Decree No. 16 of 1997 (III. 5.) FM of the Ministry of Agriculture implementing Law No. LXXVI of 1996 on land surveys and cartography.

This Decree sets out the duties and competencies of administrative institutions responsible for land surveying and cartography, as well as their supervision. It provides professional criteria for the establishment and maintenance of observation points at a density suitable for cartographic purposes as well as criteria for the preparation of maps, quality requirements for public data, and, lastly, general rules on land surveys and cartographic activities for special purposes.