The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the law "on the privatization of land in rural areas" to make the law "on the privatization of land in rural areas" (the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council and Government Informant, 1992,/33./34.nr. in 1993, 32;/19.nr.; 18. The Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1994, nr. 1; 1995, no 2; in 1996, 1., no. 15; 1997, no. 2; 2001, 22 No.) the following amendments: 1. Supplement article 12 paragraph 3 of the second paragraph with the words "or land and this land has not been able to get statutory limitations".
2. in article 28: adding to the first part of paragraph 5 with the following: "5) the enterprise register of the Republic of Latvia in the registered farms and individual farmers, if they belong to the citizens of the Republic of Latvia."
to supplement the article with a new second subparagraph by the following: "(2) by 1 May 2011 for nationals of the Member States of the European Union and the Member States of the European Union under the registered legal entities may acquire property under the same conditions as referred to in the first subparagraph. If there is sufficient evidence that, after a transitional period (seven years after joining the European Union) in the end, there will be serious disturbances or a threat of serious disturbances on the agricultural land market, this time in the order laid down in the accession treaty to the European Union, can be transferred to a later time, but not more than three years. ";
to supplement the article with the third part as follows: "(3) the transitional period from 1 May 2004 until 1 May 2011 Earth can get the property under the civil code and other laws: 1) nationals of the Member States of the European Union, if they want to do business in Latvia as a self-employed farmers and at least three years continuously residing in Latvia, as well as at least three consecutive years in Latvia is actively engaged with agriculture;
2) other nationals of the Member States of the European Union and the Member States of the European Union of registered legal entities, excluding agricultural and forest land. ";
consider the second part of the fourth part and express it as follows: "(4) a Person who is not referred to in the first subparagraph, the earth can get the property with the limits laid down in article 29 of this law."
3. Make the article 29 the following: ' article 29. Restrictions on transactions with land (1) of article 28 of this law in the third and fourth parts of the person referred to in the ground can get property in article 30 of this law.
(2) of article 28 of this law in the fourth paragraph, the following people can not get the property: 1) ground state in the border zone;
2) land for nature reserves and other protected areas of the nature reserve areas;
3) under the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Riga coastal dune Strip;
4) land and water sources of public safety zones, except nogabal, which building according to the municipal planning;
5) agricultural and forest land, according to the municipal planning;
6) under the national mineral wells.
(3) the restrictions specified in this article deals with land property does not apply to the acquisition of property in land inheritance. "
4. Article 30: replace the words "in the first paragraph of article 28 of this law the persons referred to in the second paragraph of" with the words "this Act article 28 in the third and fourth person" referred to in part;
replace the second paragraph, first and second sentence, the words "the Parish Council (district, municipal)" with the words "County Council (district, City Council)";
Replace in the second sentence of the second paragraph, the words "in article 29 of this law" with the words "this law, the third paragraph of article 28 and article 29.";
replace the seventh sentence of the second paragraph, the words "County Government" with the words "relevant authorities".
5. Turn off the article 32.
6. Replace the words "article 33 Parish Council (district, municipal) President" (the fold) with the words "County Council (district, City Council)" (fold).
The law will enter into force in 2003, April 15.
The Parliament adopted the law of 3 April.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga 2003 April 15 Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on 15 April 2003.