These provisions supplement Law No. 9235 of 2004 with regard to the land rented to those commercial enterprises in which the State is a shareholder. In these cases, the Department of the Public Property Administration under the Ministry of Finance may sell lands at the market price when it is necessary for the exercise of its functions within the enterprise, in compliance with the criteria established by the Council of Ministers; whilst the rest of the land, if any, may be restituted to former owners.

The Guideline No. 2 of 2010 lays down methods for the verification and examination of the legal validity of the agricultural land ownership titles by the local commissions established for such purpose. The verifications are done for requests submitted by the local offices of immovable property registration offices and the land protection and administration units at the regional council. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection and the Land Governmental Commission are responsible authorities for the process implementation.

This Law amends and supplements Law No. 8405 of 1998 on urban planning as regards several issues. Specifically, it amends: (1) article 22 dealing with tasks and responsibilities of urban planning units under city councils or municipalities; (2) article 38 dealing with the procedures for the issue of construction permits; (3) article 45 on examination of requests and approval by the competent municipal authorities of construction permits; (4) article 50 dealing with the approval process for submitted applications.

Amends: Law No. 8405 on urban planning. (1998-09-17)