Land Administration Review Bulgaria

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• Land Administration Review Bulgaria
• - a look at land reform -
• 
  Joachim
  Thomas, Germany

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The POS

• land was privatized
• land real estate property became a mean
  within market economy
• a private agriculture was achieved
• a two-tiered system for land registration and
  real property cadastre was established
• the cadastral system is designed as
  multi-purpose cadastre

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The NEGs

• agriculture was negatively affected
• a real development strategy for rural areas is
  not visible
• land fragmentation and ineffective use of
  agricultural land is a serious threat for a
  prosperous development
• delayed resolution of real property problems in
  contact-zones hampers the cadastre renewal and
  creates high ressource consumption

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Statement 1

• Bulgaria needs an explicit national strategy for
  developing the rural areas incorporating land
  related aspects.

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Statement 2

• Bulgaria needs an explicit national strategy for
  developing the rural areas incorporating land
  related aspects.
• A land management strategy is necessary.

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Statement 2

• A land management strategy is necessary
• legal land management instruments
• compulsory expropriation (is given)
• pre-emption right for farmers
• promoting the lease market
• land re-adjustment tool
• land consolidation

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Statement 3

• Bulgaria needs an explicit national strategy for
  developing the rural areas incorporating land
  related aspects.
• A land management strategy is necessary.
• For implementing strategy goals, legally
  regulated administration procedures are needed.

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Statement 3

• For implementing strategy goals, legally
  regulated administration procedures are needed.
• improving the working and production conditions
  in agriculture
• promoting the public and rural infrastructure
• have in mind the (urban and particularly the)
  villages and settlements within the rural regions
• how to deal with the State land fund?

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Statement 4

• Bulgaria needs an explicit national strategy for
  developing the rural areas incorporating land
  related aspects.
• A land management strategy is necessary.
• For implementing strategy goals, legally
  regulated administration procedures are needed.
• Consider a fundamental re-organization in land
  administration!

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Statement 4
land administration in Bulgaria - 2009
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urgent need for consolidating responsibilities
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Vision 1
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Vision 1
Vision 2
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Statement 4

• Considering a re-organization in land
  administration
• Dont organize around former/ existing
  institutions!
• Dont organize around the staffs or single
  persons!
• Do organize the public tasks adequately and
  efficiently!
• Establish an efficient mandated/ licenses private
  sector!

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Conclusion

• Bulgaria needs an explicit national strategy for
  developing the rural areas incorporating land
  related aspects.
• A land management strategy is necessary.
• For implementing strategy goals, legally
  regulated administration procedures are needed.
• Consider a fundamental re-organization in land
  administration!

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• Thank you very much
• for your attention!