![A Land Code providing for private land ownership was passed on third reading by the Ukrainian parliament [on 25 October 2001] … Although the Code imposes a five-year moratorium on the purchase and sale of land, starting in 2005 any Ukrainian citizen will be able to buy 100 hectares of farmland, acquire permanent ownership of it and use the land as he sees fit. Moreover, Ukrainian legislators decided that farmers should have the right to acquire land free of charge, provided that ‘they are Ukrainian citizens and hold a degree in agriculture or have agricultural experience’. Foreign citizens and legal entities … may acquire ownership of non-agricultural land in order to put up buildings associated with busi-ness activities in Ukraine. The law seems to state very explicitly that ‘agricultural land may not be transferred to the ownership of foreign citi-zens or stateless persons’.](https://images.tandf.co.uk/common/jackets/crclarge/978041564/9780415648967.jpg "A Land Code providing for private land ownership was passed on third reading by the Ukrainian parliament [on 25 October 2001] … Although the Code imposes a five-year moratorium on the purchase and sale of land, starting in 2005 any Ukrainian citizen will be able to buy 100 hectares of farmland, acquire permanent ownership of it and use the land as he sees fit. Moreover, Ukrainian legislators decided that farmers should have the right to acquire land free of charge, provided that ‘they are Ukrainian citizens and hold a degree in agriculture or have agricultural experience’. Foreign citizens and legal entities … may acquire ownership of non-agricultural land in order to put up buildings associated with busi-ness activities in Ukraine. The law seems to state very explicitly that ‘agricultural land may not be transferred to the ownership of foreign citi-zens or stateless persons’.")
ABSTRACT
On 15 November [2001] the law was signed by President Kuchma … entered into force on 1 January 2002, and replaces the old Land Code from 1992 … It finally establishes a legal foundation for private land ownership … All land may not be transferred into private ownership … Exceptions … which may not be privatized … concern mainly forest and water lands unless otherwise stated in the Land Code, nature reserves or land for other environmental protection purposes of historical value unless otherwise stated by law or land belong to the military, nuclear power stations or space research establishments … Private and legal persons are prohibited to sell or otherwise transfer their land plots or land shares or transfer them to company capital until January 2005. Furthermore, private and legal persons’ purchase of ownership of agricultural land is limited to a maximum of 100 ha up until 1 January 2010 … Exceptions to this limitation may be granted in case of inheritance … Anyone purchasing agricultural land must have agricultural education or experience, or be involved with commodity agricultural production … The right to private ownership of land covers Ukrainian as well as foreign private and legal persons with two important exceptions: foreign private and legal persons are not allowed to own agricultural land or other land outside built-up areas. Land which is not agricultural land and which is situated outside built-up areas may be purchased if they own or plan to purchase property, e.g. a factory, belonging to the land. Land may also be leased to foreign private or legal persons.
