Act No. CLIV of 1997 on health.
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Abstract
This Act is a comprehensive framework of all aspects regarding human health. Among others, Chapter Three deals with public health, and, in particular, Title 2 sets out provisions for Environmental and Urban Hygiene, while Title 3 regulates Nutrition and Food Hygiene. Chapter Sixteenth deals with Natural Healing Factors (natural mineral water, natural medicinal water, natural medicinal mud, healing climate, healing cave, etc.), Spas and Climatic Health Institutes, Health Resorts.
The Act establishes an integrated operational framework designed to preemptively mitigate public health risks. It codifies standards for environmental hygiene alongside strict food safety parameters and it bridges individual wellbeing with population-level prevention. This dual focus ensures that municipal planning, environmental management, and commercial food systems remain subordinate to statutory health safeguards, providing enforcement agencies with clear mandates for monitoring, inspection, and risk management.
Beyond preventative public health measures, the Act uniquely formalizes the governance and deployment of natural therapeutic assets. Chapter Sixteenth establishes a rigorous regulatory classification system for natural healing factors, elevating traditional balneology and climatotherapy into recognized medical disciplines. The Act guarantees professional oversight, clinical quality assurance, and ecological protection for the natural resources essential to medical rehabilitation and preventive care.
The Act establishes an integrated operational framework designed to preemptively mitigate public health risks. It codifies standards for environmental hygiene alongside strict food safety parameters and it bridges individual wellbeing with population-level prevention. This dual focus ensures that municipal planning, environmental management, and commercial food systems remain subordinate to statutory health safeguards, providing enforcement agencies with clear mandates for monitoring, inspection, and risk management.
Beyond preventative public health measures, the Act uniquely formalizes the governance and deployment of natural therapeutic assets. Chapter Sixteenth establishes a rigorous regulatory classification system for natural healing factors, elevating traditional balneology and climatotherapy into recognized medical disciplines. The Act guarantees professional oversight, clinical quality assurance, and ecological protection for the natural resources essential to medical rehabilitation and preventive care.
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Entry into force notes
This Act entered into force on 1 July 1997.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
The National Assembly of Hungary.
Publication reference
Magyar K�zl�ny, 1997. december 23.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
1997. évi CLIV törvény az egészségügyről.
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