REGULATION ON FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
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https://doi.org/10.5937/ekoPolj2002553KKeywords:
foreign citizen, right to property, agricultural land, real estateAbstract
The research topic in the first part of the paper is the regulation on foreign ownership of agricultural land in XIX and XX century, while the second part focuses on analysing foreign ownership regulation in XXI century. The paper aims to provide an overview of the rights of foreign citizens to acquire real estate,with an emphasis on their right to acquire agricultural land in the Republic of Serbia through a methodological-theoretical framework. The legislation which has regulated the said legal concept in our region in different ways throughout history will be viewed through the prism of history by using the historical method. The current regulations which regulate the said subject matter in the Republic of Serbia will be analysed by the normative method, in addition to the use of content analysis that will complete this research through the systematic anlysis of literature. The conclusion will sum up the results of the research which point to the fact that even though in certain periods foreign citizens were entitled to acquire agricultural land, their right was never complete as it implied meeting certain requirements.
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35. Law on Foreign Trade of the RS, Official Gazette of the RS, no. 36/09, 36/11, other law and 88/11. [in Serbian: Zakon o spoljnotrgovinskom poslovanju RS, Službeni glasnik RS, br. 36/09, 36/11, dr. zakon i 88/11].
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3. Baturan, L. (2013b). Transfer of ownership rights on agricultural and forest land to foreign persons in Serbia and other countries of the region. Proceedings of the Faculty of Law, Novi Sad, 47(2), 515-531. doi: 10.5937/zrpfns47-4446, [in Serbian: Baturan, L., (2013b). Prenos prava svojine na poljoprivrednom i šumskom zemljištu na strana lica u Srbiji i drugim zemljama regiona. Zbornik radova Pravnog fakulteta, Novi Sad, 47(2), 515-531.
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7. Drăgoi, M. C., Andrei, J. V., Mieilă, M., Panait, M., Dobrotă, C. E., & Lădaru, R. G. (2018). Food safety and security in Romania–an econometric analysis in the context of national agricultural paradigm transformation. Amfiteatru Economic, 20(47), 134-150.
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10. Panic, M. M. (2017). Aliens rights to acquire real property rights. Proceedings of the Faculty of Law, Novi Sad, 51(3), 1111-1124. [in Serbian: Panić, M. M. (2017). Prava stranaca da stiču pravo svojine na nepokretnostima. Zbornik radova Pravnog fakulteta, Novi Sad, 51(3), 1111-1124. Pravni fakultet, Novi Sad].
11. Pocuca, M., & Draskovic, B. (2015). Changing the use of agricultural land in construction - practice and tendencies. Economics of Agriculture, 62(2), 497-511. doi: 10.5937/ekoPolj1502497P
12. Rules Against Abuse of Foreign Subjects, Immovable Property in Serbia Taking Other Name, Serbian Gazette no. 96/1852. [in Serbian: Pravila protiv zloupotrebljenija stranih podanika, nepokretna dobra u Serbiji na tuđe ime, Srpske novine br. 96/1852].
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16. Stanivukovic, M. (2012). Foreigner as acquirer of property rights in real estate in Serbia: current and future regulation, Legal Life, 61(10), 545-561, [in Serbian: Stanivuković, M. (2012). Stranac kao sticalac prava svojine na nekretninama u Srbiji : sadašnje i buduće regulisanje, Pravni život, 61(10), 545-561].
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30. Law on Foreigners, Official Gazette of the RS, no. 24/18, 31/19. [in Serbian: Zakon o strancima, Službeni glasnik RS, br. 24/18, 31/19].
31. Law on Investments, Official Gazette of the RS, no. 89/15, 95/18. [in Serbian: Zakon o ulaganjima, Službeni glasnik RS, br. 89/15, 95/18].
32. Law on Inheritance, Official Gazette of the RS, no. 46/95, 101/03 - USRS decision and 6/15. [in Serbian: Zakon o nasleđivanju, Službeni glasnik RS, br. 46/95, 101/03 - odluka USRS i 6/15].
33. Law on turnover of land and buildings, Official Gazette SFRY, no. 19/155, 1/67, 11/74. [in Serbian: Zakon o prometu zemljišta i zgrada, Službeni list FNRJ, br. 19/155, 1/67, 11/74].
34. Law on Amendments to the Law on Agricultural Land, Official Gazette of the RS, no. 80/2017. [in Serbian: Zakon o izmenama i dopunama Zakona o poljoprivrednom zemljištu, Službeni glasnik RS, br. 80/17].
35. Law on Foreign Trade of the RS, Official Gazette of the RS, no. 36/09, 36/11, other law and 88/11. [in Serbian: Zakon o spoljnotrgovinskom poslovanju RS, Službeni glasnik RS, br. 36/09, 36/11, dr. zakon i 88/11].
36. Law on Agricultural Land, Official Gazette of the RS, no. 62/06, 65/08 - other law, 41/09, 112/15, 80/17 and 95/18 - other law. [in Serbian: Zakon o poljoprivrednim zemljištem, Službeni glasnik RS, br. 62/06, 65/08 - dr. zakon, 41/09, 112/15, 80/17 i 95/18 - dr. zakon].
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Krstinić, D., Vasiljković, J., & Langović Milićević, A. (2020). REGULATION ON FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA. Economics of Agriculture, 67(2), 553–567. https://doi.org/10.5937/ekoPolj2002553K
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