3. The assessment of creditworthiness shall not rely predominantly on the value of the residential immovable property exceeding the amount of the credit or the assumption that the residential immovable property will increase in value unless the purpose of the credit agreement is to construct or renovate the residential immovable property.

Articles 11 and 14 and Annex II to credit agreements for consumers, secured by a mortgage or by another comparable security commonly used in a Member State on residential immovable property or secured by a right related to residential immovable property, the purpose of which is not to acquire or retain the right to residential immovable property, provided that the Member States apply to such credit agreements Articles 4 and 5 of and Annexes II and III to Directive 2008/48/EC;

Acquisition of the land by foreign entities is subject to authorisation.ITunbound for purchase of real estate.FI(Åland Islands) restrictions on the right for natural persons who do not enjoy regional citizenship in Åland, and for legal persons, to acquire and hold real property on the Åland Islands without permission by the competent authorities of the islands.FI(Åland Islands) restrictions on the right of establishment and the right to provide services by natural persons who do not enjoy regional citizenship in Åland, or by any legal person, without permission by the competent authorities of the Åland Islands.PLacquisition of real estate, direct and indirect, by foreigners and foreign legal persons requires permission.PLunbound, except for ...[+++]: buying independent apartment or buying real estate by a foreign national living in Poland at least for five years after obtaining the permanent residence card; buying by a legal person with a corporate seat in Poland and controlled directly or indirectly by a foreign natural person or a foreign legal person with a corporate seat abroad, for statutory objectives, of real estate without buildings, whose total area in Poland does not exceed 0,4 ha in urban area.

This amount may not exceed 60 ECU.The Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, shall examine and, if necessary, revise this amount for the first time no later than four years after notification of the Directive and thereafter every two years, taking into account economic and monetary developments in the Community. 2. This Directive shall not apply to:(a) contracts for the construction, sale and rental of immovable property or contracts concerning other rights relating to immovable property.Contracts for the supply of goods and for their incorporation in immovable property or contracts for repairing immovable property shall fal ...[+++]l within the scope of this Directive; b)contracts for the supply of foodstuffs or beverages or other goods intended for current consumption in the household and supplied by regular roundsmen; (c)contracts for the supply of goods or services, provided that all three of the following conditions are met: (i) the contract is concluded on the basis of a trader's catalogue which the consumer has a proper opportunity of reading in the absence of the trader's representative, (ii)there is intended to be continuity of contact between the trader's representative and the consumer in relation to that or any subsequent transaction, (iii)both the catalogue and the contract clearly inform the consumer of his right to return goods to the supplier within a period of not less than seven days of receipt or otherwise to cancel the contract within that period without obligation of any kind other than to take reasonable care of the goods; (d)insurance contracts; (e)contracts for securities.

Brigitte Desjardins, Director, Senate Real Property Planning Directorate, Senate of Canada: Good morning, honourable senators.

Gilles Duguay, Director General, Parliamentary Precinct Services and Brigitte Desjardins, Director, Real Property Planning, updated the Committee on various LTVP projects and answered questions.