Thuringia Expropriation Law.

The present Law applies to all expropriations where federal legislation or special regional legislation is not applicable. According to the present Law expropriation is only authorized if it serves for the well-being of the community, and in particular: 1) to carry out projects for which other Laws expressly authorize expropriation; 2) to carry out other projects which serve: i) the well-being of the community; ii) schools or universities or other cultural institutions, science or research; iii) the public water supply or long-distance heating; iv) the public waste or waste water disposal; v) the protection of soil, water, air, climate or landscape; vi) the sanitation of polluted soil and water; vii) pipelines to transport raw materials or products in huge amounts or dangerous to the environment; viii) the maintenance of public order. The text consists of 51 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Compensation in general and hard-ship compensation (II); Proceedings (III); Legal action (IV); Transitional and final provisions (V).