Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the acquisition of the agricultural holding by the company had to be refused for alleged circumvention of the Rural Land Law
Extrahierter Entscheid
The refusal was unlawful; the mere risk of a later change in asset composition did not justify denying the acquisition approval.
Extrahierte Begründung
Approval under Art. 61 ff. BGBB depends on the statutory refusal grounds. A hypothetical future circumvention cannot replace the required current assessment. If shares in a company owning an agricultural holding are transferred, that transaction itself remains subject to approval under Art. 61(3) BGBB, so the statutory safeguards can still be enforced.