TRENDS OF LEGAL REGULATION OF FOREIGNERS’ACCESS TO THE MARKET OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IN THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL EUROPE
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TRENDS OF LEGAL REGULATION OF FOREIGNERS’ACCESS
TO THE MARKET OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
IN THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL EUROPE
O.V. Zubrytskyi
Abstract. The article examines the legal regulation of the acquisition of ownership of agricultural land by foreign persons in the countries of Central Europe based on the experience of Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. The analysis of legislative requirements to buyers of the land plots and legal restrictions which impede for foreigners an opportunity to purchase agricultural lands is carried out. The compliance of the provisions of the legislation of mentioned countries with the requirements of the European Commission for bringing national legislation in line with the European principles is analyzed. The latest legislative changes and proposals of the European Parliament have been examined with a view to improve thenational legislation by the EU Member States regarding the creation of equal conditions for individuals and legal entities to engage in agriculture in any Member State. The conclusion about the expediency of applying mechanisms for granting access to foreigners to the market of agricultural land in Ukraine is madeand as well as assessing of trends in the national legislation of the countries of the Central Europe in the context of this research.
Key words: turnover of agricultural land, acquisition of property rights, restriction of land turnover, land market, comparative legal aspect.
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