Law no. 138 of 27 April 2004 on land improvements.

This Law sets out land improvement related rules and provisions. Land improvement aims at: a) ensuring the protection of lands of any kind and of any categories with constructions against floods, landslides and erosions, as well as the protection with accumulation lakes against clogging and regularization of watercourses; b) ensuring an appropriate level of soil moisture, which allows or stimulates the growth of plants, including viticultural plantations, agricultural and forestry crops; c) ensuring the improvement of acid, saline and sandy soils, as well as protection against pollution. Land improvement improvements such as complex hydrotechnical and agro-improvement works are carried out in order to prevent and eliminate the action of risk factors such as drought, excess water, soil erosion and floods, as well as pollution (on land with any destination, regardless of owner). Land improvement arrangements include several categories of works as listed in article 2 (paragraph 2) of this Law. The purpose of this Law is to regulate the legal regime of the ownership and use of the land improvement infrastructure and of the afferent land, as well as the mechanisms of acquisition and/or transfer of the right of ownership, administration or use over this infrastructure, including other elements as listed in article 3. The principles underlying the achievement of land improvement objectives are equitable exploitation of land improvement facilities, irrigation or drainage and drainage systems and flood defense and soil erosion control works to ensure the protection of the interests of all beneficiaries (see article 4).
The text is divided into nine main Chapters as follows: Chapter I General provisions; Chapter II Organizations and federations of land improvement organizations; Chapter III Ownership and use of land improvement infrastructure and land; Chapter IV National Agency for Land Improvement; Chapter V Land Improvement Services; Chapter VI Duties of the Ministry; Chapter VII Reorganization of the National Company "Land Improvements"; Chapter VIII Sanctions.
The Annex is also part of this publication (Annexes 1 and 2; containing list of definitions and terms; and the List of goods that make up the land improvement infrastructure belonging to the public domain of the state).