Question juridique clé
Whether the acquisition of the agricultural holding by the company had to be refused for alleged circumvention of the Rural Land Law
Solution extraite
The refusal was unlawful; the mere risk of a later change in asset composition did not justify denying the acquisition approval.
Motifs extraits
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.