The adoption of the Amendments to the Law on Cadastre, which entered into force at the beginning of this year, represents a strategic attempt to resolve decades-long issues in real estate records. The focus is on streamlining registration, resolving legal hurdles related to legacy documentation, and advancing the digitalization of the Cadastre.
The most significant changes affecting citizens, the companies, and the real estate market are as follows:
- Convalidation: a Solution for “Legacy Paperwork”
The most important novelty is the introduction of simplified conditions for registration of real estate owners. This applies to numerous cases where citizens possess documentation, such as old court decisions or private instruments certified prior to the introduction of the public notary system, that proves ownership right but lacks certain formal elements required for cadastral entry (e.g., a finality clause or a clausula intabulandi / registration allowance statement).
What does this mean in practice?
- Registration of ownership rights will be permitted even if the document has formal deficiencies, provided that clear statutory criteria are met.
- The main goal is to resolve these cases simply, efficiently, and digitally, bypassing the need for time-consuming and costly litigation.
- Further Digitalization
The Law continues the trend toward full process digitalization:
- Electronic filing: As of January 1, 2026, citizens can submit registration requests electronically via the Republic Geodetic Authority’s application (RGZ), independently and without visiting a physical service desk.
- Expedited registration: Provided all conditions are met, the Cadastre is mandated to complete the registration within five working days.
- Cadastre of underground structures: The deadline for establishing the information system for the Cadastre of Infrastructure and Underground Structures has been extended, with an obligation for owners to survey and register these assets within the next three years.
- Stricter Oversight of Geodetic Organizations
The amendments introduce significantly enhanced supervision over geodetic organizations, aiming to increase the reliability of cadastral data.
- Stricter control mechanisms and harsher sanctions for regulatory violations have been implemented.
- Responsible persons now face the possibility of permanent revocation of their geodetic license in cases of repeated serious misconduct.
- A mandatory RGZ professional competence certificate is required to use the geodetic-cadastral information system, further professionalizing the sector.
Conclusion
The primary goal of these legislative changes is the liberalization of formal requirements for ownership registration and the removal of legal barriers that have blocked the registration of legally constructed buildings. While these measures address long-standing issues, they do carry certain risks regarding the potential misuse of documentation. However, despite these risks, the prevailing professional opinion is that the facilitated registration process, particularly regarding “old documentation” will yield significantly more benefits than drawbacks for the legal security of the real estate market.
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