SYTUACJA PRAWNA NABYWCY NIERUCHOMOŚCI ROLNEJ

The Act on shaping the agricultural system of April 2003 introduces a special regime for trading in agricultural real estates. This act, as a rule, imposes the ban on purchasing agricultural real estates by entities that are not individual farmers, including primarily any legal persons (entities) as well as natural persons who do not meet the criteria for being considered as individual farmers. However, the scope of the Act is much wider – its operation does not end with the acquisition of the agricultural real estate by its purchaser. Among the instruments for shaping the trade of agricultural real estates it is also necessary to indicate the obligation of the purchaser to run a farm, which includes the purchased property, for a period of at least 5 years from the date of its purchase, and if the purchaser is a natural person, an obligation to run this farm personally by its owner. In addition, during this period, the purchaser of agricultural real estate may not sell it or give it over to other entities (e.g. for tenancy or lease). The article discusses details of the limitations of the ownership rights to the agricultural real estate, including restrictions on the freedom to use and dispose it. The discussed regulations are also assessed as to their compliance with the Constitution and the law of the European Union.