Governmental Decree No. 338 of 2006 concerning land offices, the Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing, the Geographical Names Committee and detailed rules of real estate registration proceedings.
This Decree establishes that the competent authority for real estate issues is the countrywide network system of land offices (territorial and local offices). They are responsible for registration of legal transactions, cadastral mapping changes and dealing with land and other real estate property-related activities. The Hungarian Land Register is owned and maintained by the Ministry of Rural Development. This Decree establishes also the Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing as the institutional body for land surveying and geo-information.