This Act lays down the principles and the framework of institutions, information systems and proceedings in connection to national implementation of agricultural, rural development and fishery subsidies to be granted from European (European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and European Fisheries Fund) and from national financial resources. The purpose of this Act is, in the interest of legality, efficiency and transparency of proceedings, to prescribe uniform rules of utilization of agricultural, rural development or fisheries support from EU or national resources and of participation in other non-financial market regulatory measures of the Common Agricultural Policy, and to determine the rights and obligations of beneficiaries and of governing and implementing organs. The Act is composed of nine chapters and divided in 84 articles. Chapter I contains general provisions. Chapter 2 rules the institutions of governance and implementation. Chapter 3 provides for data treatment and records. Chapter 4 lays down the rules of administrative proceedings. Chapter 5 contains the rules of the invitation-to-tender procedure. Offences and sanctions are governed by Chapter 6. Chapter 8 contains miscellaneous provisions and Chapter 9 gives entry-into force and transitory provisions.
Furthermore, the Act establishes the foundational legal authority for sector-specific ministerial and government decrees that systematically operationalize financial assistance frameworks. Through these instruments, it defines the precise institutional pathways—involving the Hungarian State Treasury and the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH)—responsible for the financial execution, recording, and post-payment auditing of state and co-financed programs.
A prominent application of this overarching framework is seen in dedicated national support schemes, such as targeted subsidies designed to mitigate the financial burden of mandatory plant health inspections for agricultural producers. Under these provisions, eligible micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises engaged in crop cultivation, plant propagation, and variety maintenance can access financial assistance covering up to 100 percent of the net administrative and laboratory costs associated with identifying and managing plant pests.