Soil Valuation Act.
Gesetz zur Schätzung des landwirtschaftlichen Kulturbodens (Bodenschätzungsgesetz - BodSchätzG).
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The purpose of the present Act is to create a uniforme basis for the valuation of agricultural crop land with a view to taxation. Furthermore, the land valuation also serves , inter alia, for the protection of soil and to set up a soil information system. The text consists of 20 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Special provisions on land valuation (1); Special valuation provisions (2); Proceedings provisions (3); Valuation committee, valuation board (4); Final provisions (5).
Implemented by: Soil Valuation Implementating Ordinance. (2014-07-15)
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