Name of law Law amending and supplementing the law on ownership and use of agricultural land Name of the Bill a bill amending and supplementing the law on ownership and use of agricultural lands date of acceptance 14/03/2012 number/year Official Gazette 25/2012 Decree No 116

On the grounds of art. 98, s. 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria

I DECLARE:

To be published in the Official Gazette the law amending and supplementing the law on ownership and use of agricultural lands, adopted by the National Assembly of the HLI 14 March 2012

Issued in Sofia on 20 March 2012

The President of the Republic: Rosen Plevneliev

Stamped with the State seal.

Minister of Justice:

Diana Kovatcheva

LAW

amending and supplementing the law on ownership and use of agricultural land (official SG 17 of 1991; Corr, no. 20 of 1991; amend., 74/1991, no. 18, 28, 46 and 105 of 1992 No. 48 of 1993; Decision No. 12 of the Constitutional Court from 1993 – No. 64 of 1993; amend. , PC. 83 of 1993, PCs. 80 of 1994, PCs. 45 and 57 of 1995; Decisions No 7 and 8 of the Constitutional Court from 1995 – PCs. 59 of 1995; amend., SG. 79 of 1996; Decision No 20 of the Constitutional Court of the 1996 – PCs. 103 of 1996; amend., SG. 104 of 1996; Decision of the Constitutional Court No. 3 of 1997 – PCs. 15 of 1997; amend., SG. 62, 87, 98, 123 and 124 of 1997, PCs. 36, 59, 88 and 133 of 1998, PCs. 68. Since 1999, St. 34 and 106 of 2000 PCs. 28, 47 and 99 of 2002, PCs. 16 of 2003, PCs. 36 and 38 of 2004, PCs. 87. Since 2005, PCs. 17 and 30, 2006, issue. 13, 24 and 59 since 2007, PCs. 36 and 43 of 2008., PCs. 6, 10, 19, 44, 94 and 99 from 2009, PCs. 62 by 2010, PC. 8 and 39 from 2011)

§ 1. In art. 24 and the following amendments and supplements shall be made:

1. In paragraph 8. 2 item 1, add "or on them are built permanently attached operating irrigation facilities."

2. a new paragraph. 4:

"(4) agricultural land by the State Land Fund, for which contracts have been concluded in accordance with para. 1, 2 and 3 may not be sublet rental or lease to third parties, except when the subject of an agreement concluded by the order of art. 37 in. "

3. the Previous para. 4, 5 and 6 become Al respectively. 5, 6 and 7.

4. a para. 8:

"(8) to participate in tenders and competitions under para. 1 do not allow related parties within the meaning of the commercial code and related undertakings within the meaning of the law on small and medium-sized enterprises, which handled more than 10000 acres. "

§ 2. In art. 34, para. 1 in the first sentence, after the words "owners" is added "according to the users ' legal basis ' and in the second sentence, after the word" information "is added" the State Fund "Agriculture" – paying agency, or from its regional territorial structures and/or ".

§ 3. In art. 37 (b) the following amendments and supplements shall be made:

1. In paragraph 8. 1 in the fifth sentence, after the words "to them" insert "of the users involved in the agreement under art. 37 in.

2. in the Al. 2, the words "31 May" shall be replaced by ' 31 July '.

3. a para. 4:

"(4) by August 10, the Municipal Office for agriculture provide the Commission under art. 37 in, al. 1 on paper and/or on magnetic media list and map material for properties under art. 37 in, al. 3 with owners and due payment petitive. "

§ 4. In art. 37 the following amendments and supplements shall be made:

1. In paragraph 8. 1 the words "15 June" shall be replaced by "5avgust".

2. paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

"(2) the agreement shall be concluded in a form approved by the Minister of agriculture and food, and contains data for the Commission, participants allocated properties or parts of properties, including, under para. 3, and due to them payment. petitive An integral part of the agreement is a map for the allocation of arrays for use. The agreement and the map shall be signed by the participants and be submitted to the President of the Commission under para. 1. In the agreement involved users who have paid their obligations under paragraph 1. 7 and under art. 34 for lands in al. 3, item 2 of the preceding marketing years. The agreement is concluded and updated each year, by 30 August for the next marketing year within the meaning of § 2, paragraph 3 of the additional provisions of the law on lease in agriculture. It may not include properties declared for processing in their actual borders. The agreement enters into force, provided that covers not less than two-thirds of the total area of the arrays for use in the village. "

3. in the Al. 3 in the text before point 1, the words ' August 15 ' is replaced by ' 15 September '.

4. in the Al. 4, the words "1 September" is replaced by "1 October".

5. in the Al. 5, the words "September 10" shall be replaced by "10 October".

6. in the Al. 7 the words "1 July of the year ' shall be replaced by" September 10 ".

7. a new para. 14:

(14) the agreement establishing the arrays for use or distribution of the arrays of use is considered a legal basis within the meaning of the law on support to farmers, in the part of the lands under para. 3 is considered as the legal basis, provided that payment has been made for them. "

§ 5. In the additional provisions in § 2 (g) in the first sentence, the words ' agricultural land area "shall be replaced by" UAA ", and in the second sentence, the words" property boundaries to end property ' shall be replaced by "the agreement of the users".

§ 6. In the transitional and concluding provisions of the law amending and supplementing the law on ownership and use of agricultural lands (SG. 10 of 2009) § 17 para. 3 shall be amended as follows:


"(3) the amounts referred to in paragraph 1. 2 shall be determined by order, specified in the regulation for implementation of the law on ownership and use of agricultural land (official SG. 34 of 1991; amend., SG. 60 and 80 of 1991 No. 34 of 1992, no. 8, 72 and 87 of 1993 2/and 100 from Corr 1994;, 103/1994; amend. , PC. 5, 48 and 95 of 1995, PCs. 28 of 1997; Corr, PCs. 43 of 1997; amend., SG. 57, 61, 112 and 122 in 1997, PCs. 18 of 1998, issue. 18 and 113 in 1999, St. 41 and 44 of 2001, PCs. 31 of 2003, PCs. 69 and 86 of 2004, PCs. 75 of 2006; Corr, PCs. 17 of 2007; amend., SG. 45. Since 2008, PCs. 62 by 2009, PCs. 41 of 2010, PC. 39 and 50 from 2011). "

Transitional and final provisions

§ 7. (1) Unfinished proceedings under art. 27, al. 6 completed pursuant to § 17 para. 1 – 3 of the transitional and concluding provisions of the law amending and supplementing the law on ownership and use of agricultural lands (SG. 10 of 2009).

(2) Unfinished proceedings under para. 1 are those for which, at the date of entry into force of this Act are not contracts to acquire ownership of built-up and adjacent areas.

§ 8. Within one month from the entry into force of this law the Council of Ministers and Minister of agriculture and food adapted to it the regulation for implementation of the law on ownership and use of agricultural land.

The law was adopted by 41-Otto National Assembly on 14 March 2012 and is stamped with the official seal of the National Assembly.

President of the National Assembly Tsetska Tsacheva:

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