Decree No. 85/1999/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Regulation on the allocation of agricultural land to family households and individuals for stable and long-term use in agricultural production and adding the allocation of salt-making land to family households and individuals for stable and long-term use.

Agricultural land is allocated to specified subjects whose main source of income is agriculture, aquaculture of the winning of salt. Article 2 defines "agricultural land". Land shall be allocated for 20 years if used for planting of "annual trees" or aquaculture and 50 years if used for planting of "perennial trees". Article 5 specifies how much land can be allocated, depending on where the land is situated. Article 15 concerns the management of public land.