Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and an announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "Goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU five years later.
Hungary is a parliamentary republic.
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Displaying 16 - 20 of 52Decree No. 68 of 2015 (III. 30.) of the Government specifying the tasks in the field of the agriculture of county level governmental offices.
This Decree states that the minister in charge of agricultural affairs shall excersise the powers of controlling and techical supervision of county governmental offices in respect of food-chain control, forestry, hunting, fishery, animal protection, wine production, plant production, soil protection, animal breeding, agricultural damage valuation and agricultural administration. The National Food-chain Safety Office shall contribute to the excersice of the minister's technical governing powers.
Decree No. 373 of 2014 (XII. 31.) Korm. of the Government concerning the duties and territorial competence of land offices and of the Land Survey and Remote Sensing Institute, and providing detailed rules for certain land related procedures.
This Decree establishes that the competent territorial and local authority for land management is the countrywide network system of land offices (county and ditrict offices)and the central authority is the Land Survey and Remote Sensing Institute (FÖMI).
Decree No. 474 of 2013 (XII. 12.) Korm. of the Government laying down detailed rules of the publication by announcement of sales and lease contracts in the interest of excercising of pre-emption and pre-lease rights.
This Decree provides detailed rules regarding the publication of sales and lease contracts by announcement in the interest of those who are entitled to execise their pre-emption or pre-lease right over agricultural or forestry lands. The land owner shall request the municipal office that the announcement of the contract be published. Administrative procedures are described in Articles 2-12. The fact of the publication shall be published also on the governmental internet site according to the rules set in Article 13.
Decree No. 276 of 2004 (X. 8.) Korm. of the Government laying down detailed rules with regard to certain subsidies for nature conservation and to the compensation for damages.
The scope of application of this Decree includes the granting of state subsidy for nature conservation purposes and the compensation for the restriction or prohibition of farming and in case the production structure must be significantly changed.
Implements: Law No. LIII of 1996 on Nature Conservation. (2010-06-20)
Act No. C of 2012 on the Penal Code.
Article 349 of the Penal Code addresses the illegal acquisition of property and use rights of agricultural and silvicultural land. Persons eluding legal restrictions or prohibitions may be punished with one to five years of imprisonment.