Art. 4 Law on Expropriation for Public Utility (LEXUP), of January 26, 1987

[2] 1 The right to expropriate may only be exercised for the execution of a project declared to be in the public interest.

2. The following are notably considered to be in the public interest

a) the works necessary for the construction, conversion, maintenance, and operation of works of general interest or for their future extension;

b) the transportation and storage of construction materials necessary for the execution of said works;

c) the acquisition and operation of this equipment if it can only be obtained under particularly burdensome conditions;

d) the execution of measures necessary for the in-kind replacement of expropriated rights or for the safeguarding of public interests;

e) the measures provided by land-use legislation related to land mobilization to ensure the availability of building areas in strategic sites.

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