National legislation

This Decree regulates the treatment, bottling and marketing of natural mineral water, spring water, potable water and potable water enriched with minerals. It doesn't apply to bottled medicinal water, to unbottled potable water, and to water enriched with carbon dioxid. The National Thermal Spring and Spa...

Hygiene requirements for the production, processing, and marketing of food for public consumption are regulated in detail by the annexes to this Decree. The transport and slaughtering of animals are also regulated by rules regarding animal protection. The rules of the Animal Health Regulation must be...

This Decree must apply to the analysis of residues of veterinary drugs in processed and raw food, and food ingredients. Annex 1 to this Decree shows the maximum limits of residues in food. Substances that may not be used in farm animals are comprised in Annex...

This Decree covers the establishment of gmo-labs, genetic modification, contained use of gmos, deliberate release of gmos into the environment, commercialization of gmos, export or import of gmos, transportation of gmos in the field of agriculture and food-industry. The Biotechnology Committee is established within the National...

Inspection of microbiological food safety is binding on foodstuffs, food additives, treated food, raw food and food ingredients specified in Article 2 of the Law No. XC of 1995 on foodstuffs; on the equipment and any surface and packaging material being in direct contact with food...

This Decree governs the control of foodstuffs, tobacco products and additives with regard to public health, quality, animal health and food hygiene, and applies to entities producing and distributing foodstuffs. Coordination of the operations, with special regard to the annual inspection plan, is duty of the...

This Decree applies to slaughter houses, to classifying ornizations and officers, to producers and traders, and to the Central Agricutural Office. Classification procedures must be carried out in conformity with EU norms. This Decree contains also rules on weighing and marking. ...

In accordance with the provisions of the Convention on Biodiversity, this Law applies to the modification of natural organisms by gene technology; their utilization, release in the environment and commercialization of products containing these organisms; as well as to their import, export and transport. This Act...

This Act is a comprehensive framework of all aspects regarding human health. Among others Chapter Three deals with public health, and, in particular, Title 2 sets out provisions for Environmental and Urban Hygiene, while Title 3 regulates Nutrition and Food Hygiene. Chapter Sixteenth deals with Natural...

Chapter I determines certain rules of production and treatment of wine-industry products. Special regard is given to the practice called "blue fining" and to other allowed processing methods and additives which are listed in Annexes 1 and 2. Chapter II regulates sampling methods of wine-industry products....

Deteriorated raw or processed food, ingredients and additives shall be destroyed, according to the provisions of this Decree, by incineration, disposal in waste disposal sites or, if a liquid waste, by treating it in a waste water treatment plant. Special provisions shall be applied to harmful...

It provides detailed rules on: the prevention and neutralization of pests and diseases (with special regard to reporting epidemic diseases); institutional organization; inspection of meat, meat products, milk and dairy products, eggs, honey, imported foodstuffs of animal origin; and the marketing of foodstuffs of animal origin....

The Annex of this Decree provides the list of provisions of the Codex Alimentarius Hungaricus, with reference to European Community regulations, to be applied to foodstuffs produced and marketed in the Republic of Hungary in order to harmonize Hungarian legislation with ECC law, as provided for...

Stations are governed by the Minister of Agriculture and are divided into county branches and an office in the capital. They carry out all duties regarding animal health and feedstuff control, and foodstuffs and tobacco control specified in special provisions (primary activities). As part public, part...

The National Wine Quality Institute is controlled by the Ministry of Agriculture. The Institute carries out the administrative duties specified in special legislation regarding processing, treatment and marketing of must, wine, brandy and other wine-industry products. ...