decret-n-77-563-du-3-juillet-1977-portant-application-de-la-loi-relative-a-lexpropriation-pour-cause-dutilite-publique-et-aux-autres-operations-foncieres-dutilite-publique-ee89ab2ad6be3cfa.pdf
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This document is an excerpt from the Official Journal of the Republic of Senegal dated July 30, 1977. Its primary focus is Decree No. 77-563, which establishes the regulatory measures for implementing Law No. 76-67 of July 2, 1976, regarding expropriation for public utility and other public utility land operations. The decree details the administrative procedures for public utility inquiries, the composition of conciliation and land evaluation commissions, and the legal process for determining expropriation indemnities.
Key insights
- Decree No. 77-563 implements Law No. 76-67 of July 2, 1976, and replaces Decree No. 66-395 of May 31, 1966. It introduces specific innovations regarding public utility inquiries and the determination of land values used to calculate expropriation indemnities.
- Public utility inquiries must last between eight days and one month. The Director of Domains is responsible for prescribing the opening of the inquiry, setting its duration, designating the investigating commissioner, and specifying publicity methods.
- A conciliation commission is established to handle expropriation, chaired by the regional governor or their representative. Members include representatives from Public Works or Agriculture, the Domains service, and either a municipal council (if the property is in a commune) or a regional council (if outside a commune).
- If an amicable agreement on the expropriation indemnity is not reached within three months of the conciliation commission's report, the expropriating party must refer the matter to the expropriation judge.
- The decree establishes regional 'Land Evaluation Commissions' (Commission d’évaluation des sols) to propose per-square-meter values for registered land. These proposals are then reviewed by a National Land Evaluation Commission, chaired by the Minister of Finance, which leads to a decree fixing the maximum property rights values for expropriation indemnities.
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