SESSION IVSESSION IV

Legal Framework of Land Legal Framework of Land ManagementManagement

Unlocking the Potential of the Land Unlocking the Potential of the Land Register for the Good of SocietyRegister for the Good of Society

Strategy towards improving the data of the LR by Strategy towards improving the data of the LR by making first registration desireble for the owners – making first registration desireble for the owners – 40 % if surface area is not registered40 % if surface area is not registered• By law – obligatory when land is sold, given or inheritedBy law – obligatory when land is sold, given or inherited• By introducing the benefits of registrationBy introducing the benefits of registration

Electronic access to the information of the Land Electronic access to the information of the Land Register is of great importanceRegister is of great importance

Customer´s demands drive the development of Customer´s demands drive the development of services (customer satisfaction surveys)services (customer satisfaction surveys)

EULIS – opens up access to real property information EULIS – opens up access to real property information in other European countries and vice versain other European countries and vice versa

Land Reform and Practices in Land Reform and Practices in TurkeyTurkey

Description of several legislation on land reform and Description of several legislation on land reform and the results from themthe results from them

Clear implementing rules are needed + simple and Clear implementing rules are needed + simple and flexible procedures are of great importantanceflexible procedures are of great importantance

Objectives of land reform need to be clear and Objectives of land reform need to be clear and defined all the timedefined all the time

Evaluation of the results is needed as basis for Evaluation of the results is needed as basis for further developmentfurther development

Approaches have to be determined to prevent Approaches have to be determined to prevent further fragmentation in the futurefurther fragmentation in the future

Ukraines´s Experience in Legal Regulation of Ukraines´s Experience in Legal Regulation of Cadastral and Land Registation SystemCadastral and Land Registation System

In 1991 there was underdeveloped legal basis of In 1991 there was underdeveloped legal basis of cadastre, outdated and imperfect mapscadastre, outdated and imperfect maps

Land market needs Cadastre and Land Register Land market needs Cadastre and Land Register which is not in place at the national levelwhich is not in place at the national level

Slow procedure on establishment of Law on State Slow procedure on establishment of Law on State Land Cadastre Land Cadastre

Lessons: Lessons: • Coherent and consistent land policy is needed firstCoherent and consistent land policy is needed first• Land Policy is only a beginningLand Policy is only a beginning

Legal framework of Land Management Legal framework of Land Management in Lithuania after 1990in Lithuania after 1990

Restitution of land ownership is still very high on the Restitution of land ownership is still very high on the polictical agenda in Lithuaniapolictical agenda in Lithuania

Land reforms have taken longer time than expectedLand reforms have taken longer time than expected

Weaknesses and lessons to learn were pointed outWeaknesses and lessons to learn were pointed out• Weak institutional structure could been seen as the main Weak institutional structure could been seen as the main

obstacle for successful implementation of the present land obstacle for successful implementation of the present land reform and changes of the government´s policy and land reform and changes of the government´s policy and land legislationlegislation

Most countries see reforms in Lithuania as a great Most countries see reforms in Lithuania as a great success bearing in mind the need in 1990 for success bearing in mind the need in 1990 for building up the economic and legal basis, setting up building up the economic and legal basis, setting up the organisational structure when looking at the the organisational structure when looking at the results in land administrationresults in land administration