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Thursday, 10 September 2026
Drafts appeared on merging the Counter Terrorism Centre (TEK) into the police and making it easier to confiscate assets gained through crime. These are only proposals; comments were open until 18 September.
The decree of the minister of science and technology sets which central IT and communications services may be used by the new National Asset Recovery and Protection Office, a budgetary body not under government direction. Because of organisational changes, the Sovereignty Protection Office and the Parliamentary Guard are removed from the list from 1 October 2026. The rest of the decree entered into force on the day after publication.
Weight: 2/3 · substantive · Concrete decision to be implemented.
The decree of the minister of education and children's affairs regulates how the ministry's appropriation called "Support for tasks performed by business companies" can be used. It funds, for example, the National Talent Centre Nonprofit Kft. and other state companies under the ministry's ownership rights operating under public service contracts. The detailed rules of use are in the annex of the decree. The decree entered into force on the day after publication and must also be applied to pending cases.
Weight: 1/3 · Specialised or organisational rule affecting a narrow group.
Draft: because of the merger of the Counter Terrorism Centre (TEK) into the police, some interior minister decrees on consultation before visa issuance, defence tasks, public health and epidemic tasks and vehicle operation would change. For visa applications, for example, the police's counter-terrorism intelligence unit would take part in the consultation instead of TEK. The decree would enter into force on 1 October 2026; comments could be sent until 18 September 2026.
Weight: 2/3 · substantive · Draft put out for public consultation (comments until 18 September 2026).
Official introduction (original Hungarian): A Kormány az egységes rendőrségi feladatellátásról szóló 1173/2026. (V. 26.) Korm. határozatban rögzítette, hogy a felesleges párhuzamosságoktól mentes, költséghatékony rendőrségi feladatellátás kereteinek megteremtése érdekében szükséges a Terrorelhárítási Központ (TEK) tevékenységének felülvizsgálata a TEK speciális képességeinek megőrzése és folyamatos továbbvitele mellett. Ennek végrehajtása érdekében szervezeti intézkedések és a kapcsolódó jogalkotás előkészítése szükséges. Jelen tervezet …
Draft: the justice minister would comprehensively amend criminal law decrees to transpose the EU directive on recovering assets from crime. Seized evidence and criminal assets would be managed actively to preserve value instead of passive storage: the value of assets must be monitored continuously, and with the owner's consent they could even be sold. The role of the Central Evidence Register System would be strengthened, and the rules would be aligned with the procedural role of the new National Asset Recovery and Protection Office. Most of the decree would enter into force on the third day after publication; comments could be sent until 18 September 2026.
Weight: 2/3 · substantive · Draft put out for public consultation (comments until 18 September 2026).
Official introduction (original Hungarian): A módosító javaslat a büntetőjogi tárgyú törvényi változásokhoz igazodva átfogóan módosítja a kapcsolódó igazságügyi miniszteri rendeleteket. A szabályozás súlypontját a vagyonvisszaszerzésről és -elkobzásról szóló (EU) 2024/1260 irányelv átültetéséhez kapcsolódó rendeleti rendelkezések, valamint a vagyont érintő kényszerintézkedések reformjának teljessé tétele képezi, ennek keretében új, egységes fogalom- és feladatrendszer épül ki a bűnjel és a bűnügyi vagyon nyilvántartására, őrzésére, …
Draft: a technical amendment of several ministerial decrees, because from 1 September 2026 some tasks moved to the Ministry of Science and Technology. In the decrees (for example on the surcharge for urgent passports and the fee for address register notifications), the ministry's name and the account number for paying fees would be corrected. According to the draft, this has no budgetary or social impact. The decree would enter into force on 1 October; comments could be sent until 18 September 2026.
Weight: 1/3 · Technical amendment; the substance of the rules does not change.
Official introduction (original Hungarian): A miniszteri rendelet technikai jellegű módosítása a Kormány tagjainak feladat- és hatásköréről szóló 90/2026. (V. 13.) Korm. rendelet 2026. szeptember 1-jén bekövetkezett hatásköri változására tekintettel indokolt. A módosítással pontosításra kerül a hatáskörrel rendelkező minisztérium elnevezése és számlaszáma.
Draft: the interior minister would amend several dozen of their decrees because from 1 October 2026 the Counter Terrorism Centre (TEK) and the Parliamentary Guard merge into the police. According to the government, this ends unnecessary duplication and makes the police more cost-effective, while TEK's special capabilities are kept. Among other things, the amendments adjust housing, service, control and registration rules to the new organisation. Commenters asked for a detailed task-by-task presentation of the handover and for clearer rules on handing over pending cases. The decree would enter into force on 1 October 2026; comments could be sent until 18 September 2026.
Weight: 1/3 · Technical amendment; the substance of the rules does not change.
Official introduction (original Hungarian): A Kormány az egységes rendőrségi feladatellátásról szóló 1173/2026. (V. 26.) Korm. határozatban rögzítette, hogy a felesleges párhuzamosságoktól mentes, költséghatékony rendőrségi feladatellátás kereteinek megteremtése érdekében szükséges a Terrorelhárítási Központ (TEK) tevékenységének felülvizsgálata a TEK speciális képességeinek megőrzése és folyamatos továbbvitele mellett. Ennek végrehajtása érdekében szervezeti intézkedések és a kapcsolódó jogalkotás előkészítése szükséges. Jelen tervezet …
Issue no. 41 of the Official Bulletin (Hivatalos Értesítő) for 2026 appeared on 10 September and contains 9 items. It includes internal instructions of ministers and offices, and a foreign minister's notice on the entry into force of the agreement with Saudi Arabia on visa exemption for diplomatic passport holders. NAV's notice on fuel prices applicable in October 2026 also appeared, as did calls by Bátaszék and Keszthely for providing local bus services.
Weight: 1/3 · Gazette issue: the items in it are rated separately.
Issue no. 129 of the Hungarian Gazette (Magyar Közlöny) for 2026 appeared on 10 September and contains 2 items. Both are ministerial decrees: one settles the IT services of the new National Asset Recovery and Protection Office, the other regulates the use of the education ministry's support appropriation for state companies. Each item is described separately on this page.
Weight: 1/3 · Gazette issue: the items in it are rated separately.