Regulation of obligation of use regarding the agricultural land in Hungary

Abstract

In this paper regulation issues of use, including mainly issues of the lease in Hungary are presented (barriers and financial issues of the use obligations). Basic regulation regarding the consensual nature of land use is the Code Civil. Compared to it special regulation can be found in the Act on arable land. There is more specialization regarding each branch of cultivation, such as the act on forest, grape cultivation, lands under nature protection. Hungary joined the EU in 2004. During this accession the legal regulation regarding arable land must have been considered by the obligation of harmonisation. Accordingly, property and use relationships of the Members States' citizens were altered. Moratorium was given to foreign citizens till 2014, i.e. there is a possibility for different regulation regarding foreigners. There have recently been amendments of the Act on arable land and a process aiming new Act on arable land is at issue. There is a need for amendment mainly because of foreign property acquiring. However issues of property and use are closed, accordingly the amendment of use relations is also due soon. It is urged by the expiry of the moratorium and by the agricultural support issues.