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CXXIII of 2020 Law on family farms.

Country/Territory
Hungary
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020 (2023)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Agricultural development Biodiversity Capacity building Cooperative/producer organization Family farming Farming Inspection Registration Smallholders/peasants
Geographical area
Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on 1 January 2021; paragraph 8 of article 19 will expire on 1 July 2021; paragraph 9 of article 19 shall expire on 31 December 2022.
Abstract

This Law declares that the Parliament: is committed to strengthening the economic role of families; also considering the importance that the backbone of agricultural production is determined by the form of production based on family farms; expresses the conviction that the production activity carried out in a framework spanning generations is capable of lasting to ensure the sustaining power and growth of the countryside; in the long term, it wishes to ensure the preservation of the diversity of agriculture and the strengthening of its adaptability. The purpose of this Law is to achieve a common agricultural and forestry activities carried out for their prosperity, such as the business forms of family farming and their operation. This Law defines necessary rules: a) for the activity, registration, cancellation and control of primary agricultural producers; b) for the establishment, registration, operation, rights and obligations of the members of the family farm of primary producers, including related family farm status termination and control; c) for the establishment, registration, operation, rights and obligations of the family agricultural company, its termination and inspection. The text is divided into thematic Chapters and a total of 35 articles. Titles of Chapters are as follows: I. General provisions; II. Original agricultural producers; III. Original producer family farms; IV. Registry of producers; V. Family farm community; VI. Final provisions. VII. Amending provisions (full list of all national legislation that is modified by this Law).

Full text
Hungarian
Website
njt.hu