Hungarian legislation

Laws

• Act on gene technology activities (Act No. XXVII of 1998)

(English version of Act No. XXVII of 1998 in effect till 4th June 2015)

• Act on the publication of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety signed in 24 May 2000 in Nairobi (Act No. CIX of 2004)

• Act on the publication of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Act No. CLXXI of 2013)

Regulations

• Decree 82/2003. (VII. 16.) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on the order of the registering and supplying data as well as on the documentation which shall be enclosed in the notification regarding the gene technological activity

• Joint Decree 111/2003. (XI. 5.) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Economy and Transport, the Ministry of Health, Social and Family Matters and the Ministry of Environment and Water on activities which shall be considered and not considered as gene technological activity as well as on authorities which are entitled to supervise the gene technological activity

• Decree 128/2003. (XII. 19.) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on the organization and the activity of the Gene Technological Advisory Committee

• Government Decree Nr. 132/2004. (IV. 29.) on the authorization procedure of the gene technological activity as well as on the liaison with the European Commission

• Decree 138/2004. (IX. 23.) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on the authorization fees for the authorization of the gene technological activity

• Decree 142/2004. (IX. 30.) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Economy and Transport on certain rules of the gene technological activity in the field of agriculture and industry

• Government Decree 148/2003. (IX. 22.) on the imposing gene technological penalties

• Joint Regulation 31/2006 (IV.29) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Economy and Transport and Ministry of Finance on the import and distribution of certain genetically modified feeds

• Decree 86/2006. (XII. 23.) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on coexistence measures on the cultivation of genetically modified, conventional and organic plants

• Gov. Regulation 347/2006 (XII.23) on the designation of bodies to perform environmental conservation, water authority and administrative responsibilities

• Decree 14/2008. (IV. 17.) of the Ministry of Health on the designation of the competent authority dealing with the gene technological activities related to human-health, production of human medicines, and chemicals in contact with the human body; and designation of the special authority contributing to the authorization procedures relating to agricultural, food production and other industrial uses of gene technology.

• Gov. Regulation 226/2008 (IX.11) on the implementation of Cartagena Protocol on biological security, signed in Nairobi on 24 May 2000 and published in Act CIX of 2004

Parliamentary Resolutions

• Parliamentary Resolution  94/2003 (IX.23) on the ratification of the Cartagena Protocol on biological safety

•  Parliamentary Resolution 53/2006 (XI.29) on various issues relating to gene technology activities, their use in agriculture and food production and the Hungarian strategy concerning them

•  Parliamentary Resolution 47/2008 (IV.23) on the adoption of the report on the implementation of the provisions included in Parliamentary Resolution 53/2006 (XI.29) on various issues relating to gene technology activities, their use in agriculture and food production and the Hungarian strategy concerning them

•  Parliamentary Resolution 74/2011 (X.14) on joining the genetically modified organism-free Alps-Adriatic initiative

•  Parliamentary Resolution 6/2012 (II.22) on the adoption of the report on the implementation of the provisions included in Parliamentary Resolution 53/2006 (XI.29) on various issues relating to gene technology activities, their use in agriculture and food production and the Hungarian strategy concerning them for 2009 and 2010

Government Resolutions

•  Government Resolution 1369/2013 (VI. 27) on the amendment of Government Resolution 1158/2011 (V. 23) on the reviewing of official bodies established through legislation or organisation-regulating public law instruments

•  Government Resolution 1370/2013 (VI. 27) on the enforcement of the tasks determined in Government Resolution 1369/2013 (VI. 27) on the amendment of Government Resolution 1158/2011 (V. 23) on the reviewing of official bodies established through legislation or organisation-regulating public law instruments

Safeguard clauses

Decree 52/2013. (VI. 17.) of the Ministry of Rural Development on the safeguard clause on the potato modified genetically for a higher amylopectin starch content

Decree 53/2013. (VI. 17.) of the Ministry of Rural Development on the safeguard clause on the seeds of stems and hybrids of maize MON810

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