Pastures’ removal from the agricultural circuit
Raluca Spînu - Partner at Vlasceanu & Partners
RO
21 Aprilie 2023
Legislatia cu privire la scoaterea terenurilor din circuitul agricol este cu un pas mai aproape in a raspunde asteptarilor intregii industrii de energie regenerabila, insa nu in totalitate.
Vineri, 21 Aprilie, a fost publicat si a intrat in vigoare Ordinul MADR nr. 149/2023 (“Ordinul”) care modifica Procedura privind scoaterea din circuitul agricol a pajistilor permanente (aprobata prin Ordinul MADR nr. 1366/2018) (“Procedura”).
Din pacate, aceste modificari nu aduc mult asteptatele clarificari cu privire la modul de utilizare in regim dual a pajistilor si nici cu privire la documentatia tehnica specifica pentru aceasta situatie, tratand expres numai modificari privind scoaterea pentru “intreaga suprafata”.
Prin urmare, in continuare, pentru utilizarea duala a pajistilor:
- MADR poate solicita orice “alte documente necesare emiterii actului de avizare sau a deciziei de aprobare”, fapt permis in temeiul Art. 4 alin. (1) lit. r) din Procedura;
- Modul de calcul al suprafetei, respectiv al taxei pentru suprafata ce urmeaza a fi scoasa din circuitul agricol fiind in continuare incert, fiind reglementat numai de textele generale din Legea 18/1991, care prevad numai principiul aplicabil, respectiv: taxa pentru scoaterea din circuitul agricol nu se achita pentru suprafata utilizata pentru productia agricola, ci numai pentru suprafetele de teren ocupate de obiectivele RES. Desi principiile si conditiile stabilite pentru utilizarea duala a viilor si livezilor, conform Ordinului 83/2018 pot fi constitui un ghid de calcul, ele nu sunt direct aplicabile pajistilor, iar, in lipsa unor criterii concrete, direct aplicabile pentru utilizarea duala a pajistilor, MADR poate invoca un alt mod de calcul, in functie de cum va considera ca suprafata poate fi utilizata sau nu pentru productia agricola specifica in contextul pasunilor si pajistilor.
Enumeram mai jos principalele modificari/actualizari aduse prin Ordin:
- Memoriul tehnic ce se va depune la dosarul de scoatere din circuitul agricol trebuie sa contina, pe langa descrierea proiectului, si necesitatea si oportunitatea realizarii acestuia;
- Pe langa documentele clasice, pentru regenerabile trebuie depus si proiectul tehnic privind amplasarea si utilizarea obiectivelor de investitie pentru producerea energiei electrice din surse regenerabile;
- Notarea in CF a schimbarii categoriei de folosinta in “curti-constructii” se va face pe baza deciziei de scoatere si pe baza autorizatiei de construire (conditii cumulative);
- Daca lucrarile de construire nu au fost incepute in termen de 5 ani de la comunicarea deciziei de scoatere terenul este reintrodus in circuitul agricol, pe baza notificarii
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Raluca Spinu - Partener
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EN
21 April 2023
The legislation on the removal of pastures from the agricultural circuit is one step closer to respond the RES industry’s needs, but not there yet.
On Friday, 21st of April, the Order of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development no. 149/2023 (the “Order”) amending the Procedure for the removal of permanent pastures from the agricultural circuit (the “Removal”) (approved by the Order of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development no. 1366/2018) (the "Procedure") was published and entered into force.
Unfortunately, these amendments do not bring the long-awaited clarifications regarding the dual use of pastures nor regarding the specific technical documentation for this situation, expressly addressing only the amendments regarding the Removal of the “entire area”.
Therefore, still for dual use of pastures:
- the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (“MADR”) may request any "other documents necessary to issue the act of approval or the decision of approval", which is allowed under Art. 4 para. (1) letter r) of the Procedure;
- the method for calculating the area and the fee for the area subject to Removal is still uncertain, being regulated only by the general texts of the Law no. 18/1991 on the land fund, which only provide the applicable principle, i.e.: the Removal fee is not paid for the area used for agricultural production, but only for the land areas occupied by RES projects.
Although the principles and conditions provided for the dual use of vineyards and orchards in accordance with the Order no. 83/2018 may be used as a calculation guide, they are not directly applicable to pastures. In the lack of concrete, directly applicable criteria for dual use of pastures, MADR might request a different method of calculation, depending on how it considers that the area may or may not be used for specific agricultural production on meadows and pastures.
We present below the main amendments/ updates brought by the Order:
- The technical memorandum, part of the application file for the Removal, must contain, in addition to the description of the project, the necessity and opportunity to carry it out;
- In addition to the standard documents, for RES projects, the technical project concerning the placement and use of the investment objectives for the production of electricity from renewable sources must also be submitted;
- The Land Book registration of the use category change to "buildable area" (in Romanian: curti constructiii) may be performed based on the Removal decision and of the building permit (cumulative conditions);
- If the construction works are not started within 5 years from the receipt of the Removal decision, the land will be returned to the agricultural circuit, based on the notification of the Removal beneficiary.
For further details, please contact us:
Raluca Spinu - Partner
+4 0788706459
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