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Hungary - Country Profiles

Constitution of Hungary.
Date of text: 25 April 2011

Policies

Hungarian National Landscape Strategy (2017-2026).
Date of text: 2017
Fourth National Environmental Remediation Programme.
Date of text: 2015
National Strategy for the Conservation of Biodiversity.
Date of text: 2015
New Hungary Rural Development Programme NHRDP.
Date of text: 01 May 2014
National Action Plan for the Development of Organic Farming (2014-2020).
Date of text: 01 January 2014

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Act No. LV of 1994 on Cultivated Soil.
Date of text: 27 June 1994
Act No. XCVII of 2015 concerning certain questions of organization of agricultural commodity markets and producer and interprofessional organizations.
Date of text: 02 July 2015
Act No. CXXVI of 2012 concerning the Hungarian Agricultural, Food and Rural Development Chamber.
Date of original text: 24 July 2012 (11 March 2015)
Act No. CLXVIII of 2011 on handling weather-related and other natural risks affecting agricultural production.
Date of original text: 09 December 2011 (06 November 2014)
Act No. XCV of 2009 on the prohibition of unfair distribution practices against suppliers of agricultural and food products.
Date of original text: 20 October 2009 (01 July 2012)

Climate change

Act No LX of 2007 providing the framework for the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and of the Kyoto Protocol.
Date of original text: 12 June 2007 (23 December 2014)
Decree No. 278 of 2014 (XI. 14.) Korm. of the Government on the content and the method of preparation of the report related to greenhouse gas emissions, as well as to climate change, on the rules of data reporting and the fine payable in case of infringement of the data reporting obligation.
Date of original text: 14 November 2014 (27 May 2015)
Decree No. 323 of 2007 (XII. 11.) Korm. of the Government on certain rules of implementation of Act No LX of 2007 providing the framework for the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and of the Kyoto Protocol
Date of original text: 11 December 2007 (03 September 2013)

Cultivated plants

Act No. LII of 2003 on the recognition of plant varieties, and on the production and marketing of planting materials.
Date of original text: 10 July 2003 (30 December 2013)
Law on gene technology activities.
Date of original text: 1998 (2015)
Act No. XLVIII of 2006 on the census of fruit tree plantations and orchards not reaching the size of plantation.
Date of original text: 01 March 2006 (08 January 2012)
Decree No. 40 of 2004 (IV. 7.) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on state recognition of plant varieties.
Date of original text: 07 April 2004 (20 January 2012)
Decree No. 94 of 1997 of the Government on the production, marketing and utilization of plants suitable for drug production.
Date of text: 05 June 1997

Disaster risk management

Act No. CXXVIII of 2011 concerning disaster management and amending certain related acts.
Date of original text: 03 October 2011 (21 November 2013)
Decree No. 234 of 2011 (XI. 10.) of the Government implementing Act No. CXXVIII of 2011 concerning disaster management and amending certain related acts.
Date of original text: 10 November 2011 (19 January 2014)

Environment

Act No. LIII of 1995 on the General Rules of Environmental Protection.
Date of original text: 22 June 1995 (2020)
Act CLXXXV of 2012 on waste.
Date of original text: 30 November 2012 (26 November 2015)
Governmental Decree No. 314/2005 (XII.25.) regarding the procedures of environmental impact assessment and the single procedure of authorization of utilization of the environment.
Date of original text: 25 December 2005 (30 June 2020)
Act No. LVII of 2015 concerning energy efficiency.
Date of text: 22 May 2015
Act No CXXXIV of 2013 on the provision of certain public services and amending related acts.
Date of original text: 12 July 2013 (26 November 2015)

Fisheries

Act No. CII of 2013 concerning fisheries and the protection of fish.
Date of original text: 21 June 2013 (30 December 2013)
Act No. XCVII of 2015 concerning certain questions of organization of agricultural commodity markets and producer and interprofessional organizations.
Date of text: 02 July 2015
Decree No.314 of 2014 (XII. 12.) Korm. of the Government concerning the fisheries and the fish conservation fine.
Date of text: 12 December 2014
Decree No. 17 of 2014 (III. 7.) VM of the Ministry of Rural Development on the requisites for the support of measures aimed at the realization of common interests falling under priority axis 3 of the Fisheries Operational Program co-financed by the European Fisheries Fund.
Date of original text: 07 March 2014 (15 September 2014)
Decree No. 133 of 2013 (XII. 29.) VM of the Ministry of Rural Development laying down certain rules of fish farming and the protection of fish.
Date of original text: 29 December 2013 (23 December 2014)

Food and nutrition

Act No. XLVI of 2008 on food chain and its control.
Date of original text: 01 September 2008 (14 March 2014)
Law on gene technology activities.
Date of original text: 1998 (2015)
Act No. CCXIX of 2012 on wine growers' associations.
Date of original text: 27 December 2012 (16 May 2013)
Act No. XXX of 2012 concerning Hungarian national values and hungaricums.
Date of original text: 11 April 2012 (23 December 2012)
Act No. XVIII of 2004 on viticulture and the wine industry.
Date of original text: 09 April 2004 (16 May 2013)

Forestry

Act No. XXXVII of 2009 on forests, on the protection and management of forests.
Date of original text: 25 May 2009 (22 May 2013)
Law No. XLIX of 1994 on forest owners' associations.
Date of original text: 06 April 1994 (01 January 2009)
Decree No. 42 of 2015 (VII. 22.) FM of the Ministry of Agriculture concerning the recognition of producer groups.
Date of text: 22 July 2015
Decree No. 25 of 2012 (III. 20.) VM of the Ministry of Rural Development providing detailed rules of the support to be granted for growing of young forest stands by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
Date of original text: 20 March 2012 (07 December 2012)
Decree No. 24 of 2012 (III. 9.) VM of the Ministry of Rural Development concerning the harvesting of subterranean mushrooms.
Date of original text: 19 March 2012 (24 December 2012)

Land and soil

Act No. CXXII of 2013 concerning agricultural and forestry land trade.
Date of original text: 30 June 2013 (01 May 2014)
Act No. CXXIX of 2007 on the protection of arable land.
Date of original text: 30 November 2007 (2020)
Act No. XXVI of 2003 on the National Land Use Plan.
Date of original text: 13 May 2003 (09 May 2012)
Act XXI of 1996 on Regional development and Regional Planning.
Date of original text: 05 April 1996 (2020)
Act No. VII. of 2014 on the discovery and prevention of legal transactions intended to elude resctrictive legal provisons concerning the aquisition of property and use of agricultural land.
Date of text: 11 February 2014

Livestock

Law No. XXVIII of 1998 on animal protection.
Date of original text: 01 April 1998 (07 April 2015)
Law No. CXIV of 1993 on stockbreeding.
Date of original text: 20 December 1993 (05 July 2013)
Law on gene technology activities.
Date of original text: 1998 (2015)
Act No. CXXVII of 2012 concerning the Hungarian Veterinary Chamber and the provision of veterinary services.
Date of original text: 24 July 2012 (24 June 2013)
Decree No. 42 of 2015 (VII. 22.) FM of the Ministry of Agriculture concerning the recognition of producer groups.
Date of text: 22 July 2015

Sea

Decree No. 13 of 2002 of the Ministry of Transport and Water Affaires on certain requirements regarding maritime ships transporting hazardous or polluting substances and entering or leaving harbours or sailing in territorial seas.
Date of text: 18 February 2002
Decree No. 11 of 2002 of the Ministry of Transport and Water Management on equipment requirements of marine vessels and certification of their compliance.
Date of original text: 06 February 2002 (10 December 2003)

Water

Act No. LVII of 1995 on water management.
Date of original text: 23 June 1995 (23 December 2014)
Act No. CCIX of 2011 on water public utility service.
Date of original text: 31 December 2011 (2015)
Act No. CXLIV of 2009 on water users' associations.
Date of original text: 18 December 2009 (11 March 2015)
Act No. LXVII of 2004 regarding public interest and implementation of the programme aimed to increase the protection against flood in the Tisza River basin, and for land planning and rural development of the surrounding area (re-development of the Vásárhelyi Plan).
Date of original text: 30 June 2004 (07 March 2011)
Act No. XLII of 2000 on navigation.
Date of original text: 02 June 2000 (27 April 2015)

Wild species and ecosystems

Act No. CII of 2013 concerning fisheries and the protection of fish.
Date of original text: 21 June 2013 (30 December 2013)
Law No. LV. of 1996 on the protection, management and hunting of wildlife.
Date of original text: 03 July 1996 (27 April 2015)
Law No. XXVIII of 1998 on animal protection.
Date of original text: 01 April 1998 (07 April 2015)
Act No. VIII. of 2014 publishing the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and their Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Date of text: 11 February 2014
Act No. XXXII of 2003 publishing the Convention of 3 March 1973 on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Washington Convention / CITES).
Date of original text: 16 June 2003 (24 September 2012)

Miscellaneous

Act No. LXXXVI of 2007 on electricity and Governmental Decree No. 273 of 2007 (X.19.) implementing certain provisions of the Act.
Date of original text: 02 July 2007 (13 March 2013)
Act No. X of 2006 on cooperatives.
Date of original text: 04 January 2006 (2016)
Act No.CXLI of 2000 on new cooperatives.
Date of text: 19 December 2000
Law No. I of 1992 on Cooperatives.
Date of original text: 20 January 1992 (19 December 2000)
Law No. II of 1992 on the entry into force of Law No. I of 1992 on cooperatives and on rules of transition.
Date of original text: 20 January 1992 (30 December 2012)

International Agreements

Presidential Decree No. 154/20 approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Angola and the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture, in the Field of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Industry.
Date of text: 01 June 2020
Decree No. 4/2020 approving the Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Cape Verde and the Government of Hungary.
Date of text: 17 March 2020
Agreement between the Government of Hungary and the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of promotion of interregional cooperation.
Date of text: 07 August 2015