National legislation

This Decree regards the prevention of salmonella serotypes of public health relevance. It contains provisions determining the duties of laboratories, enterpreneurs and slaughterhouses. Article 7 lists the objectives of prevention, while Article 8 determines the stocks for which the participation in the prevention program is mandatory...

The Annexes to this Decree provides binding rules on subjects comprised in the First Volume of the Codex Alimentarius Hungaricus, with the aim to adopt rules in conformity with EU regulations. These rules must be applied to foodstuffs produced and marketed within the territory of Hungary....

This Decree is composed of 69 articles and divided into 6 parts. Part 1 of the Decree determines the rules of data reporting in viticulture and wine production. Chapter 3 of Part 1 (articles 13-21.), in particular, contains the rules of issuance of certificate of origin...

This Decree contains animal health rules of marketing, import and transit of aquaculture animals and products thereof. In connection with animal diseases, it contains minimum preventive measures aimed to increase the consciousness and preparation of food-chain control bodies, of aquaculture enterprises managers and other persons having...

This Act contains basic rules on labelling and marketing of foodstuff, and on liability (Articles 10-15.). Articles 16-23/A deal with rights and obligations of food chain actors, such as: traceability system; obligations of producers and users of phytosanitary products and of the persons entitled to phytosanitary...

This Decree provides rules regarding the appointment and establishment of technical bodies and committees in charge of FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius, the Hungarian Codex Alimentarius, the Hungarian Animal Health and Animal Welfare Codex, the Hungarian Feedstuff Codex (Codex Pabularis Hungaricus) and the Collection of Plant Protection Methodology,...

This Decree provides the criteria and scales for the calculation of penalties foreseen by the basic act on food-chain control. These are the plant protection, the feedstuff quality, foodstuff quality and the food-chain control penalties. ...

This Decree applies to keepers of poultry (chicken, turkey, duck, goose, guinea-fowl, ostrich, emu) registered in the National Database, to persons and entities involved in the operation of the Poultry Information System and to its operation. Besides the documentations foreseen by other regulations, animal keepers must...

This Decree regulates the duties and activity of the National Consumer Protection Office, which carries out its duties under the supervision of the minister in charge of consumer protection issues and it is a central govermental institution, led by a director general. It has territorial branches...

This Decree must be applied to food produced and marketed within Hungary. Article 2 sanctions the principle of mutual assistance among food control authorities within the EU for control purposes and in case of infringement of food laws. Further provisions regard the Good Hygiene Practice, education...

This Decree shall be applied to commercial establishments, specified by EU regulations, where food of animal origin is marketed. Article 3 contains general food hygiene rules for food of animal origin. Further provisions of this Decree regulate certain categories of food of animal origin, such as...

This Decree lays down certain specific rules of food hygiene regarding the following subjects: prohibited ways of marketing of animal origin foodstuff; food safety inspections to be carried out by the official veterinarian and measures to be taken in case of fraudulent marketing or adulterated food;...

This Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, consisting of 9 articles and three Annexes, lays down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption. This Regulation shall apply to all stages of...

This Decree regards, in particular, the control of organic production and the identification of organic products. Certifying bodies authorized by the Ministry must perform on the premises inspection, except for extraordinary controls, in every production unit at least once a year, and twice a year in...

This Act regulates the planting, cultivation and felling of vine; the production, distribution and inventory of wine industry products, and the administrative duties and competencies related to viticulture and wine production. The Act is divided into nine Chapters. Chapter I determines the terms used in this...

This Decree must be applied to food intended for final consumption as defined in Act No. XLVI of 2008 on food-chain control. Articles 3-14 contains general rules for labelling of prepacked food. In particular rules concerning the method and content of labelling, the name, ingredients (specified...

This Decree lays down the necessary measures to be taken in case of diagnostication of the swine vesicular disease (SVD), suspect of infection and infected animals. This Decree gives provisions regarding the duties of the animal keeper and the veterinarian servicing the animals, of the official...

This Decree applies to plants and plant products specified in Annex 1A. Annex 1 to the Decree lists maximum residue limits of pesticides. Annex 2 shows the institutes entitled to carry out analysis and the competent authorities to take administative measures and decisions. Inspection of plants...

This Decree applies to breeders, traders and processing plants of animals for food production. A national residues monitoring system shall be operated and an annual inspection plan shall be released by the Ministry of Rural Development. The Ministry coordinates the activities of institutions aimed at the...

This Decree shall be applied to the construction and activity of fairs, markets (market halls) and malls, but it is not applicable to local farmers markets. This Decree contains building requirements that help to maintain clean the premises and preserve hygiene. It sets requisites of potable...