Decree No. 31 of 1997 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Country Planning on the establishment of the Balaton Highlands National Park. Country/Territory Hungary Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword National parks Protected area Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, European Union Countries Abstract This Decree creates the Balaton Highlands National Park integrating the areas listed in Annex 1, which are declared as protected by this Decree, with the areas listed in Annex 2, which are already protected areas, for a total of 56,696.5 hectares. Annex 3 lists the topographical lot numbers of areas declared by this Decree as highly protected. Annex 4 shows the topographical lot numbers of areas, which has been declared highly protected previously. Highly protected areas of the national park rea Full text Hungarian References - Legislation Implements Law No. LIII of 1996 on Nature Conservation. Legislation | Hungary | 1996 (2010) Keyword: Management/conservation, Protected area, Policy/planning, Institution, Access-to-information, Offences/penalties, Ecosystem preservation, Biodiversity, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree No. 1 of 2002 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection on the enlargement of the Balaton Highlands National Park. Legislation | Hungary | 2002 Keyword: National parks, Ecosystem preservation, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX