Land owned by the State Treasury, local governments or their associations may be used based on the right of perpetual usufruct (PU). The perpetual usufruct of land is a special property right based on which property may be used with the exclusion or other parties and the object (right) may be disposed of.
Depending on the method of acquisition, the Group classifies the right of perpetual usufruct as follows:
- PU acquired by virtue of the law free of charge pursuant to a decision of the Voivode or local government authorities is recognized as an operating lease;
- PU acquired for consideration from third parties is recognized as an asset under right of perpetual usufruct at acquisition price reduced by depreciation charges;
- PU acquired under a land perpetual usufruct agreement entered into with the State Treasury or local governments is recognized as a surplus of the first payment over the annual fee, disclosed as an asset under right of perpetual usufruct and depreciated.
The right of perpetual usufruct is amortized in the period for which it was granted (40-99 years).