting of a civil status certificate, a certificate from the relevant local government unit, as well as a joint declaration of family members and a notarial power of representation, in cases where the transfer of ownership is not carried out by all members of the agricultural family who are co-owners of the property.
One or several members of the agricultural family may not transfer ownership of any part of the agricultural land that is jointly owned by the agricultural family without first dividing the property, in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Code.
The transfer of ownership of state and private agricultural land is only made for land registered according to the legislation in force for the registration of immovable property.
This law extends its effects after 7 years from the accession of the Republic of Albania to the EU.
By Elisabeta Dosku/Scan TV