HUN PRL Online Fraud Amending Act


On Dec. 5, HUN PRL issued act amending laws action on online fraud.


  • HUN PRL published Act LXIV of 2024 on amendments to other laws necessary for further effective action against online fraud, which makes changes to 25 acts.
  • Follows HUN PRL May 2024, amended laws to combat online fraud, see #211608.
  • Amended Acts
  • Act XCVI of 1993 on voluntary mutual insurance funds; Act XXXVIII of 1996 on international criminal legal assistance; Act LXXXII of 1997 on private pensions and private pension funds; Act CIV of 2001 on criminal measures applying to legal persons.
  • Act CXX of 2001 on capital market; Act LXXX of 2003 on legal aid; Act C of 2003 on electronic communications; Act CXXXIII of 2005 on personal and property protection and private detective activities; Act CXXIII of 2006 on mediation in criminal matters.
  • Act CXXXVIII of 2007 on investment firms and commodity exchange service providers and the rules on the activities they may carry out; Act L of 2009 on the payment order procedure; Act CXXII of 2010 on the national tax and customs administration.
  • Act C of 2012 on the criminal code; Act CLXXX of 2012 on criminal cooperation with EU member states ; Act CLXXXI of 2012 on exchange of information in 2nd generation Schengen information system and law enforcement/Hungarian simplification program.
  • Act CCXL of 2013 on implementation of penalties, measures, certain coercive measures and detention for misdemeanors; Act CCXXXV of 2013 on certain payment service providers; Act CCXXXVII of 2013 on credit institutions and financial enterprises.
  • Act XVI of 2014 on collective investment schemes, and their managers and on the amendment of certain financial laws; Act LXXXVIII of 2014 on insurance activities.
  • Act CXLIII of 2015 on public procurement; Act LXXVIII of 2017 on the practise of law.
  • Act XC of 2017 on criminal procedure; Act CLIII of 2017 on enforcement procedures to be carried out by the tax authority; Act CXXV of 2018 on government administration.
  • Effectiveness
  • Certain aspects in force on: 31st day after promulgation; Mar. 1, 2025; May 31, 2025; Jul. 1, 2025; Jan. 1, 2026; otherwise, the Act enters into force on Jan. 1, 2025.

Regulators HUN PRL
Entity Types B/D; Bank; CNSM; IA; Ins; Inv Co; Pension
Reference Act LXIV, 12/5/2024
Functions Compliance; Financial; Fraud; Legal; Market Conduct; Operations; Product Administration; Reporting; Risk; Tax; Technology; Treasury
Countries Hungary
Category
State
Products Banking; Fund Mgt; Insurance; Mutual Funds; Mutual Insurer; Payments; Pensions; Securities
Regions EMEA
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 12/5/2024
Effective Date 1/1/2025
Rule Id 236155
Linked to N/A
Reg. Last Update 12/5/2024
Report Section EU

Last substantive update on 12/10/2024