Annu Rev Popul Law. 1988;15:232.
This Law establishes agrarian reform policy in Portugal. Its main goals are the improvement of the conditions of exploitation of the land; the economic, social, and cultural promotion of farmers and agricultural workers; the protection of their rights; the use of resources to increase agricultural production and productivity; and the protection of the environment, including the fertility of land. Special emphasis is given to consideration of regional ecological characteristics in efforts to maximize agricultural productivity. The Law also has as a goal the promotion of associational agricultural practices. To attain these goals, the Law provides for the expropriation and redistribution of land and introduces incentives designed to provide wide-ranging material support of agricultural activity and integrative measures, which deal with infrastructural development. Expropriation and redistribution of land are to be carried out according to procedures set forth in the Code of Expropriation. The Law, however, introduces the landowner's "right of reserve." Under this right, landowners may apply for the devolution of expropriated land, subject to the limit of 60 hectares per "right of reserve" or, alternately, to the limit of 91,000 productivity points, measured according to criteria of a land productivity schedule, regardless of the physical size of the area subject to expropriation. The "right of reserve" shall be apportioned among co-owners and legal successors of expropriated land. Procedures to be followed in determining the "right of reserve" are set forth in Regulating Decree No. 44/88, 14 December 1988 (Diario da Republica, Series I, No. 287, 14 December 1988, pp. 4915-6).
本法确立了葡萄牙的土地改革政策。其主要目标包括改善土地开发条件；促进农民和农业工人的经济、社会和文化发展；保护他们的权利；利用资源提高农业产量和生产力；保护环境，包括土地肥力。在努力实现农业生产力最大化的过程中，特别强调考虑区域生态特征。该法还旨在促进联合农业实践。为实现这些目标，该法规定了土地的征收和重新分配，并引入了旨在为农业活动提供广泛物质支持的激励措施以及涉及基础设施发展的综合措施。土地的征收和重新分配应按照《征收法典》规定的程序进行。然而，该法引入了土地所有者的“保留权”。根据这项权利，土地所有者可以申请被征收土地的归还，但每一项“保留权”的上限为60公顷，或者根据土地生产力时间表的标准衡量，上限为91,000个生产力点，而不论被征收区域的实际面积大小。“保留权”应在被征收土地的共同所有者和法定继承人之间进行分配。确定“保留权”应遵循的程序载于1988年12月14日第44/88号监管法令（《共和国日报》，第一系列，第287号，1988年12月14日，第4915 - 4916页）。
