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Atlas v0.1 · Right to information · Right to service

Hungary

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Hungary has a rated national right-to-information law (adopted 1992, scored 84/150 by the RTI Rating, checked 2026-07-05), and it has a verified EU-level service-rights hook, with the national route still to confirm. Subdivision entries below marked “to confirm” are tasks, not facts.

Your first move, anywhere

Request legal route, responsible officer, fees, timeline, appeal route, and one high-value record: budget, contract, land, hospital stock, service standard, audit, court delay, police complaint, or procurement payment.

Convert the legal right into a citizen test: receipt, tracking number, statutory deadline, written reasons, actual record release, appeal, and proactive publication.

Capture flags to watch: Delay; discretion; opacity; fragmentation; fear; patron dependency; counterfeit transparency

Right to information

Sourced

National lawAct CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law Official text still to confirm before you rely on it.
RTI Rating score84/150 · rank 76 · Moderate legal framework
Where the law is strong and weakRight of access 1/6 · Scope 29/30 · Requesting procedures 13/30 · Exceptions and refusals 12/30 · Appeals 20/30 · Sanctions and protections 0/8 · Promotional measures 9/16

Source: RTI Rating country data · last checked 2026-07-05

Right to service

Sourced

StatusVerified EU hook; national verification queue
Legal familyEU Article 41 good administration + national administrative procedure/service standards
Legal hookEU Charter Article 41 for EU institutions; verify national administrative-procedure law, silence rules, digital-service law, ombudsman and service standards.
The usability test to runReceipt + tracking + deadline + written reason + appeal + remedy + claimant protection
NoteDo not count a Public Service Commission as RTS unless it creates enforceable service standards for citizens.

Sources: EU Charter of Fundamental Rights Article 41 · FRA Article 41 explainer

Help confirm this

Search the official gazette and government sites for: "Hungary" "right to service" OR "public service guarantee" OR "citizen charter" OR "service charter" OR "administrative procedure" OR "ombudsman". Found the law? Send it through the route below.

Inside Hungary: 43 subdivisions

Where a subdivision shows a cited law, the citation comes from the named source and the official text still needs confirming. Where it shows nothing, the national law may apply and the local rules are unconfirmed.

What to confirm at your local office, whichever subdivision you are in

Records that should already be published: Budget; procurement; contract awards; payment status; public land; service standards; audit reports; subsidies; court/police/hospital/school records.

CodeSubdivisionTypeAccess-law statusSource · checked
HU-BABaranyaCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-BCBékéscsabaCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-BEBékésCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-BKBács-KiskunCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-BUBudapestCapital cityNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-BZBorsod-Abaúj-ZemplénCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-CSCsongrád-CsanádCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-DEDebrecenCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-DUDunaújvárosCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-EGEgerCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-ERÉrdCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-FEFejérCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-GSGyőr-Moson-SopronCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-GYGyőrCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-HBHajdú-BiharCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-HEHevesCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-HVHódmezővásárhelyCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-JNJász-Nagykun-SzolnokCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-KEKomárom-EsztergomCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-KMKecskemétCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-KVKaposvárCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-MIMiskolcCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-NKNagykanizsaCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-NONógrádCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-NYNyíregyházaCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-PEPestCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-PSPécsCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-SDSzegedCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-SFSzékesfehérvárCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-SHSzombathelyCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-SKSzolnokCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-SNSopronCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-SOSomogyCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-SSSzekszárdCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-STSalgótarjánCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-SZSzabolcs-Szatmár-BeregCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-TBTatabányaCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-TOTolnaCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-VAVasCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-VEVeszprémCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-VMVeszprémCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-ZAZalaCountyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
HU-ZEZalaegerszegCity with county rightsNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information; earlier 1992 law To confirmsource · 2026-07-05

Right to service, all 43 subdivisions: Verified EU hook; national verification queue (inherited from the national status above).

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