1. Land Administration Reform in the Republic of Croatia
Damir Pahić, dipl.ing.
UNECE WPLA Chair
Assistant Director responsible for Cadastre
in the Croatian State Geodetic Administration
II. annual Conference of the CIS and Baltic countries
“Systems of the State Registration of Rights and Cadastre: Creation, Development and Perfection”
Moscow, September 2011

2. THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
square kilometers
4,48 million inhabitants
20 counties and The Town of Zagreb- the capital of Croatia
Counties are divided in local units - towns and municipalities
124 towns and 426 municipalities
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3. LAND REGISTRATION SYSTEM
Based on two registers
The Real Estate Cadastre
The Land Book
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4. THE REAL ESTATE CADASTRE
Data on location, shape, area, type of use and buildings are registered for each cadastral parcel
Location and shape of cadastral parcels and buildings are presented on cadastral maps
Written cadastral data are systematized is possession registration sheets in two parts:
Part A with data on cadastral parcels
Part B with data on owners
Data on owners in possession registration sheet are the Land Book data
The Real Estate Cadastre is kept and maintained in cadastral offices (government authority)
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5. THE LAND BOOK
The Land Book is the register in which data about owners and holders of other real property rights are attached to the cadastral parcels defined by the Real Estate Cadastre
When it is about transfer of real property rights one legally becomes an owner by registration in the Land Book
Data in the Land Book are systematized in land sheets which have three parts:
Part A with data on cadastral parcels
Part B with data on owners
Part C with data on encumbrances (e.g. mortgages)
The data on cadastral parcels are cadastral data
Land books are kept and maintained in municipal courts (juridical authority)
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6. CADASTRAL AND LAND BOOK DATA
Cadastral and land book data are organized in cadastral territorial units (cadastral municipalities)
3330 cadastral municipalities
14,48 million cadastral parcels
2,89 million real estates (one real estate can consist of several cadastral parcels)
2,9 million owners
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7. LAND ADMINISTRATION REFORM
Transformation of all written and graphical data in digital form – finished
Establishment of digital archives – in progress
Solving the backlogs - near to be finished
Establishment of public information access to all cadastral and land book data – finished for all written data ( near to be finished for cadastral map
Establishment of Joint information system – in progress, near to be finished
Systematic renewal of cadastre and land books based on new cadastral resurvey of cadastral municipalities – in progress
Homogenization of cadastral maps – in preparation
Establishment of interoperability connections among JIS and other key registers (e-government) – in preparation
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8. Public information access (PIA)
All official data
24 hours a day
7 days in week
Free of charge
Number of cadastral parcel in respective cadastral municipality
Number of real estate in respective cadastral municipality
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11. Public information access (PIA)
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12.
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13. JOINT INFORMATION SYSTEM
CADASTRE A
DATA ON
CADASTRAL
PARCEL
LAND BOOK B
OWNERS C
ENCUMBRANCES
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14. JOINT INFORMATION SYSTEM
CADASTRE A
DATA ON
CADASTRAL
PARCEL J I S
LAND BOOK B
OWNERS C
ENCUMBRANCES
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15. New public information access
Based on Joint information system
One stop shop
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16. JOINT INFORMATION SYSTEM
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17. FOR HOW MANY PERSONS REGISTERED IN OUR REGISTERS THE NAME OF THE PERSON AND THE ADDRESS OF THE PRESON IS REGISTERED CORRECTLY ?
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18. E – Government ! Key registers ! RESPOND ? Moscow, 28 September 2011

19. Which registers are the Key registers?
Registers on physical persons
Registers on legal persons
Register on real property rights
Register on cadastral parcels
Register on buildings (and legal parts of the buildings)
Address register
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20. SIMPLIFIED MODEL OF THE REAL WORLD
Cadastral map
Building
Physical person
Cadastral
parcel
Legal parts of the building
Legal person 2a
Address
And how does it work for a user somewhere in Government.
It is a combination of basic data.
Street Bana Josipa Jelačića
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21. OBJECTS RELATIONS Building Physical person Address Cadastral map
belongs to
Physical person
geo – located on
owns
have
lives in
Personal
identification
number
Address
Cadastral map
have
geo – located on
Legal person
geo – located on
operates on
belongs to
owns
Cadastral parcel
Real estate
belongs to
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22. GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE (Government Service Bus)
REGISTERS ON
LEGAL PERSONS
REGISTERS ON
PHYSICAL PERSONS
PERSONAL
IDENTIF.
NUMBER
REGISTER
OF SPATIAL
UNITS
JIS
LAND BOOK
CADASTRE
GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE (Government Service Bus)
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23. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Working Party on Land Administration
Damir Pahić, dipl.ing.
UNECE WPLA Chair
Assistant Director responsible for Cadastre
in the Croatian State Geodetic Administration
II. annual Conference of the CIS and Baltic countries
“Systems of the State Registration of Rights and Cadastre: Creation, Development and Perfection”
Moscow, September 2011

24. UNECE WPLA
56 countries
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25. UNECE WPLA
Operates under the auspices of Committee on Housing and Land Management (UNECE CHLM)
Have advisory group – Real Estate Market Advisory Group (UNECE REM)
Sessions (General Assemblies) each two years in UN in Geneva
Workshops (in the member states) + REM workshops
Land administration reviews (based on request of the member states)
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26. BUREAU OF THE WORKING PARTY ON LAND ADMINISTRATION (elected on 7th Session this year in Geneva)
Italy: Mr. Marco SELLERI Public Manager Agenzia del Territorio
Netherlands: Mr. Rik WOUTERS Regional Manager Kadaster International The Netherlands Kadaster
Sweden: Mr. Bo LAURI International Coordinator Landmäteriet
Tajikistan: Mr. Makhmudzon KHABIROV Director of Implementation Unit of WB-Financed Land Registration Project
United Kingdom: Ms. Julie BARRY Head of Stakeholder Engagement and International Unit HM Land Registry
Secretariat in UNECE in Geneva
Ms. Virgina Cram-Martos
Ms. Paola Deda
Mr. Serhii Yampolskyi
Ms. Silke Handley
CHAIR:
Croatia: Mr. Damir PAHIC Assistant Director State Geodetic Administration
MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU:
Austria: Mr. Rupert KUGLER Head of Department Verification and Cadastral Offices BEV/Bundesamt für Eich/und Vermessungswesen (Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying)
Azerbaijan: Mr. Elshad KHANALIBAYLI Head of Department International Cooperation and Tenders Department State Committee on Property Issues
Denmark: Ms. Pia HOJGAARD Head of Cadastral and Legal Authority National Survey and Cadastre
Georgia: Ms. Ekaterina MESKHIDZE Head of International Relations Division National Agency of Public Registry Ministry of Justice
Greece: Ms. Chryssy POTSIOU Representative of Technical Chamber of Greece and lecturer on National Technical University of Athens
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27. UNECE WPLA progamme of work for 2012- 2013 ECE/HBP/WP.7/2011/2
I. Land administration policies
II. Major trends in land administration
III. Land administration reviews
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28. UNECE WPLA ACTIVITIES Workshops Studies and publications
Land administration reviews
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29. UNECE WPLA WORKSHOPS
“Efficient and Transparent Land Management in ECE countries” (Baku, 4-5 March 2010)
“Real property cadastre and registration services in the ECE region: the impact of ‘E-government’ reforms” (Minsk, 8-9 June 2010)
“The Role of Spatial Planning to Improve Security of Tenure in the UNECE Region” (Antalya, Turkey, October 2010).
“Cadastral and Real Estate Registration Systems: Producing Quality Information for the Real Estate Market in the ECE Region” (Rome, 5-6 May 2011)
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30. UNECE WPLA WORKSHOPS
Upcoming workshop in Amsterdam (12-15 October 2011).
The theme will relate to land administration in a network society. The workshop will focus on the changing role and attitude of parties involved in land administration, e-Land Administration, and 3D cadastre as a new information source for the society.
The United Kingdom will organize a workshop in London on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Her Majesty’s Land Registry (October 2012)
The following topics to be discussed:
(a) land and land use disputes
(b) the role of land management policies in promoting sustainable real estate markets
Sweden will organize a workshop in 2013
The topic: identification rules for registration purposes
A workshop is planned in Greece 2013 or 2014 (in cooperation with FIG)
The topic: challenges related to illegal settlements and policy guidelines on the legalization of buildings
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31. UNECE WPLA PUBLICATIONS
Inventory of Land Administration Systems in Europe and North America, 4th edition (July 2005)
Self-Made Cities: In search of sustainable solutions for informal settlements in the UNECE region (2009)
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32. UNECE WPLA PUBLICATIONS
Guidance and Good Practice for the Application of Fees and Charges for Real Property Cadastre and Registration Services (2009)
Policy Framework for Sustainable Real Estate Markets (2010)
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33. UNECE WPLA PUBLICATIONS
Study on the Challenges of Fraud to Land Administration Institutions (2011)
Benchmarking study of land administration systems
Questionnaire
(ECE/WP.7/2011/6)
Renewal of Inventory of Land Administration Systems in Europe and North America
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34. UNECE WPLA LA REVIEWS
Part of Countries profiles for housing sector organized by Committee on Housing and Land Management
The country profile of Tajikistan is completed (contains a chapter on land administration)
A country profile of Ukraine was approved by the Committee on Housing and Land Management and – a pre-mission to Ukraine – was undertaken in mid-June The study will cover:
(a) housing stock, utilities and new housing construction;
(b) financial and legal framework for housing; and
(c) land administration (institutional and legal framework, cadastre and land registration; land reform; topographic and cadastre mapping; and taxation).
Moldova expressed interest in having a country profile review undertaken that would also include a chapter on land administration on UNECE WPLA 7th Session.
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35. UNECE WPLA COOPERATION WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DEALING WITH LAND ADMINISTRATION ISSUES
The Working Party highlighted the importance of cooperation and networking with other international organizations and acknowledged the need to foster cooperation among international organizations dealing with land administration issues.
Special part of 7th Session of UNECE WPLA was dedicated to international cooperation
International organizations represented on the 7th Session:
The European Land Information Service (EULIS)
EuroGeographics
International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
European Land Registry Association (ELRA)
UNECE will establish a comprehensive list of partners (including local partners) dealing with issues of land administration in order to enhance coordination among the stakeholders. The list will be hosted on the Working Party website. At a later stage, this comprehensive list will be further developed and published as a resource guide.
Next meeting on international cooperation will take place in Belfast (16-19 October 2011) during EuroGeographics General Assembly
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36. Thank you for your attention !
Damir Pahić, dipl.ing.
UNECE WPLA Chair
Assistant Director responsible for Cadastre
in the Croatian State Geodetic Administration
II. annual Conference of the CIS and Baltic countries
“Systems of the State Registration of Rights and Cadastre: Creation, Development and Perfection”
Moscow, September 2011