Initiatives are continuing to lift Ukraine’s moratorium on the sale of agricultural land. To the surprise of many commentators, Parliament passed the Law on State Land Cadastre, well ahead of the expected Autumn 2012 schedule. The next logical step towards lifting the moratorium would be the adoption of the Law on the Land Market. Several drafts of this law – which do not differ fundamentally – have already been published. However, the Law on State Land Cadastre having been adopted so quickly, the Draft Law on the Land Market(1) probably has a better chance of becoming law than the previous bills. Read More
