Ownership of agricultural land by foreigners is not authorised, but foreigners may hold such land under long-term, renewable leases. Foreign participation in companies operating agricultural land through leasing may be as high as 66%.
"Article 1 - The right of ownership of agricultural land can only belong to natural persons of Tunisian nationality, to cooperatives, to legal persons of a public nature, to civil and limited liability companies, all of whose participants are natural persons of Tunisian nationality and to public limited companies created in accordance with the provisions of law n ° 89-43 of 8 March 1989 relating to the conditions for the exercise of agricultural activities by public limited companies.
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Article 2 - The exploitation of agricultural land is done by:
1 - legal entities of a public nature, inter-professional groups and technical centers in the agricultural sector,
2 - agricultural cooperatives,
3 - natural persons,
4 - civil societies of Tunisian nationality,
5 - Tunisian limited liability companies.
6 - public limited companies of Tunisian nationality authorized to exploit agricultural land in accordance with the legislation in force, including companies for the enhancement and agricultural development,
7 - groups of farmers authorized to use agricultural land.
Is of Tunisian nationality, any company incorporated in accordance with the laws in force, having its head office in Tunisia, having more than a third of its capital made up of registered securities held by Tunisian natural or legal persons and having its board of directors, management , or surveillance, made up of representatives of Tunisian natural or legal persons up to the amount of their participation in the company's capital.
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Article 5 - The exploitation of agricultural land by a company in whose capital of which foreigners participate can only be done by way of rental and without the land being the object of contribution in the capital of the company.[...]" (Law on the reform of agricultural structures (n°69-56 of 22 September 1969), as amended by Law n° 97-33 of 26 May 1997, Articles 1, 2 and 5 [google translation])
Law on the reform of agricultural structures (n°69-56 of 22 September 1969), as amended by Law n° 97-33 of 26 May 1997, Articles 1, 2 and 5
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