Decree No. 42/83 establishing, in compliance with Act No. 9/III/82 article 6, the priority of implementing the Agricultural Reform.

This Decree, in compliance with article 6 of the Law on Agricultural Reform, and with article 77 of the Constitution, establishes certain priorities for the implementation of the Agricultural Reform: (a) concession of usufruct rights to farmers of agricultural lands belonging to the State, municipal and other public authorities; (b) expropriation and concession in usufruct of lands (or portions of them) to be expropriated (3 specific localities are specified in the text), etc.