MIL OSI Translation. Government of the Republic of France statements from French to English –
Source: Switzerland – Department of Foreign Affairs in French
Federal Council
Bern, 27.09.2024 – The Federal Council intends to consolidate the principle of personal farming, the position of spouses and the entrepreneurial spirit of agricultural holdings. On 27 September 2024, it put out for consultation a draft partial revision of the Federal Act on Rural Land Law (LDFR) along these lines.
Motion 22.4253 of the Economic Affairs and Fees Committee of the Council of States (CER-E) of 10 October 2022, which called for the decoupling of rural land law from the implementation of the Agricultural Policy from 2022 (PA22), instructed the Federal Council to prepare a draft partial revision of the LDFR by the end of 2025 at the latest. The Federal Council’s draft revision pursues three objectives. The first is to consolidate the principle of personal exploitation, for example by the possibility of withdrawing the acquisition permit when the charges are not met. The second objective concerns the improvement of the position of spouses, in particular by granting them a second-rank pre-emption right. Finally, the draft also aims to strengthen the entrepreneurial spirit, for example by increasing the maximum charge.
The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) set up an external support group to implement motion 22.4253. The cantonal agricultural offices (COSAC), the Swiss Farmers’ Union, the Swiss Farmers’ and Rural Women’s Union, the Young Farmers’ Commission, the Association of Small and Medium-Sized Farmers, the Swiss Association for Mountain Regions, the Swiss Society for Agrarian Law, the Association for the Defence of Rural Property and agricultural trustees were represented. The applicability of the proposed amendments was also checked with the assistance of the competent licensing authorities during the preparation of the consultation documents.
The consultation procedure on amendments to the law runs until 10 January 2025.
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Communication SG-DEFRinfo@gs-wbf.admin.ch 41 58 462 20 07
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Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Researchhttp://www.wbf.admin.ch
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