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The use of farmland based on the lease has a long history. Emphyteusis existed just in the Roman legal system. It also existed on Poland territory in the pre-partition and partition period, in the 2nd Republic, and Polish People 's Republic; it functions nowadays, being a basic legal instrument in agricultural property restructurization. It played an important role for creating the agrarian structure and farm management. However, the range, nature and functions of this form of farmland management have been continually changing along the history.