8.  The applicant, Marianne Petschar, is an Austrian national, born in 1940, and living in Villach. She is represented before the Court by Mr J. Gradenegger. 9.  On 10 August 1987 the applicant and other land-owners requested the Villach District Agricultural Authority (Agrarbezirksbehörde) to grant them rights to construct a road for transporting wood over third person’s property (Bringungsrechte). 10.  On 28 November 1988 the District Agricultural Authority, referring to the Regional Forestry Roads Act (Güter- und Seilwege Landesgesetz) issued a decree granting the applicant and other land owners a right to construct a road for transporting timber over third persons’ property during six months per year. 11.  On 18 September 1989 the Regional Agricultural Authority (Landesagrarbehörde) quashed the District Agricultural Authority’s decision and referred the case back to it. 12.  On 4 December 1990 the District Agricultural Authority re-issued an order granting the applicant and other land owners the right to construct a road for transporting timber over third persons’ property. One of the land-owners concerned appealed. 13.  On 21 October 1991 the Regional Agricultural Authority quashed the District Agricultural Authority’s decision and again referred the case back to it. 14.  On 3 November 1992 the District Agricultural Authority requested the District Administrative Authority (Bezirkshauptmannschaft) to issue permits required under the Environmental Protection Act (Naturschutzgesetz) and the Forestry Act. 15.  On 19 May 1993 the District Administrative Authority suspended the proceedings as the District Agricultural Authority had stated that it would elaborate a new draft project. Subsequently several expert opinions were obtained and the new draft project elaborated. 16.  On 13 August 1997 all issues of water rights, forestry and nature conservation affected by the construction of a road for transporting timber were dealt with in a common hearing. In the following months the permits under the Environmental Protection Act, the Water Rights Act and the Forestry Act were given. 17.  On 15 September 1998 the Villach District Agricultural Authority granted the applicant and other land owners the right to construct a road and to transport timber over third persons’ property.