Acquisition of Agricultural Land by Foreigners and Family Agricultural Holdings in Croatia

Recent Developments

  • Tatjana Josipović Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Keywords: agricultural land, family agricultural holding, freedom to provide services, freedom of establishment, free movement of capital

Abstract

This paper presents two important aspects of the structural transformation of the agricultural sector of the Republic of Croatia. First, there is an analysis of the legal regulation of the acquisition of agricultural land by foreigners by which Croatia has aligned its rules on the acquisition of real property with EU law. In particular, attention is drawn to the differences in the legal position of foreigners depending on whether they are nationals or legal persons of EU Member States or from third countries, as well as on the grounds on which they acquire agricultural land in Croatia. Second, the author points to the new regulation of family agricultural holdings of 2018 (Family Agricultural Holdings Act) and highlights the importance of the separate regulation of family agricultural holdings for the development of Croatian agriculture, particularly with regard to the existing structure of agricultural holdings and the structure of the farm labour force.

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Published
2021-04-30
Section
Cikkek