Detailed Information on Publication Record
2022
Czech Republic: An Open Market Dominated by Large Owners
VOMÁČKA, Vojtěch and Jan LEICHMANNBasic information
Original name
Czech Republic: An Open Market Dominated by Large Owners
Authors
VOMÁČKA, Vojtěch (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jan LEICHMANN (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Miskolc – Budapest, Acquisition of Agricultural Lands – Crossborder Issues from a Central European Perspective, p. 127-143, 17 pp. Legal Studies on Central Europe, 2022
Publisher
Central European Academic Publishing
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize
Field of Study
50501 Law
Country of publisher
Hungary
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Publication form
electronic version available online
References:
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14220/22:00126778
Organization unit
Faculty of Law
ISBN
978-615-6474-08-7
Keywords in English
Czech land law; acquisition of land; agricultural land; restitution; preemptive right
Tags
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 23/3/2023 10:35, Mgr. Petra Georgala
Abstract
V originále
This chapter focuses on the acquisition of agricultural land in the Czech Republic. It aims to describe this topic in its historical and property law context since the privatization of agricultural land after 1989 still concerns its transfer from the state to private individuals. Furthermore, transfers of agricultural land were restricted on the basis of nationality until being gradually abolished after the Czech Republic joined the European Union in 2004. First, the chapter describes the Czech concept of agriculture and agricultural land and the general legal framework of both protection and transfer of agricultural land. Then, restrictions on the cross-border acquisition of agricultural land are analyzed in the context of land restitution and specific measures toward foreign investors. A separate subchapter is devoted to the application of the preemption right of the state. The last part introduces the general requirements on the transfer of agricultural land, with a particular focus on the evidence in the Real Estate Register. Additional requirements for the transfer of state-owned land are described with details on priority transfers of agricultural land, sales by public offer, and public tender. The authors conclude that, currently, the only major obstacle to the cross-border acquisition of agricultural land in the Czech Republic is the state’s preemption right, which applies only to selected land, particularly in protected natural areas. Transfers of state-owned agricultural land are governed by special rules, which, however, do not in principle restrict interested parties from other states within the EU or the European Economic Area. Neither do they distinguish between persons residing or established in the Czech Republic and in another member state, nor do they differentiate between the requirements for conducting agricultural activities.